Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27

Inc OuS ltTm CONVENTION PiSu5S W.
due largely to his desire before Of
age crept on to become once NOR
his party's nominee for the presidency
From the one of things said and wri
ten prior to the time of the s%electio
Of Mr.. Bryan for the post of secretar
Of state, 1t was evident that many me
believed h Nebraskan would attemp
to dominate the administration wit
a view to getting a large share Of thj
credit for things accomplished. Thy
presumption was that Mr.. Brya
would be 80 sure of his own construd
tive abilities that be felt nc e a tha
any legislative failures could b
charged up against him as the direct
or-in-chief of another mans office.
Washington officials admit, some o
them sorrowfully, but all Of them ad
miringly. that the secretary Of stat&
with apparently generous intent, had
refrained from anything which might
look like domination or an attempt
to draw first attention to himself ad
a power in the administration o1
Woodrow Wilson.
He May Know Wilson's Purpose.
1t has been charged that Mr.. BryI
an has had no definiteness In his for
eign relations course" He has been
blamed for inactivity, His friends say
he simply has been self-denying, and
that he has stood an amount Of criti1
cism for it which would make men
less patient speak out in public pro-
test.
Had Secretary Bryan knowledgeI
that President Wilson intends before|
long to say something on the single|
term subject? There are Democrats
who think that so far as MI. Wilson is
concerned, it will not be necessary to
hasten the resolution for q one term
amendment to the constitution. The
thought is, and Mr.. Bryan may share
the thought, that the president will
not ask a reelection in 1916 under any
circumstances.
Campaign Work for Colonel.
Officials of the Progressive party
have outlined campaign work for Theo-
dore Roosevelt when he returns from
South America some time about the
middle of March. 1t is said the leaders
of the new party nav the c%olonels
assurance hat he will do what they
want him to do. If he follows the
plans laid down for him he will follow
for some time his own life
preachings.
Almost Immediately after the colo
nel's return he will attend the state
convention of the PTogressives in Ban
gor, Me. The new party men of that
state have just held a big meeting in
Portland. The occasion was the com
ing together of the state central com
mittee. Reports have 1t that the
spirit shown at the Portland meeting
was just as militant as that which was
in evidence In the campaign Of 1912.
In Pennsylvania Clifford Pinchot will
profit by the appearance of the colo
mel in several cities and towns of the
state. The former government for.
ester will have several opponents In
the field. 1t seems that his cause Is
most likely to be hurt by the candi-
dacy of Representative Ainey, who
calls himself a progressive Republican
and who says that his aim is to get
the Penrose following and the Progress
sives together as the first great step
toward amalgamation. Washington
politicians say there Is no reason to
think that any man who believes In
the Penrose rule will desert the sena-
tor for MI. Ainey. Therefore, If Mr..
Ainey gets any votes they feel he
probably will get them from the mem
bers Of the Progressive party.
. viii Aid Clifford Pinchot.
Colonel Roosevelt when he speaks
in Pennsylvania is to tell the Progress
sives not to be deceived by the fair
promises OF men who claim to be pro-
gressives and yet are not willing to
adopt the principles enunctated in the
Progressive platform. Clifford Pinchot
is a personal friend of Theodore
Roosevelt. but he is also a Progressive
of the kind the colonel loves. There
will be hard working days for the for
mer president in Pennsylvania. His
duty will be to urge his party brethren
to "stay put" and not to be led away
by what he holds to be the seductions
9: NJ. A:acy.
Garfield and Garford probably are to
be the two Progressive candidates In
! Ohio. the one for governor and the
other for senator. Colonel Roosevelt
will speak in behalf of both in the
Ruckeve state and will turn his guns
on Senator Theodore e. Burton, who
wishes to succeed himself In he up
Der house. 1t is possible also that the
colonel may be compelled to turn his
guns once more OF his ancient Zoe,
Joseph Benson Foraker.
The news already has been publish
ed that Colonel Roosevelts speaking
trip will take him into Illinois. Uncle
Joe Cannon has said in Washington re-
Gently that any Republican who Is
nominated in the Danville district can
be elected, and it makes no difference
whether he is a young man, an old
man or a middle-aged man. Some
politicians here say it is possible h
| MIR. Cannon was reckoning without his
guest, for Danville as host must reck-
on with Theodore Roosevelt as a guest
long before the election can prove Mr..
Cannon to be a prophet with or with
out honor.
The colonel will speak in New York
from Good Ground to Buffalo, and ar
rangements now are being made to get
him to extend his middle western trip
! into far western territory.
! gardens at Hampton court palace ex-
ceed a million, h weight being be-