The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
HaffieId,s Foresieht. .

There is good reason, to believe
that the hope Governor Hatfield re-
Gently expressed to the effect that
reunion of the Republicans and. Pro-
gressives is at hand will be realized
FULLY Governor Hatfield is farsight-
ed and he reasons clearly.
The governor believes that reor-
ganfZation of the Republican party
will bring the Progressiyes back in
TO the Republican fold and that most
of such principles the Progressive
party advocates, which are not now
n the Republican platform,
will be adopted by the re-
organized Republican party and
that Progressives Will have
much to do and say with the policies
Gnd practices of the party as reor-
ganized. He does not believe the
task difficult in this state for the
reason that Republicans and Progress
sives alike are united on the state
platform and the policies of the state
administration. His utterances are
all the more significant for the
reason that they are assuming a ma
.ion-wide aspect. For instance, the
indications are that the Invitation ex-
tended by the Republican state CEN
trail committee of Oklahoma to the
Progressives to come back home will
be accepted by those in Oklahoma
who voted for Roosevelt a year ago.
such action was made easy through
ne reorganization plan adopted by
the state committee when it provid-
I'd for the issuance of a call for pre-
.inct primaries, county conventions
and a state convention to select new
party machinery from the grass
roots" up to chairman of the state
central committee
Bull Moose and even dissatisfied
Democrats are invited into the pre-
,inct primaries to capture the party
organization if they can and join un-
der the name of rejuyenated Repub-
Iican party in Oklahoma in ousting
the Democratic party from power.
The Bull Moose of two counties, Car
Sield and Noble, held joint meetings
with the Republican organizations
and expressed their intention of goinG
pack into the fold.
Garfield county was represented at
the committee meeting by George
Oizney, member of the legislature
and Roosevelt delegate in the ma
-fonal convention. He held the proxy
Of the state committeeman of his
county. From Oklahoma county, Or
Vile johnson, who last year was
secretary of the state central COM
mittee of the Progressive party, was
present.
counties also took part in the meet
ing and two announced in speeches
that they had come back home to
help tho party win victory next fail.
Some few Republicans believe that
the ;Progressives will maintain sep
Arate party organization and put out
4 ticket in the next election unless
hey are invited to join in a fusion
convention with Republicans for the
purpose of agreeing on a joint ticket.
Chances for reuniting the Republi-
cans in Oklahoma are more favoTa-
BILE than in many other states. as
there was no Progressive party tick
1t in the last state election and no
separate set of Progressive electors,
the state election laws not permitting
such action.
The Bull Moose in Oklahoma there
fore feel that they have never in fact
left the Republican party. as in the
last national election they voted for
| Republican electors. although as a
matter of fact half of them were
pledged to vote for Taft and the 9th
or half for Roosevelt. The feeling
that they are not party boilers has
made their return to the Republican
party less difficult and their welcome
more cordial.
Alva Mcdonald, chairman of the
Oklahoma Progressive organization.
vii call q meeting of his state coili-
/ mittee soon for the purpose OF con-
sidering tho advisabiiity of calling a
state convention. His announcement
vas made before the reorganization
olan was adopted by the Republicans,
| loweveT.
The question now. upperrIost in
he minds Of noliticians Is whether Or