The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-15
CONsP|RE AGAINST
THE COMMON ENEMY
DEMOCRATS AND PRocREsslvEs
PREPARED A FRAMEUP
FOR REPUBLICANS.

It has always been somewhat of a
mystery why the national republican
committee by such a large majority
decided against calling special con-
vention when it was known that a
large and influential element in the
party desired it. The real facts are
now coming to light, and they are
here told by a Washington cores
pendent:
Democrats and Progrsssives in Plot.
Democrats and rampant third party
men who have no desire to return to
the republican fold are confessing to
disappointment because the republi-
can national committee at its Decem-
Der meeting voted down the PROPOSE
ton to call a special national conven-
ton some time during the current
! year, to consider not only the ques-
tion Of reducing southern representa-
ton but of formulating new repub-
lican platform.
There was strong demand for
such a convention from many repub-
leans who sincerely desire to pave
the way for the reorganization of the
party along progressive lines and for
a time it appeared as though the con-
vention idea would prevail. But it
now comes to light that a plot was
being laid by those antagonistic to the
reorganization of the republican party,
and news of this plot operated to
Ichange sentiment among members Of
the national committee who came to
Washington believing a convention
presented the best solution of a both
ersome problem
Would Help Elect Delegates.
1t was found that many members Of
the third party who hope to see Col
onel Roosevelt run in 1916 as the can
didate of the third party and not as
a republican were working hard 10
secure call for special convention
On the theory that if such a conven-
ton was called in 1914 when the dem
ocrats would have no convention of
their own, and the third party would
be free to do as it saw fit,' both DEM
ocrats and third party men could
unite In common cause and elect to
this convention delegates identified
With the stand-pat wing of the party
men who are known to be averse to
reorganization on a truly progressive
basis. If large percentage of the
delegates chosen We're found to be of
the stand-pat persuasion, it was then
the purpose of the third, party Roose-
welt men to set up the cry that the re-
publican party was still stand pat
party opposed to progressive ideas
and in control of the old bosses and
IN that showing the truly progressive
delegates could legitimately and jus
tifiably bolt the convention and there
by inject new life into the third party.
now so nearly defunct.
Keep G. o. P. Divided.
In any such campaign as that the
third party men could count on hav-
ing democratic support, for the demo-
Gratis owe their present control of the
government to the third party; Mr..
Wilson owes his office to that party
and the MAJ )rity in senate and house
were made possible solely by the ac-
tivity of the third party in 1912. DEM
ocrats feel that their hold on the gov
will be none too secure IL the
republicans work out a successful
harmony plan and get the two factions
together before the next presidential
1t is to their interest to
Keep the republican party divided, for
hey have no fear that the third party |
Viii ever develop into size which |
will make it dangerous and their only
ear is that it may dwindle to such an