The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-29

cratic cyclone hit them, until now
when they seem to be exhibiting signs
of returning animation. They are seek
ing to gather up the scattered rem
nants of the republican party and to
rehabilitate themselves upon its ruins.
The reason is that they constitute
about all there is that remains of the
G.. o. p. Those so-called progressive
republicans who survived the wreck
of two years ago have been drifting
along aimlessly, sometimes flirting
with the party progressives and some
times endeavoring to go it alone, and
getting nowhere. They are beginning
to realize that they must connect up
with the old guard, for the latter are
the custodians of the republican
money bags and still control what
there is left of the old organization.
So the old reactionaries are the fell
lows who are coming back into COM
mand of the republican party. Evi-
denoe of this fact is to be found on
every hand.
In New York the deft hand of
Boss" Barnes is quietly manipulating
affairs, and the ticket which the re-
publicans of that state will name this
fall will bear the imprint of his o. X.
Just whom Barnes will put forward is
not determined; the game is one in
which moves must be made carefully,
but things in the Empire State are
shaping themselves, or being shaped,
so that the Albany dictator Will rule
Senator Root has made it plain that
he will not be a candidate for re-elec-
ton. Standpatter that he is, he well
knows that in a campaign for cleo
ton to the United States senate by
popular vote he would not stand as
much chance as a five-cent cake OF Ice
would of maintaining its solidity on
the equator. Hence Elihu will draw
the curtain upon his political career at
the close of his present term. But
Barnes will see to 1t that the repub-
lican nominee is not of his type in
politics if not in ability.
Representative William M. Calder is
| lust now the most conspicuous among
those who have been mentioned as the
republican candidates to succeed Root.
Calder is the only republican in the
house from the twenty-three districts
of Greater New York. He is a pro
nounced standpatter and reactionary,
which in itself is evidence that that
element of the party is endeavoring
to get into the republican saddle.
In Pennsylvania the old guard has
routed the progressive republicans
and captured the organization com
pletely, and Boise Penrose, high priest
among reactionaries, has been nomi
mated for the senate. Penrose de
feated ]. BENJAMIN Dimmick, progress
i've republican, and a clean, upright
citizen, by a two to one majority. In
a total vote in the republican pri
maries of about 100000, Penrose had
practically 100000 majority. So the
old standpatters are in control in
Pennsylvania so far as the republican
organization is in control. What has
| frightened the Penrose regulars, how
ever. is the fact that in a state which
| gave Roosevelt a majority of more
than 100000 in 1904 the total repub
lican vote, both regular and progress
i've, in the recent primaries, was only
a little more than 100000, of which
Penrose is only sure of about 100000
In addition to this the progressiveS
have nominated Clifford Pinchot fol
the senate and T. r. will do all in his
power to elect him, and in represen
tative A. Mitchell Palmer the demo
Gratis have named man who will no
only command the democratic vote
but tens of thousands of votes of hon
est progressive republicans, who cal
mot stand Penrose and his reaotionar,
methods and who realize that Pincho
is not an important factor in the stu
alton. But the point is that shoul
the republicans win it will be stand
pat victory and a triumph for the oil
guard.
Penrose, who now under the popula
election plan must go before the voter
instead of trusting to the organization
which he has controlled, to put hin
over, has adopted tactics WHICH |
making even the staid old Pennsy
vanians, used to almost every sort O
political trick, burst the buttons o
their waistcoats with laughter. Per
rose, among other things, has becom
| a pulpit orator, and once or twice eN