The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-26
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be no quarter on the war on republi-
canism by the progressive party lead
ers, according to an announcement
coming from New York tonight, said
to have grown out of a conference of
the leaders held at oyster Bay yester-
day James b. Garfield of Ohio, for
merly secretary of the interior in the
Roosevelt cabinet. assumed the role
,of spokesman, and declared that it
could be positively stated the ANAL
gamation hoped for by the republi-
cans would not occur. With it went
the statement that the progressive
movement against the stand-pat re-
publican organization would be as
vigorous as ever
This announcement will not be rel
lshed by the regular republican or
ganlZation of the middle western
states, where there has been heal
thy sentiment for burial of the po-
NlltlCal hatchet and the launching of a
movement of all the democratic OPP
position in one organization and to
test out its efficiency in the forthcom
ing congressional elections. Under
such alignment western republicans
hoped to enlist the influence of Col
Roosevelt In fact, some of the rep
resentatives from that section of the
country would be willing to SO far
forget the past as to make Col
Roosevelt the presidential nominee of
the united forces in 1916. If the Gar
field announcement means what ii
says, Of which there appears to be no
ground for doubt, the republican
ranks are destined to continue in
state of eruption. At least such is
the view of democratic leaders eX-
pressed tonight.
Roosevelt to Make Campaign.
That the power of peace has not
yet found root between the two re.
publican wings is further supported
by an announcement from Clifford Pin
chot of Pennsylvania that Col Roose-
welt would make a campaigning trip
through the state before the fall cleo
ton. Mr.. Pinchot is nominee of the
Washington party in Pennsylvania for
United States senator against Boise
Penrose, the republican nominee. Pin |
chot was United States forester dur
ing the Roosevelt administration and |
made his announcement in Philadel- |
phia following a conference with Col |
Roosevelt at oyster Bay, where it was |
arranged that Col. Roosevelt would |
stump the state in the interest of his |
friend. The eX-president is reported |
to have eagerly accepted the oppor-
tunity to deal another blow to what |
he termed PenrOism Also. in a gen.
eral way, Roosevelts trip probably |
will extend to Ohio and Illinois, and
it is expected that he will attempt to |
deal an indictment against the demo |
cratic administration on many of the
pending issues, with Mexico, tolls and |
Columbian treaty being made the
Leaders.
Expectation of the progressives was
expressed in a statement issued by
Representative w. H. Hinebaugh of
Illinois, chairman of the progressive
congressional campaign committee.
He said in part:
Statement from Hinebaugh.
The progressive party Is pursuing
a straightforward course, perfecting
It's local and state organizations in
every northern state and in many of
of the southern states It has become
a national party rather than a sec
tional party, and after the 1914 cam,
paign will at once clear the decks for
action in the greater battle of 1916.
Reports from our state organiza,
tions clearly indicate that our dele
cation will be more than doubled in
the next congress. Since 1910 the re.
publican party has lost 125 members
of the lower house of congress. 1t is
conceded by all who know the facts
that the republicans are bound to lose
five senators in the coming elections
from the states OF Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Illinois, Kansas and California. A
political revolution is on and revolu-
tions never go backward"
Representative f. Doremus of Mich.
igan, chairman of the democratic con-
gressional campaign committee, in a
statement, asks what it would profit,
the people to return the republican
party to power. It reads:
Democratic Party Defended.
The revision of the tariff, the new
banking and currency law, the in
come tax, the development and ex,