The Washington herald., 1914-07-25
COLONEL TOLLS
KNELL OF PARTY
His Choice Of Hinman in New
York Means He's Coming
Back to G. O. P.
OHIO ISSUE AT STAKE
James Garfield and Arthur Garford
Now Probably Will Withdraw from
Progressive Ticket.
BY FRANCIS p. GEssNBR.


SPECIAL to The Washington Herald
New York, July A.-The Republican
minority doing business at Washington
under conditions Of stress temperature
and hope Of redress once they are re-
turned to power will be interested to
learn OF the long conference between the
Hon. Frank Woods, chairman of the Re
publican Congressional Committee, and
the Hon. James B. Reynolds, secretary
OF the Republican national organization.
This conference may have been planned
or II may have been accidental, but 1t
happened on the Congressional Limited
coming from Washington to New York.
and this FIVE hours run gave ample time
for a general going over Of conditions,
pleasing or otherwise, in every Congress
sional district which promises lighting
chance for a Republican member In No
vember.
A month ago some OF the overcautious
Republican leaders in or out Of Congress
were not so sure that 1t was political
wisdom to hand a Democratic President
a Republican House for the last half Of
his term. Rather, the careful ones sug-
i gested that II might be best to come very
close to u and let the First Citizen Of the
republic have a slender majority in Con-
gress with which TO work out his political
destruction sure to come In 1915
decentralization of Plan.
There was reconsideration of this plan
even before the en-route review Of things
by Chairman Woods and Secretary Rey-
nolds with a fairly well defined intention
OF going into the Congressional campaign,
as IL II was Presidential year and Re-
publican House was demanded TO hold up
the hands of a Republican Executive.
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districts who q month ago almost had
assurance that the national organization
would not make any especial enort
against them will now proceed to hump
! themselves with more alacrity also alarm
than in 1872, when the game wa too easy
to be really interesting.
! Chairman Woods and Secretary Rey-
nolds took divSrging paths after reach
ing New York. but there was nothing
| left to discuss.
Both the Congressional chairman and
the national secretary had much OF the
unexpected coming to them. however.
after they reached Gotham town, and
their train review Of the situation up to
date would have had a different trend had
they known Of the Roosevelt jump to a
real Republican for governor OF New
York. This latest gyration OF the most
agile gyrator in American politics pos
sibly caused different emotions in the
Woods and Reynolds bosoms, with Woods
chuckling quietly and much and Reyn-
olds regretful in silence and realizing
that what he feared weeks ago had come
TO pass.
Long ago In this correspondence The
Washington Herald warned the regular
Republican organization that the down
deep design Of Roosevelt was to rehabiIi-
tate himself with the real Republican
party by fair means or foul or even by
coming as a repentant sinner to the
mourners bench and asking TO be for
given for his defeat Of the dear old party
In 1872
The Washington Herald correspondent
was not sure OF the Republican candi-
date picked by Roosevelt for governor,
but the prediction was presented that the
Roosevelt design was to find a way back
TO the old party. even IL he had TO dump
the foolish ones who followed him two
years ago.
Thanks to the stupidity also stubborn
ness Of Chairman srEpes, the Oyster
Bay statesman found al easy way back
to the Republican party and the leader
ship OF 1t without any mourners bench
humiliation or doing much more than
desert and repudiate those who followed
him in losing fight The result in
Pennsylvania where the Roosevelt vote
Of 3S4. 600 in 1872 dwindled to 1000 In 1914
gave Roosevelt warning of what was
coming and led his quick reach for a So
called anti-boss Republican like Hinman
as candidate for governor. This is so
near declaration that Roosevelt is seek
ing a way back to the Republican party
and the leadership OF II that Republican
leaders now in New York from many
States look for an actual falling apart
OF the Progressive organization the
country over even to the withdrawal of
candidates for nomination.
The first break is expected in Ohio be-
fore August II, the date of the primaries.
1t would hardly be amazing after the
Roosevelt approval of a real Republican
for governor Of New York II Jimmie Gar
field should announce withdrawal as a
candidate for governor in Ohio and Ar
thur Garford the Progressive choice for
Senator also get out Of the running in
Difference or obedience to Oyster Bay.