The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15

Charles G. Hart as the secretary in
charge. The second refers to Col
Roosevelt's pairing shot as the train
pulled out of the New York terminal
station. He voca1ed prayer that the
tRepublican party would nominate q
man whom he could heartily support.
Progressive Union.
what the National Progressive
Union is was stated by Secretary
Hart today just before he left here
for an extended tour through Repup-
lfcan fields. The National Progress
siye Union" he said, has been or
ganized to give voice to the progress
sive sentiment in the Republican par
ty. There are approximately $1,000
900 Republicans in this country, ana
about SO per cent are forward look
ing men and women. Despite this
overwhelming preponderance OF pro-
gressive sentiment in the party,
these progressives have no organized
representation in Washington, except
| such as is accorded by the National
tRepubl!can Con ressional COMMITTEES
| of which Representative Frank +.
Woods, of Iowa, is chairman.
THE National Progressive Republi-
can Union Is sustained by subscrip.
ltions from men who are interested
in the success of the progressive Re
publican movement, and who have no
reason for desiring to dodge the
searchlight OF the federal law for the
publicity of campaign contributions.
a public accounting will be given OF
every dollar received, and OF every
penny expended.
"The Republican party is full OF
linen who measure up to the progress
sive concept-real statesmanlike
| leaders OF the type of Senator's Boran.
Cummins, Hughes and others. any
one OF whom, If nominated, VIII be
| elected in November next year.
Revise Plans.
From this statement, as well as
! rooseyelt,s. it has dawned with a
thud on the votar:es of the old re-
CINE that they may have TO call g
council OF generals and revise their
war plans on more modern and pro-
kressive lines. They had planned to
20 back to their old wys-just as far
hack as the ycould go-but in the face
Of this challenge, they are expect
ed to take new tact. 1t is evident
to them that while there may be no
more trouble fro mthe bull moose az
party, there will be trouble. and
trouble a-plenty. from that animal as
an organized element within the par
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idols without leaving any room in
the party pantheon for the exhibiting
1 of some of the new ones.
1 And right here in this connection
may be found the sudden and unex-
pected recrudescence of the Charles
Evan Hughes talk. In all the cor
respondence OF the penmen who are
scouting the country for the big
newspapers which have been pub
lisheed Within the last week, the
shadow of the gentleman with the dis
tinctive auburn gray-streaked whis-
kers. hovers like Zeppelin oni-
nous. tragic and inflated with weighty
significance for the fortunes OF others.
There is no questioning IT. Hughes 1a
| the one name in the lengthy list that
general opinion selects as the one
which can surely bridge the chasm
between te progressive and the not
! so.progressive Republican elements.
Thu country's obahiof OF him. IS
viewed through the lenses OF the
nUrps Of SofTespon dents en- tour.
that Ne is conservative without beine
! old Sogsish and progressive withous