The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-11-17
OF
POLITICAL FIELD
Relating To Republican
Candidates
IN The PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Trying To Combine and
Make Amicable Terms
With Progressive.
sTANDrArrER - PROGRESSIVE
(By savoyard.)

Washington. Nov. 12.-And here
is what appears in standpat paper
in this town. 1t Is wonderful for
its naivette. as you will agree:
Root and Borah"
Weeks and Hadley."
Burton and Cummins."
Fairbanks and any good Pro-
gressive"
"Thisis the way the Republicans
are talking just now. Two features
are conspicuous in the Presidential
gossip-one the increasing talk
about Elihu Root for first place, and
the other the tacit understanding.
that pronounced Progressive must
be chosen for second place
"And here is another bit of polit-
ical gossip. Pennsylvania is going
to declare for Senator Penrose as
her Presidential choice. Absolutely;
that's what's on the cards. for a YER
ity Not that Senator Penrose has
any Illusions about his candidacy
nor seeks the glory of honorary
mention; there are unitarian rea-
sons for the course"
Never said turkey TO the Pro-
gressives at all. Why not "Borah
and Root?' Why not "Hadley and
Weeks?' why not "Cummins and
Burton?' To get down to the very
bottom of 1t. why not Murdoch and
Cannon? There's the stuff.
They say the Progressiyes have all
come back and that the party Of
Lincoln and Grant, Blaine and Sher-
man, is again united. Ii that be 50,
the Progressives are in the majori-
ty, and shall they lay down and be
run over by the Standpatters? It
would seem so If they are to be
nothing but hewers OF wood and
drawers of water, as the spirit of
the article from The Washington
Star, partially quoted in the forego-
ing, would indicate.
And then, there is the passage
about the Hon. Penrose. That's the
stun, too! 1t Is whispered in Gath
that il is not good politics for q
State Republican convention TO I'm
struct" for anybody. The office
must seek the man. say the bosses,
and when we all meet in national
powwow the man will appear and
the nomination will seize on him,
grab him by the throat. throttle
him, bind hin. and the thing is
done.
OF course, that means that when
the grand powwow is held the bosses
will allow the convention to amuse
itself practicing fruitless balloting
for day or so until the bosses can
agree on a ticket, when they will
come in and some innocent, guile
less and effective tool win spring
the dark boss" The thing will
run through the convention like a
cyclone. and the work win be done.
Penrose says the delegates must
come "uninstructed." Instruction
for sherman, OF Illinois, meets that
program, for Sherman stands about
as much chance to DO the nominee
as l do to be a bishop of the Meth
odist church. Mention Is made OF
Mr.. Fairbanks for FIRST place" in
the article quote; but they dismiss
the suggestion for second place with
''any good Progressive" Now, Fair
banks is admirable for second place.
II you were to stand up In row all
the mediocritles. other than he. that
Indiana. of both parties, has prodnc-
ed. all OF 'em put together would
not match Fairbanks for second
place. think II reflection ON Mr..
Fairbanks that The Washington
Star could not suggest a Progressive
running mate for him. see the
embarrassment of geography The
only name possible as running
mate In the reconl degree for the
Iion. Fairbanks Is fhe lion eyerilge.
Fairbanks and Eeveridga''-- that's
the ticket. A heap Of folk think Il
unconstitutional but the electoral
college can NIX II 40 that both the
PEesident ard the Vice President
may hsil from the same State Il