The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-06-15
BUT ONE PLACE FOR PROGRESS
SIVES TO GO

The Progressives find themselves IN a
state Of suspended animation as a re-
suit of Colonel Roosevelts refusal to
run again on third ticket. Going TO
Chicago with hopes raised high that
they might outguess or outbluff the Re-
pu5iicans and force Republican indorse-
ments of their own candidate, they
have returned disappointed, sore, and
some of them with blood in their eve
and knife up their sleeve. But Mr..
William Allen White says in his article
in today's News;
AT the lodge of sorrow at the Univer-
sitY Club of Chicago conference there
was no word of bitterness for Roose-
welt. The men about the table felt
that he had been placed in a crucifving
position. No lack of loyalty and no
feeling of rancOr seem toexist on either
side. Every man in the group is at this
moment planning an early pilgrimag t.
Oyster Bay. And the Colone's judg-
ment will weigh heavily in the council
of the National Committee when it
meets.
AS the defeat OF the Progressives at
Chicago was clearly foreseen by all
who looked over the situation unbiased
by the enthusiasm for a leader that
blinded the eyes of that devoted crowd.
so one now can stand outside the circle
and forecast, with little fear that after
events will confound the prediction,
precisely what Mr. Roosevelt will advise
and what all but handful of Progress
sives will proceed to do. The bulk of
them are Republicans. They WILL of
course, wind up enthusiastic supporters
of Mr.. Hughes.
Take this State as an illustration of
what has happened to the Progressives,
even with Colonel Roosevelt ir the
field as an avowed believer In maintain
ing separate organization. In 1912
they cast 81, 789 votes for Roosevelt for
President as against 81, 956 Republican
votes for Taft The registration in
Baltimore last fall showed how the
party had disintegrated here. The total
Progressive registration in this CITY
was but 1863, In other words. the
party had practically disappeared. 1t is
composed of few high-minded men
who at the same time are eminentlv
practical in the use of the ballot and
who do not wish to fire blank cartridges
While the Progressive organiza-
ton has been far more powerful in
| Pennsylvania. Kansas, Michigan, Cal
ifornia and few other States than
in Maryland, it is everywhere a
Roosevelt party. When its conven-
ton met in Chicago the general
agreement was that the delegates
there actually were the party lust
as Mr.. Bonaparte, Mr.. Gather, Mr..
Williams and handful of other gentle
men constitute the Party of MARYLAND.
1t is inconceivable in the circumstances
that the Progressives will undertake
| seriously to enter the coming campaign.
They have begun everywhere to act
with the old parties, and it would have
been difficult, at best, to wean them
away again. Only one thing could have
enabled them to set up house again for
themselves. That was third ticket
headed by Roosevelt and fully backed
by Perkins and those who have acted
with him in not counting the cost of
financing campaigns.
Not one critical observer in hundred
of the proceedings at Chicago ever had
doubt of what the outcome there was
going to be, or of what Colonel Roose-
welt would do when the contest was
over. There is even less doubt now of
what the great bulk of Colonel Roose-
velt's followers will do. Before long
he will be found in the thick of the