Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-16

Butler, Pa, Nov. ia political STIR
has been created thruout the nation
by the issuance of an appeal to repub-
Leans to make Roosevelt the party
leader in 1890 The appeal is put forth
by T. w. Phillips. Jr.. one of the
Pennsylvania delegates to the national
convention in Chicago, and is adj
dressed to all the delegates of that con-
vention. Mr.. Butler predicts republic
can defeat for the third time unless
the party can unite on Roosevelt or
some other leader acceptable to the
progressive wing and tells wherein the
party Numbered in the recent cam
paign. His letter follows:
Butler, Pa. Nov. 10, 1916. To the
Delegates to the National Republican
Convention of 1916.--Gentlemen: l was
"a delegate to the Chicago republican
convention and an ardent supporter OF
Mr.. Hughes after his nomination but,
today, as the election returns from
California are filtering thru indicating
that that state has elected Wilson, l
can not avoid thinking what might
have been when ] see that the former
running mate of Roosevelt, Governor
johnson. is piling up lead of one.
two or three hundred thousand votes
and l now vividly recall the attitude,
of great majority of the delegates
who adopted for their slogans: l.
ANY republican" Gnsinuating that
Roosevelt was not a republican,. p
Anybody but Roosevelt" S.-"Any-
body to beat Roosevelt Tina. is, they
wanted anybody but the NAH that
could surely have been elected and
anybody but the only man who might
accomplish the election OF the repub-
lcan nominee, for il was admitted by
everybody at the convention that in
order to win we must have a reunited
party, must nominate a man Of decided
progressive tendencies and a man who
would have Roosevelt's open and act
I've support. Mr.. Hughes was the only,
man before the convention, with the
exception of Mr.. Roosevelt, that could
make so much as a bluff TOWARD an
election Mr.. Hughes was good man
and strong candidate, but was not
quite strong enough.
The question now before the party
leaders is, do we want Roosevelt in
1920 or third successive democratic
administration? 1t is not within the
range Of reasonable probability that
another leader will develop within the
republican party who would get any
further than in the also ram class If
nominated four years hence because
the democratic party is in power and
the republican party can therefore
enact no popular or progressive legis-
lation. and as the Taft administration
was reactionary we must look for lead
ership 20 the only man who was pro-
gressive and eminently popular prior
to the Taft fasco.
Bitterness Unexplained.
There were some incidents and cir
cumstances conferred at Chicago which
are hard TO understand and have never
been explained For instance, the bitter
and unreasonable attitude of the kan
SIS, Oklahoma and California delegates
towards Roosevelt, who returned to
their home states and failed to carry
them for their nominee. The reaction
airy leadership of our distinguished
chairman and Senator Smoot. both OF
whom failed to carry their respective
states which are normally republican.
The Willingness with which the dele
gates look advice from the New York
Post which advocated Hughes nom
ination and Wilson's election. TIL, in
difference they showed to the advice
of the New York 1ri5une and the Chi :
| cago Tribune, both of which strongly
urged Roosevelt's nominal ion BUT I'M