South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-25
Roosevelt Crowd
Start I92OBoom
For Presidency

Progressive republicans who sup
ported Charles +. Hughes for presi-
dent are already making moves on
the checker boards of politics TO
capture and hold the republican ma
tional committee machinery for the
purpose Of nominating Col. Theodore
Roosevelt for president on the re-
publican ticket in 1920. according to
letter by. Henry NJ. Wallace of De-
troit. progressive national commit
teeman in 1912, who voted for Pres't
Wilson this year.
lie declares the move is TO drag
out and dust off old progressive is
sues which Pres't Wilson adopted as
a part of his national program, and
force them into state campaigns two
years hence, 10 coax the recalcitrant
progressives back into the republi
can party. Gradually, the cards are
to be worked TO cement the pro-
gressives forces fast TO a republican
standard. he says, for the purpose
of putting the reactionary crowd in
10 power.
Wallacc's Warning Letter.
There is a move already under
way" wrote Wallace, dictated by
the Perkins Roosevelt crowd, and
which has for its purpose the get
ting together OF all the progressives
into harmonious working organiza-
tons in their respective states. This
crowd is planning TO start off this
work at very early date so as 10
be sure it will be done early before
the Wilson prOgressives have a
chance to think. The Hughes pro-
greSsive national committeeman in
the various states have already mail
ed letters 10 the progressive leaders,
suggesting the Importance of an
early conference, so that they can all
get together laying aside such diff
ferences as may have existed for a
time in 1915, and 20 take such steps
as may be necessary in order that
they may fight together for the eter-
nal principles of the national pro-
gressive party.
Will Pretend Goodness Again.
The plan is to rummage around
in their various political attics. for
the purpose of digging out these
eternal principles for which they
fought in 1912, but which were care
fully wrapped up and snugly stored
away in 1916. They believe by dig
ging out these principles. busting
them off, and getting rid of all the
cobwebs. so the principles Will look
pretty and attractive, they can again
have them before the rank and file
of the progressives, and lead them
along for a year or two, on state is
sues and legislative programs, until
they forget all about what happened
in 1916, and then be ready in 1920
with Hughes prOgressives in the ma
jority on every progressive state CEN
trail committee. TO safely deliver over
the party at that time to Roosevelt
or Hughes on the republican ticket.
They seem 10 be commencing this
work in an intelligent and method
ical way, and of course, have only
one purpose in view.
Work of Same Old Crowd.
The Perkins Garfield inchot-
Raymond Robbins Beveridge crowd
of progressives in in favor Of reor-
ganizing the party along lines sat
isfactory to il. and so as TO make
sure of no fiascO' in 1920. similar TO
what happened in 1915.
This crowd desires TO build up a
progressive party so that it will be
such a strong threat to the republi-
can party that the republican party
will have 20 nominate Theodore
Roosevelt nationally. and. also, will
have 10 nominate members of the
crowd for the various offices they
desire, in which case other loyal
prOgressives who stood by their guns
until the trenches were taken, Will
be given, the honor Of supporting
them on republican tickets through
out the country in 1920.
1T is we'll 10 understand the plan
now so that real progressives will be
able 10 identify and mark, as ex-
hibits. the various moves as they are
met. in the course of their develop
meat"