Arizona republican., 1918-07-29
The Texas Primaries.

The democratic congressional contests which have just been concluded in Texas of special in tercst as the results will indicate in some degree the influence of the president within his party. It was to be popularly expected that it would be decisive in Texas where the president developed great deal of strength in his first campaign for the presidency, and where he has since had the powerful aid Of Colonel House. That the leading democrats of Texas believed that the influence of the president would be decisive indicated by the withdrawal of Repre- sentative Sayden from congressional contest inn mediately after the publication of letter from the president declaring that the administration had not received the full support of Slayden.
 In just what Slayden had failed do know His vote on the resolution declaring state of with Germany was recorded, though he voted for the second draft law. But he voted against amend ments 10 the law which the administration had op- posed. At any rate. in what he may have failed of supporting the administration. he certainly offered less opposition to in essential matters than the speaker of the house and Chairman Kitchin of the ways and means committee. It is not at all likely that the president will make recommendations to the democrats of the districts of Mir. Clark Mir. Ktchin
 There were bitter in eight of the fifteen congressional districts of Texas and in several of them loyalty to the administration issue.
 
 where Daniel E. Garrett contesting the renom- nation J. H. Eagle. Both members of the present congress Garrett as congressman at large. Garrett has been a faithful follower of the administration who has voted for every White House measure, whether it related to the not Eagle voted for the McLemore resolution and the Objectionable Cooper embargo resolution. Though he generally voted with the administration on war measures. he frequently supported amendments to ihem which the administration opposed. The returns bf yesterday morning showed an race between b,agle and Garrett
 But in this, in the other contested districts, there local issues which probably overshadowed the loyalty to the administration issue. The prohi- bon and woman suffrage records of candidates probably influential factors than their records as supporters of the administration. Garrett a prohibitionist and suffragist though he was suffragist of the presidents school until his own state had unmistakably made known its wishes. Then he became out and out natonap suffragist. A congressman always does well to find early what the majority of his constituents want As prohbitionist and suffragst it may be said of Eagle tliat he was inconspicuous perhaps. as his oppo nents have said 'repentant' In the event of lis defeat it will be hard to just what defeated him. In the event of his nomination it would have to be conceded that he is a man with mighty per sonal following unmoved by issues.
 The conditions in Texas do not as we have seen afford good test of the presidents influence in his party We do not that there can be any ques- ton of his great influence. but mean that the Texas results affected by various currents that it will be difficult say which driven defeated candidates upon the rocks.
 Any president though few have exerted it. may have powerful influence upon the fate of an aspr- ing congressional candidate. It was exerted in re- markable by President Roosevelt who in 1906 brought about the retirement most of the republican insurgents" Whether as strong a slan as Alr. Roosevelt could have coped with such an instruction that which overthrow President Taft four years later, is debatable matter
 Unless president is pretty sure of his strength il is dangerous proceeding inject it into con- gressonal or state contest especially in a close state or district Texas. though. we may observe is not perilously close state
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