El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-15
PR0GRESSIVE5
ASSERT POWER
May Insist That Republican
Candidate Be Chosen
From the West.

Washington. d. c.. Nay 15.-Evi-
dencet that the socaIled Progresslves
and standpatters Of the Republican
party in congress are drifting further
apart day by day is seen here by
all discerning politicians There
are not wanting signs that forecast
another possible action in the party
which resulted IN placing woodrow
wilson IN the white house in 1912
The Progressives. particularly the
followers Of the late col Roosevelt.
are the most active in a propaganda
now being carried on which seems TO
have as its main objective the eliml-
nation Of any presidential candidates
in the Republican party IN 1870 IN
less they be Of the progressive stripe
The plan Of campaign so Tar as dis
closed by developments, cOntemp lat11
elimination from consideration as
presidential possibilities Of group
of old line Republicans and conrinins
the selection OF q candidate 10 type
conforming TO progressive Ideals
The men proposed 70 pc ellillil
would include Tart. hughes, Loe5es
Harding, Knox Watson and LoWden-
The type 10 be insisted upon would
be such men as senators Hiram Jonn-
son, Lenroot Borah, Cummins or ken
yon.
The question of importance involved
in this. politicians declare, is whether
the prOgressives intend TO draw a dead
line against a group Of men, ana u
one Of their own type IS not selec-eu
hy the national convention 70 repeat
the performance Of 1912 and bolt the
wanted Roosevelt.
At the time Col Roosevelt died the
two factions OF the Republican party
were reunited Had he lived Z IS
the belief Of well informed politicians
that he would have received the Re
publican omination in 1870 Wnen ne
died the Republican national com
mfttee. meeting in Chicag0. took ac-
ton which virtually appropriated MS
memory 70 the Republican party and
ignored his bolt Of 1872 This was
also by way Of giving the glad hand
Of welcome and reconciliation TO an
who had followed the colonel in his
bolt and declaring IN favor Of letting
bygones be bygones-
But there IS fly IN the ointment
now. The Progressires, it IS said
propose 20 assert their predomina nance
in the Republican party. and choose
to align the regular Republicans IN
a class TO be cast into political outer
darkness In order 70 make their
pose TO classify. ticket and catalogue
certain individuals as typical OF the
obfectional class and 20 taboo them as
presidential possibilities
GeoErnI Teal limits
ceographica1 limitations would
seem 10 have important bearing IN
the classification Of undesirable Re-
uublfcans-~ old line Republicans say.
The great lakes and the Chicago
river appear 10 constitute the bound
aries and any man arising east OF the
line Of demarcation thus formed
I doesn't belong" However. there are
Republicans living 10 the eastward,
a majority OF the Republican deleea-
ton in congress. representing great
Republican vote. 50 reside But the
leaders whom this constituency have
respected and revered are charged
to be ~reactiouaries" and must be
eliminated
VIII Nof Quarrel.
Some OF the old time Republicans.
assembling their resentment az such
an attitude. are inclined. however.
+ 10 temDorize with the Progressivez
and not let the Quarrel over candi-
dates proceed 90 the extent OF caus-
ing another sulit in the party. The
main thing. they contend. IS 20 get
the Democratic administration. out in
1890
The important fact remains. r. IS
pointed out that the bulk 81 the Re-
puhlicans in congress. lies IN con-
servafive communities The leEisla-
tion for the future should be respOn-
sive TO the sentiment Of the couserva-
tive sections. and with Republicans.
it IS congress. and not the executive
that controls public affairs