El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-27
WILSON RAISES
REPUBLICAN Ire


treaty llEnL speaking OF political
repartee. the nomination Of Mr..
Crane is hardly palatable to Republi-
cans. AIr. Crane, however. has his
revenge, he bolted the Republican
party after that incident and sup
ported first La Toilette and Wood
row Wilson contributing TO the cam
paigns OF both men, in the hope that
either might win party nomination
on progressive platforms When Ia
Toilette failed to win. Mr. Crane
threw his support TO Mr.. Wilson and
contributed to the 1872 campaign
funds. He could have been an am
bassador TO any post in EUROPE he
declined TO accept any such job His
readiness TO take a diplomatic posi-
ton Of lower grade - minister TO
China, is therefore viewed as having
for the post under the TAFT admins
tration.
Reaches Our For ProgressIves
But the naming OF two progressive
Republicans - Crane and Colby -
means something else - so far as
Woodrow Wilson Is concerned he
isn't going to stick blinly to his party
any more he will reach out for men
OF the progressive type in each party
That in itself has raised the question
Of a possible support by the white
house for the Hoover candidacy. In
Georgia the other day they declined
TO let 1lr. HooVer's name 90 on the
ballot because they didn't know
whether or not he was a Democrat.
and they paused TO send the former
food administrator letter OF IN
quiry. But II the president can take
into the bosom OF his official family,
a progressive Republican Of 1872, the
Democrats who are concerned with a
mans present and not past beliefs or
affiliations, viii be able TO argue that
the Democratic party can afford 70
accept into its ranks a progressive
like Herbert Hoover. It establishes
an important precedent-or either
Democrats
who have enthusiastically been boom
ing Hoover for the Democratic nomi-
Intimately Associated
It IS not known how friendly Mr..
Hoover and Mr.. Colby have been. but
II is a fact that the former is init
mately associated with Chas- r
Crane. who IS as much OF Democrat
as either Colby or Hoover, therefore,
If 1lr. Hoover wants the Democratic
nomination. the incidents OF the pres
ent week VIII help him more than
anything else since his name began
ready TO tie up with the Wilson ad-
ministration that has CLOSED over
the facts OF the ultra CONSERVATIVE
Burleson. whose progressiveism Is
not OF the same blend OF that OF COL
by or Crane, is another question
People here are beginning more
and more to believe that Hernert
Hoover will not hesitate to endorse
idencv II the latter happens to be
real progressive, and thus make II
impossible for the Democrats to
name him at their san Francisco con-
Vention-
50 IL all depends on what happens
at the Chicago convention Wnlcn IS
to be held at least a week earlier
than that OF the Democrats. And I
the appointment OF Mr. Colby prom
inent progressive. 10 so important a
place as the secretary OF state. IS be-
Ing regarded as the opening gun IN
the fight for the large independent
and progressive vote which IS not
tied tightly TO either party. Mr. Wiz
son may be a sick man. but he IS not
avoiding trouble with congress The
Colby appointment has created as
much furore as the choice OF Louis
ID. Brandeis. another progressive Re
publican. who became member OF
the supreme court. The president is
not allowing the last part Of his term
20 grow dun or be kept OF the zirst
"a -Copyright. 1890. The e. Paso
Herald.