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The Commoner
VOLUME 12, NUMBER 25
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"Stolen Delegates" J
Wilson's Conquest of tho Bosses
Tho Birth of tho "Mooso"
And many other stirring Inci
dents of tho recent Republican,
Pemocratlc, and National Pro
gressive conventions aro graphi
cally described and keenly
analyzed by
W. J. BRYAN
in his new book, just Issued,
"ATaleofTwo
Conventions
Mr. Bryan dovotes graphic, day-by-day
chapters to tho Republi
can and Democratic conventions,
all wrltton on tho spot, and
gives us a good account of tho
Progressive convention. Tho
book contains tho platform of
each party, and somo of tho
notable convention speeches, In
cluding Mr. Bryan's own at
Baltimore, with comments on
tho speeches of acceptance of
Taft and Wilson. Somo of tho
best cartoons of tho period aro
included,
12mo, cloth, Illustrated, $1.00 net-
If yon vronld preiicrve a clear Idea
of vrhat w done at the convca
tiiemm, met thla book.
The Commoner
Lincoln, Nebraska
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bench, which had never known more
than ono democratic member out of
the seven, so that tho court within
a few weeks will have a majority of
democratic members. Two superior
court judges, for years republicans,
were supplanted by democrats. Even
police and municipal courts are now
presided over by members of that
party. With two exceptions, every
county In the state has a majority of
its officers from the democratic
party.
All of these changes have been
brought about in ono way or. another
in two years. The political overturn
has completely demoralized tho
strong republican organization. That
organization is now in the throes of
a political campaign, fighting for its
existence, .threatened from without
by a confident and well-led foe, and
threatened from within by an ele
ment held within party lines only
with utmost difficulty, and which is
only waiting word from Oyster Bay
to throw open the gates to the enemy
and, by-division on the eve of battle,
make all prospects for renublican
victory utterly hopeless.
When the bull moose movement
was inaugurated the Maine delega
tion was disposed to be the foremost
of bolters, but a singular obstacle
confronted them. While they wero
wrestling with tho reports of the cre
dentials committee at Chicago Maine
held its first direct primary election.
Most of the candidates successful In
winning nominations for state and
county offices had been swept into
victory by the impetus of the Roose
velt victory a few weeks before.
These candidates were Roosevelt ad
herents, or at least were not Taft ad
herents. At the critical- moment in Chicago
they appealed to the Maine delega
tion not to assist the bull moose
movement. These regularly nomi
nated candidates realized that if
there should be a party division
their chances at the polls would be
small. Colonel Roosevelt was ap
pealed to to discourage the partici
pation of Maine men in his bull
moose movement. The colonel
promised to keep hands off until the
state election was over. Today the
bull moosers stand committed by
resolutions passed in the convention
they recently held in Portland to
fight for and support the regular
nominations of the republican party.
But what will the other republi
can element do about the coming
election? Taft republicans, and
there are many of them, are by no
means pleased with what has hap
pened. Their loyalty to Taft Is not
supreme, but their loyalty to the re
publican party is stronger than ever.
They know that while the bull
moosers will support the republican
ticket, will turn about in Novem
ber and knife the Taft republican
ticket. '
They do not have to be told that
this is what will happen, for every
Taft man in Maine is sure it will
happen. They would like to redeem
Maine from democratic control, but
do not care to help men who have
sympathized with the third party
movement, and who have plotted to
carry Maine for the third party can
didate In November.
It is likely that the greater num
ber of Taft republicans will either
refrain from voting in September or
will content themselves with voting
that part of the republican congres
sional ticket which suits them and
neglecting to vote for other repub
lican candidates.
This Is what the republicans who
are running for office fear. For this
democrats who ar running for office
hope.
Democrats will force fighting in
Maine along national issues. Re
publicans will endeavor to sidestep
these issues and confine argument to
state and local matters. The demo
crats will bring Woodrow Wilson,
Champ Clark and other democratic
leaders into Maine to help carry the
state. The republicans do not dare
to bring any of their national leaders
Into the state for fear of creating a
split and division on national issues
between the Taft and Roosevelt re
publicans. If Maine goes democratic
In September, it la certain to go for
Wilson in November by an enormnn.
Plurality. On the other Sand if
Maine goes republican in September
It by no means follows that it will
go for Taft in November. Roosevelt
chances of carrying Maine are be
lieved by his Bunnortora f w .
Llent, but those who claim to know
oujr tuut Homing can prevent the
electoral votes of Maine being count
ed for the democratic presidential
candidate.
With all state offices in their con
trol, and the prospects of many plums
to bestow from a democratic national
administration; with experienced
leaders who are confident of victory
and who have money, energy and
hope to help them complete their or
ganization; with republicans torn by
dissensions, suspicious of their lead
ers and their candidates, distrustful
of one another, and absolutely dis
organized, it would not be a risky
wager that Maine' not only goes
democratic by an overwhelming vote
in September, but also at the No
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MORE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
FUND SECRETS
Following ia a cablegram from
Cincinnati Enquirer: London.
August 25. When Senator Boiei
Penrose diffidently arose in the United
States senate and made a few re
marks concerning a Standard Oil
contribution to the 1904 campaign
fnd for the election of Theodore
Roosevelt ,he probably overlooked
that old maxim concerning tho dan
ger of starting a thing which one ia
thereafter unable to control.
A new figure and personality ap
peared in the controversy today
when William R. Hearst called upon
all the participants in the affair to
tell the whole truth concerning their
connection with tho raising of cam
paign funds, coupling with the re
quest a threat which may cause
many statesmen to tremble in their
boots. In a signed statement cabled
to the United States today, Mr.
Hearst said:
"I have read in the foreign papers
accounts of the explanations that
Senator Penrose haa given of his re
ceipt of a certificate of deposit of
$26,000 from the Standard Oil com
pany. "I have also read Senator Pen
rose's statement of the purpose for
which this secret certificate of de
posit was intended and tho use to
which this sum of money and other
sums of money from tho Standard
Oil company were put.
"Senator Penrose's explanation Is
not quite accurate. His statement
Is not altogether truthful. He is In
part saying what is true and In par
saying what is false.
"I have .the documents to prove
my assertion.
"Senator Penrose should take
warning of the fate of Senator For
aker and the- predicament of that
gentleman when he attempted to ex
plain falsely the reason for which hi
certificates of deposit from Mr. Arch
bold were received. I was able to
produce promptly the document
which showed that Senator Foraker
was not speaking the truth and that
tho certificates were received for
other purposes- than the one stated
byhim. - . , . $ ' .
"Senator Penrose should also re
member the difficulty' into which Mr.
Archbold gqfc, himself" by making
false statements in regard to some
of the-' letters: 'published, inculpating
certain Pennsylvania fudges. Mr.
Archbold said, that he'h'ad interested
hjnls&f in the; selen of these
Jgs. without their '"knowledge. -I
thereupon produced, .'imore letters o
Mr, .Arqhbqld'g in wPh, the judge
wer& shown to have 'requested him
to interest himself iir their behalf.
I advise Senator Penrose, there
fore, to adhere to the exact fact an4
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