Show SMOOT AND PENROSE I TO 10 BOSS G. G O. O P. P I IS FORECAST I Roosevelt's Death Gives Control Observer Says f By E. E C C. Rodgers N N. N E. E A. A Washington Bureau I WASHINGTON w D. D C C. Feb Who 7 Who Who I Is going to lead the Republican party Inow j i in n now now w L That t question Is throbbing In countless count count- 1 less brains of partisans In Washington on With Roosevelt alive there was nas no po doubt as to who vh was the mower Dower behind tho the Republican throne and G. G O O. P P. politicians from front National Chairman n ys down to the lowest precinct w worker knew Theodore Roosevelt was I going poing to pick the th 1920 Republican presIdential presidential presidential pres pres- candidate and write the 1920 I j Republican platform I Ro Roosevelt sevelt was was was' In tho the saddle He lie had lad glued together the fragments he hetor tore tor apart when he launched the Progressive Progressive Progressive Pro Pro- party In Chicago In 1912 and controlled the party councils more securely se securely securely se- se than he ever had bossed them before Even such as Penrose Smoot and nd Watson Vatson bowed low before the rising Roosevelt tide REACH FOR THROTTLE In IIi Washington there has been considerable considerable considerable con con- talk about Roosevelt himsel himself himself him him- sel self being the Republican candidate and there was speculation about Wilson Wll- Wll VIlson son eon becoming a third term candidate candidate- two third fighting against each other That would have ha settled for all time the third term problem Now there Is no chance of that Also the Roosevelt hand Is o off f the G. G O O. P p. throttle A aL dozen hands are reaching out to take It including Senator Boss Penrose Senators Smoot Warren Watson Vatson Borah Borah Borah Bor Bor- ah and Chairman IIa hays s I CONSERVATIVES LEAD I I Some old time progressives have a a. a notion they may get II a clutch on the throttle Senators Hiram Johnson Cummins and Norris think so I They're mistaken The conservatives are In the majority They control the national committee and while they would take orders from Roosevelt they had to they wont won't stand BLand for Cor any other progressive boss With Roosevelt eliminated by death as II a possible presidential candidate and what Is more important as a dictator dictator dictator dic dic- dic- dic of whatever candidate Is picked the chances of a progressively thinking candidate being chosen Is fading out like a fog be before ore the sun WILL BE STANDPATTER Borah Johnson Poindexter and Cummins stood a chance with Roosevelt Roose- Roose yell elt doing the picking But never with Penrose Smoot and Warren doing the selecting Undoubtedly Senator Watson Vat Wat Vatson Vatson son of Indiana would be their choice Roosevelt would have none of him it was said sald here often during the last three months This much has been decided by Washington political leaders The Republican Republican Re Re- publican party will be more reactionary from now on the next G G. O. O P p. presidential presidential presidential candidate will be through and through and the I next It Republican platform will be far less progressive than it would have been lad Roosevelt lived I Roosevelt might have averted the impending break between progressive and reactionary Republicans in congre congreSS con con- I gre gress f It is known that tha t he tried to Keep e p the them together by compromise and I because both sides feared the immense Immense im immense Im- Im mense party power ver he could wield FIGHT LOOMS Now it is likely that Sen Senator tor Norris will w be more moie determined than ever to force an open fight with the Penrose gang just as once he rode victorious over ovel Boss Cannon in the house But enrose has the more moie power the more men tho the more moc money and the party organization in and out o of congress A good guess 1 Im I'm m told at the capitol ie th that t Penrose 01 or Smoot will take the throttle which dropped from Roosevelt's Reese Roose velt's hands It may be a twin Siamese-twin affair with both of oC these d dividing the boss boss' job between them Ch Chairman Will JIa Rays Hays s 's will continue Ri as the thc nominal Ina party leader I |