Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
None in Sight to Control the
Democrats.
Congress II Hnndicd At VIII by the
Rcpubiicsns--Thc Minority Falls TO
Agree on Anything - Rise OF
Ncw Pennsylvania OrRani-
sstion Is Significant.

ing out for control Of the machinery of !
the Democratic party. According to the
information that has come to them he
does not expect to gain complete
control this year. but he does OK
pect so 70 tighten his grasp as 70 enable !
him to take supreme command in 1908, |
says a special to tho Washington. Boston
Transcript. The drift OF The talk among
democrats in Congress e that the party
looking for leader. but It does not want
one OF the Hearst type. Hearst appears
10 have the whip hand now. The national
congressional campaign committee is his,
and from all accounts he Is quietly build |
,ng up organizations in many states. HIS
friends on the congressional campaign !
committee resent the action OF national
chairman TaRgart in appointing a COM
inittee that Is to assist the congressional
committee. The Hearst people feel that
the national chairman should have kept
hands of. 1t may turn out that the con-
grcss,onal COMMITTEES will refuse to ac-
cept from the committee Mr.. TaEgart has
named.
on tho whole the outlook for the Demo-
cratic party is not encouraging to the rep
resentativcs OF that party in Congress.
'rhoy frankly admit this Recently there
has been good deal Of talk to the effect
that the party might be able to carry the
next House or Represents tives, but in pr
Nate the best informed democrats in Con-
sress say there is small hope OF any such
success. They do not see how the party
can hope to succeed in congressional cleo
tions in State elections. or in n national
election until it finds the right leader; and
they have about despaired of finding tho
kind Of leader needed. The party as rep
resented in Congress il against Hearst
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Republican leaders in their candid mo
rnents are willing to admit that If tn
democrats could get together ana coul'
ilrd 2 leader they would he in position Il