The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-28
Confident of Victory, House
Leaders Are Already Shap-
ing Program.
FEAR IS EXPRESSED
OF RADICALS HASTE
Conservative Councillors Trying to
Prevent Split May Make Con-
gress An Investigating Body.
By WALTER 7. FAHY.

CHICAGO, Sept 2s--That the leaders
of the Democratic party are absolutely
confident that they viii be ia control
Of the House Of Representatives IN the
sixty second Congress is MADE evident
By the fact that plans are already under
consideration with a view 20 shipping
the policy of the party.
Z W. LEANED today that some Ct the
most u eminent Democrats in the COIN
try. including those out OF office as vel
rs tnUzs who are in, have entered into
extensive correspondence in SoAnsction
with the rclicy to be adopted IN s5df-
ton, several Informal conferences have
been held
The scheme has for its Foundation a
strict censorship Of legislation. On the
surface :he idea seems 20 oe 10 cxert ise
careful supervision Of the bills intro
duced by Democratic members. IN real
ity. the purpose is to 50 shape the
CO use OF the party in the House that
II can go into the Presidential cam
paign with a record OF conservatism
which viii give it the stamp Of approval
by the business community
It is generally recognized by the men
VINO are behind the plan briefly outlined
above that unless rare tact IS displayed
by the party leaders. a Democratic
House in the Sixty-second Congress IS
almost certain TO cause a split quite as
serious as that now existing between in
surgent and stand-pat Republicans
It also is recognized by these men that
the introduction OF bills calling for
radical legislation is going 10 prove a
serious handicap in the Presidential
campaign It is generally recognized
that the party leaders must be xiv en-
some power which viii prevent the party
as a whole from being charged with re-
sponsibilty for the radical ideas Of an
individual member OF the House.
Rule BY Caucus.
As outlined today by Democrat, the
most important part OF the program viii
call for an almost unlimited use Of the
caucus. It is expected that the next
Congress viii see some radical mem
oe-s on the Democratic side-members
who are determined to remedy all OF the
evils IN the Government at one full
sweep u is the desire q the leaders
20 put q check on these radicals at the
very beginning OF their legislative ca
Teer. should the Democrats get control
Of the Rouse. as they claim they will.
the bills introduced by them viii be
sCrutinized far more closely than when
they are IN the minority
In effect. the members VIII be asked
to submit their bills to q steering com
mitIee before they Introduce them IN
the House Should the steering COM
mittee declare the proposed legislation
ill-advised and untimeIy, the author
VIII have the privilege OF demanding
that s'Je bill be submitted TO a vote OF
the party caucus and upon such a de-
mand being made caucus viii be cali
ed by the steering committee The vote
Of the caucus is 10 be regarded as final
Urges Investigations.
IF we are 70 win in 1912, said one Of the
most prominent Democrats IN the cOun-
try today. the less legislation we write
on the statute hooks the better have