The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-09
WHAT IS GOING
AT WASHINGTON

Washington, March Republic
can leaders are outlining plans for
the campaign next fall for the cleo
ton of a majority of the House in
the Sixty-second Congress- The Re-
publican Congressional Campaign
committee has organized by the re-
election of Representative Mckinley
of Illinois, as chairman, and Repre-
sentative Loudenslager, of New Jer-
sey, secretary. Pennsylvania is rep
resented on the committee by J.
Hampton Moore, of Philadelphia.
The Republicans realize that they
will have hard fight to retain con-
troll of the House. Pennsylvania
and other stalwart Republican
states are expected to return the
usual strong Republican delegations
bat the conditions in the west are
such as to present situation full
of uncertainty. Nearly all of the
self-styled progressive" Republi-
cans of that section will be candi
dates for reelection. By voting
with the Democrats in the House they
have placed themselves in posi-
tion where they can expect no sup
port from the regular Republicans
of their districts. In districts rep
resented by the insurgents, loyal Re-
publicans have made it clear that
they do not propose to vote for
so-called Republican candidates who
will vote against that party in the
House. Champ Clark, the leader of
the Democrats, has predicted that
the course of the insurgent Republi-
cans will give the Democrats at least
| fifteen additional seats in the next
| House.
AS the Republican leader in Penn
| sylvania, Senator Penrose has been
consulted regarding the political
| conditions in that state. In 1904
| when President Roosevelt was the
| presidential candidate Pennsylvania
elected thirty-one Republican mem
bers of the House and one Demo
| crat. Two years ago Democrats in
creased their congressional represen-
| tation TO five. Since then Congress
has enacted the Payne tariff law
which has brought renewal of in
dustrial activity throughout Penn
! sylyania. Senator Penrose believes
that the people of the Keystone state
will take advantage of the Oppor'
tunity that will be presented mex
fall to record at the polls an indorse
ment of the new tariff law and o
the party whith placed it upon the
statutes He confidently expects
the Republicans to reclaim some o
the districts now represented by
Democrats and believes that witt
proper effort they may elect as large
Republican delegation as they die
in 1904. Through the efforts o
Senators Penrose and Oliver, Penn
sylvania secured nearly everything
it demanded in the revision of th'
tariff schedules and they hope tha
the people of the state will give eX
preston at the polls of their salts
faction with Republican policies b.
electing Republican candidates 70
Congress. All of the Pennsylvani
Republicans in Washington appea
confident that the Keystone stat
will make a splendid showing in tn
congressional elections. In add
! tion to the satisfaction of the pee
pie OF Pennsylvania over the Payn
: law is the fact that the Republican
} there are In perfect harmony. Ur
der the leadership of Senator Pei
rose the Republican hosts have bee
united as they never were unite
: under the leadership OF Simon Can
eron or Matthew Stanley Quay. Th
state is free from debt and is ful
nishing other commonwealths an eI
ample of good government. Its RI
publicanism has remained free frol