Evening journal., 1912-12-02
HER cceessfF RE \ eeE.

9EE-E91EffiisR CONFERENCE.
TT has been recognized the outbreak of the Taft
Roosevelt ltca struggle. that, or later
the Republicans and the National Progressives must
reconcile their differences unite heartily to make
common cause against the Democrats A practical and
far-reaching step that direction been taken by
the Hamilton Club Of Chicago recognized for years
Of the largest and most influential Republican or
ganizations in the United States It. in with
all other Republican clubs was split badly in the re-
cent campaign as result of great factonal fight
in the Republican party The Hamilton Club has ap-
pointed a committee to arrange for conference OF
Republican and National Progressive leaders, from all
sections Of the United States, be held in Chicago
January 10 next is the plan that at that confer
there shall be frank and full discussion Of all
differences that exist between the Regular Republi-
cans and the National Progressive Republicans and
that following the discussion there shall be amica-
Bile adjustment all differences to the end that in the
elections two years hence, they present
united front and from the Democrats all the
ground that lost in the recent election.
The step taken by the Hamilton Club should be
seconded heartily by all Regular Republican and Ma
tiona Republican organizations in the United States
Il Is based upon political common-sense and should
appeal to all Republicans and National Progressves
possessed Of common-sense. No doubt 1t will be a
stormy meeting Let Il be. The stormer the better.
It will enable the Republicans Of both classes TO work
off the political bile that is in their systems and then
they will be in shape view the situation with uniaun
diced eye and decide wisely what should be done to
put an end TO the internal troubles Of the party and
able It to regain the ground It has lost the Demo
Gratis
We have no doubt that the Regular Republicans and
the National Progressive Republicans in Delaware viii
welcome the holding Of such peace conference in
Chicago II may not meet with the approval OF the
AlceHouston- Drcxler caba which has control of the
sucker Progressive annex to the Democratic
chine but that will make nte difference The Suck
err caba has fired bolt for the benefit OF the Demo-
Gratis Il done. although 1t Processes not to be- To
use an old phrase Il is dead, and simply is walking
around to save funeral expenses The National Pro-
gressves in Delaware, who must be taken into
count in connection with this get-together conference
to be held in Chicago January 10, arc those who
repudated the Sucker Progressive caba in the re-
cent election and while giving loyal support to Col
one Roosevelt swung in heartily behing the Republi-
can State ticket and did much to prevent the Demo
cratic machine from regaining control Of our State
DR. Rupert Blue. surgeon-ge general Of the Public
Health Service Of the Federal Government has begun
a crusade against the restaurant bowl He in
pei their customers to removing loaf with
their fingers and sugar tongs. Dr. Blue says
that persons with tuberculosis and other commu-
ncable diseases likely to transmit their diseases
to others they put their fingers into tho sugar
bowls to take out the loaf He insists that it
would be a good thing for the public health We're both
the open sugar bowl and the loaf sugar done away
with in restaurants. Becoming more emphatic,
the surgeon-generaf insists that the germ -encrusted
cubes Of restaurant sugar are great to pub
lie health as any anarchistic bomb hurled. Com
ing from such high authority such assertions
worthy of attention by the public and the restaurant
keepers.