Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-17
Many Members of Congress to
Visit Him in New Jersey.
CABINET GOSSIP EXPECTED
Progressive Democrats" Plan to
Control Senate to Be Discussed.
TO INSIST ON REORGANIZATION
Main Fight at First Is to Center
Over Control of the I'm
portant Committees.

Many members Of Congress are expect
ed to slip over to Trenton, n. j.. during
the next few weeks for conferences with
Woodrow Wilson, the President-to-be. No
senators or representatives will admit
any time has been fixed for a meeting
with Mr.. Wilson, but a number of them
say they expect to go before very long.
Several Of Mr.. Wilson'S advisers in
Congress have been testing the views of
prominent democrats as to cabinet ma
terial. and they will be prepared to give
Mr.. Wilson a pretty good line on demo-
cratic sentiment toward the placing of
this or that man in the cabinet or in
other places of prominence in the Wilson
administration.
Senators Hoke Smith Of Georgia. O'Gor-
man OF New York. Gore of Oklahoma,
Reed and Stone of Missouri are practical
ly sure to be invited by Mr.. Wilson to
come to Trenton. From the House it is
expected that Speaker Clark. Chairman
Underwood. Representatives A. Mitchell
Palmer Of Pennsylvania and Henry and
Bur!eson Of Texas probably will go at
different times.
Cabinet Gossip Expected.
Cabinet gossip is expected to he at high
tide from now until the list of the Presi-
dents official family is announced by Mr.
Wilson. Members Of Congress who were
close advisers Of the President to-be dur
ing the campaign. profess to believe that
Mr.. Wilson has not made up his list of
cabinet advisers. and that he will hear
what the leaders of Congress have to say
with an open mind Each senator and
representative in democratic ranks thinks
he Is sure Of several names which will
be on the list. but they are not willing to
declare that Mr.. Wilson has made an I'M
changab1e decision in the case of any of
them.
Mr.. Wilson probably will hear from
democratic advisers in the Senate to the
efforts OF a cOterie of DEMOCRATS who are
endeavorfng to bring about what they
term progressive control" in the next
Senate. which will have a democratic
majority. This movement has taken def
mite form as result Of numerous con-
ferences which have been held during the
past few days.
The plan Of these progressive demo-
Gratis chiefly concerns the personnel of
the powerful committees of the upper
house Of Congress. They will insist, it
many of the committees. and of the
committee plan so long in vogue in the
Senate. so that the plums may be dis
tributed among senators. both old and
new In point Of service in the Senate.
Prominent In the conferences which al
ready have been held are Senator Hoke
Smith of Georgia, Lea of Tennessee
Smith OF South Carolina. Newlands of
Nevada. Stone Of Missouri, O'Gorman of
New York. MARITIME of New Jersey, Myers
Of Montana, Ashurst of Arizona, Gore and
Owen Of Oklahoma and Senator-elect
Morris Sheppard Of Texas.
Entire Harmony Predicted.
The progressive democrats are count
ing on at least twenty-seven OF the forty
eight democratic senators in the next
Congress to support the progressive
program" During the conference some
OF the senators have baked at the more
radical proposals. but they predict entire
harmony. through compromise, when the
organization Of the next Senate is taken
UP.
The main fight Of the "progressives"
will at first center over the control of the
important committees-appropria ju-
dietary. finance, foreign relations, inter-
state commerce. commerce, military at
fairs. naval affairs. post Office and agri-
culture. The "progressives'' desire to get
a majority on all Of these committees
and that will involve REIMBURSEMENT of
important places by some Of the older
democrats in the Senate.
1t has been suggested that conference
of democrats. both senators and senator's
elect. shall be held toward the close of
the present session to take steps looking
to the prompt organization of the Sem
ate Immediately after the begirning Of
.he special session to be held I'm the
spring. If such a conference is held the
fight of the ''progressives" will come to
a head at that time.