The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-27
FROM THE FORUM
TO THE HUST|NGS
Members of Congress Quit
Law Making to Begin
Campaign Speaking.

Washington. Aug. 27.-Primed for
III" strenuous campaign of the two
months thai proccde the November
elections. members OF the senate and
house hurried out of town last night
and today to secure what rest is pos
+!hlc before the wearing round of
stump speeches and political meetings
begins. Speaker Clark will leave for
Maiiir. where he is Ia speak this week.
senator Clapp. progressive. left today
Tor Vermont To make progressive
speeches. Former Speaker Cannon
Icontidcd 10 friends that he intended to
hang around" for a tcW days to get
Ia collection OF campaign literature.
Then I'm going out ON the stump"
!e said. and when ! make q state
mont that | may toe challenged on III
be loaded for him"
The NOR" uctiN" leaders of the reg
ular republican forces in the senate
Will NOT begin campaign work for a
few weeks. Senate Crane left last
Light for Massachusetts and will in a
time become an active figure in
I, publican campaign work as an ad-
Nl.urN member Of the republican COM
mittcc.
Senator aFollcttc will rrmain in
Washington for II week or so and then
20 to Wisconsin. He has stated that
he W"uld endcaNor 1" go into all pro-
ssrossiVe states during the campaign.
aiding state candidates of a progress
siVv republican tyne. Senator Poin-
dcNtcr of Washington. one of the
strong progr"SsiVos of the senate. will
visit Colonel Roosevelt at New York
and spend som" time in the east before
getting actively into the campaign.
Democratic Leader Underwood of
the house will take a ten DAYS rest
cure" AT Hot Springs. Va. and will do
N" active campaigning h"for" October.
Later n" expects 10 speak for Cover
nor Wilson in eastern states. Senator
:NllNoly of Indiana Went To Seagirt to-
day To confer with Governor Wilson
Yer campaign affairs.
Mr.. pcnr"se left last night for a
cruise off n New jersey coast. Sem
ator Simmons of North Carolina will
90 TO New York to confer With leaders
of the democratic national committee,
and then hasten To his home state
he is q candidate for ~re-elec-
ton. Senator Bacon after a visit to
Georgia expects 10 return north for ro-
litical speeches. senator Knutn Nell
WAS returning TO his farm TO finish
up thr"shing.'
Representative Horny of Texas.
chairman of the house rules commit
tee. also will enter the Maine cam
paign. He left for there last night
and later will return to Texas. After
September 80 ne will fill speaking
dates in New MEXICO. Arizona. Cali
fornia, Washington. North and South
Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana and
Ohio.
REPRESENTATIVE Llovd ,1f Missouri
chairman OF the democratic congress
si"nal committee. left today for his
home. He will h" back in Washington
September 10 t" open headquarters Of
his campaign committee. Representa-
tiv" Mckinley. chairman of the re-
publican congressional committee, is
already "ut on tho campaign.
REPRESENTATIVE Mann of Illinois. the
republican hou!st. leader. left today and
Will plunge int" th" important work of
attending I" weeds and other things
that have grown in the garden of his
Chicag" home during the long session
If congress. Mr.. Mann dotes on ruta-
baG". t1rnips and johnny Lind. pota-
toes. flowers and what NOT of city rural
life and wants to forget the whirlpool
"f politics for a littl" while. Later
h., Will haN" a few things 10 say from
tho stump in the interest of the re-
publican party.
Representative Fitzgerald of New
York. chairman If the appropriations
committees. left today for his home.
Later he will join in the campaign.
Representative" !i"fiin OF Alabama
and other democratic spell, binders in
the house. arc leaving their tim" open
to tn" assignments of the party man.