The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-19
TRIANGLE FIGHT ON.
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
FOLLOWING EXAMPLE OF
The PRooREsslvEs.
START IN CAMPAIGN OF 1914
Opening OF Democratic Headquarters
Delayed Until Wilson Makes His
Appointments-G. o. p. Leaders
Still Hope for AmaIgamatlon.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

Observation-Disclosures IlilIHS nOt ldISi
than the first week in April, the cam
paigns of three parties for the con-
troll of the next house of representa-
tives will be In full progress. There
will be no hating, 1t is promised, at
the time of the 1914 elections, for 1t
is the intention of the three political
organizations to keep up the fight till
the successor to Woodrow Wilson is
chosen in 1916.
At the time the plans OF the Pro
gressive party and the details OF its
campaign beginnings were given In
these dispatches recently it was in
timated that the Democrats and the
Republicans might be heard from in
few days. Now IL Is fully assured that
the Democratic and the Republican
parties are to follow the early ex-
ample of the Progressive party In
starting its campaign. and each OF
the older parties hopes that it may
profit thereby.
The Republican leaders have just
announced that headquarters shortly
will be opened in the city of Wash
TO "readjust matters" and to put the
organization into fighting condition
for the battle of 1914.
The Democrats have not yet made
public announcement, but your cor
respondent is able to give their plans.
The Democratic national committee
will be called to meet in Washington
itYcf a |o fEn
dent-elect Wilson. While here the
members of the committee, after a
conference with Mr. Wilson, will ap-
point four or five men to act as lead
ers of campaign which shall be con-
tinuous from now until the presi-
dental election Of 1916, the first Is
months to be given over largely to eff
forts to make sure that in 1914 the
party shall re-grip its present ma
jority in the house of representatives.
The Democrats intend to have their
headquarters in New York, but already
they are planning to have an auxiliary
office in Washington for the purpose
Of giving immediate and direct pub
icity to such national legislative &C
people in behalf of continued Demo-
cratic rule.
Wait for Wilson Appointments.
1t is known that the Democrats
would like to open headquarters at
once, but they are held from SO doing
by a curious and interesting fact. They
do not know what men Mr.. Wilson In.
tends to appoint to Office 1t is i'm
possible for the Democrats today to
ask any man of political prominence
and of known campaigning strength
to agree to take the post OF campaign
leader. There are four or five men
who are looked upon by their party
colleagues as eminently At In a mill
tant and strategic way to meet the
leaders of Progressiveism and Repub-
licanism in the field, but the fear. or
il not fear the belief, is that most of
these men will be given government
places by Mr.. Wilson, which will keep
them from giving anything but coun-
sci to the chiefs OF the active political
organization.
The Republicans closed their Wash
ington office some time ago and it
was thought that 1t might not be re-
opened for long time. but the lead
ers of the party realized that the
closing OF the Office might be con
strued as an act of hopelessness
Militant counsel. has prevailed and
the Republicans are to get into the
triangular fight which many of then
hope, IL only few OF themH believe
may lose its angles before long, the
field becoming scene of battle will
two lines of fighting men opposint
each other. That is, the Republican,
continue to hope that some sort of al
arrangement can be made by which
the Progressives can be brought bacl
into the ranks.
The Republican leaders who tall
with the Progressive leaders are cor
WINGED that there is no hope OF an
such amalgamation Enless the SUI
render comes from Republication
The Progressives' campaign already |
on. Progressive political clubs, Pr
gressive service clubs and Progress
sive social clubs are in process c
forming all over the United States
Framing Tariff Bills.
The Democratic majority OF tn
ways and means committee is jus
starting at the work of framin
the tariff bills which will be il
troduced at the extra session Whe
congress gets together again Their
will be some new members of TIA
ways and means committee, and {
course they will be consulted abou
the bills. prepared by taeir brethre
Of longer service, but the majorit
Of the present committee will be tn
prevailing majority of the next con
mittee, and so the bills which al
now being framed uDquestionably wi
be the ones to be introduced at til
next session.
The hearings granted to the e
porters, importers and manufactu
4rs of the country by the ways an
means con7rnitfaoS ruoro onflod Irrs /,