Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-02-27
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

'hah the nrst week in April. the can
palsns of three parties for the cor
frci OF the next house of representa-
tives will be in full progress Their
VIII be no hating. it is promised. a
the time of the 1914 elections. for /
Is the intention OF the three politica
organizations to keep up the fight til
the successor to Woodrow Wilson i.
chosen in 1916.
AL the time the plans of the Pro
sresslve party and the details of its
campaign beginnings were given In
these dispatches recently it was in
umated that the Democrats and the
Republicans might be heard from in a
rev days Now it is fully assured that
the Democratic and the Republican
parties are to follow the early ex-
ample OF the Progressive party in
startlng Its campaign. and each of
the older parties hopes that it may
profit thereby
The Republican leaders have inst
announced that headquarters shortly
VIII be opened in the city of Wash
ington and that the endeavor will be
10 'readjust matters and to put the
organization into fighting condition
for the battle of 1914
The Democrats have not vet made
pubic announcement. but your cor
respondent is able to give their plans
ne Democratic national committee
VIII be called to meet in WASHINGTON
Just prior to the inauguration of Presi-
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-
t'nuous from now until the presi-
dental election of 1916, the first IS
months to be given over largely to eff
iorts TO make sure that in 1914 the
party shall re-grip its present ma
lority in the house of representatives
The Democrats intend to have their
headquarters in New York. but already
they are planning to have an auxiliary
ONCE in Washington for the purpose
or giving immediate and direct pub-
icity to such national legislative ac-
ton as they think will appeal to the
people in behalf of continued Demo-
cratic rule.
Wait for Wilson Appointments.
IL is Known that the Democrats
would like to open headquarters at
once. but they are held from so doing
oy curious and interesting fact. They
40 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
ana OF known campaigning strength
10 agree to take the post of campaign
ieader There are four or five men
VINO are looked upon by their party
colleagues as eminently fit in a mill
tant and strategic way to meet the
leaders OF Progressiveism and Repub-
hcanlsm in the field, but the fear or
III not fear the belief, is that most of
these men will be given government
places by Mr.. Wilson. which will keen
tnem from giving anything but ceun-
sci to the chiefs of the active political
organization
The Republicans closed their Wash
ington office some time ago and II
was thought that it 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 them
hope. if only a few of them believe
may lose its angles before long. the
field becoming a scene OF battle with
two lines of fighting men opposing
each other. That is, the Republicans
continue to hope that some sort of an
arrangement can be made by which
the Progressives can be brought hack
into the ranks.
Tho RaDuh1ioo,
with the Progressive leaders are con-
vlnced that there is no hope of any
such amalgamation unless the sur-
render comes from Republicanism.
The Progressives campaign already is
on. Progressive political clubs, Pro
gressive service clubs and Progress
sive social clubs are in process of
forming all over the United States.
Framing Tariff Bills.
Inc Democratic majority of the
ways and means committee Is inst
starting at the work of framing
the tariff bills which will be in
trCduced at the extra session. When
congress gets together again there
VIII be some new members of the
ways and means committee and of
course they will be consulted about
the bills prepared by their brethren
OF longer service, but the majority
of the present committee will be the
prevailing majority of the next COM
mittee. and SO the bills which are
now being framed unquestionably will
be the ones to be introduced at the
next session.
HE hearings granted to the er-
pcrters, importers and manufacture
er6 cOf the country nv the u,o,,.