The Washington times., 1913-05-25
HOT BATTLE IN
l914|S FORESEEN
Massing Of G. O. P. Ranks for
Onslaught Is Criterion Of
What Is Expected.
Continued from First PAGE,


gressional district. Their activity ha.
got both the old parties worried Tha
the Progressive party leaders have nj
intention Of matchmaking with the Re
publicans Is shown by the announce.
ment following meeting Of the execu.
tive committee in New York that moth.
ing of the kind IL contemplated and that
campaign will be made to elect q
House member In every Congressional
district.
Democratic leaders, while concerned
over the activity OF Republicans and
Bull Moose. are hoping that in the big
three-cornered struggle of next year
they will win out again as they did in
1872. They admit, however. that little
can be told about the outcome until
the tariff measure has gone into effect
and 1t Is possible to see how the coun-
try takes IT, Should 1t work out sue
cessfully, with little disturbance of
Ing costs. the Democrats have good rea-
son to believe they will have smooth
sailing.
To Be Active.
Washington il going to be a great
center Of political activity Already,
the Democratic national committee has
headquarters here. The Democratic
Congressional committee is sending out
great quantities Of literature. The
Progressive party. through its Washing
ton bureau, is getting much publicity.
1t was decided at the meeting of the
Republican executive committee to open
national committee headquarters here
IN July. Secretary James B. Reynolds,
Of the national committee. will be in
charge. Chairman Hilles. Senator Jack
son. and former Senators Crane and
Sanders have been named as a COM
mittee to plan the details. The na.ional
committee. through its headquarters
here. will cooperate closely with the
congressional committee, which already
is getting out literature and will send
out more of it when the new commit
tee is organized.
On Tariff.
1t is apparent that the struggle for
next year is going tc center on the tar
iff. Proceeding OF that theory, the
Democratic leaders are PLANNING to
swamp the country with tariff hCera-
ture. Millions OF copies of a contract
tariff handbook are soing to De issued
for the enlightenment: of the voters on
the Underwood bill.
The Republicans are still nr3nv miles
from harmony among the warning fac
tons. in spite of the unanimous deci-
sion of the executive committee to call
the national committee together. The !
Barnes-Penrose-Gallipger-Smcot eIe- !
nent is opposed to calling a national |
or doing anythin; but wait
ns for the trouble they hope will come |
from the tariff bill.
Harmony
The progressive Republicans, led by
Senator Cummins. and the moderate
like Senators Root.
Lodge, Jones. and others. including |
Chairman Mckinley, are showing signs
II working fairly well together in the
.ffort to settle the Southern represen-
alton question amt the question of rec
ignition of state PRIMARIES The aues-
ion up to the national committee To de-
,idc is whether II has the authority 10
ut down Southern representation. In
my event, however it is likely the con-
'ention will be called for the purpose
II trying to demonstrate to the voters
hat the Republican party is once more
eady to do business.
A committee was Eamed by the ex-
cutive committee, headed By Charles
;. Warren. of Michigan. to consider
uestions affecting contests before the
ational committee and the recognition
( primaries, also the legal question of
Re authority of the national committee
o change the basis OF representation
,ut no matter what this committee ad-
ises, IL is held by most Of the leaders
tat the political psychology of the
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