The Prescott daily news., 1913-01-31
REPUBLICANS BALK AT ANY PLAN FOR UNITING WITH
 PROGRESSjVES.
MCNSEY IDEA IS DISCUSSED
Both Parties Seem Willing to Defer Action Toward Amagamation Un- til Democrats Have Shown What They Can Do.
By GEORGE CLINTON.

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 Washington.-The leading Republ cans and leading Progressives stilr are suggesting means by which the two parties can get together in order to present a proper fighting front to the Democrats the next time they are met in the field. The proposal of Frank A. Munsey, made some time ago Is still being commented upon, for and against" be Republican members of congress and by leading Progressives throughout the land. It seems to be true that Mir Munsey's plan has not met with an overwhelm- Ing amount of encouragement.
 Men who have followed the course Of legislation in Washington during the past few years are agreed that there is little difference in legislative endeavor between the Pregressives and the Progressive Republicans but 1t is noticeable here that the latter, good many of whom are in the house of representatives, seem to be at outs with MT. Munsey's suggestion that a holding company" be formed to take over the rank and file of Progressiv- ism and Republicansm The Progress sive-Republicans now in congress tthere are no Progressives as such in the present body, but there will be some in the succeeding cc1gress) seem to be deeply attached to the name Republican, and the attachment tTn
 Much In a Name.
 A sentiment attaches to the name and because of this a good many of the Republicans in con gress do not want to give 1t over for any other name which can be pro posed. Others among them stand by the name because of what seems to them to SC sound political sense. They have no sentiment about it whatso- ever. The organization in their dis tricts and In their states did it's pro gressive work, they say, under the name Republican, and that for organi- zation purposes the name stands and should continue to be effective.
 Members of the Progressive party fin Washington-there are two or three of them in official positions as senators-are just as determined that the repudiation of the name Repubh- can shall be lasting as some of their Progressive-Repub brethren are that 1t shall be permanent In this particular matter there seems to be a good deal in name.
 It is perfectly apparent from the manner In which the Progressives, the Progressive Republican, and the Republicans comment upon Mir. Nun sey's proposal for getting together that the name matter, potent as it is in a subsidiary way could be over come fairly easily if there were any present means of starting the work of amalgamation. AS things stand it appears that neither the Progressives nor the Republican leaders want to get together until one side or the other gives marked symptoms of an intention to surrender
 Waiting for the Democrats.
 One of the greater leaders of the Progressive party has said that when the time comes the Progressives will be found willing ito yield in all mat ters which do not involve principle" Virtually the same thing has been said to me by Republican leader, but one who was not in the class with the leaders against whose influence as "bosses" the Progressives protested at Chicago and have been protesting ever since.
 In two short months most of the Republican leaders against whom the Progressive shafts have been directed will retire from official life. Whether or not they will continue to exercise powerful political influence in private life remains to be seen, but the Pro gressive leaders hope and some or them apparently believe that with the retirement of Mir Penrose, MT. Crane and some others there will be wa vering in the ranks accompanied by good many assertions.
 The Republicans here, the men of the school of the conservative past, say that there will be no assertions except such as their party may pront by. The truth seemingly is that nei-