The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-05-02
news FROM WASHINGTON.
Idaho Delegation Hard at Work for
Idaho.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, D.. c., April 29.-Last
week the Republicans of the house
adopted a resolution providing for
open conference and caucuses of the
house members and in doing so adj
vanced another step in line with the
demand of progressive Republicans
for the past several years.
The members of the Republican
party in congress appear TO be fully
impressed with the significance of
Republican defeat In the last election
and are bending their energies to-
ward a policy of progressive legisla-
ton that will commend itself to the
country.
They believe that this course is es-
sential to the life of the Republican
party and they believe that the rank
and file of the Republican party will
sustain their actions.
Among those who are earnestly
working for the committing of the Re-
publican party to definite progressive
policies among the members of pre-
cedlng congresses are Senators Cum
minis, Borah and LaFollette, and Rep
resentatives Lenroot, French, Davis,
and others who are as well known as
progressive Republicans. The Repub-
l1cans of both house and senate are
greatly impressed with the dispatches
that have told of the outcome of cleo
lions this spring.
In Michigan for instance, where last
fall the Progressives as party led,
a couple of weeks ago in the off year
election of several state officers, the
Republican ticket was successful,
while the Progressive ticket had fall
len back to a poor third.
In st. Louis, where the Progressive
ticket received $4,000 votes last fall,
the Progressive municipal ticket re-
ceived recently 1861 votes as against
more than $4,000 votes for the Repub-
lican ticket and $4,000 for the Demo-
crat. The Socialist ticket received
10000.
In Chicago in the November cleo
ton, Roosevelt carried the city by 49,
900 votes over Taft, while in the mu-
nicipal election last month, the Re-
publican candidates received three
times as many votes as the candidates
on the Progressive ticket.
Republicans, still smarting under
the rebuke given by the rank and file
last November, are confident the rank
and file of those who administered the
rebuke are still Republicans, as in
Dictated by the vote in Chicago, Michi-
gan and st. Louis, and that they do
not propose to align themselves def
initely with a third party. At the
same time, candid Democratic leaders
see in the heavy swing to the Repub-
lican party, the possibility of Re-
publican congress two years from now
with Republican president four
years hence Of such type as Hadley,
Cummins or Borah.
1t is generally admitted, that save
geography alone, Senator Borah
would be a strong candidate in 1916
The state of Idaho is up in arms
over a statement published by Wis
consin firm, and scattered broadcast
through the mails over the country,
branding Idaho alfalfa seed as infect
ed with weevil. kilograms and let
tiers are pouring into Senator Brady's
office from the seed interests, state
officials, and other prominent Idaho
citizens, urging his support at Wash
ington.
Senator Brady is giving the matter
careful attention. He has laid before
the postmaster general the facts of
the case in detail, and he will con-
tinue his activities until the affair is
thoroughly probed, and the parties
who are responsible for this SANDER
GUS matter which was sent broadcast