The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-02

and shall caucus by themselves, there
really will be three parties in tho
next house at Representatives, in ad-
dition to the fourth majority party, the
Democracy.
Four Party Groups.
1t Is recognized here as probable
that an attempt may be made In the
gressive-Republican caucus to get
the members to agree to act with the
Progressives in most matters as
against the Republicans. An at
tempt to secure such action 1t is be-
lieved by many members of congress
will be resented and repudated by
some of the Progressive-R Republicans.
possibly a majority of them. who, be-
cause of certain happenings in the
last six or eight months, dislike the
Progressives more than they do the
old line regular Republicans 1t Is
not believed by nop-partisan observ-
ers here that the Wisconsin Progress
ive-Republicans for instance, will con-
sent to anything like an utilization
with the Progressives. The reason
for this Is at once apparent to any
one who has followed the develop
ments Of the last campaign and Of the
events which led up to the virtual
elimination OF Mr.. La Toilette as fac
tor In the campaign for the presiden-
tai nomination.
The one sole surviving Progressive
Republican in the Kansas delegation
In congress, Victor Murdoch, it Is said.
is likely to hold aIoof from the Repub-
lican caucus, and it Is expected hat
Mr.. Murdoch will have in company
with him several members Of the
house from the middle west. II this
shall turn out to be true forecast
of the coming situation, there will be
four party groups in the next house
or representatives, Democrats, Repub-
leans, Observation-Disclosures and
Progressives. each group caucusing by
itself, and each outlining its own
government policies. There has been
nothing parallel to it within the mem
DRY OF present members of congress.
Capital Society Anxious.
In this holiday season with con-
gress adjourned, Washington peo-
pie, and particularly those who
are known as society folk, are dis
cussing good deal, and some OF
them worrying bit, over President
elect Wilson's intimation that he is
likely to do away with a good many
of the at present recognized White
House social affairs. The wonder is
in the capital whether Mr.. Wilson. as
has been limited, intends to drop from
the entertainment calendar the four
great semipublic receptions which
have been given every winter IN
Washington for years.
In what he is reported to have said
MIR. Wilson set 1t forth that he thought
the handshaking receptions which
were in no sense public business at,
fairs we'll might be dispensed with
Washington says that the four semi
public receptions are in great
measure public business affairs, and
anyway, society here would miss
these functions sorely.
One Really Democratic Affair
II has been said by foreign visitors
to America that the New Years re-
ception at the White House Is the
only wholly democratic affair known
to the White House series OF enter
tainments, receptions and dinners. 1t
Is true that anybody who will can at,
tend the reception at the executive
mansion on New Years day, and 80,
therefore, in a broad sense this Is the
most democratic reception which the
president gives Washington society
however, in arguing for the continu
ance OF the other four receptions, de-
clares that while they are not free
for ALL" they are about as democratic
as they can be made without so over
crowding the White House that the
holding of the receptions would be
virtually impossible.
The diplomatic reception. which is
the first of the series of four recep
tons of the winter is a recognized in
stitution and the foreigners hold it as
n fitting recognition of their presence
in the capital and of the hospitality
which It is necessary in diplomatic
way for the head of one government,
TO show to all those from other gov
ernments who hold letters OF
credit"
The three receptions which follow
the diplomatic affair and which with
it make up the quartette OF the win
ter. are the judiciary, the COMPRESSION
al and the army and navy receptions
Washington seems to agree with
Mr. Wilson that the president OF the
United States rightly might decline
to receive the scores Of visiting dele
pations which come to Washington tt
see the sights and which go to the
White House solely for the purpose
of taking a look at the president anc
of shaking his hand
So far as the White House recep
tions are concerned. however, Wash
inpton seems to believe that the actu
al official receptions of the diplomats
judiciary. congress and the army ant
navy will be continued and that will
them will stay the New Years day re
ception when everybody who viii ma,
enter the White House portals t'
greet the president. his wife and The
cabinet officers and their wives.