The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-05-01
News Around The White House

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Washington, D. c., April 29.-Last
week, the Republicans of the House
adopted resolution providing for
open conference and caucuses of the
House members and in doing SO -ad-
vanced another step in line with THE
demand of progressive Republicans for
the past several years.
The members of the Republican par
ty in Congress appear to be fully i'm
pressed with the significance of Re-
publican defeat in the last election
and are bending their energies toward
a policy of progressive legislation 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
party and they believe that he rank
and file of the Republican party will
sustain their actions.
Among those who are earnestly
working for the committing of the
Republican party to definite progress
sive policies among the members Of
preceding congresses are Senator's
Cummins, Borath and La Toilette, and
Representatives Lenroot, french, Da.
Wis, and others who are as we'll known
as progressive Republicans. The Re
publicans Of both house and Senate
are greatly ipressed with the dis
patches that have told of the outcome
OF elections this spring.
In Michigan for instance, where
last fall the Progressives as q party
led, couple of weeks ago in the off
year election of several state officers,
the Republican ticket was successful,
while the Progressive ticket had fall.
en- 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 Re-
publican ticket and $4,000 for the Dem
ocrat. The Socialist ticket received
10000.
In Chicago in the November cleo.
ton, Roosevelt carried the city by
10000 votes over Taft, while in the
municipal election last month, the
Republican 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 indi-
Gated by the vote in Chicago, Michi-
gan and st. Louis, and that thtey do
not propose to align themselves def
nitely 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 strong candidate in 1916.
The State of Idaho is up in arms
over 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 letters
are pouring into Senator Brady's offic
from the seed interests, State officials.
and other prominent Idaho citizens,
urging his support at Washington.
Senator Brady is giving the matter
careful attention. He has laid before
the Postmaster General the facts of
the case in detail, and he win 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
through the mails are brought to JUS
tice.
The Idaho Horticultural Department