Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-12
bull MOOSERS
AND REGULARS
MAY REUN|TE
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ton next spring to adjust differences
and restore the party to pristine SPLEEN
dor and effectiveness.
! The most intense and vigorous
struggle over control of the house
which has been known in this country
in recent years is predicted by politi-
clans of all shades of opinion today as
the result of the steps toward reorgan-
ization which have just been taken by
the executive committee of the Re-
publican national committee. 1t is
now generally taken for granted that
the meeting of the national committee
which the executive committee has
decided to call. will be followed by a
national convention next spring.
Moreover, close cooperation in the
congressional campaign between the
Republican congressional committee
and the national committee has been
decided on and there are many signs
that the Republicans are going to be
able to put up hard battle to regain
some. of their lost strength in the
house next year.
! Meantime, while elements in the Re-
publican party, especially the progress
sive Republicans, are trying to force
along the rehabilitation of that party,
the Democratic leaders are perfecting
plans for their congressional campaign
and are arranging for the national and
congressional committees to work
hand in hand.
President Wilson is acting as the
general of the preliminary plans and
mapping out the strategy.
And the Bull Moose leaders, conf
dent they are going to be able to make
IA. remarkable showing year from
next November, are devoting them
selves theoretically to organization all
over the country.
The great object with them is a
strong basic organization, something
they did not have in 1912. With a
powerful organization, they intend to
put a Progressive party man in nomi-
nation in every congressional district.
Their activity has got both the old palt.
ties worried. That the Progressive
party leaders have no intention of
amalgamating with the Republicans is
shown by the announcement following
"a meeting of the executive committee
in New York that nothing of the kind
is contemplated and that a campaign
will be made to elect a 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
1912. They admit, however, that little
can be told about the outcome until
the tariff measure has gone into eff
feet and it is possible to see how the
country takes it. Should it work out
successfully, with little disturbance of
business, and perceptible relief in liv-
ing costs, the Democrats have good
reason to believe they will have
smooth sailing.
1t is apparent that the struggle for
next year is going to center on the
tariff. Proceeding on that theory, the
Democratic leaders are planning to
swamp the country with tariff litera-
ture. Millions of copies of compact
tariff handbook are going to be issued
for the enlightenment of the voters on
the Underwood bill
The Republicans are still many
miles from harmony among the war
ring factions. in spite of the unani-