Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-06
Social Service and Suffrage.

Social Service and Suffrage.
The Progressive party men here an
nounce the intention at once of ap-
preaching the high cost of living prob
lem with a view to finding the an,
swer. Charles S. Bird, who ran for
governor Of Massachusetts on the Pro
gressive ticket last fall, will be the
advisory head of the bureau, which
has the cost of living matters in
charge.
1t is the intention Of the Progress
sive party, the leaders say, to con
tinue it's social service endeavor in
every field, and Jane Adams of Chi
cago, has been made the director OF
this branch of the work. Social serv.
ice, the Progressives say, means much
to those who have little opportunity
to do for themselves. Some of the
Progressives are ready to claim thai
one of the chief sources of strength
for the new party will be found in its
determination to labor along sccia,
service lines.
1t is probable that Frances Kella,
Of New York city win direct Progress
sive service in the field of suffrage
and in some of the other fields, which
are not recognized specifically as be
ing within the province of social serv
ice as the term usually is understood
1t is the intention of the Progress
sives as announced at the 'restart'
of their work that in 1914 there shall
be a Progressive candidate nominated
in every congressional district in the
country, and that the same year shall
see tickets in the field in every county
and in the country, where an election
is to be held. Washington believes
that the Progressive action will star
the Democrats and the Republicans a.
the work of almost immediate cam
paigning for the congressional cleo
zion one year from next fall.
Senate Committees a Problem.
Other dispatches from Washington
nave called attention to the deep in
terest which there is in the senate il
the answer to the question of who
under Democratic rule, is to be til,
chairman of the senate committee OF
interstate commerce. 1t was said tina
Senator TiIlman of South Carolina il
the ranking member of the presen
Democratic minority in this commit
tee, and that if seniority ruled ht
would be made chairman of this mos
important body when the Democrat!
secure control.
1t may be reasserted that Mr. Till
man, because of the fact that he i:
not as strong physically as once ht
was, probably will not care to assume
the onerous duties of craftsmanship O
this committee, although it is still
possible that if he is given the chance
he may take the position. Mr.. Till
mans ease. as it is connected with
the present matters of seniority mem
bership in the minority representation
on the committees, gives opportunity
to present some of the perplexitie:
which will meet the Democrats Wher
they get control of the senate. These
perplexities will have to do entirel!
with promotions in committee hold
ings, and they will be made doubl!
vexing by the fact that the seniorit!
positions on the minority sides of the
committees today are held by com
paratively few men.
TiIIman Senior in Five Committees.
Let the case of Mr.. Tillman be tax
en- first. His committee holdings pre-
sent aa almost unprecedented condi