Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-12-31
BULL MOOSE PLANS.
PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES IN
NEARLY EVERY CONGRESS
SIGNAL DISTRICT.
DECIDED AT Big CONFERENCE
Many Republican Members View the
Prospect With Alarm. While the
Democrats Naturally Are High
ly Pleased With IT,
ey eEoReE cLINToN.

Washington. - Democrats, progress
sive-Republicans and conservative Re
publicans in congress are known to
be deeply interested in the plans OF
the Progressive party for the next
congressional campaign. 1t is definite
iy known that the party leaders in.
tend 10 nominate candidates for con-
gress in every district In the country
except PROBABLY in some few districts
IL the southern states where the Pro
gressives think it would be hopeless
TO nominate anyone even with a view
Of giving their party a foothold from
which TO advance in the future.
Several Progressive representatives
In congress and members OF the par
tvs congressional and national com.
mittees have just finished one of the
most important conferences which the
party has held since the campaign OF
1912 was brought to a close. Il can
be said truthfully that the congress
sional campaign Of 1914 is on. The
Democrats and Republicans here. and
especially the Republicans, are keen
ly interested in the development Of
the Progressives' intentions and cam.
paign methods
The Progressive leaders at their
New York meeting which was attend
ed by many party men from this city.
made an analysis of the returns from
all the congressional districts in the
1912 election. On their return TO
Washington the Progressives who
took part in the conference said the
regret of the party was that 1t did
not put more candidates in the con.
gressional field Is months ago. Our
study of results" they said. showed
that instead of 90 members of the
present house of representatives we
would have double that number II
candidates had been nominated in dis
tricts which we thought we're hope
less, but which upon study Of the
returns we now know might have
been carried.
Worries Many Republicans.
Republicans in Washington, Of
course, are ready to deny the Pro.
gressive claim that they could have
carried a number of congressional dis,
hicts that they did not carry. but it
is evident that the Republican repre-.
sentatives in congress from good
many districts are worried over the
prospect of having Progressive oppo-
nents in their districts next fall.
From a personal point of view Repub-
Hnan 10
tatives and senators too, have a deep
err interest in the results of the P.o-
gressive conference than they have in
the matter of calling an extraordinary
convention of the old party.
The Democrats. of course. look on
the intention of the Progressives with
open countenances of joy Meantime
the essiye-Republicans and the
conservative Republicans will go on
with their efforts to induce the Pro
gressives TO forego their intention and
1t is understood that various kinds OF
propositions will be made to them OF
a progressive nature in order to in
duce them to be good"
Army Policy Defined.
Secretary of War Garrison in his
annual report to the president OF the
United States, which was submitted
also to congress, said The army Is
not a luxury-it is a public necessity.
A nation that is opulent, enterprising
and unarmed as of old. still invites ag-
gression, II not disaster
In this expression of the war depart
ment's official will be found the ad.
ministration's attitude toward the ar.
my Of the United States. There were
some Of the peace propagandists who
thought that with the incoming Of a
Democratic administration steps would
be taken to reduce the regular fight
ing forces of the government on land
and on sea. The recommendation OF
the secretary of war and those of the
secretary of the navy make it appear
that the policy Of the present admin
istration toward the twin services
viii be very much like that OF its Re
publican predecessors.
No Decrease at Present.
There are thousands of people In
the United States who are praying for
the day to come when peace among
all nations of the world will be as
sured. The fiat statement is made
that the good people of the country
are praying for this condition, because
representatives in congress are receis-
ing petitions every day from all over
the country urging that any proper
means may be taken to forward the
day Of concord.
1t seems likely from the present at
titude of congress. and OF the admin
istration. that president, cabinet of.
ficers. senators and representatives