The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-06
SENATE DEMOCRATS TO HOLD CAUCUSES TO LINE UP FOR
 WILSON POLICIES.
THIRTY ALREADY PLEDGED
Conservatives Probably Will Yield on All Subjects Except Perhaps the Tariff and Seniority in Committee Chairmarships.
By GEORGE CLINTON.


 Washington.-In the United States senate the Democrats will hold a se- ries of caucuses to try to get the ma Jority party in that body lined up In behalf of the new administration policies. Apparently the Democratic senators do not see how they can aid the administrations endeavors with out making advance efforts to line up "a Wilson majority in the senate and through 1t make sure that what Mir. Wilson wants to obtain will have it's way in the committees and on the floor
 The question of today is, will the conservative Democrats, knowing that their progressive brethren are to be in the majority in the caucuses, bind themselves to be governed by all that the party gathering may decide upon? It Is said today that there will be about thirty progressives in the eau cuses pledged to abide by the Wilson will" This is more than party ma jority, and if the conservative Demo-
 
 decisions In all things, 1t seems cer- tain that the Democratic party will have real harmony in the upper house for some time to come at least. Con cord may be the part of the Demo crats in the senate, therefore on all subjects except perhaps the tariff
 No one apparently believes that the caucuses are going to attempt to bind a Democratic majority in the senate to 8 fixed program on the tariff. It is simply the truth of the news" to say that some of the progressive Demo cratic senators are not in entire ac- cord with others of their progressive party brethren on the schedules.
 May Make Kern Floor Leader.
 One of the questions which must be settled in advance of the extra session is whether or not the present senate Democratic floor leader Sen ator Martin of Virginia, will be chosen for the same position. It is known that some of the progressive Demo cratic senators wish to have the lead ership given to John ". Kern of ln- diana. and it may be that they can get majority in his behalf. All of the progressive Democrats in the sen ate. it is said, are not fixed in their deterla ation to vote against the Vir- einia senator. They probably will wait to learn if Mr Wilson desires the unhorsing of the present leader before they make up their minds def initely as to the course they will pur- sue.
 The progressive Democrats of the senate call this coming contest re organization fight Not long ago MT. Wilson thought in nJ circumstance would he take sides in advance, at least in any differences which might arise fin the party in the senate. He realizes that he will need united party in the upper house because the Democratic majority there is so small and he probably looks with fear upon any "ruction" which may come about. Of course 1t Is understood In Wash ington that MT. Wilson's heart is with the progressives of his party, but that he does not wish to antagoniZe other men whose support is needful.
 Seniority Has Defenders.
 If the Democrats carry their re-or- ganization fight to the extent of try ing to prevent MT. Martin and MT. Simmons and some others of the con- servative old guard from keeping their present ranking committee positions, they will have trouble to make the