The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-06-28
CAMPAIGN WORK ON
POLITICS AND LEGISLATION CO.
ING SIDE BY SIDE IN THE MA
TONS CAPITAL.
THREE BIG PARTIES ARE BUSY
rogressIve-Republican Leaders Hope
full HiiIes VIII Call Rehabilitation
Convention and Democrats Believe
II Would Help Them.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

tatives OF the three political parties
have found time TO get ready for the
next campaign. AS member put 1t
today. we are to have politics and
| legislation side by side for some time,
for II seems likely that the day OF
short sessions OF congress is forever
ended"
Politics is nearly as lively In Wash
ington now as IL was year ago when
every candidate for the presidency,
Republican and Democratic, had open
headquarters in this city. The same
! men in part who were conducting the
campaigns OF year ago are still at
work In party headquarters In this
city. For the most part, however. 1t
Ia the subordinate headquarters men
who are in charge, for the chief or.
ganlzation officials just now have too
| much to do in legislative matters to
give any great amount OF time to
headquarters' work.
The Democrats, the Republicans and
the Progresslves all are keeping open
house" in Washington. and already a
| considerable amount OF campaign ma
terial Is being turned out. One OF the
chief efforts OF some of the Republi-
can party's leaders today has to do
with the campaign 10 induce the Re
publican national committee to call
convention OF the party for rehabilita'
tion purposes in the late fall or GER
tainly In the early winter. Since the
executive committee OF the Republi'
can national committee met here some
time ago and authorized the chairman
to order a meeting OF the full COM
mittee within sixty DAYS after the al
| journment of congress. the progress
! sive- Republican chieftains who want
TO make sure that Chairman Charles
ID. Hilles will call the convention have
been exceedingly busy in a mission
ary way.
Convention Seems Likely.
II Is said by some men who are
close to the progressively Republican
leaders that the promoters Of the con
vention plan are much more hopeful
today that the chairman will issue a
call for the gathering than they were
month ago There are things which
may account for this renewed hope
fulness OF the progressive-R Republicans.
| In the first place, it was known that
much OF the opposition to the conven-
ton idea was based on the fear OF the
old line Republicans that IL conven.
ton were called and the progressive
| Republicans were found to be in con-
troll OF It. the old liners might be COM
PEELED TO submit to the adoption OF
some kind OF a platform OF principles
which would commit the reorganized
party to some things for which the
men known as regular Republicans
would not be willing TO stand.
1t Is rumored now that il the Re
publican national committee will con.
sent to call "a party convention. the
rogressive-Republican have prom
Used not to insist upon anything en-
| cept change In the party represen-
tation from the southern states, an
endorsement OF the primary principle,
and a rule that all delegates having
officially authenticated credentials TO
conventions shall be seated without
dispute II the progressive.Republi
has 1t they have. It seems to be virtu-
ally certain that Chairman Hilles OF
the national committee by the consent
OF the members will summon a con-
vention and that II may be held just
before the converting of the next regu-
lar session of congress in December.
Pleases the Democrats.
{ Il, laadare any that tbav
hope that the Republicans will call
convention and will try to- patch up
their differences No Democratic lead
er believes. apparently, as il is per
fectly natural he should not believe,
that the opposition organization can
patch up a peace. The Democratic
leaders say that such convention by
it's acts only would accentuate the diff
ferences between the two wings OF the
party and simply will ALLEVIATE further
from outright Republicanism the Pro.
gressives who formed new party last
year and who, according to the Demo-
cratic belief, will still insist upon go
ing their own way.
The progressive Republicans how
ever, seem to think that the Progress
sives can be brought back into the
fold IL the old convention methods are
done away with and il there seems a
strong probability that the principles
for which the Progressives stood are
to be adopted by the Republican party
The Progressive party leaders in
Washington say that there can be no
thought of amalgamation with the old
er party unless that party adopts ev-
cry one of the Progressives' principles,
rids itself OF the bosses, and agrees
to become progressive in name.
Tariff Bill Moves Slowly.
Finally the senate has settled down
to start the last stage of the tariff bills
journey. Members have admitted that
the course Of the tariff thus far has
been followed at tortoise pace, and It
Is believed from what is said, by the
senators especially, that II will be
pretty late in the summer before the
bill goes To conference