Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-12
ate as whole can be q power foi
good or evil.
Gore May Be Promoted.

Gore May Be Promotes.
IL Mr. Tillman does not become
chairman of this highly important
committee there are three other Dem
ocrats now sitting on the minority
side of the committee who will still
hold Office after March 4 when the
minority side becomes the majority
side. Thomas p Gore, of Oklahoma,
is member of the committees He IS
fairly well down on the list, but there
Is feeling that the progressive Dem
ocrats may attempt to give MIR. Gore
a promotion. The question is how far
they will care to go in their rejection
of the claims OF seniority of service
Senator Newlands of Nevada and Sen
ator Clarke of Arkansas rank Mr..
Gore In the Democratic membership
of the present interstate commerce
committee.
The Democrats are going to con
slider long and deeply before they set
tie the question of the interstate com
merce craftsmanship The present
chairman of the committee is Moses
q. Clapp. Republican, OF
Minnesota. Holding membership with
him are two progressive Republicans,
Albert B. Cummins of Iowa and Rob-
ert M. La Toilette of Wisconsin. Ii
these three members of the present
Republican majority on the commit
tee retain their membership in the
committee as minority representatives
when the Democrats are in control,
the feeling is that the progressive
Democracy In attempting interstats
commerce legislation may count upon
the support of the progressive Repub-
licans whose records in the senate
show that they have been for adj
vanced laws in all matters pertaining
to traffic between the states.
Inauguration Gossip.
President-elect Wilson's decree that
there shall be no inaugural ball
puts the Inauguration ceremonies
on an almost strictly official basis
There is no chance now that there
will be as much as reception
in the capitol in the evening, and 1t Is
virtually certain that there will be
no reception at the White House.
which is not large enough to accom-
modate the thousands of people who
certainly would throng to the place
to shake the hand OF the incoming
chieftain
1t must not be understood that the
opposition to the reception in the
capitol which developed in congress
was at all partisan affair. 1t was
not based on a wish to belittle the in
augural affair, but 1t came from the
belief that the new president would
find himself a victim, rather than a
hero, before midnight of March 4, II
strenuous reception ceremonies were
forced upon him after his hard work
of speechmaking and parade-review-
ing during the daylight hours.
No visitor who had intended to
come to Washington for the inaugural
ceremonies should feel inclined to
stay away because there is to be no
ball, and probably no reception. The
chances are that this will be the
scene of spectacular doings enough to
make up for all that has been left
out of the program. 1t must not be
forgotten that there is to be a huge
woman suffrage parade on March 3.
and it is definitely known that If the
weather is at all favorable this pa
rade will overshadow in its human
interest the display that the men are
to get up the next day.
Weather Won't stop Women.
The women are hoping for bright
skies and dry pavements on March 3.
but the promise of their militant lead
ers is that no matter what the wealth
er. their followers will show the cour-
age of their convictions, and will
march in snow, sleet and rain just as
they would in sunshine. 1t is under
stood that every woman who marches
will be given a distinctive garment to
wear, weather-proof and warm. In a
way this will make the affair a uni
formly uniformed" one, but If the day
be warm these garments will be
thrown aside, and the women will ap-
pear each after her own manner Of
interpreting the fashions of the day.
1t IL pTODdDlG LAdI COuSISSo OSlOIO
long will take up the matter OF the
inaugurations Of the future and make
some kind of definite provision for
them.
Washington Memorial Hall.
Already there is in congress a bill
looking to the erection In this city
of huge and beautiful marble build
ing to be known as the George Wash
ington Memorial Congress is not go
ing to appropriate money for this
structure, but 1t already has granted
a site upon which it may be erect
ed. The George Washington Memo
rial hall project originated in Massa-
chusetts, and Henry Cabot Lodge be-
came it's spokesman. The idea is for
the people of each state to contribute
a sum of money in order that the me-
mortal may be entirely national The
movement has grown and 1t seems
likely that before long something will
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