The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-20
OPPONENTS OF EXTREME CON- sGRvATisM IN NEXT MOUSE
 ARE PLACED.
UPHOLD ADVANCED POLICIES
Outside tho Ranks of the Democratic Party and Under varlous Dsslgna- tions, These Advocates of Pro0res- sIvism Number Forty-seven.
By GEORGE CLINTON.


 Washington.--It is possible now to give definitely for the first time the names of members of the next house of representatives who will stand In opposition to extreme conservatism, whether 1t manifests itself in the Democratic or in the Republican party.
 There has been cloud of doubt over the positions, which some of the men elected to the lower house of the Sixtythird congress intended to occupy. There is respectable min ority of members outside of the Demo- cratic party who can be depended up on to uphold advanced policies of MT. Wilson they do not go too far into the radical field, and also to take posi- tion of opposition to high tariff pro nouncements or extremely conserva- tive legislative announcements on any subjects made by the conserva- tives of any party.
 The ranks of progressivism outside Of the Democratic party feii under sev- eral designations. One man Is writ ten down politically as an lndepen dent; other men call themselves Pro gressive- Republicans; other combine the party names of Washington and Republican,; others call themselves straight Washington party men, and the others are Progressives with capital P
 Forty-seven Are Progressves.
 There are forty-seven members who fall into one or the other of these classes. According to the list of mem bers-elect of the next house which was prepared by the house officials, there will be IA Republicans in attendance. All of the men who appear In the list which Is to follow are chased by the Democratic authorities as members of the Republican party, but only few of them speak of themselves as Repub- licans. Those of them who keep the party name invariably put the hyphen and the word progressive before It. So 1t is that from this total number of Republicans written into the present congressional directory as such, there must be subtracted forty-seven, num- Der which represents the strength of the contingent which either tG a great degree or entirely has separated It. self from republicanism as 1t has been understood in the past
 The next house of representatives therefore will stand Democrats, 291; Republicans, 97; Progressives, pro gressiye- Republicans and Washington party men, A. Total, 435.
 Opponents of Conservatism.
 Here is list of the members of the parties, and factions which can be said to stand in opposition to conser- vatism of the old kind and in support of real progressive measures as they view them, no matter in what party they have their names written
 California--William Kent, Indepen- dent; J. L Nolan, San Francisco, C. w. Bell, Pasadena and William D. Stephens Los Angeles. progressive Republicans
 Idaho.-Burton L. French, progress sive-Republican CD.
 Illinois.-Charles NJ Thompson. Chi- cago, and William Hinebaugh, Ottawa Progressives; Ira c. Copely and John c. Mckenzie, progressive-R Republicans
 Iowa.-G. N Haugen Northwood. J w Good, Cedar Rapids, & F. Prouty, Des Moines. F. P Woods, Baskerville and George c. Scott; progressive-Re- publicans.
 Kansas.-Victor Murdock. Wichita, progressive Republican.
 Michigan.-R, O. Woodruff, Bay City, Progressive.
 Minnesota. Sydney Anderson. Lanesbore, c. R. Davis. St Peters. c. A. Lindbergh. Little Falls and James Manahan, Minneapolis, progressive Republicans.
 Nebraska.-S. R. Barton, Grand Is- land. progressive Repu blican.
 New York.--Walter Nj Chandler. New York. Progresive.
 North Dakota.-H. T. Helgeson. Mil. ton. George M Young. Valley City. P. D. Norton. Nottinger. progressive Republicans.
 Pennsylvania.-G. W. Edmonds. Philadelphia, w D. E. Ainey. Mon. trose, c. F. Patton, Curwensville, A. l.. Keister, Scottdale. s. c. Porter. Pittsburg, A. R. Ripley, Carlisle, J. M Morin. Pttsburg, A. H. Walters. Johns. town, F, B. Lewis. Allentown. Wash ington party and Republicans: H. w Temple. Washington. N. c. Kelley. Braddock, straight Washington party
 South Dakota--C. N. Dillon, Yank- ton, progressive Republican.
 Washington.-W. l.. La Toilette. Pullman, progressive-R republican ! 4.