Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-04-03

Opponents of Conservatism.
Here is list of the members of tn,
parties. and factions which can bs
, 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. Kent, Indepen
dent: J. I. Nolan. San Francisco, C.
w. Bell, Pasadena and William D
Stephens, Los Angeles. progressive
Republicans.
Idaho.-Burton L. French, progress.
ve-Republican (D.
Illinois.-Charles M. Thompson. Chi.
cago, and William Hinebaugh, Ottawa
Progressives; Ira G.. Copely and John
c. Mckenzie, progressive epublicans.
Iowa.-G. N. Haugen, Northwood, ].
w. Good, Cedar Rapids, s. F. Prouty,
| Des Moines. F. P. Woods. Estherville
and George c. Scott; progressive-Re-
publicans.
Kansas.-Victor Murdoch, Wichita.
progressiveRepublican.
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-Republican.
New York.-Walter M. Chandler
New York, Progressive.
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. E. Patton. Curwensville. A.
l.. Keister, Scottdale, S. G. Porter
Pittsburg, A. R. Ripley, Carlisle. M
NORM, Pittsburg, A. H. Walters. Johns
town, F. B. Lewis. Allentown. WASH
ington party and Republicans; H. w.
Iemple, Washington, N. C. Kelley
braddock, straight Washington party.
South Dakota-C. N. Dillon. Yank-
ton. progressive-Republican.
Washington.-W. L. La Folletts
Pullman, progressive Republican: 7 A
Falconer, Seattle. ]. w. BRYAN
Bremerton. Progressive.
Wisconsin-H. A. Cooper. Racine. T
M. Nelson, Madison; w. ]. Cary. Mi.
waukee; E. E. Brown, Waupaca:
James A. Freaf, Hudson: IL Len.
root, Superior, progressive-Republi.
ans.
Harmony in the House.
The first great caucus of tho
democrats of the new house and
conferences which have followed
IL prove that thus far there is
promise OF continued harmony of ac.
ton among the 29O members of the
dominant party in the lower chamber
IN caucusing and in comforting things
seem TO have gone on smoothly. and
the Democratic leaders prophesy that
the party in the house will be united
on all matters pertaining to legisla-
ton.
representative Underwood of Ala |
Dama will still maintain his place Of
leadership in the house and his nosi-
ton as chairman of the wavs and |
means committee. He has associated /
with him on the committee Democrats
most OF whose names are known
pretty generally throughout the coun.
try The minority members of the
committee, the Republicans and. nos
sibly, a Progressive member. will not
be named until after the extra SEES.
sion begins.
II mas been said time and again
'nat the tariff is a local issue this
remark having been made originally
oy zen. Winfield Scott Hancock. Dem.
ocratic candidate for the presidency
against James A. Garfield. When
General Hancock said: "The tar,r
is local issue he was teered AT
all over the United States. The
leering probably was the result of a
of just what the old
'oiuier meant. Today Democrats Re-
puDllcans, high tariff men and low far.
III men say that events have vindi.
'aleu hancock and that the tariff is
'"e nose specihc kind of local issue.
All Sections Represented.
Inc ways and means committee
Vhich VIII formulate the new tariff
'ilis or congress is divided in its Dem.
'cratlc majority just about equal in
ectional sense. All parts of the
'hi'eu states are represented on II
no II the tariff is local issue. virtu.
lily all the localities, giving each one
wide territorial sweep. Will be rem
esented Here is the list of the mem.
ers OF the majority Of the WAYS and
ieans committee and the states from
hitch they come:
Oscar w. Underwood, Alabam. !.
hairinan; Francis Burton Harrison. =
ew York; Dorsey w. Shackleford ,
llssouri; Claude Kitchin, North Caro-. :
ma; Henry 7. Rainey, Illinois; Lin.
DIN Dixon, Indiana; Cordell Hull !.
ennessee; w. S. Hammond Mime. .
qua Andrew ]. Peters, Massacbu.
Gus; A. Mitchell Palmer, Pennsvl. :.
ania; Timothy T. Ansberry. Ohio. i,
onn 5. Garner, Texas (new); James -.
Z. Collier. Mississippi new; Angus
Is " Stanley, Kentucky new.
these are the Democratic members