The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-08
MAKE EARLY START
PROGRESSIVES HAVE BEGUN Ac
TUAL CAMPAIGN WORK FOR
THE YEAR 1916.
BUREAUS ALREADY ARE BUSY
Organization Of Every County In the
Country and Congressional candi-
date In Every District In 1914
Among the Plans Announced.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.


Washington.-The Progressive party
has started its actual campaign work
for the year 1916 and what the mem
bers OF the party intend to do ought
to have its interest for Democrats and
Republicans with their own campaigns
ahead of them. Headquarters have
Just been opened by the Progressives
In Washington and from this city the
campaign OF publicity will be directed.
The Progressives here say their
party Is breaking precedent, for lit Is
the first time In the history of polit-
ical organizations that campaigning
with an eye to the future has been
carried on during the months that the
politicians usually call stagnant."
| Walter F. Brown OF Ohio will be in
charge Of Progressive headquarters in
New York city, and work along diff
ferent lines will be carried on stimuli
/ taneously from the metropolis and the
capital. 1t is announced that the
Progressive Bulletin" will contain, in
addition to the news of the party, ar
ticles Of "a proper propaganda spirit"
written by men and women, known
to the country for their work along
lines of political, humanitarian and
/ sociological endeavor.
1t is the intention Of the Progress
sives to start at once an organization
in every county in the United States.
OF course many of the counties in the
states where the Progressive vote last
fall was heavy, already have been or
ganized, but there are many places
In the land where Progressivism at
the last election seem to make little
mark either on the ballots or on the
public mind. Senator Dixon and
those who were associated with him In
the last campaign say that there will
be no obstacle too great to be over
come in the work of unifying the party
and giving it strength in the four cor
ners.'"
Social Service and Suffrage.
The Progressive party men here an
nounce the intention at once Of ap
preaching the high cost Of living prob.
lem with a view to finding the an.
swer. Charles 9. Bird, who ran for
governor of Massachusetts, on the Pro-
gressive ticket last fall, will be the
advisory head of the bureau, which
has the cost of living matters in
charge.
1t Is the intention Of the Progress
sive party, the leaders say, to con-
tinue its social service endeavor In
every field, and Jane Adams Of Chi
cago, has been made the director of
this branch Of the work. Social serv-
ice, the Progressives say, means much
to those who have little opportunity
to do for themselves. Some of the
Progressives are ready to claim that
one of the chief sources Of strength
for the new party will be found in its
determination to labor along social
service lines.
It is probable that Frances Kellar
Of New York city will direct Progress
sive service In the field Of suffrage
and In some of the other fields. which
are not recognized specifically as be-
ing within the province Of social serv-
Ice as the term usually Is understood.
1t is the intention Of the Progress
sives as announced at the "restart"
of their work that in 1914 there shall
be a Progressive candidate nominated
In every congressional district In the
country, and that the same year shall
nj In tv
and In the country, where an election
is to be held. Washington believes
that the Progressive action will start
the Democrats and the Republicans at
the work of almost immediate cam.
paigning for the congressional elec.
ton one year from next fall.
Senate Committees a Problem.
Other dispatches from Washington
have called attention to the deep in
terest which there is in the senate in
the answer to the question Of who
under Democratic rule, is to be the
chairman of the senate committee or
Interstate commerce. 1t was said thai
Senator Tillman Of South Carolina IL
the ranking member Of the present
Democratic minority In this commit
tee. and that II seniority ruled he
would be made chairman of this mos
important body when the Democrat
secure control.
1t may be reasserted that Mr.. Till
man. because Of the fact that he II
not as strong physically as once h'
was, probably will not care to ASSUME
the onerous duties Of Craftsmanship o
this committee, although II Is still
possible that II he is given the chance
he may take the position. Mr.. Till
mans case. as It is connected witt
the presen: matters Of seniority mem
bership In the minority representation
On the committees, gives opportunit
: to present some Of the perplexitie
which will meet the Democrats whe
they get control OF the senate. Thes
perplexities will have to do entirel
with promotions In committee holC
lngs, and they will be made doubl
yexing by the fact that the seniorit
positions on the minority sides OF tn
committees today are held by con
paratively few men.
, TIiiman Senior in Five Committees
, Let the case OF Mr. Tillman be tal
en- first. His committee holdings pr
sent an almost unprecedented ccod