Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-04-25
MAJORITY TOO BIG
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE LEsDfgs
stNe frey Save gm8tEApY
sSDY 70 CONTROL
OBJECTIONS 10 Dc FEARED
DHsse@ses Desires Solid Party Vets
bAst My Sc Disappointed, Though
Dsfsst ~ Msgsf Legislation
IL NSt ~ o. feared.
sk eEoRae eLlMTolt.

Washington Congress hi tbs afst
A98Fs ~ III R2tFa session il, ia d mae
y9tltS Dsftg ssRsH, fatlsF ~ uRwieldy
g99gt sbsakAF Clark Looks from mis-
fgstFaM" into fbs fsess ~ scores
q aasHbsfs 9f his party slttiag In ths
house faf Tbs FIRST Tins, agd Leader
oscar w, Underwood probably re-
kafds With s0als llttis aBEisty tbs
task o. kesptBg such 40 immense fol.
lowing ~ s4tlFe accord With ail tbs
legislative propositions for which this
democratic party, nov ~ power IN all
branches ef the government. must nn.
asftaAs tbs responsibility
Nj Underwood IN not only chair,
man " the ways and means commit
tas. but he ii also tbs Democratic
baef leader, II IL not IL All 70 be-
wondered At that he fears tbs posi-
btilly Of tFeubie because Of the anor'
nous majority which tbs party has In
tlis new house. a has bsan rec0g,
HiEsa by party leaders III representa-
tive assemblies svsF since they came
lHt9 existence that II Is easisr 20 put
Things through. ~ this party wants
them 70 30 through. when the ruling
majority IL Just big enough 10 BE-
easily handled
~ mist be remembered that the
Democratic leaders are confronted
this year with three parties In oppoai
ton, the Republican party, the Pro
sFeHslve party, and members OF the
Republican party who call themselves
fasFssslvesHe Republican and who, al
though eiihging 20 their oldrtime Be
huhlieanlsm IN a party sense, have re-
pndiatsd many OF the Republican doc
tfiaes but vet are not willing 10 accept
" fnlt those Of the Progressive party
This puts new factor into tho prob
lem 81 Democratic leadership, for MIR
Underwood must learn just where he
~ TO lock for snnRaet on the ethel
side Of the aisle III no geara that upoE
any great measure some of hia ewE
following may break away and de-
aiFea 20 make W for II by going Il
some battalion Ia the raaka at NH
friend the enemy
Underwood Fears OBJECTIONS.
II IL said ia he the fear OF Mr., TIN
aeFWeea that on same tartff matters
and ea seine ether miner matters, /
part 81 hia relieving may break ava,
aaa refuse 10 be heuAd even by eau
Gus seetiea No one thihka Mr. I'm
aeF%eea feaFa that enough party mel
will break away to eaaaager the paa
sage az anything Of prime import
aAee TO the party, but the leader Il
aRxieNs that everything that h den,
with MAKER lesislatisa shall be don,
with aetta BaFtS vote back Of IL.
! Very likely tReehle VII he avoided
but the meaRa of securing haRmop,
+ are aas altogether 10 the nklAs. II i
said, az the leader, Already Demo
cratic members 81 congress are NAH
i sAs II plain 70 the members 81 II,
WAYS and means committee that ees
4 RasA on khe tariff schedules RaAss b.
/ paAae tAes and 20 se else support vii
+ ~ lacking. These DEMANDS ~ as
Hsake IL certain Al att that she bstA D
sA5ts Wssl b. patched with eeapF0aa
hes. because Mn M4as@A has aakaa
band. @fsA Underwood AND GAaAi
! Clark aAa Also 4EsA several ~ "a
acre progressive Democratic RAesaaes
81 the AaAse, aRa d asths sAe aeFee q
psegsAasAem ~ SCI tariff fe8dSaasFsl
i sAFeAEA WhFeA with ae4 4A9u A..
ssHaFtFataas u patchwork
Ali fae ResRsEeFs Of ne hover heas.
i Ell congress ROW aaa themselves sill
4fhe o. benches, an elese ea saFes9 safa
nike q pack Of school epss m
house 9s.es 4eA heck Us ID afta Waea j
3At ta aesslfeA elal 8 4Qlaah ago B
saaHR some resemblance Today 81 esl
house al commons lah RagaRs4. 80 ID
~ inc H,444aa Ut al4H5si1iaae Is CONCERN
~ Al he,as1. 2st4 there certainly lis ca
Rej4s 9l stafeaieH44s A48e@aafs mem
a,eFs M non sta win their hans On
There aH4 MAN. new a1tsstalatznes :
4e4lsBeafs ard some eli them agr aai
4lQsa. H8st lfRets fhasa marked 4ilts
las iei special iE154aes4 There 81.
Aa4las members 4gaa have atsH8t1 III
ore. 4ii6 naa4 NOT aaaa ~ f5lt aQiisi
ut j aRfitfif eli 8Raais M D WAY h31asl
Heh are goaRlkhsaeA - HeR members
lsaea5tsR tlRs have 10 aigftes DC aesalaf
ltG ~ committees appointments an.
fitialEn9 4Aaaii d sentiment Nhiuif 81
laailes u previous ssfnasRa Ia gW
tll4af 4sfs Haaeoth IL believe. THAT allal
viii IN 8gisa astttsftf N,estted In H1e ma
leif III ea1alHit5tetR THAN 4lisin tRlip5v
slla ere sfHsinB f3r t3les ttlan ttinsa
When Representative .tptalll "
lSeittef9 Repithllqagl Of Snnngtialltl q
tqtanaah "a aaagnease sauna talnn. aa
AtseiF an absence III many years. b
Naft gwen q gotatanm On the gnea
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