Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-06-26
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS KEPT IN
WASHINGTON DURING THE
TARIFF DEBATE.
NO PAIRING IS PERMITTED
Congressional Campaign Committees
to Be Reoreanized So as to Aid
In the Election Of Senators as Well
as representatives.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.


house members of the dominant party
shall leave Washington during the tar
III debate for any protracted period.
The Democrats want TO have their full
strength on hand so as not to be
obliged to depend upon absentees
"Iairing' with Republicans. Under
certain conditions pair can be bro
ken and this would be dangerous to
party in control by small majority. |
Not long ago a commission was APP
| pointed whose duty it was to be to 90 |
abroad TO study certain agricultural |
conditions, and on this commission /
there were several senators. One of
them was exceedingly anxious to go
abroad and he made all his pairing"
arrangements. Then he went to see
President Wilson. who told him he
must stay in Washington and help out
with the tariff during the considera-
ton OF amendments and that 1t would
not be entirely satisfactory If he sim
ply made arrangements to return in
time for the fnel vote
Enlarged Duties for Committees.
The Democratic congressional cam
paign committee Is TO be reorganized,
and hereafter there will be a larger
representation OF senators upon it,
fact which is accounted for by the con
stitutional change which will give the
people the right to elect their senators
direct. Hereafter the congressional
campaign committee will be charged
not only with the duty OF trying to Sc
) cure the election OF members of the
house but with that OF trying TO elect
, United States senators The Republi-
. cans also will increase their congress
} sional campaign committee by the ad-
! dition of senatorial members. and their
p duties will be similar to those Of the
= Democrats The Progressives have
not named congressional campaign
committee. but as soon as the organi-
zation OF their party is completed in
, all sections OF the country this will be
o. done
In connection with this matter Of
direct elections II might be said that
President Wilson is believed to be II
a favor OF plan TO do away with nomi
!. mating conventions and to substitute
= preferential primaries in the choosing
Of candidates for president and vice
president II is also said that wher
this has been accomplished the presi
dent thinks II would be a good plan tC
= abolish the electoral college and TO al
=, low the people to vote directly FOL
:, their candidates.
-, With the organization OF the diner
=, ont political campaign committees anC
a with knowledge that the Republican
national committee is to meet before
long to consider the question OF
Marty convention. the real campaign
Ing work OF the parties has begun. The
progressives are busy organizing II
every county and every state in thu
> Union. and II is assured that the cam
= paign for the election of members o
= the house one year from next fall vii
be in full swing for certainly twelv
months, an unusually long time.
= Lobbying Gets Blow.
Lobbying is still In evidence II
Washington. Notwithstanding the rae
that President Wilson irveighe'
against 1t so bitterly in a publi'
announcement some days ago. |
can be said however. that Lobbying
70 is not so marked in its public manir
ID ulations as it was prior to the execu
I'd tive protest
L II is believed that next year grea
r many lobbyists who have haunted tn
10 capitol for years will be absent fror
le the city. There are certain ones VIII
re- are known as offensive lobbyists. AM
es their faces are known to everybody i
W WASHINGTON while their business !
known to comparatively few outside
I'd congress- and the newspaper mer
20 II is probable that the protest q
s President Wilson will cause most c
NJ these LOBBYISTS TO clear out as soon a
o. they finish up their present worl
d. which cannot be carried on with IN
all same ONENESS which was the case b'
to fore
ys Proper Lobby Also Exists
ne There is n proper lobby, as wen q
D. m improper lobby. The proper lobb
L. is that which is composed of real rel
resentatives OF real business VIII
of come to Washington to set forth IN
X side of the case as business whlc
", ia TO be affected These men are II
he tened to patiently by committees an
u by new members. and their work III
tc, ouestionably has its effect on lie
50, islation and perfectly proper ene'
70 In many instances. The protesslon'
in lobbyist uses his personal influence
ay secure votes one way or another r
sardless OF the merits OF the matter
m controversy.
he Comment has been made before
Ak. these dispatches about the lette
led writing lobbyists" AS has been sal
lis. Il ia the letter-writing lobby whiC
. gets next to the president OF Il
- United States. for Thousands of lette
are directed to the chief executive as
'sr, ing that he refrain from urging TN
,nA legislation or that legislation, becau
the writer's ARE sure II is going