Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-27

w. Bell, Pasadena and william y.
Stephens. Los Angeles. progressive
Republicans.
fdsiio.-Burton L French, progrss-
sive-Republican (D.
Illinois.-Charles M. Thompson, Chi
caso. and william Hinebaugh. Ottawa.
Prosrsssives; Ira G. Copely and John
C. Mckenzie. progressive blicans
lowa.--0. N. Haugen, Northwoo1. J.
w. Good. Cedar Rapids, q. r. Prouty.
Des Moines. F.. p. Woods. Esthsrviils
and George c. Scott. progressive-Re-
publicans.
Kansas.--victcr Mardock, wichita.
progressive Republican.
Michigan.--R. o. Woodruff. Bay
City, Progressive.
Minnesota Sydney Anderson.
Lsnesbore, q. r. Davis, st. Peters. @.
A. Lindbergh. Little Falls and James
Manahan. Minneapolis, progressive
Republicans.
Nebraska. Is. r. Barton, Grand II
land. progressive-Republican.
New York.-Walte. M. Chandler.
New York. Progressive.
North Dakota.-H. a. Helgeson, Nil.
ton, George M. Young. Valley City,
p. d. Norton. Nott,nger, progressive
Republicans.
Pennsylvania.-G W. Edmonds.
Philadelphia, w. d. e. Ainey, Mon.
trose. c. f. Patton. Curwensville, A.
l.. keister. Scottdale. g. @. Porter,
Pittsburg. A. R. Ripley, Carlisle, J. n.
NORM, Pittsburs. A. II. Walters. Johns.
town. F. B. Lewis, Allentown. Wash.
ington party and Republicans; H. w.
Temple, Washington. N. O. Kelley,
Braddock. Sstraight Washington party.
South Dakota--C. N. Dillon, Yank.
ton. essive-Republican.
Washington.-W. l.. La Follette.
Pullman. progressive-Re Republican; J. A.
Falconer, Seattle. j. w. Bryan.
Bremerton, Progressive.
Wisconsin-H. A. Cooper. Racine: J.
M. Nelson. Madison: w. J. Cary, Nil.
waukee; ID. e. Brown, Waupaca;
James A. Freaf. Hudson; l. l.. Len.
root. Superior. progressive -Republi.
ans.
Harmony In tho House.
The first great caucus of the
Democrats Of the new house and
conferences which have followed
1t prove that thus far there II q
promise OF continued harmony of &C.
tion among the 290 members of the
dominant party in the lower chamber.
In caucusing and in conferring 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.
bama will still maintain bis place Of
leadership In the house and his pc9s-
ton as chairman of the ways 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. Dos
sibly, Progressive member. will not
be named until after the extra ses-
sion begins.
1t has been said time and again
that the tariff is a local issue, this
remark having been made originally
by Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, Dem.
ocratic candidate for the presidency
against James A. Garfield. When
General Hancock said: THE tarifP
is local issue he was jeersd at
all over the United States. The
5eering probably was the result of q
Misunderstanding Of just what the old
soldier meant. Today Democrats, Re-
publicans. high tariff men and low tar.
III men say that events have vindi-
Gated Hancock and that the tariff 10
the most specific kind Of local issue
All Sections Represented.
The ways and means committee
which will formulate the new tariff
bills of congress is divided In its Dem.
ocratic majority just about equal In q
sectional sense. All parts of the
United States are represented on It.,
and II the tariff is local issue. virtp-
ally all the localities. giving each one
wide territorial sweep, will be rep
resepted. Here is the list Of the mem.
bers of the majority Of the ways and
means committee and the states from
which they come:
Oscar w. Underwood. Alabama.
chairman; Francis Burton Harrison.
New York; Dorsey w. shackleford.
Missouri; Claude Kitchin. North Caro-.
lima: Henry T. Rainey. Illinois; Lin.
coin Dixon. 1ndiana Cordell Hull,
Tennessee; w. 8. Hammond. Mime.
sofa: Andrew ]. Peters. Massachu.
sets; A. Mitchell Palmer. Pennsyl.
vania; Timothy 7. Ansberry. Ohio: