Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-03-26

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therefore will stand Democrats oo'
Republicans. 81; Progressiyes -.
Observation-Disclosures and Wasbi,n r
party men. At Total, 4S5
Opponents of Conservatism
Here is list of the members ., ;,
parties. and factions which can
said to stand in opposition to cons
vatism of the old kind and in sunna'
of real progressive measures az IN.
view them, no matter In what ns,.I
they have their names written,
William Kent, Tndsr..
dent: j. /. Nolan. San Francisco =
w. Bell. Pasadena and William h
Stephens, Los Angeles, progress;ys
Republicans.
Idaho.-Burton l.. French proer.,
sive-Republican ~.
Illinois, M. Thompson NJ,
cago, and William Hinebaugh ottaw.
Progressives; Ira C. Copely and .obr
c. Mckenzie, progressive Republican
Iowa.-G N. Haugen, Northwood
w. Good, Cedar Rapids, s. F. PROM,
Des Moines, F. P. Woods, Estbern,
and George G. Scott; progressiye.Rs
publicans.
Kansas.-Victor Murdoch. WIGHT,
progressive-Republican.
Miohigan.-R o. Woodruff p,,
| City. Progressive.
Minnesota. Sydney Ap6ersO,
Lanesbore. C. R. Davis, St. Peters r
A. Lindbergh, Little Falls and Jane,
Manahan, Minneapolis, progressive.
Republicans
Nebraska.-S. r. Barton, Grand Il
land, progressiye-Republican
New York.-WaIte1 M. ChandA,
New York, Progressive.
North Dakota.--H T. Helgesop MIL
ton, George M Young. Valley Citv
P. D. Norton, Nottinger progressive.
Republicans.
Pennsylvania.-G w. EdmoDds
Philadelphia, w. d. e. Ainey. Mon.
trose, G. e. Patton, Curwensville 4
l.. Keister, Scottdale. S. G. Porte,
Pittsburg, A. R. Ripley, Carlisle, J M
NORM, Pittsburg, A. H. Walters. Johns.
town, f. B. Lewis, Allentown Wash.
ington party and Republicans; H wi
Temple, Washington. N. C, Kelley
Braddock, straight Washington party
South Dakota.-C. n. Dillon, Yank.
ton, progressive Republican.
Washington.-W. L. La FoIletta
Pullman, progressive-RepubIican J. A
Falconer, Seattle, J. W. Bryan,
Bremerton, Progressive.
Wisconsin a. Cooper, Racine; Z
M. Nelson, Madison: W. j. Cary, Mil
waukee; E. E. Brown. Waupaca;
James A Freaf, Hudson; I. L. Len.
root. Superior. progressive-Republi
ans
Harmony In the House.
The first great caucus Of the
Democia ats OF the new house and
conferences which have followed
it prove that thus far there Is al
promise of continued harmony of ac-
ton among the 200 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
bama will still maintain his place OF
leadership in the house and his posi-
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, pos
sibly, Progressive member, will mol
be named until after the extra 8eS
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 Wnep
General Hancock said: The tarln
is a local issue" he was jeered al
all over the United States. Ths
jeering probably was the result Oh
misunderstanding of just what the olu
soldier meant. Today Democrats Nc
publicans, high tariff men and low tai
if men say that events have vlnur
! Gated Hancock and that the tarin
the most specific kind of local ISSUE
All Sections Represented
The ways and means comnlt'es
which will formulate the new Lal
bills of congress is divided in It's psn,
ocratic majority just about eQuai ~
sectional sense All parts OF Nv
United States are represented Oh ~
and if the tariff is local issue, Vlrlu
ally all the localities. giving eacn one
wide territorial sweep, will Dc iep
resented. Here is the list of the men
bers of the majority Of the ways aro
means committee and the states ToH'
which they come: no
Oscar w. Underwood AlaOan
chairman; Francis Burton HaIii .s.d
New York; Dorsey w Shacki9 ro.o
Missouri; Claude Kitchin, Nor!n III lin.