The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-28
CAMPAIGN WORK ON
POLITICS AND LEGISLATION CO.
ING SIDE BY SIDE IN THE Ma
TONS CAPITAL.
THREE BIG PARTIES ARE BUSY
Progressive Republican Leaders Hope
full HiIies Will Call Rehabilitation
Convention and Democrats Believe
II Would Help Them.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.-While the tariff de-
bate is on in the senate the represen-
tatives of the three political parties
have found time to get ready for the
next campaign. AS a member put 1t
today. I'VE are to have politics and
legislation side by side for some time,
for IL seems likely that the day OF
short sessions OF congress is forever
ended"
Politics is nearly as lively in Wash
ington now as 1t was year ago when
every candidate for the presidency.
Republican and Democratic, had open
headquarters in this city. The same
men in part who were conducting the
campaigns Of year ago are still at
work in party headquarters in this
city. For the most part. however. 1t
is the subordinate headquarters men
who are in charge, for the chief or
ganization officials just now have too
tIuch to do in legislative matters TO
give any great amount of time to
headquarters work.
the Progressives all are keeping open
house" in Washington, and already
considerable amount of campaign ma
terial is being turned out. One OF the
chief efforts of some Of the Republi-
can party's leaders today has TO do
with the campaign to induce the Re
publican national committee to call a
convention Of the party for rehabilita-
ton purposes in the late fall or GER
tainly in the early winter. Since the
executive committee of the Republi-
can national committee met here some
time ago and authorized the chairman
to order a meeting of the full COM
mittee within sixty days after the ad-
journment of congress. the progress
sive-Republican chieftains who want
to make sure that Chairman Charles
ID. Hilles will call the convention have
been exceedingly busy in a mission
airy way.
Convention Seems Likely.
II is said by some men who are
close to the progressive-Republica
leaders that the promoters of the con-
vention plan are much more hopeful
today that the chairman will issue a
call for the gathering than they were
a month ago There are things which
may account for this renewed hope
fulness OF the progressive Republicans
In the first place, II was known that
much Of the opposition to the conven-
H., - h.
old line Republicans that II a conven-
ton were called and the progressive
Republicans were found to be in con-
troll Of 1t. the old liners might be COM
PEELED to submit to the adoption OF
some kind Of platform Of principles
which would commit the recognized
party to some things for which the
-wep known. as regular Republicans
would not be willing to stand.
II is rumored now that IL the Re
publican national committee will con.
sent to call a party convention, the
progressive-Rep have prom
Used not to insist upon anything ex-
cept a change in the party represen-
tation from the southern states. an
endorsement of the primary principle.
and a rule that all delegates having
officially authenticated credentials to
conventions shall be seated without
dispute. II the progressive-Rep
cans have agreed to this, as rumor
has It they have. 1t seems to be virtu-
ally certain that Chairman Hilles OF
the national committee by the consent
Of the members will summon a con-
vention and that 1t may be held Just
before the converting of the next regu-
lar session Of congress in December.
PIeases the Democrats.
Democratic leaders say that they
hope that the Republicans will call a
convention and will try to patch up
their differences. No Democratic lead
er believes. apparently, as II is per
fectly natural he should not believe.
that the opposition organization can
patch up a peace. The Democratic
leaders say that such a convention by
its acts only would accentuate the diff.
ferences between the two wings of the
party and simply will ALLEVIATE further
from outright Republication the Pro-
gressives who formed a new party last
year and who. according to the Demo |
cratic belief, will still insist upon 60
Ing their own way.
The progressive Republicans. how
ever. seem to think that the Progress
sives can be brought back into the |
fold II the old convention methods are
done away with and II there seems a |
strong probability that the principles |
for which the Progressives stood are
to be adopted by the Republican party. |
The Progressive party leaders in
Washington say that there can be no
thought Of amalgamation with the old
er party unless that party adopts ev.
cry one Of the Pnsgressives' principles, ]