Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-01-07

have been virtually as progressive as
are the followers of Theodore Roose-
welt in the last campaign, and who
gave up Ill further thought OF call !
ms; themselves Republicans.
If the Progressive-Re shall
refuse to caucus with the Republicans,
and shall caucus by themselves, there
really viii be three parties in the
next house of Representatives in adj
dition to the fourth majority party, the
Democracy.
Four Party Groups.
1t is recognized here as probable
that an attempt may be made in the
Progressive-Republic caucus to get
the members to agree to act with the
Progressives in most matters as
against the Republicans An at
tempt TO secure such action it is be-
lieved by many members of congress
VIII be resented and repudiated by
some of the Progressive-Re Republicans,
possibly majority of them, wac, be-
cause of certain happenings in the
last six or eight months, dislike the
Progressives more than they do the
old line regular Republicans. 1t is
not believed by non-partisan observ-
ers here that the Wisconsin Progress
ive-Republicans, for instance, will con-
sent to anything like an affiliation
with the Progressiyes. The reason
for this is at once apparent to any
one who has followed the develop
ments OF tae last campaign and of the
events which led up to the virtual
elimination Of Mr.. La Toilette as fac
tor in the campaign tor the presiden-
tial nomination.
The one sole surviving Progressive
Republican in the Kansas delegation
in congress, Victor Murdoch it is said.
is likely to hold aloof from the Repub-
lican caucus, and it Is expected that
Mr.. Murdoch will have in company
with him several members of the
house from the middle west II this
shall turn out to be true forecast
OF the coming situation, there will be
four party groups in the next house
of representatives. Democrats, Repub-
licans, Progressfye-Re and
Progressives, each group caucusing by
itself, and each outlining it's own
government policies. There has been
nothing parallel to it within the mem
DRY of present members of congress.
Capital Society Anxious.
In this holiday season with con-
oil IN
pie, and particularly those who
are known as society folk, are dis
cussing a good deal, and some of
them worrying bit, over President
elect Wilson's intimatiou that he Is
likely to do away with good many
of the at present recognized White
House social affairs. The wonder is
in the capital whether Mr.. Wilson, as
has been limited. intends to drop from
the entertainment calendar the four
great semipublic receptions which
have been given every winter in
Washington for years.
In what he is reported to have said
Mr.. Wilson set it forth that he thought
the handshaking receptions which
were in no sense pubic business af
fairs well might De dispensed with.
Washington says that the four semi
public receptions are in a great
measure public business affairs, and,
anyway, society here would miss
these functions sorely.
No one in the capital believes that
the president-elect will care. or per
haps dare Is the proper word to use
in this case, to cut from the list of
White House receptions the one which
is held every New Years day and to
which the public without regard to
race, color, creed or politics Is In
vited.
One Really Democratic Affair,
Il has been said by foreign visitors
to America that the New Years re-
ception at the White House Is the
only wholly democratic affair known
to the White House series Of enter
tainments, receptions and dinners. 1t
is true that anybody who will can at
tend the reception at the executive
mansion on New Years oey, and so,
therefore, in broad sense this Is the
most democratic reception which the
president gives Washington society,
however, in arguing for the continu-
ance of the other four receptions, de-
clares that while they arc not free
for ALL" they are about as democratic
as they can be made without so over
White uouao that tho
holding of the receptions would be
virtually impossible.
The diplomatic reception, which is
the first of the series OF four recep-
tons of the winter, is recognized In
stitution and the foreigners hold it as
a fitting recognition of their presence
in the capital and of the hospitality
which 1t IS necessary in diplomatic
way for the head OF one government
to show to all those from other gov
ernments who hold letters of
credit"
The three receptions which follow
the diplomatic affair and which with
1t make up the quartette of the win
ter, are the judiciary, the cclgression.
al and the army and navy receptions.
Washington seems to agree with
Mr.. Wilson that the president of the
United States rightly might decline
to receive the scores of visiting dele
cations which come to Washington to
see the sights ana which go to the
White House solely for the purpose
CT taking look at the president and
Of shaking mis- hand.
So far as the White House recep-
tons are concerned, however. Wash
ington seems to believe that the actu-
al official receptions of the diplomats,
judiciary, congress and the army and
navy will be continued and that with
them will stay the New Years day re-
ception when everybody who win may
-,,+or tho White House portals to