Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-05
Star Bureau.
Metropolitan National Bank Bldg,
WASHINGTON ADril 3.


For the first time in the present
generation new minority party VIII
receive recognition as factor in ma
tional legislation and politics, at the
organization of the House of Repre- :
sentatives on Monday.
Eighteen members will be listed on
the roll-cal as Progressives, and Will
be given recognition on the floor and
in committee assignments as MEM
bers of third party. When nominal
tions for speaker are asked for the
Democrats will name Champ Clark,
the Republicans will nominate James
r. Mann. of Illinois, and the Progress
sives will propose Victor Murdoch, of
Kansas
A number of Progressive Republic
cans who have refused TO identity
themselves with the new party will
vote with the Progressives for Muir
dock for speaker. and upon legisla'
ton.
The House members who will be
enrolled and recognized as Progress
sives are J. E. Faulkner and j. w.
Bryan. OF Washington; J. c. Copley
Hinebaugh and Thompson, of Illinois;
Stevens. Bell and Nolan, of Califor-
mia: William Chandler, of New York:
A. r. Hupley, H. w Temple. F. b..
Lewis. w. Fl. Hulings, A. H. Wal
tiers and Clyde Kelly, of Pehnsyl-
vania; r. o. Woodruff, of Michigan;
A. w. Lafferty of oregon, and Muir
dock. of Kansas.
Representatives Charles Lindbergh.
her of terms in the House as Re-
publican, took part in the conference
at which the Progressives chose Muir
dock as their candidate for speaker,
yesterday afternoon, but explained
that he could not properly call him
self a member of the Progressive
party. only because he was elected as
Republican. 1t was impossible
though, he maintained, for him to
take part in a Republican caucus be-
cause of the special interests which
controlled the remnant of that party
in Congress.
SAYS Money, Not Tariff. Is Real Issue
Meeting in the room where the PuJo
money trust committee held it's In
vestigating sessions, Progressive con-
gressmen declared the tariff to DC
only a fake issue raised from time To
time to effect change of parties and
become real issues. and asserted that
the financial question was the great
Fundamental issue.
"Unfettered as to currency legisla-
ton" declared Congressman Bryan,
"fhe Progressive party is able to take
from the banks the governmental pre-
rogative is issuing money, without
having to explain that course as that
of an migrate to men from whom
great faVors have been received
Resolutions were adopted declaring
that the Progressives will be bound
by no caucus but will support pro-
gressive measures, in the public well
fare. regardless of the source from
which they emanate, and that they
will support President Wilson so
long as he stands for progressive
principles and measures.
Open committee meetings. record
vote ON all important bills in both
the House and committees, Progress
sive representation on all important
committees of the House, reform in
the rules to make impossible the
smotherlng of bills in committees or
on special calendars, the creation of
new House committee on equal
suffrage, demand that legislation
shall not be drafted by committee
members who are personally and