The Washington times., 1913-07-02
DEMOCRATS WORK
ON CAMPAIGN PLAN
Congressional Committee Of
ficers Map Out Method of
1914 Election Fight.

New Officials of the Democratic con-
gressional committee already have
taken steps to prepare for the 1914 con-
gressional campaign. Chairman Dore-
mus. Secretary Pepper. and other Off
cials have held conferences and In a
general way the plans for the approach
ing fight have been mapped out.
The campaign leaders for the Demo-
Gratis. as a matter of fact, look forward
to retention of the House by good
margin, and hope to make gains in the
GDnate. The thing that they look at
most of all as calculated to insure DEM
ocratic control in the next Congress is
the divided condition Of their oppo-
nents- In the energetic efforts of the
Bull Moose to organize in each congress
eional district and put a candidate for
Congress in the field. the Democrats
see their own best advantage.
Apprehension Over Bills.
At the same time, they are not with
out apprehension over the effect of the
tariff bill and new currency legislation.
They feel that the country is going to
accept tariff revision in q more philo-
sophical spirit than might have been
expected year ago. Nevertheless.
they purpose to be ready to defend the
proves necessary, and are getting their
ammunition wagons filled with cam
pafgn literature to that end.
The general objects of the Democratic
the House by good working margin,
to make gains in the Senate, or at least
to incur no losses there, and to pave
the way for another Democratic victory
in 1s16. Despite the fact that several
prominent Democrats are ambitious to
run for President in 1916. it begins to
looks as IL Woodrow Wilson would
again be the party nominee that year.
the ambitions of Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Un-
derwood, and Champ Clark to the CON-
trary Notwithstanding.
Plan of Campaign.
In q general way, the plans Of the
Democratic congressional committee as
10 literature are to send out a large
number OF the most effective Democratic
speeches made in Congress this season,
to prepare and distribute In every State
millions of copies of a tariff handbook.
and to get out general campaign hand
book. Members of the Democratic side
Of the House are being asked 20 sug-
gests lists of speeches which they think
are the most effective. The committee
VIII take these suggestions and work
ou; of them the best possible list OF
speeches and then. with the considerable
force of clerks retained at the head
quarters at the Capitol, proceed to frank
d1em out.
The tariff primer or handbook VIII be
prepared as soon as the tariff bill Is
passed. 1t will be a digest and explana-
ton OF the tariff measure, in words of
one syllable. calculated to show the ulti-
mate consumer how much has been
dcne for him and why he should be
grateful to the Democratic party for
battering down the tariff wall. The gen.
eral campaign book. which will be pre-
pared in the fall, will deal with tariff.
currency and various other matters.
One of the propositions which the
Democratic committee intends to try to
turn to account is the lobby revelations.
The committee will proceed on the
theory that the lobby revelations are
more hurtful to Republicans than to
Democrats and will have a resume of
the testimony prepared, bringing out
the most striking points.
With all this literature prepared and
widely disseminated. 1t will not be the
fault of the committee IL the voters do
not flock to the Democratic standard.