Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-12
PLANS FOR AUTUMN
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COM.
MlTTEEs SOON re MOVE TO
HEADQUARTERS.
WON'T AWAIT ADJOURNMENT
Republicans and Progressives Hope to
Profit by Tolls Repeal Flght-Lat-
ter intend to Have Candidates
in Most Districts.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.-It was the intention of
the Democratic and Republican politi-
cal managers to maintain COMPRESSION
al committee headquarters here until
congress adjourns, but Mr.. Wilson has
put legislation ahead of politics and so
the committees secretaries and lieu
tenants will be sent into the center of
things probably long in advance of the
departure of the committees chair
men, who are members of congress.
President Wilson's insistence that
antitrust and rural credit bills shall
be passed before he will consent to re-
lease congress from it's labors has
forced senators and representative Of
the three parties to the conclusion
that campaigning work must begin
after the regular order of things, even
If they cannot get away to help in the
work of supervision
The headquarters tents of the chief
tains of the congressional committees
of the Democratic and Republican par
ties soon will be struck and be moved
either to New York or Chicago The
camp of the Progressives, which has
been maintained in Washington for
some time, also will be moved to one
or the other Of the cities named. The
campers are tired of waiting on the
adjournment of congress.
Hope has come to the Republicans
and Progressives that they may profit
in the campaign by the opposition to
the administration stand for repeal
of the tolls exemption provision of the
Panama canal act. The Progressives
had issues enough perhaps without the
one which has been added recently.
but to the Republicans it has come as
an offer of frankincense and myrrh.
The Democrats, however. say their Re-
publican opponents will get nothing
but smell out of it. At any rate, the
raising of the issue has stimulated the
Republicans into seeming belief that
they have a chance OF maintaining
their present membership in the house,
even If they cannot add to it.
Democrats See NO Danger.
The Progressives in congress for the
most part are opposed to repeal, but
none of them has expressed anything
like the confidence shown by the Re-
publicans that the issue is to be par
ticularly profitable. The Progressives,
however, will use it in connection with
their other issues, and they hope to.
benefit provided any benefcence can
be wrung from it.
Democrats in Washington, whether
they are in accord with the presidents
position on repeal or not, say that
subject will not affect the campaign
in the least, and therefore will not in
any way jeopardize their chances Of
success. They fully expect to Increase
their membership in the next house
and some of them unhesitatingly say
that if the antitrust bills are passed
and rural credit system shall become
fact. everybody will have forgotten
about the repeal row in the house,
with Clark, Underwood and others on
one side and the presidents followers
on the other side.
1t is rather hard to find out after
talks with the chief Republicans
whether or not, way down in, they
have really strong hope that the re-
peal issue is to help their party ma
terially. A good many Of them say
frankly enough that the chief hope for
Republican majority in the next
house lies in possible reconciliation
with the Progressives, and they do
not yet seem to know how amalgama-
ton with the Armageddonites is to be
brought about Some of the leaders
are working to che end Of reccncilia-
ton and others seem to be willing to
let the thing work ITSELF out and to de-
mend upon Democratic biynders to re-
store the Republicans to power.
Moose Plans Unchanged.
Republican leaders are still hoping
that the Frogressives will not put can
didates for congress into the field in
every district. 1t was six months ago
that the new party men said that they
intended to do this, and from the
Washington headquarters of the party
comes the information that the Pro
gressives are of the same mind on
the subject today. Moreover, they are
making preparations everywhere to
live up to their word.
It still seems likely, politicians Of all
parties say, that there will be Pro
gressive candidate for congress next
fall in every district in the land ex-
cept some few districts in the South.
The Republicans maintain that there
Is a certain business unrest in the
country, due to the tariff and to trust
legislation uncertainties, that will
benefit them, and that while they may
not secure a majority in the next
house. they will add largely to their
present representation.
Daniels Blow at Rum.
The new order of Secretary Daniels
prohibiting the introduction of intoxi-
eating liquors in any navy yard
is the result of what may be
called evolution. Years ago OF only
in the warships but In the mer-
chant marine vessels grog was
served to the mel once or twice day.
| If a man did not want his drink ne
was allowed two cents, or something
like that, q dag, to compensate him