The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-12-25
REPUBLICANS
COME BACK
Mckinley Says They Will
Now Solidify.
New congressman Will Make
Great Improvement }
Next Body.

Washington, ID. C.-Former Rep
resentative william b. Mckinley. for
several years Chairman of the Ma
tional Republican Congressional
Committee. and who has been re-
elected to the next Congress. who is
In the city on brief visit. in an in
terviev said:
II believe that the next Congress
Republican party. Among the new
Congressman elected are many able
will witness the solidifying of the
and experienced young legislators.
They will find the older members
who have been returned disposed to
give them every opportunity to
participate actively in the work and
the conmitteeships. Those of us who
were eft II home in 1912 appreciate
the leadership of Representative
James X. Mann. Under his leader
ship Ia the next Congress all ele-
ments of the party and all Represen-
tatives, young and old, will be treat
ed fairly. There will be no disposi-
ton on the part of the returning
older men, who are not members of
the present Congress, to take away
any of the laurels belonging to the
men who stood up and fought for
the Republican party during the dark
days since 1912. The attempt of
tue Democratic party to create an
insurgency within the Republican
party because the older men are re-
turning Is doomed to failure. On
the otner hand. expect to see a
great deal of insurgency crop out in
the Democratic party"
1T is too early to venture a pre-
dictioa as to who will be nominated
Tor President in 1916. One thing
is certain. there will be more ia
vorite sons" in the race than ever
before. The Republican party is
rich IN material, and this putting
forward of "favorite sons" will have
a splendid effect upon the party as
an organization. When a "favOrite
son" is put forward. the Republican
leaders of the State will eliminate
factional fights on Congressman.
with the result that the State will
be In better condition from the par
~ standpoint than II oneof two lead
ing contestants for the Presidential
nomination tore the State wide open
at the primaries.
Republicans are going to be SEN
sible. believe that the leaders will
act upon a give and take plan. Ev-
cry eiIort should be made to bring
the efficiency of the party Orginiza-
ton up to the highest point. Every
effort towards Cancellation and har-
mony should be made. The outlook
for such a condition was never bet
ter. Add to this confidence which
now exists in the rank and file in
the Republican party to win-a
thing which has been lacking for sew
eral years-and IL foreshadows a re-
turn OF the party in 1916, provided
from now on we emphasize the de-
fects OF the Democratic administra-
ton, and. as Republicans. we advo-
cate broad minded policies for the
benefit of the people, the restora-
ton OF a tariff commission being
one
Looks For Success In 1916.
"Since the election l have been
around the country a great deal, and
have discovered a feeling among Re-
publicans that they are going to
win in 1916. 1t is apparent and gen
uine. The election has transformed
the party into a confident and mil
liant organization. The special Con-
gressional elections of 1912 resulted
in considerable depreciation of the
Bull Moose vote In the various States
yet the Republicans were fearful and
lacking in confidence. Now they
have their courage again.
1.-The plans which the National Re-
publican Congressional Committee
and the, various State committees
are making to keep up the work is
demonstrative of the systematic eff
fort which the party will make for
1916. Now is the time to prepare.
1t is a mistake to attempt to lay
down a national campaign sixty or
uinety days before the election.