The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-09
fans FOR AUTUMN
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COM.
MITTEEs SOON TO MOVE TO
HEADQUARTERS.
toN'T AWAIT ADJOURNMENT
republicans and Progressives Hope to
Profit BY Tolls Repeal Fisht-Lat.
ter Intend to Have Candidates
In Most Districts.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
j Washirgton.-It was the intention of
E,e Democratic and Republican politi-
~ managers to maintain COMPRESSION
4 committee headquarters here until
fongress adjourns. but Mr.. Wilson has
NJ legislation ahead of politics and so
ne committees secretaries and lieu
;snants will be sent into the center OF
pangs probably long in advance Of the
departure OF the committees chair
pen, who are members of congress.
president Wilson's insistence that
tnu-trust and rural credit bills shall
'e passed before he will consent to re-
'Pase congress from its labors has
priced senators and representatives of
ne three parties to the conclusion
Pat campaigning work must begin
fter the regular order Of things. even
4 they cannot get away to help in the
PORK Of supervision.
The headquarters tents of the chief
Pins Of the congressional committees
the Democratic and Republican par
es soon will be struck and be moved
fther to New York or Chicago. The
amp OF the Progressives. which has
feen maintained in Washington for
ome time. also will be moved to one
d the other of the cities named. The
<Ampers are tired of waiting on the
adjournment of congress.
Hope has come to the Republicans
IND Progressives that they may profit
p the campaign by the opposition to
ne administration stand for repeal
d the tolls exemption provision OF the
Panama canal act. The Progressives
'tad issues enough perhaps without the
,<ne which has been added recently.
;fut % the Republicans II has come az
IL offer Of frankincense and myrrh.
|Fhe Democrats, however, say their Re
publican opponents will get nothing
put smell out OF 1t. At any rate, the
1a1sing of the issue has stimulated the
tepublicans into seeming belief that
hey have q chance Of maintaining
heir present membership in the house.
oven n they cannot add to it.
Democrats See No Danger.
The Progressives In congress for the
most part are opposed to repeal. but
bone Of them has expressed anything
IKE the confidence shown by the Re-
''nbficans that the issue Is to be par
'lculariy profitable. The Progressives.
sowever, will use II In connection with
hsdr other issues. and they hope to
|,neft provided any beneficence can
- vrung from It.
Democrats in Washington, whether
hey are In accord with the presidents
heir differences OF opinion on this
mhjsct will not affect the campaign
= the least, and therefore will not in
any way jeopardize their chances OF
mocsss. They fully expect to increase
.Asir membership In the next house
I'd some of them unhesitatingly say
1T n the antitrust bills are passed
M Q rural credit system shall become
> fact, everybody will have forgotten
kbout the repeal row in the house.
gttA Clark. Underwood and others on
~ side and the presidents followers
= the other side.
u ID rather hard to find out after
A1ks with the chief Republicans
QAskher Or not, way down In, they
rive really strong hope that the re-
paal issue is to help their party ma.
Dnr|any. A good many of them say
Aily enough that The chief hope for
Republican majority In the next
10 lies In a possible reconciliation
y the Progressives. and they do
4 yet seem to know how amalgama-
n with the Armageddonites is to be
touyht about
Moose Plans Unchanged.
/ Rspublican leaders are still hoping
Nat the Progressives win not put can
|dtdates for congress into the field In
every district. 1t was six months ago
Dat 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
grsssives are of the same mind on
the subject today. Moreover, they are
making preparations everywhere to
live up to their word.
u still seems likely, politicians Of all
parties say. that there will be a Pro
gressive candidate for congress next
faI In every district in the land ex-
cept some few districts in the South.
TIE Republicans maintain that there
= . certain business unrest In the
country. due TO the tariff and to trust
3egislation 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.
The new order OF Secretary Daniels
prohibiting the introduction Of intoxl
Musical Critics.