The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-06

lIdt 10TH lne DdSlS VI ITDSTeSSlNe pro-
paganda has, says one observant
Democratic journal, "alienated all the
progressives in the party, and solifi-
fled the Roosevelt boilers So that
the Republican party, as the Brooklyn
| Citizen now believes, will probably ego
into next years congressional cam
| further impaired by the dissatisfaction
of it's own progressive elements with
the continued domination of reaction
airy leaders,
In it's Washington meeting the Re-
publican national committee decided
to recognize state primary laws re-
gardng the selection of delegates by
! primaries and to seat on the temper
airy convention roll delegates proper
| ly accredited by state authorities. 1t
was also decided to reduce Southern
representation in the national conven-
| ton. Under the new arrangement
which is to be ratified by state conven-
tons, the Southern states, as the New
York Times gives the figures, will
have 1853 delegates out of total of
1913, whereas they now have 245. The
Northern states will lose eight. The
plan for a special convention was
vigorously debated Senator Cummins
and Ex-Governor Hadley speaking in
igc OH p,
progressive Republican, taking the
floor in opposition, believing that
delegates to the convention would be
"hobbled" The resolution was lost by
a decisive vote.
These reforms mean Republican
unity" to the Philadelphia Inquirer
| tRep.), which declares that "the way
is now open for all Progressives to re-
turn to the Republican party and take
hand in shaping it's destinies." For
"the action of the national committee
means the elimination of all bossism,
F., and that in turn means that the Re-
/ publican people themselves will NOM
mate the next Republican candidate
for president and make the platform. -
The Topeka Capital prog. Rep.) adj
F., mits that the national committee takes
advanced ground that will be accept
able to progressive Republicans.
'The Republican national committee
has made at least part confession of
Its sins" comments the Chicago Tri-
bune Prog) in faint approval; EEK
perience has been painful, but it has
not been altogether on the governing
body which contributed most to the
withdrawal of the Republican party
from power" Dan Hanna's Cleveland
Leader credits the Republican man.
ayers with being clearly awake to the
necessity and wisdom of turning from
the follies and disasters of the past to
the hopes and opportunities of the flu
ture." The spirit that seeks reform
in very vital conditions of party repre-
will go far toward bringing about the
union with the Progressives which is
essential to complete success" The
New York Press (Prog), which has
so earnestly advocated amalgamation,
is very glad that the national commit
tee is so far responsible to party senti-
ment as to see that there will be
some reforming" yet it adds; THAT
isn't the question. The question is
whether those who remained in the
party will take reform or anything
else from those who ruined it; wheth-
er it will do any good; whether it isn't
better to begin all over again"
Most of the regular Republicans
who care to comment, as, for exam
pie. Senators Penrose and Smoot, and
hopefully of the effects of the new re-
forms. But progressive Republicans
like Senator Norris tNebO, Progress
sives like Senator PoindeXter, Con-
gressman Murdoch, and George w
Perkins, declare that the old guard
is still in the saddle" and harmony
is just as far away as before" The
Milwaukee Journal Gnd) objects to
the new apportionment plan as biased
on eXpediency and compromise and
not on principle" and it does not see
how plan so founded is to gain
much for the party in removing this
cause of disagreement and strife. -
Both "near-Progressives" and stand
] patterns" feared the issue in a con-
vention, observes William Allen
Whites Emporia Gazette (Prog.) And.
lin this state of affairs the adoption of
resolutions changing the Southern
representation just enough to fool
those who desire to be fooled, and con-
! senting to primaries which are sure to