Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-01-01
BULL MOOSE PLANS
PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES IN
NEARLY EVERY CONGRESS
SIGNAL DISTRICT.
DECIDED AT BIG CONFERENCE
Many Republican Members View the
Prospect With Alarm, While the
Democrats Naturally Are High
Iy Pleased With II.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

by VENUE SIlN ONs
Washington. - Democrats, progress
sive-Republicans and conservative Re.
publicans in congress are known to
be deeply interested in the plans OF
the Progressive party for the next
congressional campaign. 1t is definite
ly known that the party leaders In
tend to nominate candidates for con
gress In every district In the country
except probably in some few districts
in the southern states where the Pro
gressives think II would be hopeless
to nominate anyone even with view
of giving their party a foothold from
which to advance in the future.
Several Progressive representatives
in congress and members of the par
tvs congressional and national com
mittees have Just finished one of the
most important conferences which the
party has held since the campaign of
1912 was brought to a close. 1t can
be said truthfully that the congress
sional campaign Of 1914 is on. The
Democrats and Republicans here, and
especially the Republicans, are keen
ly interested In the development OF
the Progfessives' intentions and cam.
paign methods.
The Progressive leaders Mt their
New York meeting, which was attend
ed by many party men from this city,
made an analysis of the returns from
all the congressional districts In the
1912 election. On their return to
Washington the Progressives who
took part in the conference said the
regret OF the party was that 1t die
not put more candidates in the con
gressional field Is months ago. "Oul
study of results" they said, showed
that instead of 20 members of the
present house of representatives W.
would have double that number |
candidates had been nominated in dis
tricts which we thought we're hope
less, but which upon a study of thu
returns we now know might hav,
been carried"
Worries Many Republicans.
Republicans in Washington, o
course, are ready to deny the Pre-
gressive claim that they could hav
carried number of congressional dis
tricts that they did not carry. but
Is evident that the Republican repre-
sentatives in congress from a goo
many districts are worried over tn
prospect of having Progressive opp
nents in their districts next IA
From personal point of view Repu
! llcan members of congress, represe
, tatives and senators too, have a dee
er interest in the results of the Pr
gressive conference than they have
the matter of calling an extraordinar
convention OF the old party.
There is a strong hope appareI
among Republicans, which 1t is nee
, less to say is not shared by the DEM
Gratis, that something will happen b
tween now and next fall to get III
, Republicans and the Progressives t
gether so that only one candidate wi
be in the field in each COMPRESSION
district against the standard bearer
!, Democracy. The Progressives still /
sist, however, that amalgamation
i, impossible and that they will have
candidate in every district and tn
= In the next congress the Progressive
J, viii be represented not by smf
minority Of 20 members, but by twi,
!, that number.
The Democrats, Of course, look {
the intention of the Progressives wi
open countenances of Joy. Meantin
u the progressive-Re Republicans and {
!, conservative Republicans will go
with their efforts to induce the Pl
y gressives to forego their intention a
= It is understood that various kinds
~ propositions will be made to them
progressive nature in order to e
>" duce them to be good"
Army Policy Defined.
lie Secretary OF War Garrison in
a annual report to the president OF
United States, which was submit
x also to congress, said THE army
r. not a luxury--it is a public necessl
ne A nation that is opulent enterpris
and unarmed as of old, still invites
gression, IL not disaster"
,e. In this expression of the war dep,
ment's official will be found the
ed ministration's attitude toward the
my VI INC CniA'u oldtCo' lhNlp W
Ia. some OF the peace propagandists v
I'm thought that with the incoming o
/. Democratic administration steps wo
of be taken to reduce the regular fiji
Sc ing forces Of the government on Il
by and on sea. The recommendations
the secretary Of war and those of
rk secretary of the navy make It app
that the policy of the present adr
mt istration toward the twin seryi
0. will be very much like that of it's
publican predecessors.
-. No Decrease at Present.
There are thousands of people
cal the United States who are praying
fhe day IN come when neacp am