The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-11-30
CONGRESS BAN
FOR DISLOYAL
Leaders Of Both Parties Plan
Defeat Of Fake Socialists
st Polls.
BLOW TO PRO-GERMANS
Republican, Democratic Unity
Sought to Elect Thirty
Men to Congress.
BLOW TO PRO-GERMANs
Special DespsteA to TIE srEA

WASHINGTON, Nov. es.--Leaders Of
both parties In Congress are beginning
to lay the foundations OF a strange
pact whereby Socialists. pacinsts and
those whom the taint Of disloyalty has
touched will be kept from the Senate
and House.
The first active move toward this WAS
made by the Democratic National Com
mittee In the designation Of Frederick
B. Lynch. representing Minnesota. TO
head committee to treat with Repub-
iican Representatives with the object
Of combating dIsloyalty candidates
masquersding as Socialist candidates
for elective offices.
The main idea of the programme is
for Republicans and Democrats to agree
where there il an, likelihood of the
pacifist element accommodating suf1,cient
strength to put up u real fght for seats
in the House or the Senate.
The whole House comes up for re-
election next fall and thirty seats in
the Senate are 10 be flled. Republi-
cans and Democrats IN the midst of
their own battles arc planning to COM
bine to throttle the avowed efforts OF
the Non. Partisan League and the horde
of pro-Germans and anti-war elements
who have crawled under the cloak OF
the Socialist party to forward their own
purposes and incidentally have driven
from the ranks most Of the real Social
ist leaders.
DenocPats Block Plan.
Some Republicans look askance a;
the scheme ,as II savors somewhat OF
a cleveriy camoudaSed plot OF their
Democratic colleagues TO continue their
control Of Congress. Some OF them can
be convinced OF the sincerity of their
Democratic friends only II the plea for
agreement on candidates In tho States
and districts where there Is evidence OF
strength on the part Of the pacihsts
results In a $3.50 division Of the nomi-
nations under this plan. Democrats and
Republicans sharing alike.
This element Of the Republican party
is fearful that whore 4 Democrat 10 In
office in a State or Congressional DIS
trict and the pacifist- Socialist
threaten to take the seat tho Democrats
will urge that this particular man
should be allowed to remain and that the
loyaI Republicans should support hin, to
choke off the menace from his undesired
opponent. II this plan was followed
throughout the Republican party would
ret badly stung, they charge.
Loyalty II Main OBJECT.
II IL confidently believed by many ei
the leaders OF both parties that this
suspicion can be eradicated. and the
two old parties, OF whose loyalty there v
no doubt, can combine to keep down the
possibility Of more men Of the type Of
senator Ia. Toilette and Representative
Baer. North Dakota. getting Into Con-
gregg. The big vote rolled up for Morri.
Hillouit In New York has caused lot
OF thinking by Democrats and Republ'.
cans alike. They realise that II Is moi
reaily a Socialist vote. but representl
the pro-German. anti-war Stacker and
socialist votes combined. The announce
ment by Hillqwt Of drive to get some
! Of the seats In Congress In the coming
election has caused further perturbation