The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1919-05-01
POLITICAL PLANS
0FSTANDPATTERS
Next Congress Reactionary-Fa-
vorite Son Trick for 1920
Is Seen.
(By' E. B. Fussell.)

gressive people of the United States
have very little to expect from the
Republican majority that will come in
to power when congress convenes
again. And the trend of events else
where points to desire on the part
Of the Republican leaders to follow q
standpat congress in 1919 with
standpat president in 1920.
Actual contG9l Of affairs in the house
of representatives will rest with Jim
Mann OF Illinois, friend of the packers,
and Uncle Joe" Cannon, also of iii.
nois, the old car Of the house. Neither
Mann nor Cannon will hold any off,
cial position. They will merely sit
back and pull the strings. Gillett Of
Massachusetts, a member of the house
for some "a years aud said to be a
good golf player, will be speaker. Mr..
Gillett voted against suffrage, prohi-
bition and nearly every progressive
measure that has ever been before
the house. Mr.. Mondell of Wyoming
will be majority leader. He has been
in congress for many years and is one
Of the few original standpatters left
in congress of the memorable minority
which defended Cannonism in 1910
when the majority of the house re-
belled against the car.
New Tariff Planned.
Craftsmanship of all the important
committees in the house goes to stand.
patters. Fordney of Michigan is chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee. Under the seniority rule, which
already has been adopted by the house,
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania will
be chairman of the ways and means
committee of the upper house. These
committees will draft new tariff law,
wealth of eastern manufacturers by
keeping out European imports. This
bill will probably be known as the
Penrose-Fordney bill.
Present plans in congress seem to
be to start a series of Investigations of
the Wilson administration as soon as
the special session of congress is con-
vened. 1t is realized that on num-
Der Of angles the Wilson administra-
ton is vulnerable to attack. The Re-
publicans apparently hope by their
series of Investigations to discredit
thoroughly Mr.. Wilson, Secretary of
War Baker, Mr.. McAdoo, former secre-
tary of the treasury and director gen.
eral of railroads, and to prevent any
of these men from becoming caudi-
dates for president in 1920.
These are the only men in the Demo
cratic party that are regarded as pro-
gressives or near progressives. With
them out of the way the Democratic
party will be forced to nominate
standpatter for president. The Repub-
licans fully intend to nominate
standpatter. Between Republican
standpatter and a Democratic stand
patter the Republican should easily
win.
Favorite Sons Advanced.
With view toward being able to
bring out and nominate a reactionary
Republican for president, thoroughly
agreeable to the inner councils and to
Wall street interests, efforts are al
ready being made to encourage a mum.
Der of "favorite SONS" to enter the
race. Senator Borah Of Idaho and Sen
ator Poindexter of Washington are be-
ing played up strongly in Republican
papers, with the expectation that each
man can get the delegation from his
home state to the Republican conven-
ton. On his recent visit to the Twin
Cities, Republican Chairman Will
Hays lauded Senator Kellogg of Mime
sofa as 1.-The supremest statesman" Of
the nation, and forthwith a presiden.
tial boom for Kellogg was started, al
most overnight. Governor Lowden of
Illinois is being put forward as an ILL.,
nois candidate. Senator Lenroot Of
Wisconsin is also getting encourage
ment in an effort to keep the Wiscon-
sin delegation from going to Senator
La Toilette.
How Trick viii Work.
The very apparent aim is to have
each state delegation come to the Re-
publican national convention in 1920
pledged to some favorite son. No one
will have anywhere near a majority.
The delegates will be allowed to ballot
for a few hours until it is apparent
that no choice is possible. Then the
inner circle of the Republican party
will come forward with some dark
horse" fully acceptable to the finan-
cial interests that will provide CAM
paign finances. He will be nominated
as the only man to save the situation.
1t will perhaps be some man who has
never been considered at all as a can
didate; some man whom the people do
not know intimately. He will be put
over" with a rush, and then will come
another Mark Hanna campaign for
prosperity and a full dinner pail"
The rumors to the effect that farm
ers who did not raise wheat in the
past two years, cannot get the guar
anteed price, are like the usual run
of anti-farmer rumors, unfounded. Mr.