Evening star., 1922-11-30
POLITICAL PARLEY
|SDUE TOMORROW
Peoples Legislative Service
Sponsors Series of Con-
ferences at Capitol.

Plans have been completed for the
series of conferences here tomorrow
and Saturday under auspices OF the
Peoples Legislative Service. The OBJ
ject of the conference is to secure
combined action in Congress on pro-
gram of progressive legislation by
democrats and republicans.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin.
republican, and Representative Hud-
dleston of Alabama, democrat. leaders
Of the movement. announced that the
plans contemplated a meeting behind
closed doors tomorrow in the room
Of the Senate committee on agrtcul-
ture. The statement said:
I'm order that there may be full
and free discussion upon the impor-
tant subjects of legislation which
will be taken up for consideration,
the conference will meet behind closed
doors. Any statements which sena-
tors or representatives may care 10
make to the press will be given out
after the deliberations OF the confer
ence are concluded.
List of Conferees.
Saturdays meeting will be open and
will be attended by others than tho
congressional group who are in SYM
pathy with the movement for pro-
gressive bloc in Congress.
The list of conferees, as given out by
Senator La Toilette. follows:
The senator's and senators-elect are:
Henry F. Ashurst. Arizona: William
L. Borah. Idaho: Smith w. Brookhart,
Iowa; Arthur Capper, Kansas; Joseph
I. France, Maryland; Lynn J. Frazier.
North Dakota: Edwin F. Ladd. North
Dakota; Robert NJ. La Toilette, Wis
consin; George w. Norris. Nebraska
Robert L. Owen. Oklahoma: Morris
Shepherd, Texas: Henrik Shipstead,
Minnesota Burton K Wheeler. Mon
tana.
The representatives and representa-
tives-elect are: Joseph D. Beck. Wis
consn; Edward E. Browne, Wisconsin;
w. J. Burke. Pennsylvania: Ross A
er; wisconsin; James A. Frear. Wis
consfn; George Huddleston. Alabama;
w. F. James. Michigan; Oscar E. KEEL
Ter, Minnesota Ed. ]. King. Illinois:
c. L. Knight. Ohio: F. H. La Guardia.
New York: Florian Lampert. Wiscon-
w. T. Logan, South Carolina: j: J.
York; John NJ. Nelson. Wisconsin H.
H. Peavey. Wisconsin Frank r. Reid.
Illinois; T. D. SchalI. Minnesota:
George F. Schneider. Wisconsin; J. h.
Oklahoma; Edward Vo!gt Wisconsin.
and Roy Woodruff. Michigan.
Senator Walsh Declines.
Originally the list included the
name Of Senator Walsh Of Massachu-
setts, democrat. but last night SEN
ator Walsh announced that he would
not attend and issued a statement
giving his reason, that while in SYM
pathy with some of the progressive
legislation proposed. he would not
join a bloc movement in Congress.
The statement said:
MY attention has been called to
the fact that my name is lncluoeo IN
the list Of those who are to attend
the meeting called by Senator La Fol-
!ette. There is no reason whatsoever
why Senator La Toilette should put
my name in the list. Mr.. La Toilette
did show me the progressive pro-
gram and l was in sympathy with
many of the proposed measures. The
fact that l am not to attend this
meeting. and i never proposed TO at
tend it, does not mean that am not
sympathetic with progressive meas
ures. But 1 will have nothing what
soever to do with any bloc organiza-
ton, and this appears to be bloc
movement"
The Saturday meeting will be fol-
lowed by a dinner that night at the
City Club, at which the principal
speaker will be Samuel J. Untermeyer
Of New York. Former Representative
keating Of Colorado Will act as toast
master. Former Senator Bristow of
Kansas will talk on "a Word From
the Old Progressives." Senator La
Toilette will report upon what has
been accomplished by the Peoples
Legislative Service In the two years
in which it has been organized.
Basil NJ. Manly, director Of the
Peoples Legislative Service. author
ICES the following statement:
The conference of progressives.
called under the auspices of the
Peoples Legislative Service, to meet
in Washington December l and 2. will
be concluded by a dinner given in
honor of the new progressive sena-
tors, representatives and governors.
The dinner will be at the Mems City
Club 1920 G street. on Saturday even
ing at 1880. Arrangements for accom-
modating 500 people have been made.
and several hundred reservations
from nearby cities have been received.
A large number from western cities
have also signifled their intention Of
being present. This will be the Sec
ond congressional dinner Of the
Peoples Legislative Service, the first
having been held two years ago. at
the beginning of the present Con-
gress.
"The progressive senator's. repre-
sentatiyes and governors who were
successful at the recent elections Will
respond to congratulations upon their
victories The newly elected senators
who will be present are: Smith w.
Brookhart of Iowa, Lynn J. Frazier
of North Dakota. Henrik Shipstead of
Minnesota and Burton X. Wheeler OF
Montana"
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