The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-25
new tONCRES IS GROUP PUz zLE 70
old GUARD Rep UbLI CAN LEADERS
Effort to Regulars to Hold Them IN Line will Probably FALL
Program Of PUgessyes Contains Some Strong P|anks

A few nights after the elections a
group Of Republicans gathered at
one OF Washington's leading hotels
to discuss the results and canvass
the situation. In this group were
several members of the cabinet and
other advisers of the President. Aft
err discussing the matter among
themselves for a while they called
into the conference a former mem
Der of congress who is closely asso-
ciated with political !: forces which
have. gained the ascendancy in the
northwest tier Of statese; ~.a
I'VE want you to tell US how we
can hold these newmen in line" said
the spokesman for the administra-
ton. 1--WE have got to have their
votes and we have got to hold the
farmer vote; now, what can we do
to get them?'
OF Independent Convictions.
The conference lasted late into the
night. The former member of con-
gress insisted that neither he nor
anyone else could control the sena-
tors and representatives who had
been dubbed by the administration
men as insurgents" He declared
that they were men Of independent
thought and convictions, who would
probably act together on the issues
they had Endorsed in common. Those
issues, he said, have been explicitly
defined by the successful candidates
in their speeches and platforms. and,
furthermore, they have received wide
currency through the organs of the
Nonpartisan league.
1t is unfortunate that the "old
line" politicians have been blind to
what has been going on for a num-
Der of years. 1t is partly due to ex-
clusiveness and partly to a contempt
! uous attitude towards this political
movement that had its origin in
North Dakota, that the regular"
have not been able to see how this
movement has taken hold Of both
the farmers and the manual labor.
crs in the northwest. Apparently the
Republican organization leaders have
been jolted out Of their compla-
cency by the election results, but
they do not know what to do about
| it.
Bloc of Nine in Senate.
1t is just as we'll that there should
be full exposure of the situation
The Nonpartisan league will have
four representatives in the United
States, senate. Those men are Lynn
J. Frazier of North Dakota, Henrik
Shipstead of Minnesota, Burton K
Wheeler of Montana and c. C.. Dill
Of Washington. They will have also
the supporting votes of three other
senators who have been Endorsed by
the league, viz: Robert M. La Fol.
lette of Wisconsin,, William E. Bora1
of Idaho and George w. Norris Of
Nebraska. Added to these seven are
two others who probably will &C.
cept the leadership Of the league
through force of circumstances
They are Edwin F. Ladd Of North
Dakota and Peter Norbeck of South
| Dakota.
The economic policies advocated
by the Nonpartisan league may be
regarded as impractical. neverthe'
less they have been instilled into thu
minds of several million voters II
the northwest and their acceptance
Of those policies has, brought a5ou
the election Of an important bloc q
senators. The Nonpartisan legaut
will also have a number of repre-
sentatives and adherents in thu
house although their strength there
viii not be as great proportional,
as in the senate.