Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-27
LAF ULLETTE MEET
ROUSES INTEREST
CONFERENCE OF RADICALS OR
PRoeREssIVEs STUDIED
VERY CLOSELY.
THIRD PARTY MAY BE RESULT
Group Will Hold Balance CT Power in
Next Congress, but Conservatives
Hope to Win by Concessions in
Farm Legislation.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK

BY EDWARD 3. CLARK
Washin gtOn.-The conference Of
senators and representatives of u GER
tain political and economic habit of
lnind which was called by Senator Rob
ert NJ. LaFollette, has come to an end.
The conservatives in the senate call
this a conference OF radicals, although
they do not So call il out loud. The
men who took part In the conference
with their followers call IL a conven-
ton of prOgressiyes. The country
will know what 10 call this conference
when the sruits OF il have made them
selves manifest.
The Intention Of the conference
was 10 outline legislation which would
be acceptable TO the members of what
more or less loosely have been called
the congressional biocs. one end and
aim of the meeting was TO define meas
urcs which would materially aid the
agricultural elements IN the United
States. other aims 81 the conference
were directed 10 the accomplishment
of legislation along many different
lines.
There were others than senators and
representatives present al The meeting
called together by Mr.. LaFOilette.
There were some governors of states
there, and there were some men who,
not holding any Office, are in general
sympathy with the plans of the saith
ering. Senator LaFOllette specifically
has denied that he even So much as
suggested that the idea of the meet
ing was 20 form third party.
May Result in Third Party.
There are Republicans and Demo
Gratis in congress who say the fact that
the conference was bipartisan in its
component parts tends 10 show that
the ultimate intention is 10 found a
third party They point out that while
some o. the legislation when Is pro
posed by the attendants at the confer
ence Is Of a kind which conservative
minded men in a general way can In
dorse. there also is some of IL 10 which
neither Republicans nor Democrats of
the older schools Of politics can give
a
conservative ones OF both parties be-
lieve that the inevitable outcome of
the present groupings in the parties Is
a third political organization.
The next congress possibly, even
probably, may be called 20 meet in eN-
ira session next spring. II is virtual
IS assured today that the senators and
representatives who have just been
holding their conference under the
leadership Of Mr. LaFollette viii hold
the balance Of power In the next con-
Cress. Most of the men who attended
the meeting are Republicans In poll
tics. or at any rate they were elected
To Office on the Republican ticket.
This means that If they join together
TO prevent the passage of legislation
which the majority of the Republicans
In the house or senate shall demand,
they will be able with the assistance
Of the Democrats 10 prevent the pas
sage Of almost anything TO which they
object.
The conservative and semi-conserv-
alive Republicans In house and senate
have taken fun note of the dOings OF
the conference, and they also have
studied well the future. Already the
conservatives have considered ways
and means of meeting the situation.
The chances seem 10 be that the con-
gress. either at this winters session
or as soon as a new body shall meet,
will pass legislation for the benefit Of
the agricultural communities which
will be far I'm advance OF any legisla-
ton thus far adopted.
May Win by Concessions.
II seems TO be the view of cOnserv- |
alive Republicans that If great conces-
sions are made in the matter Of agri-
cultural credits and In some other
matters. quite a number Of the senate
and house men who attended the pro-
gressive or radical (as you wild con-
ference will refuse 10 20 with other
conference members into fields Of leg
islatlon which are new and which the
semi-conservative call dangerous. In
other words. the conservative-minded |
ones think that by yielding on certain |
matters they can hold the Republican /
maiorority safe for much legislation 10
which the administration is pledged
and 10 which some of the conference I