Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-07-12
politicians who are neither presidents

nor congressman are away.
The headquarters of the national
committees of the two great political
parties are open in Washington win
ter and summer, and not only open
but active, and this year seemingly
more active than ever before The
national committeeman of the two
parties are having all kinds of trou-
bles. The chairmen of the two bodies
have been tossing back and forth
things which are not altogether to be
included in the class of bouquets Of
beauty and Of fragrance.
The Democrats are saying that the
Republican national committee is try
ing to prevent the President from
carrying out his intention to secure,
with the consent of the United States
senate, American membership In the
International Court of Justice; and
the Republican committeeman are
saying that their Democratic brethren
DO not dare to make the League OF
Nations the chief issue in the next
presidential campaign It may be pos
sible that both of the committees are
telling the truth, but on this subject
one does not dare just at this momentt
to venture an opinion.
Unusually Early Activity.
The national convention will not
meet for a year. 1t was supposed
when congress adjourned that not
much would be doing in a political
way until It's reassembling next WIN
ter, the time usually fixed for the be-
ginning Of preconvention campaign
ing activities of the two great ma
tional committees. The Presidents
trip through the country and the ac-
tivities of certain bodies which are
striving to make the League of Ma
tons the paramount issue of next
year, are responsible largely for the
fact that Washington In this summer
weather Is about as lively politically
as it ever has beef in winter weather.
The Republican national committee
in Its work Of instruction and appea,
to the voters must take cognizance
Of the things upon which the Presi-
dent, who is the leader Of the party,
intends to speak or has spoken The
Democratic national committee at
present is devoting its chief attention
to an attempt to offset the activities
of its rival body, but before long it is
said 1t may be compelled to enter into
the field Of actual discussion In It's
own behalf Of the matter Of the
League Of Nations.
The national committeeman Of both
sides are interested intensely just now
in a wet subject and dry subject,
which together really make only one
subject. Republicans have intimated
that they would like nothing better
than to have the Democrats as a party
stand for return to at least partial
wet conditions-light wine and beer.
The Republicans seem to believe that
on clear-cut wet and dry issue they
could win the election by taking the
dry side.
Democrats to Avoid Wetness.
Some leading Democrats have
shown moisture on their brows," but
others have kept their brows as dry
as chips. The seemingly most astutei
Democrats, in leading positions In
Washington do not believe apparently
for an instant that their party In it's
next convention will indorse anything
which has even so much as sus-
picion Of dampness about 1t.
It is said in Washington, and the
saying seems to be true, that both the
Democratic and the Republican conn.,
mittees are rather rejoicing that wet
subjects Of discussion today. Some
persons who may be rather meanly in
clined declare that the Republicans
on the one hand are glad to get away
even temporarily from the world
court proposition and that the Demo-
porarily from the League of Nations.
proposition. Be this as It may, both
committees are either finding or hav-.
ing forced upon them week by week
certain matters for discussion and at
times for irritation, which keeps them
DuSy dloHg WrlIIHg lines, the WIllluSl
taking the form to considerable ex-
tent of denials that the intention Is
to do this thing or that thing which
some one or other has said 1t is the
intention to do.
Both of the national committees
are disturbed over the reports that
an Independent candidate may be
brought into the field to contest with
the two old established parties for the
honors of the election.