National Affairs: Oust La Follette?

Quoth staunch Republican Senator Smoot, with a side glance at colleague La Follette:

"I am opposed to treating as a Republican a man who is a Republican but once in six years. I think the group of men who read themselves out of the Republican Party this fall should be considered as Progressives in the 69th Congress and receive committee assignments according to their strength in Congress."

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