Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-19
THAT RECEPTION
CAUSESBIC ROW
CONGRESSMAN TAWNEY INIT.
MATES THAT THE ADMINS
TRATION is ATTACKED.
THINKS HE SHOULD BE in"
Federal Office Holders in the State
Said to Be Effected by Situation
insurgents Seem Undecided About
Attending St. Paul Function.

st. Paul.-Threatening split in the
Republican party, the trouble grow
ing out of the proposed public en-
dorsement of the Minnesota insurgent
delegation, increased rather than les
sened, following "a hours spent by
Congressman Tawney in st. Paul.
He gave 1t out fiat that the proposed
demonstration in favor of the insur
gent congressman, through it's ex
clusion of himself, was a direct slap
Tor TaWney." By inference, he
claimed it was an attack on the policy
of the administration and Taft.
! Same Attitude Shown To ALL
| The Winona congressman refused
to elaborate further on his telegram
sent to President Warner, of the St
Paul Commercial club, in which Mr.
Tawney indicated that some of the
congressman had pledged to vote for
the tariff bill if their votes should
be necessary.
II can see in this proposed demon
stration, through it's exclusion of my.
self, nothing but direct slap at me-
| why should l be singled out? The
demonstration is supposed to be to
honor the men who fought for lower
schedules. If it is for the purpose of
honOring the men who assisted in Sc.
curing tariff revision downward, then
[ should be invited to sit in.
Quarrel With Other Members.
II have no quarrel with other mem.
bers of the Minnesota degelation
They did what they thought was
right, just as I did, but in view of
the active part took in securing low
er schedules, can see no fairness in
excluding me-
"The bill is now Republican doc.
trine, and has been signed by Re.
publican president. 1t may not be the
best bill but it is the best we could
get at the time. The proposed action
cannot be taken otherwise than a re-
Election ON the Republican administra.
ton, and will have a tendency to dis.
rupt the Republican party.
At the capitol, conferences have
been held and notice is said to have
been served on the federal machine, -
that is will have to watch out. Lists
of the federal Office holders who took
part in the committee meeting for the
purpose of arranging the demonstra-
ton in honor of the insurgents, have
been prepared and are being sent out
Il do not like the affair."" said the
congressman Nye, and l cannot see
how it will do any good"
| Representative Davis, of the Third
district came out with an enthusias.
tic shout of approval. Mr.. Davis in
timated that he and Congressman
iLindbergh were the only original in
surgents, and he felt confident that
Mr.. Tawney had no reference to him,
In his Warner telegram.
| "Lindbergh and myself voted
against Cannon and the old rules and
against the bill. The other members,
continued Mr.. Davis, with g gentle
little fling at his brother congress
men, voted with Cannon all the time
and it was not until a few hours be-
|
how they would finally vote"
Congressman Lindbergh is not as
enthusiastic as Mr.. Davis. He en-
dorses the meeting, saying he will be
present if it is attended generally.
| Congressman Volstead says he ap-
preciates the object of the meeting,
but is afraid it will stir up hard feel
ings. Congressman Stevenson of
Crookston is also up in the air, and
doesn't know just what to think about
it,
Congressman Miller says if it is ar
ranged under proper auspices he will
attend the function.
| Congressman Hammond, the lone
Democrat on the delegation, wires
that he cannot be present.