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DEMOCRATS Fight
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The eff
fort on the part of the Republican
house organization to displace the
Democratic caucuc nominees for
places on the Ballinger-Pinchot in
vestigation committee, now we'll un-
der way, promises to precipitate a
warm fight, either in the Republi-
can caucus, called for Wednesday
night, or on the floor of the house
when the matter comes to a final
vote.
A new and entirely interesting
turn was given to the ''insurgent"
movement in the house today. Rep
reaentatives Hayes, of California;
Murdock of Kansas and Gardner, of
Massachusetts, hastened to the
White House to tell the president in
effect that they were afraid they
had been used" by the Democrats in
the Ballinger-P investigating
committee and that the Democrats
were taking advantage OF the oppor-
tunity 10 put two OF their most par
tisan members on the committee for
the purpose of making political capi-
tai cut OF the affair.
The Democrats say they will re-
sent any attempt to turn down their
selections, and large number of
insurgelt Republicans say they viii
support them on the ground that the
minority has right to name its own
committee members. The insurgents
are badly divided on the proposition,
and the Indications are, that many
Insurgents Will refrain from attend
ing the Republican caucus, as they
do not wish to be bound by the re-
suit
Representative Dwight, Republic
can whip, put in a large part CT to-
day circulating a petition for the
caucus among members, and obtained
a large list of signatures, which in
cluded about half q dozen insurgents,
including Representatives Hayes,
VClstead, Steenerson and Pickett. 1t
was generally understood on all sides
that The language of the caucus call
which provided for the selection OF
the house members of the commit
tee" means that the house Crganiza-
tion would attempt to defeat Repres-
entativeS Rainey and James, Demo-
cratic selections in addition to choos-
ing the four Republican members.
Three of the later are said to be
Mccall, of Massachusetts; Olmstead,
of Pennsylvania, and Madison, of
Kansas, and the fourth member will
be some representative from the Mid
IDLE West. not decided upon.
Several Democrats declared today
that if the caucus chooses them in
stead of James and Rainey they
would decline to serve. Several in
surgents'' like Lenroot, OF Wiscon-
sim POindeXter, of Washington, and
Norris, of Nebraska, say they will
not attend the Republican caucus un-
less the Democratic minority is ac-
corded the right to name whomsoever
it chooses for its representation. On
the other hand the strongest objec-
tions to the Democratic selections are
voiced by 'insurgents' like Hayes,
of California, and Madison, of Kan
sas.
Apparently content to let the 'in-
surgents' take the lead in stirring
up opposition to the minority selec-
tions, the Republican organization is
silent. Privately some of the leaders
quoted President Taft as having said
he wanted committee that would
forget politics and delve to the bot
tom of the Ballinger-Pi contrO-
versy.