Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-01-15
HAYES DENIES TRUCE WILL BE
PERMANENT
WARNING FACTIONS FAR APART
AS EVER, SAYS soLoN
President Watches Hopefully from the
White House Ark for Return of
Olive Branch-Dwight's
Confidence Premature
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/ reasonably near a pefch loudy
on the field occupied by the warning
Republican factions of the house.
When Representative Hayes of Cali
fornla, mediator for the insurgents
returned to the house after one of his
frequent calls ON President Taft, the
news circulated rapidly that a truce
had been arranged and more or less
permanent peace in the Republican
ranks was about to be announced.
| This was considered confirmed when
a statement issued from the Whlte
House and another from the Republi-
can whip, Representative Dwight an
nouncing details of the armistice
This proved premature, however, TOT
| Representative Hayes, between numer-
GUS conferences with his associates, an
nounced that no agreement had been
reached, and that the matter would
go over until tomorrow.
] At this iuncture the insurgents gath
cred in the room of Representative
Gardiner of Massachusetts,, issued an
other statement saying that AN under
standing had been reached
Hayes Statement
The statement, which was given out
| by Mr.. Hayes, follows:
'It is true that an understanding
| has been reached that we shall attend
the caucus about to be held for the
choice of the Republican members OF
the investigating committee. The ques-
| ton of future conferences, however,
is one on which there has been no
| agreement.
I'm fact I had no authority from my
| associates to enter into that question.
OF course, this agreement in no way af-
| fects the issue as to the present system
of the control Of the house of rep
resentatives.'
Mr.. Hayes was asked if the word
1--WE" used in his statement meant all
| the insurgents in the house. He re-
piled that it did. and that all insur-
! gents concurred in the statement.
| Democrats of the house announced
today that they. would hold caucus
| Saturday night TO nominate minority
members of the committee to inVesti-
gate the Ballinger-Pinchot AFFAIR.
| Representatives Ollie James of Ken
| lucky, Slayden of Texas and Palmer
| of Pennsylvania were mentioned as
| possible nominees.
The Democrats insist on their right
| TO name minority members of the COM
mittee, and If the majority declines to
| allow 1t there is prospect of a DEM
| ocratic- Republican insurgent alliance
upon the question. lnsurgent alllance
| IleY arc COlllGlldlllS iilOANAS NSt -
committee and care not who are It's
members.
Dwight Confident
Representative John Dwight of New
York, Republican whip" stated an
agreement had been reached between
| the regulars and the insurgents where
| nv the latter would attend the party
caucus on selection of Ballinger-P1
| chot committee and would abide there
When Representative Hayes was
| notified of Mr.. Dwight's statement ne
denied that any agreement had peen
reached, and said his own statement
would not be ready b-fore tomorrow
nv HAYES declared the statement or
cessation of hostilities was premature.
Later the following was given out by
| President Taft: 4,,o ,oc,-
"It has been agreed between the reg
ular Republicans and the so-calleu m
surgents," represented by Mr.. Dwight
on the one hand, and MT. hayes OH
the other, after conference with tne
president. that caucus shoula pe ne.u
| TO mass on the question of the commit
tee in the interior department inVestl-
| cation with the assurance that the IN
s1.rgents, if they came into the caucus,
would be treated fairly and that COM
mittee of acknowledged impart1allty
would be appointed.
A further agreement was foreshad-
owed that caucuses would be held from
time to time to which all elected as Re
nublicans should be invited to take up
| the various measures recommended by
| the administration as performances OF
party pledges, the subject of each eau
Gus to be announced in advance"
Hatchet Buried
n fsafi iva
Dwight, Republican whip of the house,
CONCERNING the reported understanding
between the regulars and insurgents
follows:
1.-THE questions of the past have been
forgotten. The tariff bill is no longer
a matter for discussion. The speaker
ship fight is ended. The question or the
rules is not now an issue We are con-
fronted with the problem of redeemlng
the pledges of the Republican party
to the people.
last Friday there was a vote in the
house which caused a Republican
| division"
Mr.. Dwight here referred to the vote
on the Norris amendment, taking the
appointment of the Ballinger- Pinchot
investigation committee out of the
hands of Speaker Cannon and placing
| it with the house itself.
| lndL WIS d AAleANNNA ~ ~ NS-A~1
ouence and a small subject in which
J the people could have but little inter
est, continued Mr. Dwight. 1T showed
a. division in the party. The next day
I saw President Taft and laid the mat
ter before him.
II told the president that the So
called insurgents were represented as
being friends and supporters of the ad-
ministration, and would help enact his
recommendations into the law.
81 assured the president that the reg
ular Republicans Of the house We're
ready to do likewise. We were pre-
pared to go into caucus upon any prop
osition and abide by the result. Were
the insurgents ready to do the same?
For the last two days conferences
have been in progress, and those who
differed from us last Friday are now
ready to enter the caucus and abide by
the decision reached there"
Mr.. Dwight was asked If the insurg-
ents had been given any definite as
surances as to the treatment they
would receive in caucus.
mo" he replied, except that they
have been assured OF fair treatment.
They will not be disseminated against"
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