The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-15
DOVE OF PEACE BIDS FAIR TO
FIND A PERCH IN HOUSE
OF wARRIN6 FACTIONS.
Announcement IS MADE
surgents May Attend Caucus for
Choice Of Republican Members Of In
sestigatins Committee, and Are Not
to Be Disseminated Against.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE dove OF
peace succeeded in getting reasonably
near perch today on the field oc-
cupled by the warning republican fac
tative HAYES of California. mediator
for the insurgents. returned to the
house after one of his frequent calls
upon President Taft. the news cir
cuiated rapidly that a truce had been
arranged and more or less pcrma-
nent peace in the republican ranks
was about To be announced
This was considered confirmed when
statement from the White House and
another from the republican whip.
Representative Dwight. announced de-
tails of the armstice The peace
prenunclamento proved premature.
however. and DIR. Hayes after numer-
ous conferences with his associates
announced that no agreement had
been reached. At this juncture the In
surgents gathered in the room of Rep
resentative Gardner of Massachusetts,.
issued another statement. saying that
an understanding had been reached"
The statement which was given out
by Representative Hayes follows:
1T is true that an understanding
has been reached that we shall at
tend the caucus about to be held for
the choice of the republican members
of the investigating COMMITTEES. The
question of future conferences. how
ever. is one on which there has been
no agreement. In fact. had no au-
thority from my associates to enter
into that question. OF course. this
agreement in no way affects the issue
as to the present system of control of
the house OF representatives
Mr. Hayes was asked If the word
we used in his statement meant all
the insurgents in the house. He re-
piled that 1t did. and that ALI insur-
gents concurred in the statement
Democrats of the house announced
today that they would hold a caucus
Saturday night to name minority
members of the committee to investi-
gate the Ballinger-Pinchot affair
Representative Ollie James of Ken
tucky: Slayden of Texas and Palmer
of Pennsylvania were mentioned as
committee nominees. Insurgents say
they are contending merely for a fair
Sate WHO are
members.
Later the following was given out
by President Taft:
1t has been agreed between the reg
ular republicans and the so-called in
surgents represented by Mr.. Dwight
on the one hand and Mr.. Pavne. on
the other, after conference with the
president. that a caucus should be
held to pass upon the question of the
committee in the interior department
investigation. with the assurance that
the insurgents. If they came into the
caucus would be treated fairly and
that committee of acknowledged inn
partiality would be appointed"
further agreement was foreshad-
owed that caucuses would be held from
time to time at which all elected as
republicans should be invited to take
up the various measures recommended
by the administration as performances
of party pledges. the subject of each
caucus to be announced in advance.
Mr.. Dwight tonight was asked If the !.
insurgents should be given any def |
mite assurances as to the treatment !
that they would receive in caucus.
Mo- replied he. except that they
have been assured of fair treatment |
They will not be Disseminated
against