The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-15
AN ARMISTICE
 IS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE lNSuRGENT RE- PuBLlcANS AND THE REG
 ULAR PARTY.
Democrats Want to Name the Minor ity Leaders of the 6allinser-Pinchot
 Investigating Committee.

Washington, Jan. 14.--The dove of peace succeeded in getting reasonably near a perch today on the field occu- pied by the warning Republican fac tions of the house After that much sought bird had been repeatedly l frightened away from the scene by the clamor of the contending partici- pants. Asl l When Representative Hayes of Cal ifornia, the mediator for the insurg- ents returned to the house after one of his frequent calls upon President Taft, the news circulated rapidly that truce had been arranged and more or less permanent peace in the Re | publican ranks was about 10 be an- nounced. 2 GiFYE n
 This was considered confirmed when statement issued from the White House and another from Rep resentative Dwight, the Republican whip, announcing the details of an armistice. The peace pronunciament proved premature. however, for Rep | resentative Hayes, between numerous 'conferences with his associates, an nounced that no agreement had been reached and that the matter would go over until tomorrow.
 At this junctufe the insurgents gathered in the room of Representa- tive Gardner of Massachusetts, issued a statement saying that "an under standing had been reached"
 The statement which was given out by Representative Hayes follows:
 Tt 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 committee. The question of future conferences, how. ever, is one on which there has been no agreement. In fact I 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
 He replied that it did. and that all of the insurgents concurred in the statement.
 |. The Democrats of the house an nounced today they would hold eau. GUS Saturday night to name the minor ity members of the committee to in vestigate the Ballinger-Pinchot affair. Representative Ollie James of Kentuc. ky, Blayden of Texas and Palmer of Pennsylvania were mentioned as pos. sible nominees.
 The Democrats insisted upon their right to name the minority members Of the committee and if the majority declined to allow it, there is pros Dect of a Democratic-Republi fin, surgent alliance on the question. The insurgents say they are contending merely for fair committee and care not who are it's members.
 The following is the statement giv en out by President Taft today.
 "It has been agreed between the regular Republicans and the so-called insurgents, represented by MT Dwight on the one hand and MT Hayes on the other, after confer. enee with the president that a eau GUS should be held to pass on the question of the committee in the in- terior department investigation with fthe assurance that the insurgents, if they came into the caucus, would be treated fairly and that a committee of acknowledged impartiality would be appointed. "A further agreement was foreshadowed that caucuses would be held from time to time, to which all elected as Republicans should be invited to take up the various meas tres recommended by the administra- ton as performances as party pledg- es, the subject of each caucus to be announced in advance"
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