Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-05
AGREEMENT REACHED TO FORM
uLATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
FOR SESSION..
FoRTY-FivE SENATORS SURE,
TWO OTHERS CLAIMED
Regulars Intimate They Have Won
over Couple of insurgents Who Will
Aid in Passing BiIIs-schems to
Maintain Control Of Senate Machin.
ery-other News.

Washington, May 5.-Forty- sem
ators, all regulars" are said to have
Joined movement to formulate new
administration legislative program.
Two more are claimed as positively,
but the regulars say they do not care
to subject these men to embarrassment
by disclosing their names at this time.
The new organiza ton, which was be-
gun yesterday, was made by the con-
servative republicans in an effort to
maintain control Of the senate machin-
cry Mutual concession have been
made already, and it is expected that
more will be conferred to carry out the
plans of the regulars. Much depends
upon the success of Taft in harmon>
izing the differences that may arise.
The purpose of the regulars is to get
majority of the senate so the charge
can not be made that they formed
coalition with the democrats to put
they claim they can count on certain
democratic votes when needed.
Taft to Use "Big Stick?"
ington tomorrow. If he is willing to
swing the big stick" as the regular
republican say he is, the claims Of the
regulars appears to be justified The
work of the organization in lining up
the senate members proceeded today
with the understanding that the senate
would adjourn until Monday. The re-
publican conservatives who have un-
dertaken to stand together to establish,
firm control Of the senate proceedings
and put thru what remains of the ad-
ministration program are Aldrich,
Bradley, Brandegee, Briggs, Bulkeley,
Burnham, Burrows, Burton. Carter,
Cla,rk of W,yominx. Crane, Cullonr
Curtis, nepew. Dick, Dillingham;,
Draper, Elkins, Flint, Frye, Gallinger.
Guggenheim, Hale, Hepburn, Jones.
Kean, Lodge, Lorirner, McCumber.
Nixon, Oliver, Page, Penrose, Perkins.
Piles, Richardson, Root. Scott, Smith Of
Michigan, Smoot, Stephenson, Suther-
land, Warner, Warren, and Westmore..
AS utterly impossible for conserva-
tives to reach, the regulars have class
ed Beveridge, Bristow, Clapp Cum
Minis, Dolliver, and LaFollette. The
men on whom the regulars are still
working and who will receive the at
tention Of the president. include:
Borah, Bourne, Brown. Burkett. Craw-
ford, Dixon, Gamble, and Nelson. All
these have voted with the insurgents
from time to time. They have refused,
however, to be called insurgents and
have been found in the ranks Of the
regulars at least half OF the time.
Concessions to Be Made.
1t was reported today. altho no con-
frmation Of the report could be OBJ
tanned, that Dixon would vote with
the regulars as soon as the long and
short haul amendment, to the railroad
bill had been disposed Of. Borah, 1t is
stated. would also join the lineup for
the Taft program provided he were
given assurance Of support for his bill
providing for the issuance Of 100000
900 in certificates of indebtedness to
provide money to complete reclamation
projects. Senators Bourne and Nelson,
it is said, will be found in the conser-
vative ranks if the new legislature pro-
gram takes cognizance of certain meas
ures favored by them.