The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-05
Regulars Organize to Give
Full Support to Taft's
Policies
CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE
INSURGENTS IS PLANNED
Democrats View the Clash Between
Party Factions With Complncency
and Hope TO Profit BY the
BOOtless Conflict

NdsiilStoh, May Through the for
nation today of an organization which its
leaders claim represents clear majority
Sof the entire SenaN0, and to be made up
S/Solly of republicans of the regular wing,
az syement was started with intent to
sett& che question whether the Senate
shall remain conservative become radi-
cal or be thrown into political chaos SO
fa- as concerns any coherent policy in
regard to the administration legislative
plan.
Senator Aldrich called the republican
senators together and confronted them
with a grim description of the possible
political effect of their apparent defeat
at the hands of the insurgent repub-
1icans and democrats in the fight over
the traffic agreement section of the ad-
m!nistration railroad bill. He asked his
associates whether they were ready to
submit to domination by such a combina-
ton Any such surrender, he, warned
them, meant the failure of the Taft pol
icies and the downfall of conservative
control not only in Congress but in the
republican party generally.
Some one reminded Senator Aldrich
that senator's had heard there could be
no agreement on all points and he i'm
mediately replied that they must get to-
gether and agree to stand together and
let the details be secondary
Otherwise, he said, Congress would ad-
jcurn without a single item of the Taft
programme accomplishing anything
Bellfgerent Conferees
The entire tone of the conferees was
beligerent. This was the dominant note !:
'Let us get together and stand as unit
against every insurgent proposition and
'f the insurgents propose anything good
we'll take 1t over bodily and put it
through as our own; If they propose
anything bad we'll stamp it out"
Tt was stated without reservation that
President Taft had been kept fully ad-
vised of the situation and was entirely
in sympathy with the plan and virtually
pledged to it. 1t was said in behalf
of the conferees that while the measures
Which would be resorted to were heroic.
yet they were necessary in defense Of
the administration and the integrity 81
the republican party and as a means to
any effective legislation whatever null
flying it.
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Breach Is Widening
Every hour brings additional evidence
of the widening breach between the reg
uars and the insurgents in both houses.
Conservative republican leaders with
hardly an exception confirm that In
neither is there at present a coherent
majority Even those not familiar as yet
with the plans of the new senatorial or
ganization seem to be waiting the re-
turn of the president to Washington to
see what. If anything. he will do to
compel action sufficiently harmonious to
get at least some remnant of his pro-
gramme through congress.
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