The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-19
DOVE OF PEACE
Hsveras 0ver tie Hariss Eaeioas Of
Republican Parry
TRUCE Is DECLARED

Both Factions In tho Republican
Fight and President Taft Give Out
Statements Showing That War
WI. % Suspended Until After
Investigation Committee Chosen
The dove cc peace succeeded IN
getting reasonably near . percn
Friday on the deld occupied oy the
warning Republican facsio2s OF the
hause. after that mnch-sousht oi1s
had been repeatedly frightened away
from the scene by the clanor OF the
contending participants When KEEP
resensative Hayes. or California. the
mediator for the insurgents. return
ed 20 the house after calling upon
President Taft the news circuiatea
rapidly that truce had been ar
-anrsd and q more or less perma-
nent peace in the Republican ranks
was about to Be announced
This was considered confirmed
when 3 statement issued from the
White House and another fron Rep
-esen.stive Dwight. the Republican
whip. announcing the details OF the
armis.ic. The peace p.onunc:aneato
proved premature. however. for Rep
-esentattve Hayes, between numerous
conferences with his associates. an
nounced that no agreement had been
reached and that the matter wouio
20 over until later
A. this 1uncture the insurgents
Sathered In the room o. Representa-
live Bardner, os Massachusetts,. Is
snec another statement, saying caat
.sn understanding had been reach
ed" The statement. which wa CIV
en- out by Representative Aayes.
follows:
Insurgents Statement
.eTt Is true that an understanding
mas been reached that We shall at
tend the caucus about 10 be neio
sor the choice OF the Republican
members Of the Investigating com
nst,ee. The question OF future coz
ferencss. however. Is one oc which
there has been no agreement N
sact. I had 40 authority from my
associates to enter into that question
OF course. this agreement. IN no
war aneets the issue as to the pres
ens systsm OF control OF the house
Of representatives.
Ar. Esyes was asked II she word
s.we. used in his statement meant
nj, the insurgents in the house. BE
-snlied that It did. and that al! OF
the insurgents concurred in the stare
ment.
The Democrats OF the house au-
nounced that they would hold eau
Gus Saturday night to name the MI
no-ny members OF the committee
~ investigate the Ballinger-Psnchos
srair. The Democrats insist upon
their right 20 name the minority
members Of the COMMITTEES. and II the
nalorsey declines to allow It. there
10 = prospect OF Denocraeic-Repuo-
..csr-snsurgeat alliance upon sne
ansssSon. The insurgents say tnes
ara contsnding merely FOR fair com
mittee and care not who are tts
members
President Issues Statement
The following statement was given
out by President Taft:
..r. has been agreed between sae
regular Republicans and the so-css-
Tad Insurgents represented by MY
q 0v;ghs on the one haud and MT.
Haves on the other. after confer
encss with the President. that a
eancus should be held TO pass upon
the question 8. the committee IN the
interior department snvestsasso'
with tho assurance that the insor-
seats. Il they cane into the eau
=, enx would be treated fairly and that
q committee OF acknowledged In
mortality would be appointed A
further agreement was fcreshadow-
cd .hsS the caucrses should be heie
eDm time to time. to which all elect
ed as Republicans. should be anris-
ed to take up the various measures
-ecow1eaced by the administration
"A performances OF the party plecg-
es, the subject Of each caucus 70 oe
announced in advance.
The statement Of Representative
Dwight, the Republican whip OF tne
house. concerning the reported M
derstar6ing between the regulars
and Insurgents was as follows:
.sRegulars' Ssaeemcat.
.HThe Questions Of the past have
been forgotten. The ta-.f bill IS
no longer a matter sor discussion,
The speakership aght Is ended. The
question OF the rules is not now an
:ssue. We are confronted with the
urosIem Of redeeming the pledges
Of the Republican party to the oeo-
pie.
Last Friday there was 3 vote In
this house which caused q &epubN-
can division
M-. Dwight here referred to the
vote on the Norris amendment. tax
ing the appointment Of the Ballins-
e--Piuchot investigating committee
from the hands OF Speaker Cannon
and placing II with ihe house ITSELF.
THAT was a matter OF 40 coz
sequence and a small object IN which
the people could have but little In
serest. But it showed division IN
the party. The next day saw Presi-
dent TAFT and laid the matter be-
fore him.
.sS told the President that the So