The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
Regulars DenOunCe InSur-
gents In Unmeasured Terms
BITTERNESS IS EVIDENT
Underwood, Clark of Missouri and
Fitzgerald of New York and One
other VIII Go ON the New
Rules Committee
BY wATrERsoN sTEALEY


eral counting up of the wounded in yes
terdays great legislative battle. The most
sorely wounded of the lot is the repub-
lican party.
The regulars, having lost their fight
against the Norris resolution, are de-
nouncing the insurgents in unmeasured
terms, and the republican congressional
committee seems to be more anxious to
wage war upon republican insurgent NOM
nees for Congress than upon the dem
ocratic nominees.
The insurgent republicans are replying
in kind and there is not the slightest at
tempt to conceal the bitterness each of
the warning republican factions has for
the other. About the only thing they are
anyways near agreed upon is that the
democrats will carry the House this fall
and that perhaps two years of political
effaeement will give them better chance
, to save the presidency in 1872
There is a general admission of in
competency to conduct the business Of the
, House.
; The democrats of the house are con-
tnuing TO present a united front and the
.
, throughout the session.
The democrats will caucus early in the
week and will agree on four members for
the rules committee allowed them by the
Norris amendment. Three of the mem
} bers will be Representative Champ Clark
; of Missouri. Representative Underwood
of Alabama and Representative B'itz-
gerald of New York. The fourth member
may be Representative Burleson of Texas
who offered the resolution disposing of
; Cannon. Representative James of Ken
lucky, who rendered excellent service to
the party, has been suggested for the
, place, but his election by the democratic
; caucus for the Ballinger committee re-
suits in his feeling that he already has
', as much in his hands as he can attend to
. at this session. Messrs. Clark and Fitz-
|. gerald are the present democratic mem
} hers of the committee.
Mr.. Underwood formerly served on the
. rules committee and his selection is
; thoroughly logical.
, | Both Messrs. Underwood and Burleson
, are strong men and their selection would
be regarded as representative additions to
L tpC committee.
, Republicans Up In the Air
The republican membership is very
much in the air as to what it will do
about the six members their caucus will
elect
The present temper of the speakers
friends who are in complete control of
the caucus, is to kick out the insurgents
and give them no representation whatever
on the committee. This proposition would
simply result in enlarged Cannon
committee. If the regulars decide to per-
sist in this course it would mean the alb
sence from the caucus of several of the
insurgents. probably nine at least who
E voted for the Burleson resolution.
Other insurgents-the near insurgent
, kind-say they will go into the caucus
because whatever may result they have
won their fight for the election of a
committee, and they cannot kick if they
are beaten in caucus by the election of
= men who are friendly to the speaker.
5 They contend that they have secured the
elimination of the speaker and If he con-
trolls it will be from the outside, just as
Mr.. Aldrich, Mr.. Taft or any other in
fuence in the party would control
Insurgents of the Cooper-M Murdock
stripe are in favor OF a fight for proper
renresentation and the formation of the
committee They insist that they must
have fair recognition and il is their in
tention to trv for the selection of not
; Lass than Two insurgents in which event
thsv would make no objection to the
, choice of four regulars. If the commit
tee were chosen this way the balance OF
power in the cohini.tee Wouio aimass ..as
rest with the Insurgents WHY neNe
the shearing oil the speaker : poMei' ', anu u,
the complexion or the coiiiihit,ee wouio De "s
as follows lnsurgeht repupiioahs'
regular republicans = totai repuoiica"S' D.
F Democrats. 4. Grand TOTAL ~,
On party matters the repupiicans would
have an easy majority under TINS az
rangement but any attempt TO reihtroduce
into the committee the nne Italian mana
of the committee would be met with the
, following re-alignment On factors: DEM
ocrats, 4: insurgents, ,. Total, 9. Resu-
lars 4 Grand total. 10.
There is no doubt about those who are
known to be real insurgents. but II
must not be forgotten, as the votes al
various times have proven, that there are
, some waverers in the ranks OF the IN