The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-20
Led by Cooper, Six Dis
gruntled Unes Take
Departure.
UNPRECEDENTED
ACTION is TAKEN
Republican Congressman Select
Democratic Members to Serve
on Ballinger-Pinchot In
vcstigating Committee.
Minority Doubtless Will
Repudiate Action.

Repudlate Action.
Washington, y. c., January ia.--rhe
Joint caucus to select the Congressional
Committee that Will investigate the
Ballinger-Pinchot charges, tonight
chose Representative Mccall OF Mas
sachusetts; Olmstead, Of Pennsylvania;
Denby. of Michigan, and Madison. OF
Kansas tRepublicans). James, OF Ken
tucky. and Lloyd, Of Missouri Demo
cratsj. Representative Cooper, Of Wis
fconsin, led bolt OF dissruntlcd Re-
publicans.
The caucus incidentally rejected
! Rainey. OF Illinois. one OF the two
! Democrats selected by the Democratic
icaucus last Saturday night as the
House minority's representation on the
committee.
The six men selected include three
regular" Repub1icans---McCall OF Mas
!, sachusetts. Olmstead, of Pennsylvania.
! and DENLY, of Michigan: one insurgent.
| Madison. of Kansas. and the two DEM
| ocrats-Janes and Lloyd-the latter
being named instead of Rainey.
The caucus lasted three hours. but,
| although characterized by considera-
l BILE acrimony and bolt of six insur-
! gents, led by Cooper. OF Wisconsin, was
/ more peaceful than most members
/ thought 1t would be.
| The objections urged against Rainey
and James. especially the former, were
| in no sense personal. but were based
#Iupon allegations of extreme PARTISAN
/ ship. uniting them for judicial In
.lvestigation. Those who voiced this
/ objection claimed to be expressing the
views OF President Taft
This is to be Republican house
4 cleaning said Mr.. Fassett. of New
York. "and the Democrats have moth
i ing to do with it."
VIII Repudiatc IT.
The matter Will probabl5, come up
a in the House Tomorrow, and 1t is now
4 eypccted that the Democrats Will vote
I, soitdiy to {repudiatc the action OF to-
Il nights caucus But the regulars are
4 believed TO have votes enough to over
come anv possible combination of DEM
4 ocrats and Insurgents. incidentally.
4 there is the question whether in the
circumstances Mr.. LLOYD viii consent
Il to serve.
After the vote nominating the tour
Republicans had been taken. result
ing in practically unanimous approval,
@ = separate vote was ordered on the
Democratic members OF the commit
tee. AT this juncture. Mr.. Cooper
arose and declared that he was au-
thorized by number Of his col.
leagues to say that they We're opposed
to naming Democratic members OF 9
: committee in Republican caucus.
at would be harmful to the Repub'
, Elican party to do So declared MI
: Cooper
peated. who is afraid that harm
Will come to us from James ant
Rainey? With all their haransues
, have they ever been able to hurt th
r Republican party, or any member
the Republican party? What chanc
I have they against men like Root. 0
: olmstead, or Mccall? Let 'em sta
on the committee--they can't hurt US.
!, NO Reflection on jesse
r Mr.. Cooper constantly caused laugh
| ter by repeated inadvertent allusion
!. TO Ollie James as "Jesse" James. whe
s corrected. he said he had got the nam
!, Of the famous outlaw in his min
a through reading Of one OF his la
cases to-day, and meant no reflectio
:. upon Representative James; but tn
: |laughter5was uproarious when In max
Ing his explanation he said he "mear
no reflection upon Jesse James.
: The strongest partisan speech wa
q that of j. Sloat F'assett. of New fori
IL who adjured the Republicans to nam
the whole committee without regar
u to the Democratic selections.
y This is Republican House clear
% ing" said Mr.. Fassett, ''and the Den
ocrats have nothing to do with 1t
II Speaker. Cannon opposed any con
promise.
"You've only got two propositions
y said he. either accept the Democrat
selections. or reject en-
l. When the caucus opened motto
N from the Democratic caucus was rea
r. apprising the majority of the DEM
ID cratic selection Of James and Raine
!. A motion by Douglas, of Ohio, to u
y turn the communication, with the Il
y quest that other Democrats be subst
,e tuted for the two named, was owe
v. whelmingly voted down. A motion
~ Representative Norris. of Nebraska, 6
IS insurgent, that the caucus vote tir
10 for the four Republican members ,
~ the committee. was laid on the taoi
/ Representative Goebel, of Ohio, tht
%. %, offeredsa resolution naming the to'
:. Republicans, and Representatives. CA,
ton and Lloyd as the Democratic men
bers OF the committee.
Leave the Caucus
Gardner, of Massachusetts, an insu
gent, offered a substitute proNldll
or for the naming OF only the TOUR ~
publlcans, ana leaNii'6 ette Nv - -
n ocratic places open. After a lengtl
It. ldebateSthis was defeated. lo4 to
n, 1t was 1T this jpncture that Repr
st sentative Cooper and his insurgent &C
nt leagues left the caucus.
at A motion to substitute James
y CLAYTON, made by representative Mor'
az az Of wisconsin, was adopted by vo
-, ~, az TO "a. The two Democratic sele
4. tions we're then ratified by a vote
l105 to 4 lust before the final bal
ss- Representative. Amea,sof Massachuset
ar moved to substitute the names
M Champ Clark, the minority leader, a
IS RepresentatiYe Underwood, tho De-
"a ocratic whip, for James and Lloyd, /
w this was defeated by q practica
lie lsunnnimous vote
IN Tho walkout of Representative Coo
lie er and his little band Of insurgei
te- caused comparatlvel asS little excl
5nent and was at tended by no drama
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