Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
THREATEN 1O BOLT
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
HOUSE INSURGENTS WILL PRO-
TEST AGAINST BEING READ
OUT OF PARTY.
REGULARS CALL CAUCUS
TO DISCIPLINE REBELS
Wednesday Night Date Set for Meet
ine-kendaII Organizing Movement
to Secure Attendance Of All Insur.
sents-Attempt to Dust Kendall
From Congressional Committee.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Republicans of
the house will caucus Wednesday
night, when the organization designs
to take action to discipline the insur-
gents looking in the direction of read
ing them out of the party. The liter
ature sent to newspapers all over the
country by the republican congression-
al committee has made the insurgents
fighting mad.
Representative Kendall, of Iowa. is
organizing a movement to get all the
insurgents to attend the caucus and
make big fight on the congressional
committee. Kendall will be elected
Iowa's member Of that committee, and
there may be an effort to keep him
from being accepted by that body. Ken
dali proposes bringing fight on the
action Of the congressional committee,
and there are threats that If the eau
Gus stands by the committee, the in
surgents may all protest and walk
out.
whenever the insurgents as body diff
fer with the majority, caucus shall
determine the party course.
Open War is Declared.
The republican congressional COM
mittee has finally been driven to make
statement in answer to the repeated
charges that it is actively at work
trying to defeat the return of the in
surgents to congress.
For q time the officials Of the COM
mittee denied fatty that anything was
being done against the insurgents.
Now, 1t is admitted that the committee
is lighting "the principle of insur-
gency," but denies that it is making
war on any insurgent.
Copies Of the letter which is being
sent out weekly to newspapers all over
the country by the republican congress
sional committee have been given out.
This weeks letter is largely devoted
to explanation Of the committee's atti-
tude toward the insurgents.
It says no effort has been made or
will be made to influence the selection
of candidates, with this qualification:
the committee believes it to be within
it's province to distribute literature up-
holding principles and policies of the
republican party, supporting the presi-
dent and his administration, and Civ
ing facts concerning completed and
proposed legislation.
The committee believes it to be
within its province to criticize and
condemn those who oppose the admin
lstration and the acts of the party and
those who aid and give comfort to such
opponents"
In conclusion it said: "The republic
can congressional committee makes no
issue with any Individual insurgent,
2 but it will oppose to the full extent of
its power the principle of insurgency
and will advocate the nomination and
election OF regular and loyal republi-
cans.
1T comedies the right and privilege
of Individual opinion and expression,
but maintains with the president that
there must be party solidarity if the
best in legislation and administration
is to be attained"
The rest of the news letter is made
up in 8 large part Of attacks on SEN
ator La Toilette and on Representative
Victor Murdock, one or, the leading
house insurgents, taken from various
newspapers.
It is clear that the literature of the
committee is upholding Speaker Can
mons regime in the house against the
efforts Of the insurgents to overthrow
1t.
Will Fight Back.
The effect of the letters Of the re-
publican congressional committee de-
claring the insurgents were without
the pale SO far as concerns the sup
port of the committee in the coming
congressional elections, was to bring
out emphatic statements from the In
surgent leaders favoring fighting back
Congressman Hayes Of California, and
Norris, of Nebraska, are quoted as de-
claring in favor of a vigorous fight
Gardner, Of Massachusetts,, has written
. letter to the president, the details OF
which have not been disclosed, but
which Is said to treat with the situa-
hon in unmlstakable language
Names Stricken From Call Lists.
1t was said in the house today thai
Dwight. Of New York, republican whip
Z had taken the names Of the s0scalled
insurgent republican congressman off
the list Of representatives to whom he
regularly sends notices demanding
their attendance at times of division