Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-18
A PATCH Of HARMONY.
PRESIDENT AND INSURGENTS
DISAGREE AS TO RECENT
AGREEMENT.
WILL CONTINUE ONLY
ON sALLlNGER CAUCUS
Cannon Forces Attempt to Force pepo-
Gratis to Name WeakIinss as Minor.
ity Members of Investigating Com.
mitee-caucus Selections Decidedly
Objectionable to Insurgents.
Especial Correspondence.


Taft and Representative Dwight to the
contrary Notwithstanding. The insur-
gents will have another serious fight
on their hands unless the house or
ganlzation shows some disposition to
give the democrats a free hand in the
selection Of the minority members of
the Ballinger Investigating committee.
The compromise plan offered to the
| insurgents by President Taft as the
basis on which agreement could be
reached recognized the right of the
democrats to select their own commit
teemen, just as the house organization
and insurgents will select its own The
democratic leaders have been informed
unofficially, however by the Cannon
supporters that they must be careful to
select the right" men; that the two
democrats must be of type who will
not raise too much of row during
the investigation, and who will be
agreeable to the Cannon organization
In other words the house organization
desires to censor the democratic Sc
| lection and reject them if it sees fit.
Just "Sugsestion."
This information was not convened
TO the democrats in an official manner
1t was, rather, in the nature of a sug-
gestlon. The intimation, unofficial tho
1t may be, has aroused the ire of the
democrats. They resent the attempt
OF the republicans to pass judgment in
the face of the compromise suggested
by the president. Ollie James, of Ken.
lucky, close friend of Champ Clark
minority leader, has almost the unani-
nous support of the democrats for a
place on the investigating committee
lie is not satisfactory to the Cannon
organization, which asserts that James
VIII devote his efforts to making DO
litical capital out of the Investigation
Representative Slayden, of Texas. and
"A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania,
are suggested as James associates,
with the chances in favor of the selec-
tlon OF Siayden. Several democrats
suggested that Representative Hitch
COCK, OF Nebraska, be placed on the
committee but Mr.. Hitchcock will re-
iuse 10 permit his name to be presented
at the democratic caucus tomorrow
night on the ground that having made
serious charges against Secretary Bal
llnger he is not qualified to serve on
the investigating committee.
The democrats will decline to submit
the names of the minority committees
men to the house organization. If any
attempt is made upon the part OF
Speaker Cannon's ieutenants to inter-
fere with the minority selections the
democrats will call upon the insurgents
TO hgnt the matter out on the floor
The insurgents have been polled with
a view to finding out how they stood on
this proposition and it was learned that
without exception every one of them
will fight against interference with the
choice OF the democratic caucus
Almost An Open Break.
| That the peace negotiations between
the insurgents and regulars did not enc
in utter failure at the moment wher
1t was expected they would be brought
to successful conclusion is due to the
fact that several insurgents headed off
the publication of statement in their
| behalf. The president, it is learned, de-
sired the insurgent statement to state
specifically that he had not denied pa
tronage to several insurgents. A state.
ment to this effect was incorporated ir
a statement prepared for the press fol
the purpose of setting forth the atti.
tude of the insurgents in connection
with the caucus This statement wa!
not known to all of the insurgents, bu
as soon as its contents became noiset
about there was, a howl of protest ant
the statement was suppressed. Severa
of the insurgents declared emphaticall,
that they would rather throw all peac'
negotiations overheard than to white
wash the administration in the matte
of patronage.
There was still more Indignation il
the insurgent ranks when Presiden
Taft's official statement on the subjec
was issued from the White House. TIL
understanding Of the insurgents wa
that Representative Hays, as thei
delegate to the president, was author
lied to deal only with the subject of at
tending the caucus at which the in
vestigating committee would be named
Mr. Hayes assured his associates tina
that was his understanding of the in
structions under which he went to tn
White House and that he had en-
deavored to make clear to the presiden
the limitations which had been place
upon him as the representative of tn
insurgents.
The presidents statement, afte
dealing with the selection of the in
vestigating committee says: "a fur
Their agreement was foreshadowed tina
conferences should pe held from tim
!, to time to which all elected as repub
licans. should be invited, to take VI
} 1.-THE various measures recommended b.
the administration as performances o
; party pledges, the subject Of the eau
, Gus to be announced in advance"
Will Not Be Bound.
The insurgents, it can be stated o.
the best OF authority, will not agre
t to any proposition which binds Their
to go into caucus after the investigat
r ing committee has been disposed o.
Y They reiterate the assertion that thei
3 loyalty to the administration can nc
|be questioned and that they do nc
$ need to caucus on questions involvin
: the redemption of platform pledges.
!. was this determination to be free fror
. 1.-THE house organization immediatel
s after the selection of the committe
that prompted the insertion in the pub
lie statement of Representative Haye
the following paragraph relating to tn
3 understanding arrived at between M
j, Hayes and President Taft:
1.-THE question Of future conference
! is one on which there has been n
; agreement. In fact had no authorit
4 from my associates to enter into tha