The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-12
Situation In New York State Holds Up the Entire
 Matter
REPUBLICANS MUST
 DEFEAT STANDPATISM
Says Man Like LaFoIIette Would Sweep Country But standpnt
 Platform Means Defeat

Republicans who are advocating the passage of a reapportionment bill at this session of Congress are fearful the antis and use his influence against a bill It is conceded by every one that the whole matter Is simply d question of politics being played by the New York republican congressman under the leadership Of Representative Dwight He has stood by Speaker Can non through thick and thin and in re- turn is asking that no bill be passed at this session. The assembly in New York will be elected next November and Dwight hopes to regain the lower body of the legislature for the republi- cans.
 The situation In the Empire state Is holding up the entire measure. In the meantime Representative Crumpaeker of Indiana. chairman of the census committee, is proceeding upon the the ory that there will be a bill His com mittee meets Thursday, by which time the director of the census will have in the hands of the committee all the ta- 1 bles necessary for determining the basis for the next House. MT. Crum- packer Is heartily in favor of bill. He will yield his views to a party caucus or perhaps majority of the republican membership of the committee but be- fore doing so he intends to attempt to show his colleagues that it will be the worst politics imaginable to delay the passage of the bill. MT. Crumpsclxer is frank to say that he Is not entirely | decides upon a figure which will re duce 1ndiana's representation one vote it becomes necessary for the Indiana legislature to redistrlct.
 If the bill is passed this session, tHe serrymsnder can be. made at the ap- preaching regular session of the legis- lature
 In Case of Defeat l Should the bill be thrown over until the next session of Congress. Governor Marshall would either call an extra session of the legislature to redistrict the state or else all of the congress- men would be elected at large all of them being nominated by state con vention In the latter event, Represen- tative Crumpacker would be defeated, the state being democratic and promis- ing to remain SO Governor Marshall. of course, can call an extra session with every excuse, as failure to act on the census bill al this sesnion is obviously piece of politics and he would be fully justified in retaliating in kind The same situation exists in other states The democratic governors of New Jersey and Ohio, for instance, could call extra sessions and proceed to redistrict. The only favored spot in a postponement Is New York and that hangs the thin supposition that the republicans can carry the lower house next November.
 | Some of MT. Dwights own colleagues admit that there is very little chance for republican success, especially when It becomes known that the entire ma chinery at Washington has been used for the purpose of robbing the demo- crats of the power of right of redis- tricting given them by the voters of the state last month.
 CrUmpacker Is Back ward
 Representative Crumpacker. tho chairman. declines to take the respon- sibility of passing no bill. It is claim ed that he has majority of the com mittee with him and. s the democratic members are in favor of measure another republican split is in prospect.
 should the bill be fsvorably reported by the committee it would go on the calendar and be privileged. vote could then be had in the House and as matters stand now. without negative caucus action by the republican mem bers, 1t would be passed.
 Poindcxter Arrives
 Fresh from his remarka ble victory in the republican primaries and declar- ing that the only salvation of the re- publican party lies in its repudafion of standpatism, Representative Niles Poin- dexter of the state of Washington has arrived here.
 Representative Poindexter, the most insurgent of the insurgent repubu- cans at the last session, one of the few who voted to depose the speaker, re- ceived the republican nomination for the United States Senate at the re- publican primaries last month. He will be elected by the legislature which convenes this winter.
 Mir. Poindexter declared tonight that it is his purpose to continue the pro- gressive fight right up to the republ- can national convention. As the first step in this direction he will urge upon the republican members of the Wash ington legislature an amendment to the primary election law of that state, providing for the election of delegates to the next republican convention. He will urge that they be instructed for a progressive candidate for the nom.- nation for the presidency.
 Repnblican Could Win
 "A republican candidate for presi- dent could be elected by the republican party" said MT Poindexter tonight. T realize fully the difficulty of nomin- ating, for instance, such man as La Folette, but if he could be nominated he would sweep the country.
 Tt is an absolute political certainty, continued MT. Poindexter, that the re- publican party cannot win on stand pat platform or with standpat can ddate. This was conclusively demon strated throughout the country at the recent election. If the republican party is to continue to control the gov ernment it must be a party standing for the public interest rather than the special interest.
 That the people are thoroughly aroused and advised may be ascertain ed by any one at all in touch with pub lie sentiment and there is an invincibls determination on the part of the best element of the public of the country that the government shall be -idmn- istered for the people and not for pri- to not flttn n O. SrI n ltf fivp lnnt