The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06
TAFT YASSAL INSURGENTS
WHITE HOISE CONFERENCE
OJFR SITG tTION ~ IOWA.
aegUpars IrEr the AdaiInlsiraIlon 70 Up
hotd Thesr Hands ln the a'SEala9 a On.
trst Min IuR,IuaIn--DOIllN 80 FaeIlea
Tart MaS seen state HIs Attitudes.

test Min IuRaI'aIn--O OIIlNer Factlsa
Fart MAJ sSS0 state Hbls Attitude.
MAsHINGTON. March : 4 political con
ference which ~ ~ believed augers IA for
the insIrgent Republicans IA Congress
particularly those la the Senate. WAS held
az the White House to-day Those who
participated were President Taft. Repre-
sentative Mckinley 1T Illinois. Repre-
ssnlItiV,-' Smith aud k.nns,iy Of Iowa
and Col. william = Hepburn. former
Representative VA Congress from that
state There - authority for the state
Inent that pIlitiial conditions ia Iowa IA
their bearing On the ln-urgent movement
within the Republican, party received
earnest consideration.
IL may he asserted further On authority
that President TAFT wI- told that it was
NJ the highest lmportanCe not only ia
hls own Adnlinist ration hat tn the party
as a whole that the faction ia Iowa headed
10y Senators tummins and DOlliver he
defeated IA the primaries Ia be held IA
June. immediately pre- ,.ding th. Repub-
li,an State convention.
n was pointed or that Il the Gummins-
DOliiv"r faction wins IN the primaries
ami thus gets control IT the State CON
sentIon. resolutions undoubtedly would
lsa adopted indor-,ng all the Republican
vino voted aga nsr the tariff hall aud had
othrr~ 49, assumed an attitude OG hos
tlltv ~ the Administration. such AN
DuiCUInr n Was de- lar,.d would he a
diIe.'' SLAP az the Administration. n
ON the other hand tha convention should
l,~ controlled bv the regulars the Ad-
nini~tration would Il" ,ndorz'.d and the
nsurR-u' movement thereby gwen
s-thaCk
A. 'h. ~i'uatlon ~ Iowa ~ reviewed
hv rnll'iyHl observers "a Washington
rho I-sI" - sharply drawn he'wean th,.
insurgents and the regulars IN that state
and the i-gulars l''.li-N~ that ~ j. the duty
81 the Administration to uphold their
hand- n m" coming contest with the
CImmins- Doliiv.r forces
ln,.r" IS reason ~ believe that the
PT-~ld'n. viii make tt pls'u. either IN a
puDhr rps.'',.u 80 IA "a Ui'..u letter that his
real friends m Iowa arr. tho~. who7.
representative ~ Washington tran with
ia" r'.~Uuu-lDl" Eepubh"..n organization
IN Congress These are Repr.ssnIa tiv,.s
smith. Kennedy and Hull all the other
lows Republicans IA the House being
classified - insurgents ct n~ar-rn-ur-
gents
\ prominent Republican l-Ider said
TODAY that tL- President would ~ the
InguaS. pr,-c,--lv what hrs attitud.
toward he insurgents - 10 tie IN the futur.
Tn. President - weary II tn" fractional
strife IN Congress and IN. l.sader referred
10 said thai Mr. Tait had finally come t.
q
mitt.,i 10 prnRr"~- thu newt Houss would
he Democratic and a." hands of the Al
minIstr1tiou t,-d 50 f,r - legislation WIS
concerned
II - the helirG her. rlai on has forth
coming trip - h. hag,in ~ March -.
the President Will deliver = speech on the
subject II insurgency Ito; NJ viii go
after the InS'IrrrCtpS hammer and 'ongs
- the up,nion II regular Republicans
The pr'-~"n"" - Chairman Mckinley
nf ia" Republican Congressional Com
mites a; the White House to-day has
given rise Ia the suspicion that IN netting
cut punishment tn the Insurgents the
President viii freely consult Cannon
leaders m the huus.. MIR Mckinney is y
close political AMI PERSONAL friend Of
Speaker Cannon and aside from this he
will hs in charge Of the Republican end
81 IN" newt campaign. Il - known that
chairman Mckinley has advised he
President thai he cannot take middle
cours.. and tina, the logic Of the situation
requires him to GO after n" Insurgents
with shaTT stick
Former Representative Hepburn. one
OF the White House confer.-e-. was de-
feat.-i in the last elections hv William ~
Jameson. q Democrat. who has announced
hat he Will not 10 a candidate Tor rs-els.C-
ton I; ~ Understood that col Hepburn
Contsmplat~- making another race for
Congress ard that It h~ does So no will
have the support II the Administration
ia 90 far a. the Administration NAV
properly go To h.s assistance
II. 49, IL . n. a Ia. a. 4. 4. . Il. =. =.