The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-19
Democrats Absolutely Refuse
TO Change Nominees for
Committee to Investigate
The BaIIinger Row.
SPLIT is PROBABLE
IN INSURGENT RANKS
Democrats Declare II RepubIi-
can Caucus Turns Down
Their Nominees They Will
Not Take Any Part.


Of the leading insurgents Of the house
or the regular Organization surrenders
to the Democrats. the republicans will
have the unhappy privilege Of appoint.
In gall six Of the house members OF
the Ballinger-P inchot investigating
committee.
The democrats declare they will not
propose any other names than those Of
Ollie M. James OF Kentucky, and H. T.
Rainey, Of Illinois, who were selected
at the democratic caucus last Saturday
and they say with equal emphasis that
no democrats can be found who will
serve on such q committee except
James and Rainey, no matter whether
the republican caucus tonight objects
or not.
It developed that there will be split
In the insurgent ranks on the question
OF attending the caucus, or acting with
the regulars. II the matter OF turning
down the democratic nominees is tax
On up.
Free-for-All Looms Up.
Members of both sides of the house
are looking for a pretty row in the eau
Gus. unless there should be an unex-
pected change Of attitude on the part
Of = majority Of the insurgents.
Older members Of the house point
out that the prospective split in the
insurgents demonstrates what they
all along contended-that the election
Of any committee by SO large body az
the house of representatives can result
only in . farce.
In q smaller body like the senate II
il possible to elect committees, they
say, but not In the house. where there
are warning factions.
Only four Of the insurgents yester.
day afternoon signed the call for a re.
publican caucus submitted to them by
whip" Dwight. These are Hayes
Pickett, STEVENSON and Volstead.
Hayes, who has been Chairman OF
the insurgents In most Of their confer
ences. announced that James and
Rainey would not be made members OF
the investigating committee.
Majority Will Stick.
Other insurgents who form a major.
ity Of the rebels openly declare they
will not have any hand In the business
Of . republican caucus, except to elect
republican members Of the committee
and announce they will walk out of the
caucus II the regulars attempt to bring
up for consideration the names of the
men selected by the democrats.
The democratic leaders proclaim
that II the republican caucus turns
down the men they have selected, they
will not hold another caucus, and that
none on their side of the house will
serve on the committee.
Not q democrat could be found who
would be willing to take the place Of
James and Rainey. although, as one OF
the democrats said, the republicans
could hardly be blamed to Directing to
Rainey because he has made such bit.
ter attacks on President Taft and ex
President Roosevelt.
Very Tietlish Now.
Prospects, therefore. are for q fine
and interesting time in the caucus to
night. The attitude Of the Democrats
Ii well known to the republican regu.
lars and, while It IL likely the detection
Of few Of the insurgents would give
the organization sufficient votes tc
carry their point in declining to accept
the democratic nominees, 1t Is doubtful
II they would 60 a. far as to appoint
republicans In their places. It looks
a. II they viii be forced to accept thu
democrats chosen or make q political
blunder that would make them the sub
ject Of criticism throughout the coun.
try.
Some Of the leading insurgents. nota
bly, Norris Of Nebraska. the author o.
the amendment providing for the cleo
tion Of the Ballinger-Pinchot commit
tee by the house, stated emphaticall,
that he would not remain In the eau
Gus II. the organisation attempted t.
dictate to the democrats whom they
should choose. These Insurgents ar
In the same attitude ~ Norris: Fish
fIaugen. Hubbard. Groner. Gardiner
Cooper and Miller. All Of them today
declined to sign the caucus call which
'sWhip'' Dwight presented to them.