Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-16
REPUBLICANS ARE TOGETHER
- g.
Midnight Conference at White House
to Bear Results.
WESTERN HEN iGOBTING IN
Only Few IrreconcIliabIes Have
Not Agreed 10 Act In Common
Against Democratic Force
In Congress.
WESTERN MEN 8ieoMNG
from the Chicago Post,

WASHINGTON, May 15.-whether II is
feasible at this late day to try to wipe
republican factional lines and meet ON
some common ground that would unite the
insurgents and regulars in congress is the
question before republican leaders. 1t was
raised last night at conference at the
White house, which was begun at 1880
O'Clock and continued until 1:15 o'clock this
morning. A great many things were talked
over at the midnight gathering, and
revised legislative program was made up
tentatively, which II was believed, would
command the votes of practically all of
the regular republicans discussion fol-
lowed as to the possibility of making GER
tain concessions that might attract all of
tho republicans OF the senate
Practically all of the republican sena-
tors from the west were present last night,
except the most radical progressives,
manly: Senators LaFollette, Beveridge,
Cummins Dolliver, Brstow and Clapp,
Among the progressives who attended were
Senators Nelson, Borah Brown, Burkett,
Dixon, Gamble and Crawford These men
took leading part in the discussion and
expressed the opinion that the differences
between the insurgents and regulars were
not rreconclable.
Regulars More Tolerant.
The sudden amalgamation of insurgents
and regulars of the senate last Friday,
which resulted in the adoption OF an
amendment to The administration railroad
| bill, on the subject of long and short
hauls appeared to have made the regulars
more tolerant OF progressive views on the
The pending measure. The getting to-
Cether" was necessltatcd by the discov-
cry that the democrats of the senate had
! formed a solid front TO secure the adoption
of a democratic provision relating to long
and short hauls, which was to have been
put in motion after they had voted with
the regular republicans to defeat the Dixon
amendment, favored by the insurgnts.
1t would be difficult to decide whether
the regulars or the insurgents were the
more surprised when they learned the plans
of the democrats. A vote had been ordered
under the unanimous consent agreement
and there was little time for thought
Senator AIdrich advised his colleagues that
1t was time for the republicans TO get to-
gether. The insurgents, after learning the
| yiIlation, acquiesced and both factions
acted accordingly.
"a NtllnCI ItpNbllCdu ldNtlol boN tAdCAl9
what It wanted, hut II demonstrated the fac
that the republicans could unite against q
common enemy" At the White House las
night there was some comment on thi'
fact, and II was argued that II this coulS
be done In relation to the long and shor
haul amendment TO the railroad b.ll, IN,
case was not hopeless as applied to otheI
measures on the administrative Legislation
program.
May FIX Date for Vote.
When the senate meets tomorrow TO re
sumo consideration of the railroad bill, /
is expected there will be a number of in
formal conferences. Senators Borah, Mel
son, Dixon and others, who have voted viii
/, and against the older republican leader
uf the senate, are expected TO act as In,
Intermediates where "go-betweens" appea
10 be necessary. II would not be surprlslnl
II some agreement would be reached dur
ing the coming week for the fixing of a dat
10 vote on the railroad bill.
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