The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-16
INSURGENTS DENY
PEACE AGREEMENT
Declare No Understanding
Has Been Reached to End
Congressional Fight.

Anxious moments are ahead Tor mem
5ers OF the House and for the Admins
traJion because OF the statement given
out BY the President that an agreement
hal been flores adOwed'' whereby the
insurgents would attend RepU blican
caucuses TO consider the carrying out
Of party pledges
-' -TainJ's So shouted Representative
Hayes, chairman Of the House insuc-
gents, and all the others Numbered,
--YCu bet its not so"
What d member Of Congress does III
matters Of legislation is between min
SELF, Lis conscience and his people,
said Representative LenrooL
The statement is a joke" said Rep
resentative Norris Of Nebraska
II am against the organization in the
matter OF the way the House Is ruled.
explained Representative Hayes. but
7 am a stanch Republican on all ques-
lions"
Hayes Berated-
and 50 Jhe story has leaked oUt that
Representative Hayes received a sound
uerating from his fellow Insurgents for
slowing the White House 20 imagine
that the insurgents would for a moment
consider going into Republican caucuses
10 consider legislation. ana despite en-
phatiCaIly worded denlaIs by Jhe insur-
gents. they are On the point of a division
that they may make history before this
session Of Congress Is over
Among The insurgents there are two
groups the Insurgents proper. ana the
TrOgrp%rfves THI fue11rEenrE are in
Surging only on the question Of the rules
Of The House, but 90 not necessarily
follow Ia Toilette and the other pro
STeSsIve Senators in their demand for
adEauCEd lcEtSlsStlC1-
Hayes is me leader OF this faction and
wants to SIT back into the Republican
fold on pasLy questions With him are
Representatives tTaTGuCr- Davidson.
Fowler, kinkald, hustemann. ard sew
eral others
Norris ieads the DToET5SSives and has
d large following than Hayes, ana pros
poets are for many mora fights on the
floor wien legislation IS being consid-
Together with this delicate situation
Is the information that several regulars
On the Republican side nave decided
the cannot carry Uncle Joe as d load
through the next elections and have de-
CiCed 10 stand against MN.
1t Is the realization OF this CO0di-
uon," said Sn Administration leader,
nat FaS suggested the caucus solution
LCr holding the House Republicans in
-5-is FOR the rest Of the session
Uncle Joe is reported 10 have promised
Representative Mckinley positively a
few weeks ago that he would eliminate
himself IS an issue In the next cam
IE1ZU lT retiring The other DAY ne
announced he would not retire and
many regulars are lining Up against
MIN because their seats are at stake
Insurgents Blamed
The regulars blame the insurgents for
not allowing Uncle Joe 10 retire in peace
and the Insurgents are blaming the Ad-
minIstration for forcing the fight by
using the patronage club
40 one knows just where the present
situation viii lead TO- 1t Is generally
conceded that an attempt viii be n4.-sss
20 hold Republican caucuses IN the
Rouse to consider legislation, a thing
the proEresslveS say has not been done
Tor eighty years and that a great many
p-OgreSsives and regulars too viii stay
away from these caucuses- II this hap
pens The session VIII be marked BY
many roll calls and more bitterness than
has characterized a session OF Congress
for many years
A long conference between the Presi-
dent and Representative Hayes Of Cali
fOTnis, who has represented the insur-
gents so far in their dealings with the
President was held AT the White House
late Saturday afternoon, and the insur-
gent leader submitted Il Is understood
some pertinent information as 10 the
situation in the House No announce
ment Of the result Of the conference
was made at the White House. and
Representative Hayes declined TO dis
cuss IL
Hayes was anxious TO make clear,