New-York tribune., 1910-02-02
NEW YORK BACKS
PRESIDENT TAFT
HOUSE DELEGATION
GTVES PLEDGE.
Caucus Fotes to Support HIS
Legislature Plans = No
fiction on Rules

Washington. Feb. 1.-The Ne" 1orK
delegation in the House, twenty-five
strong. met in Representative Serene r
Pa,-nes room this afternoon and unanl-
,77olslr pledged President Taft ITS ear
nest support in the enactment OF MS
legislative recommendations. After
discussion lasting two hours. the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Whereas Il Is the earnest desire OF
the Republican delegation OF lhe 0ldte
Of New York IN the House OF Represent
stives 10 have prompt consideration OF
the legislation proposed and recommend
c6 BY the President and presented to the
r7eonle in the platform OF the Republl-
can party. adopted at the last natloIial
convention. Therefore. be II
Resolved That we jointly endeavor 10
secure :. caucus Of the Republican Rep
resentatives for the purpose OF adopting
= legislative programme for this session,
ssed hv q ma ajOrity vote OF Such eau
r1le upon the Republican national plat
form of 1905 and the recommendations
Of the President And be II further
Resolved. That We favor the consider
stion OF such proposed legislation by he
publican cauCuseS TO be called from time
70 time as RAPIDLY as such legislation
can be taken up
The resolution was drafted by Repre-
sentatives Parsons, Bennet and Nree-
land after general discussion had
made clear the sentiment Of the delega-
ton.
II WAS the sense Of the meeting that
each Individual member Of the delega-
ton shall begin crusade for the call
Ing of 2 caucus as soon as possible in
Crder that the Presidents entire pro-
framme NAV be considered by the
House
4ltho Oh the meeting served 10 es-
= ahlish the fact that there are numerous
differences Of opinion among members
rf the delegation on minor matters, 1t
demonstrated beyond question that III
the main the Presidents programme is
entirely satisfactory.
The question Of enlarging the Commit
tee On Rules was discussed at some
length. and many members OF the dele
cation we're found favorable 10 the sug-
gestion. but even its most earnest advo-
Gates acknowledged that such changes
would be inexpedient until the legisla-
tive urogra mnle was we'll under way
and the party had some important
achievements On which 10 base a sue
cessful political campaign in the COM
ing elections.
several members protested against
any action that committed the delega-
ton on the question Of the rules
Is there any gentleman in this room
,sHo can say that the President is we'd
eie5 To the rules?" asked Representative
Hamilton Fish.
There was no affirmative response,
though several Cannon supporters eX-
planned that the President had not COM
rl7itted himself on that question. Mr..
Foelker expressed himself vigorously
against any attempt 10 bind individual
members on this point. IIr. Parsons, Mr.
Tpriscon and others spoke in similar
s-ein
The question as to how much of the
Presidents programme should he taken
~ a. the first caucus was earnestly dis
cuzsed Some members believed that
there should lie n general caucus called
fer the purpose Of pledging support to
the entire legislative programme. with
out specific reference 10 particular meas
rres This was finally agreed to. al
though it is understood that the most
important csucuses Viii he those called
later when particular measures are to
be discussed. IT was pointed out that q
great number OF Republicans are op-
posed TO ship subsidy. and that a spe-
cial caucus should be called to consider
that measure.
The exact number Of caucuses and the
oates for them was not determined, as
. Is first necessary TO obtain the re-
CURED number Of signatures TO d. petit
tion. II is probable, however that as
soon as the conservation bills are in
rroduced preparations for the first eau
Cds VIII be madd. the Ohio and New
York delegations alone muster almost
tic required strength. The Pennsyl-
nania delegation. by informal confer
epces. has agreed to the plan. and there
IS little doubt that other delegations
hold the same ouinion.