The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
INSURGENT FORCES
ARE NOT PACIFIED
Plans to Bind Them TO Fu-
ture CaucuSeS Is Not
Accepted.

All is not peace and harmony on the
Republican side Of the House, the state
ments Of President Taft, Representative
Dwight. and Representative Hayes to
the contrary Notwithstanding. The insur
gents viii have another serious fight on
their hands unless the House Organiza-
ton shows some disposition &C give the
Democrats a free hand in the selection
Of the minority members OF the Balm
ger investigating committee
The compromise plan offered TO the
insurgents by President Taft as the
basis on which agreement could be
reached recognized the right OF the
Democrats to select their own commit
teemen, just as the House organization
ana insurgents viii select their own
The Democratic leaders have beeen in
formed unofficialIy, however, by the
Cannon supporters that they must be
careful to select the right men, that
the two Democrats must be Of type
who will not raise too much OF a row
during the investigation. and who viii
he agreeable to the Cannon organization
II other words, the Hot Sc organization
desires TO censor the Demo ratio selec-
lions and reject them II It sees mt
lanes VIII Be Opposed
u
the Democrats in an Official manner II
vas rather. in the nature OF a sugges-
ton. The intImation, unofficial though
IL may be. has aroused the ire Of the
democrats. They resent tie attempt or
the. Republicans TO pass Judgment N the
face Of the compromise suggested Dy
the President
OuIe lanes Of Kentucky. close
friend Of Champ Clark, minority leddeF'
has almost the unanimous support OK
the Democrats for a place on the IN
vsSrfgstinE committee lie IS not sat
fsfartorv 10 the Cannon organization
which asserts that James viii devote ms
/ enorts 10 making political capital oul OF
the investigation
F2eDre<entatIve Slaycen o. 1e>s-s di-o
4 Mitchell Palmer Of Fentl7s lNai--1
= re- suggested as James aSSoc-t-rer WIZ
the chances in favor OF the SelectoA OF
STa-4eu Several Democrats suggested
that Representative HLrcncoEh OF -Ne-
hrasLla be placed on the commute, o1t
{ NIr Hitchcock viii refuse 10 permit ms
~ar1e 10 be presented AZ the democratic
caucus tomorrow night on me &IOulil
/ that having made serious charges
against secretary Damn ----. -. 49,
/ qualified TO serve on the investigating
| committee
May Fight On Floor
. the names Of the minority committee
men 10 the House organization II any
attempt IS made upon the part Of
Z JneaIer. Canuon-s lieuteuauts TO inter
I fere with the minority selections the
/ Democrats HfU call upon the insurgents
10 fight the matter out on the floor
/ The insurgents have been polled With a
view 10 finding out how they strCd on
/ ehis proposition, and Il was learned to-
sav that without exception every one
II them viii fight against iutert erence
with the choice Of the Democratic
t caucus.
That the peace negotiations between
/ the insurgents and regulars did not end
m utter failure AT the moment y hen It
was expected they would be brought 20
/ @ successful conclusion IS ~ue TO the
fact that several Insurgents headed OF
/ the publication Of a state.aeut in their
I behalf The President, 81 8 learned, de-
I sired the i1surZelt statement 70 state
/ specifically that he had not denied
T patronage to several Insurgents
a statement 10 this effect was in
COTpOTated in a statement prepared
for the press for the purpose OF set
ting forth the attitude OF the iusuT-
gents in connection with the caucus
This statement was not krov TO all
or the insurgents but as soon as its
I contents became nolseC about there
ment was suppressed
Insurgents Indignant
/ Several of the Insurgents declared
emphaticalIy that they would rather
throw all peace negotiations over
board than TO whitewash the Admin
istratfon in the matter Of psrrona sc
/ There was still more indignation IL
the insurgent ranks when President
Taft's official statement on the sub
jeCt was issued from the White
i House. The understandable OF the In
surgents was that RepreseDuativ,
Hayes. as their delegate to the Presi
!. dent, was authorized to deal only witt
the subject Of attending the caucus
at which the investi eating commit
tee would be named
Mr. Hayes assured his associate
/ that was his understanding Of TIT
instructions under which he won't Il
the White House and that h ha,
Il endeavored to make clear TO the Pres
/