The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-11
WILL HOLD A SECRET CAUCUS AND TALK OVER THE BAL. LINGER-PlNcHoT AFFAIR.
Democrats Win Also Hold Meeting in Regard to controversy-First Fight Comes With the
 investigation.

Washington, Jan. 10.--The already broad breach between the ''organiza- tion" of the holse of representatives and the Republican insurgents was widened perceptibly today.
 Tonight there was every evidence that the mutually hottie acts of the past few days would continue with increasing bitterness.
 All the insurgents caucused in lit tie groups of awos, three and fours on the house floor, in the cloak rooms and the members lobby, discussing the situation and debating the desir- ability of an early meeting to form a battle front to meet the onslaughts that are reported to be coming from the organization.
 Much secrecy was observed among them. No one would say when formal meeting would be held.
 It became known today that the par ty caucus will be invoked against the insurgents and on every occasion when there are differences between the Republican members, insurgents will be made to follow the program or be forced ont of the pale of the party The announcement did not disconcert the recaleitrant represen- tatives.
 They were free in their expressed opinions that no compulsory meas ures would avail anything 70 the or ganization. If the test of regularity lies in following the machine" as several minated it. they say they preferred to ps irregular.
 The joint Republican caucus Wet nesday nighs is not expected to Ws7 the present state of affairs to al L| as it is not thought anytls'nS keTr considered there exceptin&
 ton of a new congress- yona ti '. tee. l The first battle wilYoccur. it is be. lieyed. over the selection of the com mittee by the house to investigate tho Ballinger Pinchot embroglio, which is several days in the future. The house Republicans doubtless will hold caucus to name a com mittee and map out program and inc insurgents will, 1t Is predicted. fish or cut bait"
 A dozen insurgents said privately that they would not attend any cau- GUS. where they knew there was a pre-arranged plan to discredit them. Representative Underwood speak ing for the Democrats of the house. said the minority would probably hold caucus also on the Ballinger-Pinchot inquisftion There is prospect of joint Democratic-Republican insur- gent committee being named to op- pose the committee of the regular Re pubhcans. which would bring test battle on the floor
 We are like the outside nine. said MT Underwc11I waiting to see which way the ball is going to be batted. We can't play until they hit some thing in our direction
 The lefter Issued by the Republican congressional committee, which had the effect of throwing d few bricks into the insurgents camp came frnm the literary bureau" maintained by that organization. II was stated that the congressional committee did not exist as hody at this time and therefore was not responsible. Representative Mckinley of Hi npis, chairman of the committee. ad- mitted today there was virtually no committee in existence now, but he himself assumed responsibility for the letter
 It was sent out he said. under his guidance from Hhe Republican head- quarters in this city as part of the regular weekly news iettsTs '