Arizona republican., 1910-01-15
WILL MEET IN CAUCUS
Past. Differences Will Be Forgotten and All Work Together in Support of Administration and For Redemption of Pledges.

Washington, D. C., Jan. 1.-The dove of peace succeeded in getting reasonably near the perch today on the field occupied by the warning re- publican factions in the house. When Representative Hays of California me- diator for the insurgents, returned to
 the house after one of his frequent calls upon President Taft, the news circulated rapidly that a truce had
 been arranged and that a more or less
 permanent peace in republican ranks
 was about to be announced
 This was considered confirmed when a statement was issued from the White House. and another from the republican whip. Representative Dwight, announcing the details of the armistice. This pronouncement proved premature, however, for Representa- tive Hays, between numerous confer ences with his associates, announced that no agreement had been reached and that the matter would go over until tomorrow. At this iuncture the insurgents gathered in the room of Representative Gardiner of Massa- chusetts and issued another statement saying that -an understanding had been reached
 The statement given out by MT Hays follows: Tt is true that an un- derstanding has been reached that we shall attend a caucus about to be held for the choice of the republican members of the Investigating commit tee. The question of future confer .ences. however. is one on which there hn In had no authority from my associates to enter into that question. or course. this agreement in no way affects the issue as to the present system of con- trol of the house of representatives.
 Mir. Hays was asked if the word we" used in his statement meant all the insurgents in the house. He re- piled that it did. and all the insur- gents concurred in the statement.
 The democrats of the house an nounced today that they would hold a caucus on Saturday night to nomi- nate the minority members of the committee to investigate the Ballih- Pinchot affair. They will insist upon the right to name the minority members of the committee. and if the majority declines to allow it, there is a prospect of a democratic-republic insurgent alliance on the question.
 The statement of Representative Dwight, the republican whip in the house, concerning the reported under standing between the regulars and the insurgents follows:
 Questions of the past have been forgotten. The tariff bill is no longer d matter for discussion. The speaker ship fight is ended. The question of rules is not now an issue. We are confronted with the problem of re- deeming the pledges of the republican party to the people.
 Last Friday there was q vote in the house which caused republican division Mir Dwight referred here to the vote on the Morris amendment, taking the appointment of the Bal finger Pinchot investigation committee out of the hands of Speaker Cannon and placing it with the house itself
 That was a matter of no conse- quence. and small subject in which the people could have but little inter est" continued Mir Dwight. but it showed a division in the party The next day I saw President Taft and laid the matter before him. l told the president that the so-ealled in- surgents were represented as being friends and supporters of the admin istration. and would help enact his into law. I assured the president that the regular repub- licans of the house were ready to do likewise. We were prepared also to go into caucus upon any proposition and abide by the result Were the insurgents ready to do the same?
 For the last two days conferences have been in progress. and those who differed from us last Friday are now ready to enter the caucus and abide by the decision reached there
 Mir. Dwight was asked if the insur- gents had been given any definite as- surance as to the treatment they would receive in caucus.
 "No." he replied. Except that they have been assured of fair treatment They will not be discriminated against" '"