The sun., 1910-01-18
The INSURGENTS IN A TANGLE'
MUCH PUT OUT OVER ACTION
OF DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.

Mr.. Hayes, q violent Insurg ent. says ne
publicans should stand TOgether and
Prevent the Election OF James and
Rainey on the BalllnEer Commit ee.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE insurKent
situation in the House Of Representatives
and there is a bit OF situation, despite
the recent harmony agreements all
tangled up with Representative Hayes's
red whiskers. Mr.. Hayes has been in
surging violently for some time. He
was the spokesman during the recent
harmony conferences at the White House
OF those members who had jumped the
reservation and allied themselves with
the Democrats In successful attempt
to take from Speaker Cannon the power
to name the ak House members OF the
Ballinger-P -Pinchot investigation commit
tee.
In pursuance OF the victory so won
the Democratic caucussed last Saturday
evening and selected Representative Ollie
James OF Kentucky and Representative
Rainey OF Illinois as the minority mem
bers. To-day Mr.. Hayes's bronze wind
resisters waved wildly in the breeze as
he said unkind and uncomplimentary
things about Messrs. James and Rainey.
There were tears in his eyes as he told
a group OF newspaper men that in his
opinion the Republicans Of the House
should stand together and prevent the
election to the investigation committee
OF these two unanimously selected in
caucus Democrats.
Representative Douglas, who also in
surges violently at irregular intervals, is
the only other member OF the House who
so far has worked himself into a lather
over the action OF the Democratic caucus.
OF course no two Democrats more
thoroughly Objectionable to the Repub-
lican organization OF the House could
have been selected than Messrs. James
and Rainey. Mr.. Rainey is the genial
Illinois Democrat who accused President
Taft and his brother Charles p. Of all
kinds OF high crimes and msdemeanors
in connection with the purchase OF the
Panama Canal strip, and Mr.. James.
physically the largest man in the House,
is a noted partisan.
Mr.. Hayes and Mr.. Douglas made it
plain by their ways OF distress to-day
that as good Republicans and perfectly
respectable insurgents they feared that
Messrs. James and Rainey might take
undue advantage OF their positions ON
the committee OF inquiry and turn what
is intended to be a fair and impartial
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release on the country just about the
time the campaign warns up next sum-
mer something in the nature OF Demo-
cratic campaign literature.
James and Rainey are sitting tight and
saying very little for publication. Each
says he will not serve on the committee
IL the other is eliminated. Champ Clark,
the minority leader, says he will stand
by the caucus appointees. All the other
Democrats approached to-day said the
same thing. with the added information
that il the United Republican strength
should throw these two men on the COM
mittee and put two others on in place OF
them. there are not two. Democrats in
the body who would serve under such
conditions.
The regular organization doesn't seem
to be worrying at all. Whip Dwight and
the other organization leaders do not
see any other Democrats in the House
on the Ballinger- Pinchot committee than
these two who have been selected. but
they suggest, with profound gravity that
disguises a Rleam in both eyes and
violent desire 20 prod somebody in the |
ribs. how much better il would have been |
IL Speaker Cannon had been permitted |
to appoint the House membership OF the |,
committee and the insurgents hadn't |
insurged. And then they say. with even |
more solemnity. that a selection by caucus |
a greement having been reached for pur- |
poses OF harmony among the Republi- |
cans 1t wouldn't be consistent 10 sig |
nalize this new and refreshing peace |
pact by starting a bitter row with the
over precisely the same issue.
Altogether. those members Of Congress |
Of this latest phase OF the mixup as lu-