The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Insurgents to Meet

No meeting of the insurgents to con-
slider their future course has been
called, but undoubtedly viii be held
within day or two.
The next conflict will come, if it
comes. on the selection of the new rules
committee, provided for in the Norris
resolution The committee is to be
elected by the house, instead of being
appointed by the speaker. as hereto
fore.
Neither the regular republicans nor
the democrats have made arrangements
for party caucus, but both caucuses
viii be held within the next three or
four days.
Representative Tawney, one of the
leaders on the republican side, said to-
day that no conference had been held
on the subject, but undoubtedly one
All the caucuses must be held within
10 days. for that is the time limit fixed
by the Norris resolution for the election
Of new committee
Of this committee the republicans
will choose six members and the demo-
Gratis four Whether the insurgents
will be given representation among the
six republican members is now un-
known. They say they have not asked
and do not care for membership on the
new committee.
we do not wish to assume respon-
sibility for legislation or to try to force
ourselves on the house in that way"
said one of their number. 1T would
not be just for US to do So
Caucus TO Select Members
The democrats Will choose their four
members in caucus and expect their
selections win be ratified by the vote
of the house. OF these four. three are
practically certain to be Minority
Leader Champ Clark. Fitzgerald of
New York and Underwood of Alabama.
The first two are members of the old
committee and undoubtedly will be ac-
corded similar honors on the new COM
mittee. There is a general demand
among the democrats that Underwood,
who is Leader clarks first lieutenant
on the floor, be given a place. The
fourth democrat has not been even
much discussed.
To attempt TO predict whom the re-
publicans will select would be the
merest speculation. Besides Speaker
Cannon. Dalzen OF Pennsylvania and
Smith of Iowa are the republican mem
hers Of the present rules committee. BY
the terms of the Norris amendment
Speaker Cannon is specifically elini-
mated from the new committee. The
democratic leaders said they expected
no difficulty in having their selection
for this committee ratified by the
house, as the insurgent republicans
had given them pledge to support the
democratic nominees. partly in consid-
GRAFTON of the unanimous vote of the
democrats for the Norris resolution.
War Talk Is Heard
But the highly important selection
OF this new rules committee was of
secondary consideration in the talk to-
day as TO whether the war within the
ranks of the republicans was to con-
tinue or not. The legislative program
in congress was scarcely mentioned at
all, excepting in connection with the
probably delay ii will encounter before
the political air has become sufficiently
clarified to go ahead with legislation.
Tt was generally recognized some sem
blance of quietude must be restored
before congress can go on with the
calm consideration of important meas
ures.
Every important administration
measure is halted where ii stood last
Wednesday, while the preliminary
skirmish of the battle began.
A republican. high in the counsels OF
the party, and of eminent political
judgment. gave it as his opinion today
that the worst was now over in repub-
lican strife, and that permanent peace
would shortly ensue-
The party in the house is more
united now than for a long time" he
said. There will be no disposition TO