The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-03
At the White House Spooning
Match Insurgents Promise
to Pull With Regulars to
Help the Party.
BOSS AuDRlCH MAKES
A FEW OBSERVATIONS
And Says Nov Is the Time
For All Good Men to Come
to the Aid of the (G. o. P.)
Party"

Washington. II. c. Feb. :.-The
cooling and billing fowl worked over
time yesterday afternoon when Presi-
dent Taft conferred at the white house
with leading Regulars and "lnsur-
gents" of the republican party.
Chairman Aldrich announced early
that all the wranslinS of the late past
had done much TO imperil the success
of the administration. and that the re-
publican gentlemen in both senate
and house must shake hands, rub
noses and he good
And everybody said Amen" when
Chairman Aldrich had closed his ser
monette
All the party pledges are to he re-
deemed. no matter what the cost
Here's What They Want.
Here are some of the things for
which the legislators declared:
Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico in the form of the senate bill.
which provides for ratification by con-
sress of the constitutions of the new
states after approval by the presi.
dent
Postal savings banks with safe
guards against funds being transfer
red from sections where originally
deposited to the money centers.
Giving TO the president authority to
withdraw from entry public lands de-
sired for conservation purposes or for
classification. the Withdrawals to re-
main in force until revoked by him or
by acts OF Congress
/ Federal incorporation open to the
voluntary application of concerns en-
gagged in interstate business and will
ing to subscribe TO federal regulation.
! Creating a court Of commerce and
| amending the interstate commerce act
as provided by the Townsend -Elkins
| bill.
Creating legislative council for
Alaska. the members to be appointed
by the president
Plan to Pass All Of EN-.
All of the measures designated are
to be enacted into law If the influence
Of President Taft and congress lead
srs who are i'm charge of the machin-
cry of the senate and house is power
full enough to carry the program
through.
There is no indication that there
Will be any division of republicans
along 'insurgent'' and regular" lines.
although it is known that certain indi.
viduals of both factions may oppose
features of several of the bills.
Later in the session il may be de-
cided to make additions to the admin.
t-sr ion
measures which now are deemed OF
secondary importance.
Strong for Ship Subsidy.
For instance. President Taft has
told his advisers that he Is inclined
to come out strongly for ship subsidy
in some form. and IL is possible also
that he may urge the passage Of the
bill providing for certificates Of In
debtedness to the amount Of 10000.
600 to provide money to carry on re
. clamation work.
= No formal republican conference
has been held. and it has not been de
, cided in Just what order the measures
are to be put through either the sen
ate or house.
In the past few days President Taf,
has called into consultation many
, leaders of both branches, and his
: ideas on the subject of Legislation
are well known. therefore. throughout
: the capitol.
All the republican members Of the
! senate committee on finance had Z
meeting early today in advance o.
| the regular session.
; Plain Talk INDUCED In.
5 Some plain talk was INDUCED in b.
: Chairman AIdrich over the situation
in which the republican party ha.
found itself by reason OF opposition
: to certain of the platform pledge.
which had been indorsed unequivocal
ly BY Mr.. Taft in his campaign
speeches and on trips over the coun
try since he assumed the presidency
II was said that the president has
the situation in the house 50 well In
hand that the republican regulars
and insurgents" alike agreed to PM
! their shoulders to the wheel and rol
; the Taft policies through that body.