The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-04
INSURGENTS AT WHITE HOUSE
SENATOR'S CUNMINS. KORAN
AND BRISTOw INVITED.
Bssah and Cumu,ins Have . Talk with the
President and nristsw Win Can Mon.
day-Littie Occurred mat Is Favor
ahie 20 Republican Harmony.


to-day made his frst conciliatcry move
toward the Senate insurgents He in
vited Senator Cummins Of Iowa. the
leader Of che progressives in the upper
branch ~ Congress: Senator Borah Of
Idaho and Senator Bris,ow Of Kansas to
the White House TO talk over the Admins
| trations Legislative programme Senator
Cummins and Senator Borah each spent
about an hour IN conference. with Mr.. Taft
and Senator Bristow will call al the White
House Monday
To-day's conference yielded little that
is favorable ia harmony programme in
the Republican ranks The insurgents
ntered the Whit. Ho'i-" executive Offices
determined against yielding Oh any Of
their principles and they l.f, ~i'h the IN
,ention Of pursuing their old course If
supporting those measures IN the PraSi
dents programme which appeal TO them
as progressiv. and opposing those which
do not Senator tummins aud IN. Pre-i-
dent differ on several proportions that
will come before Congress IN the coming
session and they are a. far apar, now
ever.
To-day was tn. first time that Senator
cummins had been at The White House IN
ten months He went through practically
all Of the last session of Congress without
comforting with AIR Taft. senator Be-
rah V isits AZ the White House in the latter
part of the last session also were fnS and
far bet wpen, and the personal feeling be-
tween senator Bristow and the President
over the cutting of Of IN. SENATOR pat
roma e has been we'll known.
The President lnvI'a'Ionr 10 these
hre.. Senator following his announce
rnent 'ha, Federal patronage ouid be
restored to all insnr gents. ba- peen ac-
csps ed among politicians pere as frank
recognition on his par OF the strength
shown by the progre-sive- in the prI-
rnar,es las. fail The orticial explanation
given ou' a, th.. White House IN regard
to me invita- ions issued TO the in>.irs"n's
was thar they had been asked. along with
a number II OFT her Sena- ors. 10 call on the
President and discuss his coming message
to Congress While h" insurgents have
refused o ak foT publication. At - known
tina, propositions contained IA the mes
-Ax. were the chief subject 81 me cohVer-
se'ion between them and the President
The President asked the insurgents
frankly what he might expect from them
IA The way OF support IN rhe coming
session and Expressed an earnest desire
@ SEQ his l.gislai "" programme" enacted
With I'll. undivided support OF the Repub-
licans in he Senate
IN. insurgents told him in effect that
they w-r" willing TO work with him ON
any proportion that they regarded a@
DroRressivs They had no intentio Of
driving a hard bargain. but they told IN"
President frankly that they wouid nav"
20 he. SAT Istied that his measures were
- en- IN the right direction before they
could fall in behind them, In OF her words
he insurgents reserv" the privilege 10
decide. for themselves a. each measure
comes w wher her " conforms With their
progr.-aiv~ principles or NOT They we're
not making any promises on me i"gi-la-
tive programm" a. whole
A. Republicans her" regard III" de
valopm-ntS Of today about IN" only
good that has resulted from IN" White
HoIl.e conferences ~ that tn" ic" has
been broken between the Pr"sid"ni ann
tn. insurgents This. II is argued. may
lead to- further conferences and better
,Indersi anding.
Insurgents in the HOUSE as well a. the
Senst. had hesn hoping that the Pr"si-
dent would call them III on an '-1iIsi loot
ing with the regulars IN "onf"-rIng whii"
his rn---ag. was IN preparation som"
- them ~. inclined T." ~. pe-y1sh """T
IN. feet thai the President has not seen
fiji 10 invite progT.ssives io N" VIM"
Ho,i." until after IN. message has h""n
fini-h.-l and cent 10 in. printing ONO"
II - understood that one ~ the measures
on which N. insurgents and rhe Pr">l.
dent are likely =" split 10 an ocean mail
s,.hs,dy hull NIr Taft has told H.. friends
hat h~ had strong hopes ~ getting -'Hh
hill through IN tn" coming session ana
leader. - Congress have admitted thai
~ xas one 81 the few measures hesid"-'
IN. regular supply bills which might To- :
paSseJ II - understood tina; senator
1 'IIrnmIns will oppose such legislation
and that h" siIl he backed by others OF I
the Insurgents In the short session ~
~tll therefor. he an easy matter for the
insurgents 80 kill any Legislation they
desire by a mild tIiib,-'er
The President. u ~ Understood. talked
over Supr~m. Court appointments with
the insurgents The insurgents have
already held an informal me~sing and
Ii-c,I-sad the records ~ many 81 the
candidates that the President u consider
ing They are likely to oppose the APP
pointmrnt IL any man sho has openly
'.xpre@-ed himself against tn. Incofn"
tax IL IL saIi that tn. insurgents eE-
yr--=cd Themselves frankly to th. Presi
dent on this subject One report has Il
tonight hat Senator BrIstov hinnr..lf
has written a letter Of protest. 10 he Prc-i
dent against the appointment ~ Judge
John T. Pollock of the District Court II ,
the Eighth district. Tn" insurgents wall
urge the PresId-nt 90 appoint men 20 the I
court who hold what they regard as pro-
gressive views IL il generally accepted
as - fact among Republicans here now
that Senator tumrnin- ~ IN the race for .
tnr fINTni'nthh' b"H'NHts"h az lsi-' anu
he il not likely to do anything tn the com
ing session that will look az II he hah
yielded in the fight that ne made last /
session
senator Cummins called at Tho White /
House at about , - O'clock this afternoon .
n nd wa. at the ESecI'iv" offices for about .
an hour and half senator Borah also
was in the offices for about an hour When 4
Senator C'Immins l"f' the White House he ,
m rris-d with him "a copy ~ the Prssifients
As he was leaving the Senator
was asked " h" expected 70 be n more
frequent visitor At tho White House than
ha mad been in the last ten months.
Il can't aay that said the Senator.
Both Senator Osanpmins ahd Senator \
Borah declined 20 disc1as ktaeir bn17E with \
Lh President for peblicstsons