The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-06

at- end % 5- male w. eh0ly =
-e-uaIcsls o. the regular sing
1.0t.u-1, vas started gi-t intent 90
.a-.-- -la question zhe,he- tte sen
a-- slsI remain c1--a-Fa.ite. t-e-
come radical o. be throEn into p5-
Utica. chaos a. f1- as concerns any
coherent policy in regard 20 the al.
mln.s,-a'Ions legislative program
Senator Aldrica called the ~regu.
lar republicans together sad con
f-oHt-d taem zlta a grim description
OF tha possible Doltca. effect of
th..- allareD; defeat al the hands
~ te. .llsl-z.rt- republicans and
leror-at. ir the feh- over the t-af.
Ec agreement section of the admin.
istrs.Ion railroad bil He asked bis
associates whether they were ready
20 slbmi, 10 domination by suca q
combination Any such surre-4--. e..
~arred them. meant far Of the
Tat, po..r.e. and the o-wnfal o.
conservative control rot only % con.
eless but lu the republican party
generally Someone reminded Seua-
Tor Ald-iol that the senators then
and there gathered together were nor
IN agreement on all points where
upon he replied that they must get
tOg gether and agree 20 stand t1gether
and .-t the details De secondary
o,herRisr Doe al. congress would
adjourn Ni..0 s.ugle item o.
the TAFT program accomplished.
The entire tone Of this conference
was bell.gereaf toward the "insuf.
gents" This was the dominant note:
"Let Us get together and stand a.
. uni; against every insurgent prop
rsitiou u the insurgents propose
anything good. vel take IT over
bodily and put II through as ouf
oSu; II they propose anything bal.
we'll stamp Il out
Il var stated without reservation
that President Taft had been kept
fully advised OF the situation and
was entirely in sympathy with the
. plan and virtually pledged 10 It. 1t
vas said in behalf OF the conferees
that while the measures which would
be resorted TO were heroic. they
were necessary IN defense Of the
administration and the integrity ~
the republican party. and as a means
20 any effective legislation Whatayc-
To Senator Aldrich was given the
leadership OF the new movement. lie
lert Washington today for Rhode
Island and will not return 5a,OTe
Tuesday. The plan is meanwhile q
mark time" and endeayor to hold
the fort" while there will be many
conferences at the white house and
elsewhere and the details OF the
militant plan will be- perfected. Tho
Intention Is TO avoid test votes on
any subject OF Importance unt!
. next week.
Every hour brings additional eyi
dence of the widening breach De-
tween the regulars and the insur
gents In both houses. conseryatiy,
republican leaders with hardly an ey
ception. confess tina, in neither hous,
s there at present a coherent ma
jority Even those unfamiliar as
!. yet With the plans Of the new sen
= ate organization seem TO De awaitiE-
the return OF President Taft :.
Washington. 70 see what. II anything
. he can and will do to induce o
mpel action sunic.eutly harmon.ou
10 ge' a. least some remnants u
. bis program through congress. =
matters stand tonight. the prosp
' from tHe republican point OF li-s
Is anything but auuring
The situation has developed a.
most without halt from the beginCll.
OF the last session, when the va,
fare began iu the house over m,
-potkershlp and the adoption OF tn
rules some locate the beginning o
the split as far back a. the Fifty
ninth congress and trace IL dow
20 the suddenly widening break o
last years tariff session; since Whcr
there has been little semblance .
harmony on the majority side. es
pcciauy OF the house OF represrn.
gtiyes.
The direct and immediate oaus'
Z the danger TO the legislative pro
gram is that the two factions 10
The republican party have been uu
able TO get together upon details
F. o. the proposed legislation. Both side
e agree that this is the case; but eac,
p side blames the other The insurgents
saw that the fault lies in the AFRO