The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-13
PRESIDENT TAFT
SCENTS DANG. R IN FIGHT
MORN; RtpAbis,n Whip That
Presidents Name Must Not
Be Used as Club

veneer Of satisfaction over the gen
Ieral situation and contempt for ev-
| erybody and everything that crosses
his purpose, Speaker Cannon harbors
a feeling of disappointment and alarm
that has driven some of his support
crs to the verge Of panic Here are
scme developments of another sting
ing day in the war with the insurg-
ents:
This morning Representative
Dwight of New York called at the
White House. He gave out no state
ment on leaving, but subsequently in
10 nation came in roundabout White
House ways that the President told
Mr. Dwight that his patience was
about exhausted over the unauthoriz
ed way in which his name was being
used in. order to whip the insurgents
into line and In order to influence
public opinion against the progressive
Republicans. II was given out that
the President was particularly con-
cerned over the action of Representa-
tives Mckinley and Loudensiager, OF
the Republican congressional commit
tee, in using the party machinery to
attack the progressives In their home
districts.
Want impartial investigation
Next In the order OF Importance oil
developments was notice served IN
person ON Speaker Cannon by Repre-
sentatives Fisher and Parsons OF
New. York and Ames of Massachu-
setts, the three Republican regulars
who voted with the insurgents and
Democrats for Ballinger inyestiga-
ton committee selected by the mem
bers of the house instead of by the
Speaker, that they will go into par
ty caucus for the selection Of the
house members of the investigating
committee provided that the caucus
will select only the four Republican
members and let the Democrats Sc
lect their two members. They say
they are In earnest about having an
honest Balinger investigation. Tne
Cannon organization today made over
lures to a number of insurgents
promising to restore them to flui
standing in the party If they VIII
come into the caucus to help tix UP
the investigating committee. The an
swer of all insurgents approacheu
was identical. The machine was folo
that the insurgents will come into
the caucus II the leaders Will agree
10 lot the insurgents name two men
on the committee to investigate Bal
linger let the Democrats name two
land Cannon the other two. 1t Is un-
derstood that neither the insurgents
nor Messrs. Fish, Ames and Parsons
got any satisfaction out OF their pro
posals.
Thinks BaIlinger Should Resign
The effect of all this ferment Is
found today in the suggestion among
re gular Republicans that the whole
/ situation would be greatly improved
if Secretary Ballinger should resig re
sign. Criticisms are also made OF
Representative Dwight's course as Ee
publican whip and of Representatives
/ Mckinley and Loudenslager IN the
unauthorized use of the partys ma
chinery to dlscredit the progressiyes
at home.
The cause of this alarm is found
I in the dissatisfaction back home ano
the strong impression that all this
turmoil is improving the chances o.
| the Democrats to carry the next mouse
The present Republican majority II
the house is fifty. really 1t is forty
seven
The death of Representatives Las
sitter Of Virginia, DeArmond OF MIS-
souri, and Griggs OF Georgia leaves
the Democrats three short The he
publicans now have 2l9 members ant
the Democrats 1863. Providing they
hold their own elsewhere the Demo
Gratis must win twenty-four seats nov
held BY Republicans in order to cleo
the next Speaker of the house.