The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-25
To RECONvENE ON
bAlL|NGER CASE
Another Fight Is Looked For When
Committee Reopens Famous
Case Dec. 5.
BY RAYMOND w PULLMAN.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-One OF
the warmest committee fights OF years
is looked for on Dec. 5, when Senator
Knute Nelson, of Minnesota, chairman,
and the eleven other members or the
Joint committee convene In Washing
ton, and begin anew their efforts to
solve the problems which have grown
out OF the -Pinchot- Glavis
controversy, which Is nod passing into
its second year.
The last sessions of the committee
In September broke up in good
sized row, and the members have been
roasted to a fare-you-well by both
friends and foes of the administration
for acting like spoiled school boys
after saying unpleasant things about
one another. The adjourned meeting
TO be held on Dec. was decided upon
by the six Republican members early
last September when they met in Chi
cago after having walked out of the
committee room I'm Minneapolis sew
eral days before. refusing to complete
quorum.
Tired Of Whole Affair.
A great many people over the coun-
try have grown rather tired OF the long
drawn out investigation which was be-
gun January 20. last, and which 1t was
thought would be concluded weeks be-
fore the adjournment OF congress
Perform" Is the command which is
now coming to the members from all
sides The committee. however, will
find itself in somewhat OF dilemma.
for the question Is asked. how can II
perform when there Is such split be-
tween the insurgent Republican and
the Democratic members, who uphold.
CLAWS and his fight to have the Cum
ningham coal claims cancelled as
fraudulent, on one side, and the stand
pat Republican members, who uphold
Secretary Ballinger-aud his admins
tration OF the Interior Department, on
the other.
Ii is practically sure that the line
ND Of the members which existed at
the September meetings of the COM
mittee will continue. but Their Is
chanc of a switch at the last moment
which will upset present calculations
entirely While none OF the commit
teemen has shown by sign or word
IudI ne Is Sudhys ytl n huihbCi vi oSh
ator Ballinger's friends are known to
be displeased with the action or sew
eral members of the committee during
the fall meetings. -
49,. Senator Flint. of California, whose
voteUrduviag STANDARDIZATION made
II abpearThe Intended to uphold the
Secretary Of the Interior, took himself
to Europe at the time he was needed,
and left the standpat members with
out their quorum OF seven. Repre-
sentative DENLY. of Michigan, also an
upholder of Ballinger in the investiga-
ton, absented himself from the first
meeting in Minneapolis, but was pres
ent at later sessions. DENLY was the
one member who had to fight the Bal
lingerism and Cannonism issue most
In his campaign, and this was the
chief cause for his defeat. for other
wise he is popular. Senator Root
was busy getting settled in New York
after his return from The Hague about
the time the first meeting was called.
and he did not put in an appearance
until the meeting of the six Republi-
can members in Chicago.
Delay Did Lot Of Harm.
At the time OF the early fall meet
ings. there was some talk in admin
istration circles that the secretary had
been forsaken just when he had ex-
pected a vindication by the seven Re-
publican members who had voted for
him while the investigation was on,
and that he had been made to suffer
the embarrassment Of having the con-
duct OF his department made an issue
during the campaign. Many friends
of the administration, however, were
glad that the quorum was broken at
Minneapolis, thinking that the post