The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-19
Breach Between tie Machine Republicans
and Insurgents
GETS WIDER THAN EVER
The Insurgents Are Defiant, and 1t
Is Believed That the First Con-
test Will Come With the Selec-
ton Of Committee TO Probe Bal
linser-Pinchot Enlbroglio.

A Washington dispatch says the
already broad breach between the
Organization" Of the house OF rep
cesentatives and the Republican in
surgencs was widened peroepcibly
Monday. Monday night there was
every evidence chat mutually hostile
acts Of the past few days would
continue with increasing bitterness.
All day the insurgents caucussed
in little groups OF twos. threes and
fours on the house floor. in the
cloak rooms and tie members lob
by, discussing the situation and de-
batting the desiTability OF an early
meeting TO form battle front to
meet the onslaughts that are report
ed to be coming from the organi-
cation. Much secrecy vas observed
among them. No one would say
when ! formal meeting viii! be
held.
Il became known Monday that
the party caucus will be invoked
against the insurgents. and on every
occasion when there are differences
between the Republican members
that insurgents will be made to fol-
low the program or be forced out
side the pale Of the party.
The announcement did not dis
concert the recalcitrant Represea'
| tatives. They were free in their
expressed opinions that no compul.
sorry measures would avail auythin:
10 the organization. II the test OF
regularity lies in following the INA.
chine as several denominated 4
they said they preferred to be If.
regular.
The first battle will occur. It {.
believed. over the selection OF the
committee by the house to iaTest,
gate the Ballinger-Pinchor embrc
Clio. which is several days in the
future. The house Republican:
doubtless will hold caucus K
name committee and map out
program. and here the insurgents
it is predicted. fish or cut bait"
a dozen insurgents said privatel!
that they would not attend any eau
Gus where they knew there was :
pre-arranged plan to discredit them
Representative Underwood, speak
ing for the Democrats OF the house
said the min s.ity would probabl.
hold caucus also on the Ballinser
Pinchot inquisition. There Is /;
prospect OF a joint Democva:ic-Re
publican insurgent committee beini
named to oppose the committee be
Ing named 20 oppose the committee
Of the regular Republicans, whic'
would bring a test battle on th'
floor.
I'VE are like the outside nine.
said Nj. Underwood, waiting t
see which way the ball Is going t.
be batted. We cant play until the.
hit something in our direction
The letter issued bv the Repub
lican congressional committee
which had the effect OF throwing /:
few bricks into the insursent camp
came from the literary bureau.
maintained by that organization. i
was stated tha; the congressional
committee did not exist as = BODY
at this time AID therefore w2s no
responsible.
Representative Mckinley. Of Hi
nois. chairman Of the committee. ad
mitted there was virtually no com
mittee in existance now. but he him
self assumed responsibility for the
| letter. It was sent out. be said
\ under his guidance from the Repub
lican headquarters in Washington
as part OF the regular weekly news
letter"