The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-02

Both the regular majority members or
the House of Representatives and the
insurgent Republicans are each endeavor-
ing to have President Taft line up on
their particular side OF the fence.
The leaders OF the insurgent faction
have informed the President they rep
resent the only real friends the admins
tration possesses in the lower House.
They have told him, too that he cannot
possibly do any business by Harvesting
himself and the administration with the
opposite wing Of the party in Congress.
The regulars have told Mr.. Taft that
II it were not for the insurgents the adj
ministration programme would have sum-
mer sailing through the House.
Insurgents Were Insistent.
The insurgents until yesterday insisted
they were with the President. but against
the organization. the Rules Committee,
and other adjuncts TO legislation which
Mr.. Cannon and his friends control.
The insurgents passed the buck to the
regulars late yesterday afternoon, how
ever, when Representative Hayes, Of Cal
ifornia, one of the leaders Of the anti
Cannonites. and Representative Gardner.
Of Massachusetts. who also leads at times
saw the President and told him the time
had arrived for all true insurgents 70
come 10 the aid Of the administration
The two insurgent leaders and the
President were pleased with the confer
ence, AMI after il was over the White
House ssued the following statement;
The President this afternoon received
a Visit from Messrs. Gardner and Hayes
who had been appointed TO call upon
him as committee at a meeting Of the
so-called insurgents OF the House held
last night Messrs. Gardner and Hayes
said they called on behalf Of their as
sociates 10 assure the President OF their
good viii toward him and their earnest
desire to aid him in the passage Of the
postal savings bank bill, the conserva-
ton measures. the injunction bill. and
the interstate commerce bill, recommend
ed by him in conformity with the pledges
OF the Republican party platform. The
President was very much pleased with
their assurances
The insurgent meeting Of Monday
night was so unheraided and so mysteri-
Gus that it was not until late yesterday
afternoon that il leaked out at the Capitol
that there had been a gathering Of the
anti-Cannon clan.
Decision of Conference.
The decision OF the conference. # was
said. was reached by unanimous vote, and
It was the sense of the meeting that
Representatives Hayes and Gardner
hurry TO the White House to swear
fealty to most Of the administration pro-
gramme. so the President and the coun-
try might know they were not attempt
ing to hold up legislation.
Insurgent leaders felt last night that they
had forced the hand Of their regular
brethren IN legislation II seemed evi-
dent 10 them that the regulars must come
out with equally reassuring advances 20
the President and then the next step
VIII be a settling down 10 work on the
promises. But the insurgents scored
arst in the effort TO show allegiance
TO the administration.
one thing that seemed TO have been ac-
complished by the Insurgent gathering
was the hushing up Of talk OF a caucus
Of Republicans on the proposed change
in the method Of selecting the Committee
on Rules
The insurgents. Il was said yesterday.
will not seek TO have such caucus call
ed and the regulars. however pro-Cannon
they may he. and however much they
may love the present manner Of choos-
ing the members OF his principal aid, the
Rules Committee. are not likely to ask
for caucus where they would be COM
PEELED to go on record. especially where
they would have 70 go on record on a
fight on the House organization.
The petition which Representative
Hayes drew up several days ago. calling
for a caucus on the rules. Is. therefore.
repos!ng in a nigeon-hOle in his desk. and
may not see the light again at this ses-
sion. or at least until some of the I'M
portant legislation which the Republican
party platform said was desirable has
been made law.
Legislative skies CIeaF
Altogether, ii looked as If the legisla-
tive skies were clearing. and that the
President was to have his way after all,
so far as a united Republican party IN
the House could give it TO him.
one thing noticeable about the White
House statement, and confirmed by in
surgents. was that there was positively
TO be no Endorsement et this time, Of the
Federal incorporation bill or the ship
subsidy bill. SO far there has been no
agreement among the anti-Cannon war
riors on these two subjects.
MILLIONS TO BENEFTCIARIES.