New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
RAINEY BARREDOUT
B4LLINGER PINCHOT
COMMITTEE NAMED.
Sir Insurgents Bolt Repub-
Hcan House Caucus-OHe
James accepted.
From The Tribune Bureau ]

washington, Jan. 19--Ihe Repu Dllcan
caucus this evening named the follow
ing as members of the Ballnger- -Pinchot
investigating committee; Representatives
Olmsted. of Pennsylvania; Mccall. Of
Massachusetts; DENLY. of Michigan:
James, of Kentucky, and Lloyd. of Mis-
souri, Democrats).
These selections were not accomplished
without much wrangling and stormy de-
bate, but the result was on the whole,
gratifying TO both regulars and insur-
gents, and the present determination Of
the majority is 10 stand by the caucus
action.
The most significant feature of the
meeting was the reputation of Repre-
sentative Henry T. Rainey, of Illinois.
He and Representative James were the
selections of the Democratic caucus, and
both men were subjected to great criti-
cism from all sides. Representative
James, however. was not considered so
undesirab BILE as to make it necessary that
he be barred by the committee, but the
effect of Mr.. Rainey's serious and un-
proved charges against President Taft.
eX-President Roosevelt and other re-
spected men still remains in the minds of
the Republicans, and the great majority
insisted that he was not fit to serve on
an investigating committee.
SIX INSURGENTS WALK OUT.
Six insurgents bolted the caucus be-
cause it decided to name the Democratic
members of the committee. These men
were Representatives Cooper Nelson.
Cary and Lenroot, of Wisconsin, and
Davis and Lindbergh, of Minnesota
They remained until they saw that the
majority was clearly against them, and
left the caucus with vague mutterinGs
as to their future action.
After some preliminary skirmishiug
Representative Norris, an insurgent. Of
fered a resolution that separate votes
be taken on the Democrats This was
defea ted by a viva voce vote. Repre-
sentative GoebeI, of Ohio. moved that a
committee of six be elected. and he
named the four Republicans and Repre-
sentatives Lloyd and Clayton as The
Democrats. Representative Gardner
moved an amendment striking out the
Democratic names, which, if carried,
would have permitted James and Rainey
to serve. This amendment was lost hy
a vote of 1o4 to 60. number OF the
regulars voted with the insurgents.
It was at this juncture that Repre-
sentative Cooper and the others bolted.
REPRESENTATIVE Morse. of Wisconsin.
then moved that Representative Jamess
name be substituted for that of Repre-
sentative Clayton, and the motion was
carried by vote Of 96 TO so. Speaker
Cannon took the floor in favor of the
Goebel amendment and voted against
the selection of Representative James,
so that the insurgents are claiming
partial victory and announce that they
are satisfied with the result.
Representative Hamilton Fish, Of New
York made one of the strongest speeches
of the night in opposition to naming the
Democrats. He was supported by Rep
resentatives Gaines. of West Virginia;
Douglass of Ohio, and Gillett of Mas
sachusetts, regulars.
A strong partisan speech was made by
the Republicans to name the whole com
mittee without regard 10 the Democratic
selections.
This is Republican cleaning" he
said. and the Democrats have nothing
10 do with it"
Speaker Cannon opposed any com
promise, You've only got two propo-
sitions," he said. Either accept he
Democratic selections or reject EN-
All the insurgent members of the
House attended the caucus.
HOUSE TO ACCEPT SLATE.
There is little question that the pres
ent slate will be accepted by the House
The only question which now arises is
the possibility that Representative Lloyd
will decline to serve. Representative
Dwight said tonight that the election
would probably be brought up in the
House tomorrow.
The selection of Representative Lloyd,
who IS chairman of the Democratic
Congressional Committee, is considered
a master stroke because it makes it
entirely obvious that the Republican OBJ
jections to Rainey were not based on the
fear of his partisanship, but were due TO
the frequent undignif1ed exhibitions he
has made Of himself and because they
did not care to trust the regulations
OF the men involved in the investigation
in his hands. Mr.. Rainey having often
demonstrated mis- inability 10 distinguish
between fact and fancy.