The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-04
oator cummins Calls on the Presi-
dent and This Leads to Re-
vivaI Of insurgency
Talk.
lARMoNY NOT SECURED
sft wanted to Smooth Out the wrin-
kIes and Unite the Party
AS 1t Used
To Be.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. -Insurgency
tonight refused terms of capItulation
from President Taft.
An attempt by the executive to
pacate the "progressives' in the
senate by concessions from the stand
pat attitude OF the administration in
the past, met with failure.
This was the outcome of series of
conferences at the executives offices
late this afternoon between Presi-
dent Taft and Senator Cunmins.
Rep.) Iowa, generally recognized as
/ the insurgent leader in the upper
house and Senator Borah. (Rep.,
Idaho) another progressive. 1t be.
came known also that Senator Bris-
tow of Kansas, one of the radicals.
was invited. but did not attend
Shortly after noon today, Senators
Cummins, Borah and Bristow were
each called on the telephone from the
white house and asked to confer with
President Taft at 8 o'clock with re-
gard to the message TO congress. {"
Cumnins and Borah responded.
The Iowa solon was closeted with
the president for nearly two hours.
He emerged smiling but belligerent.
i have nothing to say regarding
my talk with the president he de-
clared.
"You will be up here quite often.
won't you?' he was asked .I would
not advise you to predict that too
MUCH was the reply Senator Borah
vas with the president only a short
tllne. He said the message had been
discussed in brief.
The net results as seen tonight by
those in touch with the administra-
tlon is blow to President Taft's plan
TO smooth over the widening breach
between The regulars and insurgents
Under cover of "discussing the
message" the executive spent the
greater part of the day talking over
win regulars a plan to appease in
sursency and adjust the differences
not particularly ap rent in senator
ial ranks.
vice President Sherman, senators
Lodge, Burrows, Smoot, Gamble, Nc.
lumber, Curtis, Nixon, Clarke Of
wyoming, Flint, Plies, Kean and War
ren were among the stand.patters
consulted. Out of these deliberations
ana with a desire of securing some
ming besides appropriation bills at
tne coming session, President Taft
evolved the plan of deferrlng a little
70 insurgent sentiment and have a
talk with the progressive leaders. It
was not denied at the white house to-
hight that the president had also ex-
pressed a desire to see Senator La
rollette in the near future. When
ne time came for stating concessions
senator Cummins stood for the whole
oad or none. He refused to be sat.
shed with minor concessions and
Practically delivered an ultimatum so
nat there was no chance OF the ad.
securing the support of
ne progressives without a complete
eversal OF policy. His refusal to ac-
'ept terms is viewed here tonight as
to warning to the eXecu-
I've that the administration may eX-
'ect the insurgents not to let any
hlng go through the senate save the
outline appropriation measures.
President Taft was in conciliatory
mood, but not enough SO for the in
urgents. 1t was stated tonight by
me OF the senate progressives that
mere was not the slightest chance In
ne world for the administration and
lie standpatters to get together with
ne insurgents in the coming session
18th the present unwillingness of the
esulars to go the full limit in con-
essions.
There Is no possibility Of a con-
Of the Taft plan OF uniting
epublican regulars and assuming
'adership of an undivided party. a
Ian that had its inception last sum
Ter in the famous patronage letter
gned by Secretary Norton BY coax
X the insurgent in both houses into
ne, the executive hoped to force the
nited ranks, under plcs Of party
xigency, to real work during the
hort session, the last chance before
le democrats take over the house.