The Washington times., 1910-03-09
Republican Committee to
Win At Risk of Split
ting Party.
PREFERENCE SHOWN
TO THE DEMOCRATS
Last Opportunity IS Offered Back
sliders" 10 Return TO the
Bandwagon.

Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, three
Republican stronghOlds, viii receive no
assistance from the Republican Con-
EressionRl committee IN the next cleo
tiOns II their State conventions follow
The wishes OF the state leaders and de-
clare against the present tariff law.
Iowa, whose convention IS scheduled
for the early part Of June. has two
Senators who fought the present tariff
law tooth and nail. The leaders Of TIE
Congressional committee are confident
that the convention viii attack the tariff
and the Administration When this is
done the committee will say:
Fight your own battles. and win
them If you can. You get no help from
US"
similar performance is expected
from Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Will Help Hepburn.
In Iowa Col. Pete" Hepburn wants TO
run again for Congress, and he has been
promised the aid Of the Congressional
committee, Irrespective Of whether Dol
liver and Cummins support him or put
a progressive" in the field.
All these facts are but cOrroborStinS
evidence OF the determination Of the
national leaders either to stamp cut in
EurgenCy' or put a split into the party
organization which VIII make the Grand
Canyon look like an insignificant ditch
Moreover, rather than help 10 elect
Insurgents 10 Congress-the insurgents
who fight the Administration-the lead
crs would prefer TO see Democrats take
their places on the rolls, A positive,
unswervlng policy in regard to the ia
surgents has been adopted by the COM
mittee- In polite language IL is that
the coUntnittee viii help all good Re
publlcaus for their nominations and
elections
rr% 10 tha Death.
The committee win &c so far as to
take a hand a. preventing the nomiua-
tion OF Republicans who are hostile 10
the Administration or the present or
Csnization Of the House For instance.
II there are up for nomination a reg
uiar" and an i1surEeut. that particular
district viii be flooded with literature
sent 20 the newspapers and to individ-
uals showing that the regular cause
Is the cause OF Republicanism, and that
insurgency IS the enemy OF the party
And II Is natural TO assume that tho
literature will be backed Up by any 9th
er assistance the regular may need.
II the ''insuVgent' wins the nOmina-
tion. ne Will not be helped iIi any way
By the comm .ttee. and tine Democrat
VIII have an unh2mpeTed chance 10 get
his scalp
There is no doubt that determined
effort will be made 10 swing the con-
ventiOns of Iowa, Minnesota, and Wis
consin into line with the Administration,
but there is grave doubt that the al
tempt viii be successful in any or the
three cases. Tf failure results from
each effort the effect will be almost
certain defeat for the Republicans N
the next House. Many politicians have
heen surprised by the determined stand
the committee has taken for the de-
BtructiOn of the insurgents.
All Is Staked.
Nothing Ike it has been attempted
for many years. II Is proposed 70 Jug
Eernaut the men who oppose the organl-
Eation. and TO stake everything on the
chance Of killing insurgency. There
sre those who do not believe the IN
surgent wave can be put down. n that
turns out 70 be true. TIE Republican
party viii receive one OF the severest
blows It has had IN years.
Opportunity IS now being given the
Insurgents TO come back to the regular
reservation. They are being told that
Cannon VIII not again run for the
Speakership Of the House and that the
House Committee on Rules will be en-
larged- Il Is also being pointed ont
70 them that an agreement may be
reached later As TO whether or not the
Speaker Of the House should he in
cludcd in the "-nI eIship Of the Rules
Committee
SSt little hope is entertained Of
Continued on Eleventh Paze1