The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-26
DIFFERENCES IN REPUBLICAN, RANKS FAR FROM HEALED Regulars Have Refused h. surgent Demands and
 Will Not Yield BIG PARTY SPLIT
 IS THREATENED Caucus Called for This Afternoon May Develop Absolute Party
 Break Among Republicans in the Senate

Washington, April 25.-Diferences be- tween the regular and insurgent repub- 1ican senators over the organization of coSp as appear far from being healed, ang x eus called for tomorrow after n Q ,S consider the assignments agreed
 ,S y the committee on committees 60 develop an absolute party break. ,S sessions of the committee were held :. .o' ay- and the regulars declined to meet ; surgeIt demands, which they declared 0 be unreasonable.
 The regulars have a large majority in the caucus, and it is not improbable that the insurgents may carry their demands 10 the floor of the Senate, which leaders in both factions admit would bring about party split.
 Four points of difference remained to be settled. LaFollette wants to go on in terstate commerce; Cummins on finance; Bristow on foreign relations. and Bourne on appropriations. All are members of the committee on committees. Apparently there is no difficulty about the assign ments given by the regulars to members of the insurgent faction who are not on the committee on committees
 The issue between the regulars and the insurgents is clearly defined according to the views of each faction. The regu- lars insist they have given the insur- gents everything to which they are en- tisled under the rules laid down, that of length of service, which gixss to the minority the choice of large number of important places. The regulars point to the fact that the insurgent members of the committee on committees all have good places, among them the following
 LaFollette Appointments
 LaFollette. chairman of census. finance manufactures, Indian affairs and some committees of less importance He was offered appropriations. generally regard ed as the greatest of all committees but declined it and insisted upon interstate ccmmeisce. Cumnfins, chairman of civil service, in. terstate commerce, judiciary, nanufac- lures, rules, public expenditures and a number of smaller assignments. In ad- dition he has demanded finance. Bristow, postoffice and post roads, mil itary affairs, interoceanic canals, terrl- tories, public buildings and grounds and a number of others, including the chair manship of expenditures In the postof- flee department. He declined a place on commerce and demanded place on for eign relations
 Bourne, chairman of postoffices and post roads, commerce, public lands printing, public health and number of others. He demanded a place on appro- priations and it is generally believed tht; will be conceded to him.
 Insurgent republicans charge that the regulars are packing the finance and in terstate commerce committees the first named to prevent assaults upon the Payne -Aldrich bill and the principle of high protection, and the latter to keep railroad legislation out of the hands of the insurgents, whom they claim have made studies of this subject They in sist they are fighting for an opportunity to press their progressive views upon the policies of the government on the great questions connected with the tariff and the regulation of the railroads. Not Yield Another Inch The regulars declared tonight they would not yield another inch to the in s,.rgents, and the stand they have taken on committee on committees will be the stand of the all regulars in caucus to- morrow afternoon. Tne insurgents de- clined tonight to announce their inten- tons.
 Before the caucus the committee on committees will hold it's final meeting to vote on the four places yet to be decided. It was stated tonight that Senator Bourne, on the ground of seniority and because of geographical reasons probably would be given place on appropriations, but that the demands of LaFolette, Cum mins and Bristow for places on interstate commerce, finance and foreign relations respectively would be rejected.
 In spite of .diligent efforts to prevent the disclosure of the assignments as agreed upon by the committee on com mittees, the interest in the more import ant places was so great that most of them became known. The majority --->-->->>>>---~>-~-
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