Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-22
Effort of La Toilette Faction to
Secure Recognition as a
Body in Committee Assign
ments Promptly Vetoed by
Majority,
MEANS WIDENING OF
BREACH ALREADY WIDE
Decision Followed by Rumors
That DiSgruntIed Progress
Sives Would Seek Alliance
With Democrats to Over
throw Regulars,


throw Regulars.
(By Morning journal Special Leased WireI |
Washington, April 21,-Formal de-
mands made today by insurgent re-
publican senator's that they be rec
ognized as an organization distinct
from the republican majority OF the
senate and that they be given one
fourth of all of the majority member
ship of the committees and control of
these assignments were rejected by a
vote of Z to at a meeting of the
senate committee on committees.
Representatives of the regular re-
publican organization in the senate
determined to check the insurgent
demands after it was learned that
President TAFT resented the insurg-
ent attitude in opposing policies rec
commended by him and their action In
putting barriers in the way of his re-
nomination in 1912, That this was
the real reason for the widening of
the breach between regulars and in
surgents was freely stated by some OF
the, majority members.
That the insurgent members of the
committee did not bolt Is said to be
due to the fact that the rejection of
the proposition -subfnltted did not
carry with it decisioh to give this
faction less number of places than
they were entitled TO in accordance
with their number which is about
one insurgeht to four regulars.
The action of the majority ii was
said, was intended merely as a declar-
ation that the dominant faction would
not recognize minority of the party
as having rights under separate or
ganization, while the members there
of claimed rights as members OF the
republican party.
After the committee meeting both
the regular and insurgent forces went
into sessions, which continued until
late in the day. Plans Were made for
renewed hostilities tomorrow, when
assignments will be offered to insur-
gents as individual republican sena-
tors.
The Contest was in connection with
a resolution introduced by Senator
La Toilette. The preamble stated
that the purpose OF the insurgents
was as follows:
whereas, there is division
among the republicans of the senate,
minority of whom are known as
progressive republicans, to-wit:
Senator's Clapp, La Toilette, Bourne,
Borah, Brown, Dixon, Cummins, Bris-
tow, Crawford, Gronna, Poindexter
and Works-each division being well
recognized in the senate and through
out the country as based upon clear
ly defined differences on important
legislative measures and questions OF
great public interest; and
Whereas, the republican senator's
known as progressive republicans are
in the minority in the ratio Of about
one to four, now therefore, be 1t,
Resolved, by the committee on
committees, that the progressive re-
publicans be accorded by the commit
| representation upon the committees
| of the United States senate as their
| members bear to the total republic
an membership of each OF said com
mittees and the assignments OF one
Of the progressive republicans upon
| each committee be designated by
Senators La Toilette. Bourne, Cum
minis and Bristow, the four progress
sive republican members of the COM
mittee ON committees, which said as
signment and designation shall be
approved and ratified by the commit
tee on committees.
The La Toilette resolution was de-
! bated at length, all the republican
regulars insisting there was no pre-
| cedent for the recognition of min
| ority within the party. Some of then
predicted the adoption OF such
resolution would disrupt the party al
similar demands would have to b'
dealt with later in party conventions
The vote on the resolution follows
4 For-La Toilette, Bourne, Cum
Minis and Brlstow.
Against-Gallinger Lodge, Pen
rose, Hepburn, Warren, smoot an'
Bradley.
i Immediately rumors spread Una
the insurgents would bolt the com
mittee and refuse TO abide by IN
committee assignments made unde
any other plan and would seek an al
lance with the democratic minori''
to overthrow the control Of the regu
lar republicans, but apparently ther
was no foundation for these reports
One insurgent member of the com
mittee said the future course OF tn
insurgents would depend upon wheth
or they we're treated fairly by tn
! regulars.
The democratic committee on com
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