The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-08
REGULARS NOW
ADMIT MISTAKE
Gave La Toilette Too Much
Power In Committee.
INSURdENT IS PLEASED


Can Force Senators to Take Vote
on Cotton BIll---collespues Urge
Him to Take Rest For Benefit Of
Health, but Says He Hasn't the
Time.
Washington, Aug. S.-Senator La
Toilette o. Wisconsin. insurgent Re
publican candidate for president, Is
still sitting on the tariff lid. He re-
fuses to say when he will get off and
permit anything in the way Of tariff
legislation to escape. Some of the
colleagues of Mr.. LaFollette tried to
impress upon him the importance of
taking a good rest They pointed
out to him that he he's been over
worked, that his health was likely to
give way under the strain. and that
he owed II to the country to assist in
expediting tariff legislation so that
he could get back to Maple Bluff
farm. on the Wisconsin lakes, for a
rest.
"Oh. am not going back to Wis
consin," replied Mr.. LaFollette. 81
would like to, but | have at least two
months work ahead of me here in
Washington, whether congress ad-
journs or not"
When this information was spread
around the senate IL created almost
panic. Some Of the regular Repub.
llcans admit now they made a tao
tical mistake when they turned the
farmers free list bill and the wool
bill over to Mr.. LaFollette- as the
senate's representative in a subcom-
mittee of the conference committee.
Some of the regular Republicans
thought that they had made a clever
move when they washed their hands
of the tariff legislation. They thought
they could point in the future to the
fact that whatever compromise meas
ures came out of the conference
could be charged solely to the Demo.
cratic ami insurgent coalition. They
did not realize at the time, although
they are willing now to admit 1t, that
they placed in the hands of the sen.
ator from. Wisconsin power which
he was only too eager to WELD and
which he is now using to direct the
tariff legislation along whatever
course he may see ft. lie is suspect.
cd now OF delaying action on the
wool bill and the farmers free list
bill until he can force a vote in tho
senate on the cotton bill.
Leader Not Worrying.
The senator from Wisconsin ox.
pressed the opinion that the date OF
adjournment of congress was. In his
Judgment, rather remote. Hc didn't
talk discouragingly Of a compromise
agreement with Mr.. Underwood, but
he didn't seem to he in as much OF
a hurry as some of his colleagues.
A week ago a number OF Republi
can senators were saying that they
would end the session OF congress- by
going away on their vacations and
breaking a quorum. Some Of them
even essayed to make the fight, but
have either returned to Washington
or are hurrying back on fast trains
Senator Guggenheim started to sal
for Europe. but was halted et the
pier in New York by telegram from
the senate leaders. He returned to
Washington and was busy implorinp
everybody to hasten the adjournment
in order that he might depart.
Senator Lodge, filled with disgust
with the course matters were taking
in congress, departed for his home al
Nahant, Mass. leaving word that he
intended to join Mrs. Lodge there and
sail for Europe. But II was learned
that Mr. Lodge has changed his plans
and is hurrying back to Washington
Senator Clark Of Wyoming, another
stand.patter failed to see tho neces
sity Of his remaining on guard and
purchased tickets and reservations
for Evanston, Wyo., but he did moi
depart according to his schedule, and
is still in Washington.
Reason For Recalls.
There is a reason for these sudden
breakings of plans for migration
The regular Republican leaders woke
up TO the fact that with the rapidly
melting strength they would soon be
at disadvantage in the senate Sc
far as votes were concerned ant
they saw the possibility Of the insur
gents and Democrats combining &c
pass one or more of the tariff bills
over President Taft's veto. 1t wai
this possibility that alarmed the Re
publican leaders and forced recal
OF the absentees. At the same time
nobody can properly blame MIR. La
Toilette, who has been entrusted b,
the leaders with serious responsi
billty, and who appears TO be takinE
It seriously His demeanor is sucf
as TO suggest that the question Of
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