The Washington herald., 1911-01-19
DEMOCRATS LOOK
FOR, CAUCUS ROW
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ule by schedule. and this also Ii expected
to cause trouble. Representative Under
wood, who will be chairman Of the Ways
and Means Committee OF the next House,
came out yesterday in favor Of this
method Of revision.
A cry will be raised by some Of the
Representatives-elect Of gag rule. They
will object to having a programme Of
such importance rushed through at one
brief session, and will clamor for a eau
Gus which will extend over two or three
days and give everybody an opportunity
to express his views.
Thayer Leads Fight.
John A. Thayer. Representative-elect
from the Third Massachusetts, district,
has called a meeting Of the other new
men for this morning. This meeting. it Is
said. will be for the purpose OF laying
plans by which the members uninitiated
into the ways of the Washington caucus
may assert their rights.
Francis Burton Harrison. Of New York.
had most of the new Democratic Repre-
sentatives from that State as his guests
at dinner last night. Mr.. Harrison will
get a place on the Ways and Means
Committee. and probably was engaged in
doing missionary work for the powers in
control Of the caucus. Representative
Fitzgerald. Of New York. is another of
the insiders who will get an important
committee assignment. He is slated for
the Craftsmanship OF the important Ap-
propriations Committee.
Tho caucus will be called to order by
Representative Clayton. chairman of the
Of Virginia. will he made permanent
chairman of the CAUCUS
Several Democratic State leaders have
turned up along with the Representa-
tiveS-elect to see the Democratic donkey
make its start. One of these is Tom
Taggart, Of Indiana, who seems to be
more exercised over landing the job of
Sergeant-at-arrns for Stokes Jackson, the
Indiana State chairman, than he is over
tariff revIsions or reforms in the House
rules He was busy yesterday sending
kilograms to Norman Mack. asking him
to call of former Representative BILLY"
Ryan, of Buffalo. who is also out after
the job, with Tammany backing.
Bailey Issues Statement. Il
The difference Of opinion between Sena-
tor Bailey and Champ Clark as to the
method that the Democrats shall follow
in revising the tariff caused a stir in
Washington yesterday. Finally Senator
Bailey came out with the following state
ment
1T is impossible for me to understand
how any man who knows anything about
the tariff question could imagine that
there is any radical difference between
Mr.. Clark and myself. He fayors amend
ing the Payne-AIdrich bill by schedules.
while l believe in repeating it. from
preamble to conclusion
But whether 1t is better to revise the
tariff in my way or in the way Mr.. Clark
proposes, the difference between us is
plainly and only as to the method of
procedure, and l hardly suppose that any
man with sense enough to secure an cleo
ton to the House or to the Senate would
contemplate for a moment engaging in
a serious controversy with mis- Demo-
cratic brothers over such question
While l am tenaciouS-come people think
unreasonabiy so-in contending for what
consider principle. ! would not divide
my party for moment over a simple
question Of procedure, and if the Demo-
Gratis Of the House. in which all tariff
legislation must originate determine upon
the plan OF revising schedule by sched-
ule. / shall certainly interpose no OBJ
lection which could possibly interfere
with the great work which We must do"