Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-22

tinct from the Republican majority of
the Senate and they be given one
fourth Of all f.. ne l.1jority member
ship q the Commuters and control of
these assignments, - 70 rejected by a
vote - even to four at a meeting of
the saaate committee on committees.
+ sentatiNes 81 :e Regular Re-
put !0an organization in the Senate
detera.aea 70 CHECK the Insurgent de-
mands after it was learned that Presi-
dent TAFT resented the Insurgent at
,itude in opposing policies recommends
d by him and the activities of this
minority faction in putting barriers in
he way of his denomination for the
residenct in 1912. That this was the
real reason for the widening of the
breach between Regulars and Insur-
gents Vas freely stated by some Of the
majority members
That the Insurgeft members OF the
committee did not bolt is said to be
1ue to the fact that the rejection of
he proposal submitted did not carry
with it a decision to give this faction
a less number Of places than they were
entitled to in accordance with their
number. which is about one Insurgent
to four Regulars. The action of the
majority ii was declared, was intended
merely as declaration that the domi-
nant faction would not recognize a
minority of the party as having rights
under a separate organization while
the members thereof claimed rights as
members of the Republican party.
hn II
Regular and Insurgent forces went into
sessions which continued until late in
the day. Plans We're made by both fac
tons for renewed hostlities tomorrow,
when assignments will be offered to In
surgents as individual Republican SEN
ators.
The contest today was over resolu-
ton introduced by Senator La Toilette
The preamble stated the purpose of the
Insurgents as follows:
where as, there is a division among
the Republicans of the Senate. a minor
ity of whom are known as Progressive
Republicans to wit, Senators Clapp, La
Toilette. Bourne, Borah. Brown, Dixon
Cummings, Bristow. Crawford. Gronn
Poindexter and Works-each division be-
throughout the country as based upon
clearly 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
out of four now therefore, be it.
Resolved. by the committee on commit
tees that Progressive Republicans be ac-
corded by the committee on committees
such proportional representation upon the
COMMITTEES of the United States Senate
as their numbers bear to the total Re
publican membership of each of said COM
m!ttees, and the assignments of Progress
sive Republicans upon each committee be
designated by Senators La Toilette,
Bourne. Cummns and Bristow, the four
Progressive Republican members of the
committee on committees which said as
signments and designation shall be ap-
proved and ratified by the committee on
committees"
The resolution was debated at great
length, all Of the republican regulars in
sisted that there was no precedent for
the recognition of a minority with the
party, Some Of them predicted that the
adoption of su"n =. resolution would dis
rurt the partN. pecausc similar demands
Nou,a have - 10 dealt with later III
part col ,entions. .tIe vote on the res
cluticu iollows:-
f. a Follotte, Bourne, Cummins and
BIZ ..E.
~ 'ast-Gallinger, Lodge. Penrose.
lleyburn, Warren, S>noot and Bradley
Immediately rumors spread that In
surgents would bolt the committee and
refuse to abide by the committee assign
ments made under any other plan and
that they would seek an alliance with
he Democratic minority to overthrow
the control of the regular Republicans,
but apparently there was no founda ,lcn
for any, of these reports, One Insurgent
melAstr Of the committee said tEa future