The sun., 1919-05-11
PR0GRESSIVES
TO FIGHT SLATE
Penrose and Warren Opposed
as Heads Of Senate
Committees.
BREACH is THREATENED
Appeal Will Be Made to Lodge
to Prevent Revolt on
Floor.
BREACH is THREATENE
spsctsl Despatch to TEE sus.

HpeCt0t DeepdtcN 10 LAh DUN
WARRINGTON, May 10-Republican
organization Of the next Senate is
threatened by a more or less deter
mined stand taken to-day by several
Progressive members in opposition to
the reported selection by old line
party leaders of Senator Penrose (Pa.)
for chairman Of the Finance Commit
tee, and Senator Warren CWyo) for
chairman of the Appropriations Com
mittee.
At a conference to-day in the Office
Of Senator Borah Udaho) the threat
ening Progressives decided to oppose
these men for chairmanships. Fol-
lowing the conference Senator Borah
said the Progressives attending would
carry the fight to the Senate floor
and would not vote for the two men
in question. This would mean on a
party vote loss Of these two chairman
ships to the minority.
Later in the evening several of the
Senators who had attended the confer
ence declared they would mot vote
against Penrose and Warren on the
floor. They explained that they were
determined in their opposition. but
would not carry the opposition to the
point of giving the Democrats control of
the two chairmanships. As a unit the
Progressives will carry the fight up to
the point of vote on the floor to obtain
a compromise.
The conference appointed Senators
Borah and johnson (Cal) to present
their views to Senator Lodge MASS
who Is chairman OF the party conference.
They expect to see Senator Lodge to-
morrow or Monday. Speaking OF the
conference, Senator Borah said:
81 will state that we were not satisfied
with the chairmen of the Finance and
Appropriations committees and that we
were not willing to support these two
chairmen by our votes in the Senate and
that we did not recognise the seniority
rule as binding against what we believe
to be the best interests OF the country
and the party"
Senators Cummins and Kenyon (Ia. },
Jones (Wash.), Mccormick (Ill.), John
son (Cal). Norris (Neb) and McNary
(Ore.) attended tho conference. Sena-
tors La Toilette (Wis.) and Gronna (N.
d. were not present
Senators Jones. McNary, johnson and
Kenyon stated tonight that any state
ment that they would refuse to vote in
the Senate for Penrose and Warren was
a mistake.
Senator Kenyon expressed the belief
that Ave out OF the eight Progressives
would oppose Penrose and Warren on
the floor. but that the opposition would
not go to the point OF giving the Demo-
Gratis control on a vote. II is under
stood that Senator La Toilette will not
oppose either OF the candidates in con-
troveisy, but that Senator Gronna will
stand with the other Progressives.
Senator Borah said that none OF the
Senators present had any desire to have
either OF the chairmanships involved and
that for the present the Progressives
had no candidates to NIL these places.
While Senator Borah did not say SO II
Is known that the Progressive group is
opposed to Senator Penrose because he
not only belongs to but Is regarded as
typifying the "reactionary" element of
the party and to Senator Warren because
they feel that when he was chairman
Of the Appropriations Committee before
ne did not show the economical qualities
thought TO be more than ever essential
In that position now.
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