Evening star., 1924-11-24
URGES REPUBLICAN
LASH FOR REBELS
Smell Opposed to Leniency.
Sees Coolidge on Program
Planned for House.

Representative B. Fl. Smell of New
committee. is another Republican
leader In the House who does not be-
lieve in being lenient with those
members elected to the House as Re
publicans and who have always
thrown their support to the various
blocs and insurgent movements and
who supported the third party ticket
In the recent election.
They are not Republicans, Repre-
sentative Smell contends, and they
should not be treated now as such
However, he has not yet decided in his
own mind as to the punishment the
old party should infict upon them.
He wants to get the opinions of other
leaders in the meantime.
o.. Confers With Coolidge.
Representative Smell was in con-
ference with the President at the
White House today, but he said aft
! erwards that his talk had to do
principally with the outcome of the
election in New York State and with
the administration legislative pro-
gram to be followed by the House.
NO sympathy or sentiment should
be wasted on the Republican desert
ers." Representative Smell said while
discussing the proposition to disci-
pline the insurgents when the House
is reorganized. 1T is not necessary
to read them out of the party. They
are already out. You can't fire a man
when he has resigned No one can
dispute that, so why waste time fig
uring whether these men are Repub-
licans or not? BY their acts they have
made 1t plain that they have resigned
from the party. They worked against
us and therefore are not with us, and
1 for one see no reason why they
should be asked to attend the coming
Republican caucus"
The President received two sug-
gestions today intended to assist him
in selecting his new cabinet. Judge
Bland of the United States Court of
Customs Appeals, former representa-
tive from Indiana, urged him to ap-
point John L. Lewis of indianapolis
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America, as Secretary of Labor
to succeed John ]. Davis.
Urged Chicago Man.
The other suggestion came from
Representative Sproul of Illinois, who
presented the name of M. E. Green
baum, a banker and real estate op-
orator Of Chicago, to consider for
some cabinet place. Mr.. Sproul was
accompanied by Joseph Feuchtwanger
President Coolidge today gave some
studious attention to the filing of
several vacancies which for the
He found time, however. to devote
some attention to work on his annual
message to Congress, which he ex-
poets to complete within the next day
or so.
Howell Sees President.
Senator Howell of Nebraska made
his first call upon the President today
since the November victory. and for
half hour these two chatted pleas
antly. The senator brought up the
matter Of patronage affecting his State.
He said also that he discussed
briefly legislative matters and in
formed the President that he intends
to push, at the coming session of
Congress, the HowellBarkley bill,
which proposes to change almost
completely the present law covering
the Railroad Labor Board. He said
this bill comes up on the Senate cal
endar as unfinished business, and he
Is of the opinion that the sentiment
in its favor at this time suggests
that it will be passed. Senator How
ell is strongly in favor of some form
of agriculture legislation, but he has
himself no definite ideas along this
line to offer. He thinks agriculture
legislation should be considered at
the coming short session, and that If
it is not successful the President
should call an extra session after
March 4 to dispose of this matter.
Among others. who called upon
the President were Col. Thomas w.
Miller, alien property custodian,
who has rendered his resignation to
the President in order that he may
accept the presidency of the Inter-
Allied Veterans Association; John
T. Pratt of New York, who discuss
ed civil service matters; Sir Henry
Lunn, noted British writer and
churchman, who has been lecturing
in this country and was accompa-
MED by DR.. Albert Shaw to the White
House; Gov.-Elect Brewster of Maine,
Judge w. w. Morrow and Felix Da-
villa, present commissioner from Porto
Rico.