Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-29
insurgents, With Democrats
Help, Might Force Extra
Session of Congress.
FIGHT FOR PEOPLE,
FRAzIER'S DECLARATION
Norris Calls Senate Clusters Silly"
Borah Will Air Views on
Maneuver.

lhe hepuDllcdn conference of the Sen
ate yesterday in reading out of the
party Senators La Toilette. Brook
hart, Frazier and Ladd was agitating
political circles in Washington today.
The blacklisted insurgents, if they
feel so inclined, can stir up a lot of
trouble for the Republican organiza-
uon, it was pointed out. On the 9TH
er hand, it is true that by uniting
with the Democrats at the last ses-
sion of Congress this group of Sena-
tors made bad situation for the Re
publican administration measures
Senator Frazier, one of those ban
ned from attendance upon party
councils in the future, when asked if
the insurgents would adopt retalia-
tory measures said, significantly:
We will continue to do just what
we have done in the past-fight in
the interests of the people"
May Tie Up Legislation.
The insurgents if they are so in
clined. and the Democrats are willing
TO go with them in their efforts to
embarrass the Republicans, may so tie
up legislation as TO force special
session Of Congress after March T. 1t
gressive Senators believe there should
be such session in any event. This
means Senator'S outside the four men
toned in the resolution adopted yes
terday by the Senate Republican con-
ference
Senator Ladd of North Dakota de.
clared the action of the conference "a
piece of folly" Senator Ladd said thai
the people of North Dakota approved
n CT n hot T1l~ HI ,.tF
better Republican than some of thi
men who had voted TO read him out of
the party. He said he would continue
doing his duty by his constituents as
he deemed to their best interest.
Silly Norris Says.
Scarcely less severe in his arraisn-
ment of the action of the Republican
conference was Senator Norris Of
Nebraska, one of the so-called pro-
greSsive bloc members of the Senate,
but who was not mentioned in the
resolution adopted yesterday.
The Nebraska Senator characterized
the action of the conference as IAN
act of vaudeville" and he added that
1T was foolish and silly for any Senate
men without any authority to set
themselves up AS jury TO pass en- the
actions of other men.
A showdown in the Senate may
come when the committee on COM
mittees of the Republicans reports it's
recommendations for filing vacan-
cies in the standing committees of the
Senate. 1t certainly will come If any
attempt is made to prevent the pro-
motion on committee lists of any OF
the four insurgenI Republican Senators.
When Senator La Follettes name
was called on the roll of Republican
Senators in the conference yesterday,
Senator Edge of New Jersey ques-
toned the propriety of including him
in the list. He said:
Il presume one of the responsible
ties of the caucus is to determine
eligibility of its members. l notice
the name of Senator La Toilette has
been called. l don't know the inten-
tion of the conference, but so far as
am individually concerned / record
my protest. Mr.. La Toilette came to
my State, New Jersey, during the
campaign and spoke in behalf of
George Record, who was running on a
third party ticket 1t must be obvious
that a member cannot make every ef-
fort to defeat and destroy a party and
at the same time participate in the
conferences deciding upon future
policies.
statement Is Recalled.
Il do not question Senator La Fol-
lette'S clear right to head a new
party, but l insist that disQualifies
him from membership here in this
Republican conference. l do not
imagine that he desires to participate
in our conferences. In statement
of last Monday on his determination
to continue a third-party fight he in
dicates that he does not.
Il do not take the position that
those who have strayed away from
the Republican party should not be
permitted to return if they desire.
History records many such conver-
sions But Senator La Follette's case
is not parallel, as shown by his state
ment of last Monday"
Senator Edge said that he did not
agree with the proposition that Sen
ator La Follette's status was fixed as
Republican because he had been
elected as a Republican by his State.
He added that Wisconsin gave La
Toilette a plurality as leader of
third-party movement, taking him
outside the Republican party.
Senator Pepper Of Pennsylvania,
who supported the Reed resolution for
exclusion of the four insurgents, sent
the following telegram to j. H. Rora-
Pennsylvania.
Praise for Bingham.
1.-THE country has declared for Cool
idge because of confidence in his
ability to get sane results. Without
sustaining majority in the Senate
he will be powerless to justify the
confidence of the voters. Without a
Republican in Senator Brandegee's
place, an administration majority will
be jeopardized. Connecticut will be
doing the nation a service when it
sends Hiram Bingham to Washing
ton. He thinks straight, talks sense,
works hard and is loyal to high ideals
of public service. The Republicans
of Pennsylvania feel sure that their
brethren in Connecticut will as al
ways do their duty in great crisis"
Senator Borah of Idaho expressed
his views on the custer to President
Coolidge during a conference arrang-
ed for the discussion of other mat
ters. Afterward it was stated at
the White House tnat the President
had formed no opinion relative to the
action of the Republican conference.
1t was added that he likewise had
reached no conclusion as to whether