The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-12-05
WHEELER SNEAKS BACK TO DEN. RANKS

, Washington, Nov. 28.-Separos
Robert NJ. LaFOlette of Wisconsin
and three Of his principal supporters
IN the senate were practically reao
out of the Republican party TODAY a.
a conference of state Republicans
The conference adopted a resoh.
ton by Senator Reed, of Pennsvj.
vania, under which Mr.. LaFolletfe
Senators Ladd and Frazier of North
Dakota and Brookhart Of Iowa. win
not longer be given Republican places
en- senate committees or invited 4
attend future B9Tty conferences.
REEDS RESOLUTION:
I'he Iteed resslutisn follows:
tseSslV@a da&t Il he the ms
OF the ooafdwsHse that Senators
LaFeilette L&aS, BroOkhart and
Frazier be net iRvited 10 rutg4
c0Rfereaoss and be not named II
NIL any kep9hEi0an vacancies on
senate O8UHai1SBes I"
Senator kadd was the only one Of
the four senHt8TB named in the reso-
luCAon present at the conference
Senator La ks1ette who was an ir,-
denpendeat oa2didate for the pres.
dency renamed at his home.
The resoiuiOn viii not disturb
present committee assignments. Re
publican leaders said, but will serve
as an expression of the view of the
conference to be considered bv the
committee of committees when tbe
question of filing vacancies comes
up.
Have Scant Support.
Separate viva vooe votes were tar.
en- on each section Of the resolution
and the majority was overwhelming
IN each case with only two or three
voices raised IN opposition. There
we're no speeches IN opposition bAyt
senator HaITeld, Oklahoma. suO0eef.
"a notifications which were disap-
proved. 'u9''p
Senator &Peaeer of Missouri rooy.
"a the aPBofEtment of COMMITTEE
% suggest vEaEs and means of 81
.orapilsAI1g 81 the same purpose sought
n 7, Uae resoluaSn, but the conference
'ooPeed the Reed resolution as the
preferable alternative.
EaCe Responsibility
The queG1i8n first was recomnaaps-
q by Se2at@r EDGE of New Jersey
Vho told his colleagues that RennS.
leans FACED a responsibility in fhe
aaCUer % the SsWtry, to the na,4v
nd to Themselves which corId not 5e
hirked. 'u iiO' De
Senator HRrreldRs proposal was 70
ILHoeAIy the resolution so as -
anne on4y hsnator La Toilette Tbe
ToPSsal INST with instant and av
-, s-lsiye OPPsaES4sn and finally was re.
Barah BisapprOves
DlsapPn0Nal af the ac+io,, - a
'.lllLtane 'lLle-elee against the four insurgept
'llae9fs was expressed later nv Se1-
or Borah Of FdRho, who was No.
,esent Whsn the resolution wa.
Ihe ldaho senator said he probab,v
o1id set sorth mis- views ON fbe D,, s,Ib
q at g1Oater bsngth in the neey
Sea4tsr FoussmmitaI
Madison, Wis, Nov 3O-So,o4..
'DeFt M. La FBoHstte decIino,5
IKE any esmment upop tbo 60
the eOnteRene of Senate Ren1,bii
ms IN ruling that he and bis p,Sr 1,Si'
'ai supporters viii not ba inEi+oa
ruture Republican conference -
1oad On SENATE committees
n. WHEELER
lLDS STANDING IN
1AOCRATNC PARTY
Washington, Dec. 1.-There ;s e
no effort at this time to forn1oI1T,
q Senator Wheeler of Montana o,-
the Democratic party. 0U
senator Robinson of Arkansas Al.
n1ocratic leader so announced ~ to
7, III response TO INQUIRIES wbA+bov
LSCe Democrats would follow tbe
OF the Republicans who have CIV
1ed from party councils Senafor
F'onette Of Wisconsin. with w5on,
lator Wheeier was associated op
independent presidential ticket
'eLsOor Robinson said there was M
aslon hOr calling conference of
ate Democrats, that there, wo,,I5
a meeting only of the steeTino
lfillCCee 70 iii vacancies on sfan5.
comm1t6eesof the senate