The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03
LEADERS ARGUE
FOR PARTY PEACE
Take Stand Against Fight
On Little Bob's Repub-
Iicanism Now.
HOUSE SOFT PEDALS
Olive Branch is Extended to
Insurgents in Both Branch
es of Congress, is Report.

Washington, D. C.-{ az Peace in
the Republican ranks is the obvious
objective Of organization leaders in
dealing with the insurgent question in
the organization of the senate and
house at the forthcoming session of
congress.
Senate Republican leaders intend
that there shall be no fight over the
Republication of Robert M. LaFollette
and an invitation was forthgoing today
to the Wisconsin senator-elect to at
tend the Republican senate conference
to be held Saturday. At the same time
they have taken steps to assure SEN
ate seat to Gerald P. Nye of North
Dakota, an avowed LaFoMette sup
porter.
While Republican leadersin the sem
ate we're shaping these decisions in
conferences begun yesterday, on the
house side the olive branch was in evil
dence in the plan to let the insurgents
decide for themselves whether they
wish to be considered as returning to
the party fold by their votes on organ
ization of the house, before dealing
with them in making committee as
signments.
Another test of Regularity will be
the vote on return to the old rules
Of procedure. The insurgents forced
amendments Of the rule two years ago
The developments with respect to
LaFollette and Nye were made known
officially after Chairman WATSON of
the Republican committee on commit
tees and Chairman Ernst of the senate
privileges and elections committee had
visited the White House yesterday. It
was later stated there, however. that
President Coolidge had not discussed
the subject with his senatorial callers
and that he regarded the matter of
dealing with the insurgents one for the
senator's themselves to decide.
Senator Watson also announced that
before the meeting of the senate Re-
publican conference Saturday, Senator
LaFollette probably would be asked by
the committee on committees 20 indi-
cate whether he desired assignments
to the standing committees as Re-
publican.
Party Leaders Draw Line.
In indicating that they purpose to
discourage any attempt by individual
senators to raise the question of Mr..
LaFollette's party regularity at the
Saturday conference, Republican lead
ers are knowrto take the position that
a line should be drawn between his
status as senator nominated and
elected on the Republican ticket and
those senators who were read out of
the party year ago for failure to sup
port the Republican national ticket in
1924.
AS to Mr.. Nye, who expressed him
self as "elated" over the turn of events
in his case, most of the Republican
leaders have convinced themselves thar
Governor Sorlie acted with full au-
thcrity under the North Dakota law in
appointing him to succeed the late
Senator Ladd. The privileges and cleo
tions committee is going into the mat
ter more conclusiyely, however, before
an invitation is extended to him to at
tend the parry conference Saturday.
Wisconsin Delegation Organizes.
Representative Frear, who was chos-
en- chairman, announced later that no
action was taken relative to the COM
mittee assignments on legislation.
Representative Lampert was named
secretary. Mr.. Frear issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Several members of the Wisconsin
delegation, all elected as Republicans
at the last general election with an
aggregate majority of over 100000,
met Informally this morning and
elected Representative Frear, chair
man and Representative Lampert Sec
rotary of the Wisconsin delegation.
"No action was taken on any mat
ters concerning committee assign
ments or legislation"
At the last session, when Republi-
can insurgents held balance of pow
er by virtue of narrow margins in the
number of Republicans and Democrats
this group organized with Represent
tative NelsoL of Wisconsin as. chair
man. Representative Laguardia of
New York, was secretary and organi-
cation included a few other RepubIi-
cans outside of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Nelson has indicated he would
not seek to re-organize the group
this season, with the Republicans hold
ing a substantial majority of the
house membership regardless of the
actions of the .so-called insurgents
The Wisconsin delegation which has
not been invited to participate in the
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