Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
Named to Committees as Re-
publican, He Says He Ad-
heres to His Platform.
WILL FOLLOW POLICIES
HIS FATHER LAID DOWN
Party Leaders Gather to Study
Letter, But Assignments Are
Expected to Stand.

senator Robert NJ. La Toilette ir
or wisconsin, in a letter TODAY to
senator Watson, chairman Of the Re-
publican committee on committees
declared his intention of adherins to
the progressive principles and policies
OF government for which his father
the late Senator La Toilette, stood
Senator La Toilette said that he had
been elected as a Republican by the
voters of Wisconsin, and that he
would accept the committee assign
ments which the committee on COM
mlttees had determined to give him at
its meeting yesterday afternoon, but
he wished the committee to under
stand fully that he intended to follow
the course which he had marked out
for himself with regard to progressive
measures.
Text of Letter
His letter 10 Senator Watson fol.
lows:
i am informed through the news
papers of this morning that the com
mlttee on committees has voted to re-
port my committee assignments 10
the Senate. Before this formal action
is taken by the committee it seems
important that there should be no
misunderstood nding IS to my position
AT the recent special election held
10 I'LL the vacancy created by the
death of Robert NJ. La Toilette l was
designated as the regular Republican
nominee by the voters of Wisconsin
at the primary and duly elected un.
der such designation.
In announcing my candidacy, and
throughout my campaign. l declared
my allegiance to the progressive prin-
ciples and policies of government as
interpreted and applied by the late
Robert NJ. La Toilette throughout his
entire public career. The platform
upon which l was nominated and
elected was that upon which he an
nounced his successful candidacy for
of 1922. and upon which the Repub-
lican members of the House of Rep
resentatives from Wisconsin were
elected at the same time.
Stands by Platform.
II shall, during my service in the
Senate, adhere to the letter and the
spirit of the platform upon which !
vas elected. and shall follow the in
dependent course which | have
marked out for myself.
With these facts before the com
nittee. should they assign me to com
mitteeS as indicated by the press, l
shall accept such formal assign
ments."
Senator Watson called the commit
tee on committees together this morn
ing after he had received Senator La
Follette's letter, and La Follette's at
titude was discussed. The committee
decided, however. to adhere to the
action it took yesterday, and Senator
La Toilette will be assigned as Re
publican to the standing committees
Senator Watson said after the meet
ing that he did not think Senator La
Follette's letter called for an answer.
Get Unimportant Posts.
The House Republicans dealt differ
emily with their Wisconsin insurgents.
completing committee organizations
today. They assigned the insurgents
to unimportant posts without recoe-
milton of the rank usually accorded
for previous service.
All of the insurgent group were
relegated to minor committees and in
every, instance placed at the bottom
of the Republican membership. Those
who had held chairmanships or places
on the more important committees
previously had been elected from these
posts.
Insurgents were assigned as follows.
Representative Nelson to the invalid
pensions, public roads and expendi-
lures in the Interior Department COM
mitteeS.
Representative Lampert TO the Dis
trict Of Columbia, coinage, weights
and measures, patents and territories
Representatives Cooper foreign af-
fairs; Browne, irrigation. civil service
and expenditures in the State Depart
ment: Beck, labor. claims, railways
and canals: Schneider, railways ami
canals. expenditures in Interior De.
partment; Frear, flood control. Indian
affairs; expenditures in Justice De
partment.
Representative Peavey, flood con
troll, war claims, expenditures in Post
Office Department.; Representative
Schafer. railways and canals, expendi-
lures in the War Department and
woman suffrage.
women's Appointments.
Mrs. Florence P. Kahn, Republican.
California. was assigned to the COM
mittees on education, expenditures in
the w dI IJepdl anu GOlila-t,
weights and measures.
Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers. Republi-
can. Massa achusetts, to World War
veterans, expenditures in the Navy
Department, industrial arts and
woman's suffrage.
Representative Sinclair of North Da.
kota, expenditures in State Depart
ment. public lands and war claims.
Representative Berger, Socialist,
Wisconsin, industrial arts and expcsi-
tions, expenditures on public buildings
and public lands. Representative La
Guardia of New York, the only other
Socialist in the House, did not request
any committee assignments.
Representative Kvale, Independent,
of Minnesota, to alcoholic liquors,
coinage, weights and measures and In
dustrial arts.
Representative Wefald, Farmer.
Labor. Minnesota, to invalid pensions,
patents and expenditures in the Treas