Show WOULD PUNISH INSURGENTS Regular Republicans Start Movement Which Means Trouble for Members Who Deserted Their Leaders Washington Washington Through Through the formation on Wednesday of an organization which its leaders claim represents a clear majority of the entire senate and to be made up wholly of regular Republicans Republic ns a movement was started t to settle whether her the senate shall remain remain remain re re- re- re main conservative become radical or orbe orbe orbe be thrown into political chaos as far faras faras faras as concerns any coherent policy on the administration To Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Aldrich was eiven riven the le leadership dershin of the movement Senator Aldrich called the regular Republicans Republicans' together together together to to- gether and confronted them with agrim a agrim agrim grim description of the possible political political cal effect of their apparent defeat atthe at athe atthe the he hands of the insurgent Republicans and Democrats in the fight over the traffic agreement section of the administration administration ad ad- ministration railroad bill He asked his associates whether they were ready to submit to domination by such sucha a combination Any such surrender he ic warned them meant the failure of the he Taft policies and the downfall of conservative control not only In cong congE con- con g gE ss but In the Republican party gen gen- The entire tone ot or thi this conference was belligerent toward the insurgents This was the dominant note Let et us get together and stand as a unit against every insurgent proposition If the he Insurgents propose anything good well we'll take it over bodily bodUy and put it through as our own If they propose anything bad well we'll stamp it out It was stated President Taft had been kept fully advised of the situation situa- situa ion tion and wa was wah entirely in sympathy with the plan and virtually pledged to o it The Inability of the two fac fac- factions lons of the Republican party to get is the immediate cause of danger langer to the legislative Each Sach side blames the other The Insurgents insurgents in In- say the fault lies In the arrogance arrogance arro- arro arro ario- gance and Intolerance of the time long-time leaders of the majority toward the progressive pro pro- policies represented b by most of the Republicans of the middle west The regulars charge the Insurgents Insurgents insurgents gents are sim simply ly trying to destroy the Republican party by attempting to discredit discredit dis- dis credit its honored time leadership and principles and to ride over the the ruins to o power |