Show WOULD PU PUNISH INSURGENTS Regular Republicans Start Star MI nt Which Means Trouble fer eI Members Who j Leaders De Washington Washington Through Through the formation on Wednesday day of an organization which its leaders claim represents represent a clear majority of the entire senate and to be made up wholly of or regul regular r Republicans a movement was was s started arted to settle whether the sen senate te shall remain remain 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 given the leadership of the movement Senator Aldrich called the regular Republicans together together to to- gether and confronted them with a agrim a agrim grim description of the possible political political cal cat effect of their their- apparent defeat at atthe atthe atthe the hands of the Insurgent Republicans and Democrats in the fight over the traffic agreement section of the administration administration administration ad ad- ministration railroad bill He asked his ils associates whether they were read ready to submit to domination by such sucha a combination Any such surrender he lie warned them meant the failure of the Taft policies and the downfall of at conservative control not only in cong congi con- con glss g gi ss but in the Republican party gen gen- The entire tone of this conference was belligerent toward the insurgents This was the dominant note Let iLet us us' get together and stand as a unit against every insurgent proposition If the Insurgents propose anything good well we'll take it over bodily and put put f it 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 th the situation situation situation situa situa- I tion and was entirely in sympathy with the plan and virtually pledged to it The inability of the two factions factions factions fac fac- of the Republican party to get together is the Immediate cause of danger to the legislative Each side blames the other The insurgents insurgents insurgents in in- say the fault lies in the arrogance arrogance arrogance arro arro- gance and intolerance of the long time long time leaders of the majority toward the progressive pro- pro policies represented by most of the Republicans of the middle west The regulars charge the Insurgents Insurgents insurgents gents are simply trying to destroy the Republican party by attempting to discredit discredit dis- dis credit its time-honored time leadership and prin principles and to ride over the ruins to power |