Show TAKE ACTION AS OUTLINED House Republicans Caucus and Name Members of Commit Committee t tee e to Investigate Ballinger Pinchot Controversy DEMOCRATS AS WELL AS REPUBLICANS CHOSEN Rainey Selected by the Mi Minority Minority Rejected as Being Too Much of a Partisan to Sit in Judicial Investigation WALKOUT OF SIX KICKERS Washington Jan l The caucus of Republican members of the House to tonight night named the House members ot of the investigatIon committee and incidentally rejected Rainey of Illinois one of the two Dem Democrats Democrats selected by the Democratic cau caucIs c cIs s lest night as the minor t tys 8 representative on the committee Th The six men selected Include i regular Republicans McCall ot of Mae Mas Massachusetts I of Pennsylvania and Denby of Michigan one insurgent gent Republican Madison ladison ot of Kansas Kansa and two Democrats James of Ken KenI Kentucky I tucky and Lloyd of MIssouri I The caucus lasted three hours and while characterized by much acrimony was more peaceful than most members had expected Even at that there was wasa a olt oIt ot of six insurgents led b by Cooper or of Wisconsin the other Len Lenroot root Nelson and Carey ot of Wiscon Wisconsin sin and Davis DaYis and Lindburg ot of Mid Unfit for the Work In several speeches strong objections to both James and Rainey were voiced the objector claiming to express the views of President Taft There was no objection to either ot of them personally but it was urged especially against Raine Rainey that th their lr alleged extreme par partisanship partisanship would unfit them for a lu ju investigation Against Rainey W WM 8 cited activity In stirring up trouble for the Republican administratIon In Panama canal mat matters matters The matter probably will come up in inthe inthe the House tomorrow and It Is expected expect d I time the Democrats to a man will vote ote to repudiate the Republican caucus ac action action tion Incidental IncIdentally there Is the ques question tion whether In the circumstances Lloyd Ll yd wIlt will consent to serve vote ote nominating the lour four Republicans had haa been taken resulting In practically unanimous approval a separate vote was ordered on the Dem Democratic members of the committee At this juncture Mr lr Cooper declared that he Was authorized b by a number of his colleagues to say that they were op opposed opposed posed to naming Democratic members ot of a committee in fn a Republican caucus It would be harmful to tIme the Republican Republican lican party to do so declared Mr Cooper Referred to as Jesse James Mr Cooper constantly caused laugh laughter ter by repeated Inadvertent allusion to Ollie James as Jesse James When corrected he sad he had got the name ot of the famous outlaw In his mind through reading one ot of his law cases today and meant no re reflection upon Representative James But the laugh laughter ter was uproarious when hen In making this explanation he said he meant no I reflection on Jesse James Th strongest partisan speech was as that of 3 J Sloat Fassett of New York who adjured the Republicans to name the whole committee without regard to Democratic selections This is a Republican cleaning said Mr Ir Fassett and the Democrats have nothing to do with It Speaker Cannon opposed any compro compromise compromise mise I Youve Youe got two propositions said he Either accept the Democratic se fe or reject em When the caucus opened a notice from the Democratic caucus was read mad apprising the majority of the Demo Democratic Democratic cratic selection of James and A Continued on Page Six TAKE ACTION AS OUTLINED Continued From Page One motion of Douglas ot of Ohio to return the communication with the request that other Democrats be substituted was overwhelmingly voted down A motion by Representative Norris of Nebraska an insurgent that the cau caucus caucus cus vote first for the four Republican members or of the committee was laid on the table Representative Goebel or of Ohio then offered a resolution naming the four Republicans and Representatives Clay Clayton Clayton ton and Lloyd as Democratic members of the of Massa Massachusetts an insurgent offered a sub substitute substitute provIding for the naming of only the four R Republicans and leaving the two Democratic places op open n After a lengthy debate this was defeated 10 to 62 It was at this juncture that Rep Representative Representative Cooper and his insurgent colleagues left the caucus Democrats Selected A motion to substitute Tames James for i Clayton made by Representative Morse of Wisconsin was adopted by a vote yote or of 93 03 to G 64 The two Democratic mice selections were then ratified by a vote of to 4 Just before the final ballot Representative Ames of Massachusetts moved to substitute the names of Champ Clark minority leader and Representative Underwood Democrat Democratic ic whip for those ot of Tames James and Lloyd but this was defeated by a practically unanimous vote The walkout ot of Representative Coop Cooper er and his little band or of insurgents caused comparatively little excitement and was attended by no dramatic fea tares thres Mr Cooper after concluding his brief speech slowly left the hall hail and was followed by the five others one at ata ata a time All insurgent members of the house were present at the caucus The ap applause applause was frequent In the speeches and at times th pounding on the desks and the could be heard out In the tho corridors Several speeches were made In opposition to the naming or of Democrats in a Republican caucus It was stated later that Representative tive Cooper was supported In this stand standby standby by several regular RepublIcans In Including eluding Gaines or of West VIrginia Gil Gillett Gillett lett or of Massachusetts Fish ot of New NewYork NewYork York and Douglas or of Ohio The overwhelming over overwhelming whelming majority however was in favor or of dictating the tho personnel of the whole committee thus indicating that when the matter comes to the floor ot of the house tomorrow there will in aU all probability be ample votes to carry the ticket through over any combined Democratic and insurgent objection |