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Show FOUR INSURGENTS AREOSTRACiZED REPUBLICAN LEADERS DECIDES COMMITTEE APFOINTMENTS WILL EE WITHHELD La Foliet'.e, Ladd, Frzz'er and Erook-ha-t Deprived of Places in Future P2rty Conferences Washington, Senator Robert La Foilette of Wisconsin and three of his principal supporters in the senate practically were read out of the Republican Re-publican party at a conference of senate sen-ate Republicans. The conference adopted resolution by Senator Rc-ed of Pennsylvania under un-der which Mr. La Foilette, Senators Ladd and Frazier of Xoith Dakota and Brookhart of Iowa will no longer be given committees or invited to attend at-tend future party conferences. Thirty-two cf the fifty-one Republicans Repub-licans of the senate attended the conference. con-ference. Senator Ladd of Xorth Dakot3 was the onTy one of the insurgent in-surgent group present. Senators La Foilette of Wisconsin, Erookhart of Iowa, Frazier of Xorth Dakota and Xorris of Xebraska weie absent. j Two of the three new senators were i present. They were William M. But-J ler of Massachusetts, appointed by i Governor Cox to fill the scat madel vacant by the death of Senator Lodge, and Jesse II. Metcalf of Rhode I.-lar.d, elected to fill the unexpired term 01 the late Senator Colt. j The Reed resolution follows: "Resolution, that it be the sense of the conference that Senators La Fob lette, Laid, Brookhart and Frazier be not invited to future conferences and be not named to fill any Republican Repub-lican vacancies on senate commit- j tees." j The resolution will not di-turb pre-j sent committee assignments, Republican Repub-lican leaders said, but will serve as an cxpres.-ion of the view of the con ference to be considered by the committee com-mittee on C'lntmittees when the question ques-tion c:f fidin:: vacancies comes up. Separate viva vece votes were taken on each section of the re.-olu don and the majority was? overwhelming overwhelm-ing in each case, with only two or three voices raised in opposition. There were no speeches in opposi tion, but Senator Herrald, Oklahoma, -uegc-ted the certain modifications which were disapproved. Senator Spencer of Missouri moved mov-ed the appoint mcnt of a committee 'o suggest ays and means of accomplishing accom-plishing the same purpose sought in the resolution, but the conference 'dopted the Reed resolution as the prefera! !e alternative. The question first was raised by Serai, r F lee of Xew Jeisey, v.ho ! 11 his. coileagues that Republican for.ators faced a ie.-ponsihi:ity in the o atter to the country, to the party ird to them; elver, which could riot l.e ddrked. |