MINUTES OF THE SENATE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE 1911±1964 VerDate 26-AUG-99 15:19 Aug 31, 1999 Jkt 048083 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1020 Sfmt 1020 48083.000 APPS22 PsN: APPS22 VerDate 26-AUG-99 15:19 Aug 31, 1999 Jkt 048083 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1020 Sfmt 1020 48083.000 APPS22 PsN: APPS22 MINUTES OF THE SENATE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE Sixty-second Congress through Eighty-eighth Congress 1911±1964 Edited by Wendy Wolff and Donald A. Ritchie U.S. Senate Historical Office Prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate U.S. Government Printing Office Washington VerDate 26-AUG-99 15:19 Aug 31, 1999 Jkt 048083 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 1020 Sfmt 1020 48083.000 APPS22 PsN: APPS22 105th Congress S. Doc. 105±19 U.S. Government Printing Office Washington: 1999 Cover illustration: A modern view of the room in the Russell Senate Office Building where the Republican Conference held its meetings for many years. The room now houses the offices of the Republican Policy Committee. Architect of the Capitol Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Senate Republican Conference (U.S.) Minutes of the Senate Republican Conference : Sixty-second Congress through Eighty-eighth Congress, 1911±1964 / edited by Wendy Wolff and Donald A. Ritchie ; prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. 1. United States. Congress. SenateÐHistoryÐ20th century Sources. 2. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854± )Ð HistoryÐ20th century Sources. I. Wolff, Wendy. II. Ritchie, Donald A., 1945± . III. United States. Congress. Senate. Office of the Secretary. IV. Title. JK1161.S457 1999 324.2734'09'04Ðdc21 99±24891 CIP iv VerDate 26-AUG-99 15:19 Aug 31, 1999 Jkt 048083 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 1020 Sfmt 1020 48083.000 APPS22 PsN: APPS22 CONTENTS Foreword ...................................................................................... xiii Preface .......................................................................................... xv Introduction ................................................................................. xvii 62nd Congress (1911±1913) April 4, 1911 ......................................................................... 2 April 26, 1911 ....................................................................... 3 May 8, 1911 ........................................................................... 20 June 13, 1911 ........................................................................ 21 January 28, 1913 .................................................................. 29 February 6, 1913 .................................................................. 30 February 15, 1913 ................................................................ 31 63rd Congress (1913±1915) March 5, 1913 ....................................................................... 35 March 10, 1913 ..................................................................... 36 March 13, 1913 ..................................................................... 37 March 15, 1913 ..................................................................... 38 April 15, 1913 ....................................................................... 38 April 21, 1913 ....................................................................... 39 April 22, 1913 ....................................................................... 41 April 24, 1913 ....................................................................... 41 May 22, 1913 ......................................................................... 42 July 2, 1913 ........................................................................... 43 July 18, 1913 ......................................................................... 43 December 2, 1913 ................................................................. 44 September 15, 1914 .............................................................. 44 64th Congress (1915±1917) December 6, 1915 ................................................................. 45 December 13, 1915 ............................................................... 46 March 25, 1916 ..................................................................... 60 March 27, 1916 ..................................................................... 60 July 11, 1916 ......................................................................... 61 August 10, 1916 .................................................................... 62 January 5, 1917 .................................................................... 63 February 6, 1917 .................................................................. 64 February 23, 1917 ................................................................ 64 v VerDate 26-AUG-99 15:19 Aug 31, 1999 Jkt 048083 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 1020 Sfmt 1020 48083.000 APPS22 PsN: APPS22 65th Congress (1917±1919) March 6, 1917 ....................................................................... 67 March 7, 1917 ....................................................................... 69 March 12, 1917 ..................................................................... 70 April 17, 1917 ....................................................................... 75 February 9, 1918 .................................................................. 76 August 24, 1918 .................................................................... 76 October 1, 1918 ..................................................................... 80 November 19, 1918 ............................................................... 81 January 22, 1919 .................................................................. 86 February 8, 1919 .................................................................. 88 March 1, 1919 ....................................................................... 89 66th Congress (1919±1921) May 14, 1919 ......................................................................... 91 May 26, 1919 ......................................................................... 94 May 27, 1919 ......................................................................... 99 June 2, 1919 .......................................................................... 105 May 22, 1920 ......................................................................... 112 January 21, 1921 .................................................................. 113 67th Congress (1921±1923) March 5, 1921 ....................................................................... 115 April 12, 1921 ....................................................................... 117 January 18, 1922 .................................................................. 122 April 18, 1922 ....................................................................... 128 May 25, 1922 ......................................................................... 129 May 27, 1922 ......................................................................... 131 May 31, 1922 ......................................................................... 132 June 19, 1922 ........................................................................ 133 November 28, 1922 ............................................................... 135 December 2, 1922 ................................................................. 136 68th Congress (1923±1925) December 1, 1923 ................................................................. 137 December 10, 1923 ............................................................... 139 April 14, 1924 ....................................................................... 150 May 5, 1924 ........................................................................... 150 May 6, 1924 ........................................................................... 151 May 7, 1924 ........................................................................... 152 November 28, 1924 ............................................................... 153 December 3, 1924 ................................................................. 156 January 22, 1925 .................................................................. 164 February 10, 1925 ................................................................ 164 February 14, 1925 ................................................................ 165 vi VerDate 26-AUG-99 15:19 Aug 31, 1999 Jkt 048083 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 1020 Sfmt 1020 48083.000 APPS22 PsN: APPS22 69th Congress (1925±1927) March 5, 1925 ....................................................................... 167 March 6, 1925 ....................................................................... 169 March 7, 1925 ....................................................................... 170 March 12, 1925 ..................................................................... 173 March 17, 1925 ..................................................................... 176 December 5, 1925 ................................................................. 177 February 17, 1926 ................................................................ 178 March 30, 1926 ..................................................................... 179 December 14, 1926 ............................................................... 183 70th Congress (1927±1929) December 2, 1927 ................................................................. 189 December 6, 1927 ................................................................. 191 December 12, 1927 ............................................................... 196 December 19, 1927 ..............................................................