Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-24
10 FORGE The ISSUE
Opposition to Congressman Roberts
Have New Scheme to Beat
Him
May Raise Objection When he is
Called on to Take the
Oath.
Issue Will Have Been Made and
Question Come to Vote Of
Members

Question Come to Vote OF
Members.
Washington, Nov. 24.-Wellman spe-
cial to Times Herald: Brigham II.
Roberts, the congressman from Utah,
may not be allowed to take his seat In
the house when that body assemblies
one week from next Monday. Plans
are now afoot to prevent the gentleman
from Utah from taking the oath and
thus becoming full-hedged member
oath two-thirds vote would be re-
quired to expel him, and the men who
are determined to keep him or put him
out of the house realize that IT would
be almost impossible to command two
thirds for such a radical notion Ihey
think, therefore, the best thing they
can do is to keep him from being sworn
| in, and they have put their heads To-
gether with that object in view. These
| men are prominent republicans or the
house, and since the arrival here OF Col
Henderson, of Iowa, they have tried TO
| sound the speaker-to-be as to what ne
| is willing to do in a given emergency.
| So far as can be learned the speaker
| has not said what he will do or viii not
do He wishes to confer with other re-
publican leaders and to act fairly ana
| iudcially. But it is significant that the
anti-Roberts republicans who have con-
| ferred with Col. Henderson are stlll go
| ing ahead with their plans to keep the
man from Utah from taking the oath
as representative in the American
congress.
| one week from next Monday the
house will he called to order at noon by
| the clerk of the last house. He VIII, as
| directed by law, submit Il roll of prima
facie members-eiect of the present
| house. Upon that roll is the name of
Brigham H. Roberts, who appears to De
1 the duly elected member from titan
Mr.. Roberts in this respect is in pre-
cisely the same situation as the othef
$50 odd members-elect of the house.
| Like them he has been nominally rep
Preventative since the Attn day OF last
| March. and has been drawing his sal
AIRY. s4l666 per month. This is because
he holds the certificate of the governos
lof Utah that he was duly ana lesaiiy
! detected representative In November,
l1S9S His name being upon the clerk :
lroll, he will be entitled 10 take part IN
the election of a speaker of the mouse,
and up TO this point it is not within the
power of any one to interfere with MIN.
Blu, Immediately after the speaker
1 has been elected-who in this case VIII
be col. Henderson of Iowa. the nominee
i of the republican caucus-the members
Iselect Will be called to the bar OF the
4 house to take the oath of oti1ce ans
lcall is made by states in aiphapet or
i der Alabama is first on the llst, ana
Utah comes near the end of the long
string of great American common
lwealths. When that state is called, ana
i MIR. Roberts appears before the speak
i er's rostrum with his right hand upiilt-
4 I'D. ready to take the oath TO support
and defend the constitution OF ms
tinted states against all enemies, Tor
eign and domestic, the critical moineh'
vii b.. at hand Then republican
member is expected to rise to ques
zion of privilege, TO be recognized pS
ltha sneaker, and to object to MI. RoD
!. arts taking the oath The objection Wal
he sustained. Mr.. Roberts Will be ASKED
10 stand aside, the remainder OF IN
members Will be sworn IN, ana IN
to,,sa viii then proceed to perfect IL
/ / organization. But Brigham III. Robert
+ of Utah will not be member oil IL.
! This is the program now being hatch
i ed BY republicans who say they are de
!, termined 10 keep Roberts out OF TN
{ lsaat 10 which he was elected by IN
/ people of his state, at all hazard'
+ Whether 1t VIII be carried out or nc
only the story of week from Monda
can tell Several things may happen
). defeat the plot. The anti-Roberts cru
saders may discover that Speaker Her
ierson is not with them. Or. they ma
IN learn that he is against Roberts, o.
, ,refsrs Ia get at the matter in anoth'
y way Again, the speaker may be VII
~ ing to recognize the member VINO rls
J. to object TO Roberts taking the oat
- but may not be willing to incur the r
= sponsibility of sustaining the objectio
. and may, therefore. submit the questit
81 TO the house. In order to do so ne w
/, have TO pass the Roberts case TIL u
Ne roll of the house is completed py
g swearing in of the remaining mempe
a and then the house may refuse TO su
re tain the objection.
g 1t is considered significant by tho
liz who know what is going on that
III anti Roberts crusaders claim to ha'
he found precedents for this contemplate
action and that they have shown tho
precedents to Co. Henderson They III
Their claim that the coming speak
~ was much impressed with them, al
they do not hesitate to declare that
: will cooperate with them in every WI
u within his power The crusaders a
~ feeling quite confident of the success
: their plan, though UP to this time 1t
~ been generally assumed that 1t Won
-. be Impossible to prevent Roberts ia
hs ing the oath His certificate is in &C
e rect form. He complies with all Les
~ requirements. No contestant for !
- seat appears. There is not sint
flaw IN his legal title to a seat IN I
ne house Yet the men who are dett
ne mined to keep him out say there
" precedents for compelling him to sta
aside while his case Is being inves
~ gated and that under these precedei
they expect to succeed in their purpo
~, ~ Obviously there is going TO be trou
- over the Roberts case, and great ~
-. of it, If his opponents succeed In CT
!. rying out their present program u
of a