Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-15
Payne A CANDIDATE
New York Congressman SHES
His Castor into the Speak
ership Race
DOES NOT EXPECT TO WIN
A shrewd Political Move by Which the
New York Delegation Expects to
Gain Prestige and Place Themselves
in Better Position for Favors-Hep-
burns Reason for Supporting Bahcock

washington, d. c.. Nov. la.-Ibe
speakership contest was stu Iufthei
complicated by the announcement OF
the candidacy of Congressman Payne
nf New York. The impression prevails
however, that the candidacy of Payne
Z Is not on a substantial political basis
From the very nature of the situation
New York can not even ask for TIE
second most important office In the
nation. having already the presidency
sherman realizes this and will not enter
the field.
Payne's candidacy is undoubtedly 9
rolitical play to retain prestige ana
accumulate political capital available
for exchange purposes in connection
with the Craftsmanship of the ways
md means committee. Dalzeii is seri-
ously candidate, but is regarded as ai
inpossibility. 1t is only question %
time when Pennsylvania twenty els-i'
votes and New York's tWenty-lhfee
will be open for engagement.
It is practically conceded the speak
ership will go west and that the choice
lies among Babcock, Cannon or Bufton
The two former lead in the race ano
each will come east with strong Iol
lowing. The east is willing to con-
cede the speakersnip to western man
hut the east will undoubtedly deter.
mine which western man it shall be.
An Iowa man, friendly to Babcoek
said today:
ct is easy to understand that there
IS nothing but personal good VIII IN
Iowa toward Cannon, whose long ser
vice in conspicuous ckairmanshir
has made his name familiar, and that
Iowa would rally to him against ar
eastern candidate. But thereIs notnlne
owing from Iowa to illinois, on past
account. Iowa could have had pres
dent before now il Illinois had been
disposed to help. Henderson had to win
by beating Illinois. and it is a pertinent
fact that he won largely by the timely
and influential work of Mr.. Babcock
always an alert and useful friend to
our state. II reciprocity is virtu1
in politics, it is due from Iowa to Wis
consin.'
Colonel Hepburn is much interested
IN the contest, and said: II have
thought the contest would be between
Cannon and Babcock. / have great re-
spect for the abilities of Mr.. Cannon,
but he is en- aggressive man, disposed
to be arbitrary and passionately adj
dicted to having his own way, and IL
these temperamental- qualities We're
~, ,-aY1n
would be but little necessity for having
any other representatives in the house
than the one from the Danville dis
trict. Don't understand me to mean
he would be unjust or usurpatiye OF
power: he would not have to do that.
He would not have to be usurpe:,
but simply to exercise the power con-
ferred on the speaker
IT have sought in several congresses
to secure the aid of my party in mod.
flying some of the rules of the house.
so far as they take power from the
Individual representative and place il
in the hands of the speaker. From
q variety of reasons my efforts in this
direction have not been successful.
Therefore if the rules can not be
changed it is desirable to have soma
man administer them with as much
regard of the representative character
Of the house and for the securement
OF the individuality of the representa-
tives as possible. A great many men
will come to the house OF representa-
tives fresh from their first election with
the idea that they are, invested with
some political power and will have
Some opportunity on the floor of the
house to represent their constituency.
This is the opinion of all new mem /.
bers, who almost invariably on the first
day OF the session vote for 81 continue :
ton of the rules of the house. After
they have been in the house a few
weeks they learn that by voting for
the rules they have transferred their
political power ard the power of thei.
constituents to the speaker and that
instead of having respectable and hon :
orable positions Of representatives of
100000 citizens of the United States,
they have just such position and only
such position as the speaker accords
them.
This fact, in my Judgment, makes
1t desirable to elect man as speaker
who will use as infrequently as pos
sible this great power, and think Mr..
Babcock, from his temperament and
from his ideas of the relations that
ought to exist between individual mem
bers and the organic body of the house
will strive to protect the representa-
tive character of the membership of
the house"