Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
FIGHT FOR THE SPEAKERSHIP
Illinois Man Would Make a Pic
turesque but Hardlya
Great Leader.
Many Changes in Comn1itte.-Demo-
Gratis viii Have Hard Time to Select
Minority Leader Complexion
Of the Senate.

| Though the republicans possess the out
going as well as the incoming House, they
are, nevertheless, confronted with the
speakership fight. This is an unusual
though not Unprecedented situation.
Commonly, WHOM Il party dominates both
tho outgoing and incoming House it simply
re-elocts it's old speaker. Speaker Hen
ldcrson, by his mysterious declinaton of
an anXiously sought denomination weeks
after it had been gained forced this situa-
ton upon his party. says the WASHINGTON
correspondent of the brooklyn Eagle.
Who will succeed Speaker Henderson?
Probably Joseph g. Cannon. now chair
man of the COMMITTEES on appropriations
man Of long service, great experience in
LEGISLATION and of good abilities. lie is
rough and ready dcbater on the floor, a
hard committee worker, personally popu-
lar with the members and he handles an
appropriation bill with much skill. He is
possessed of many and marked manner
tams which are "A never failing source of
amusement to the House and galleries. He
would make q picturesque but hardly
great speaker. Indeed, there are not wa Of
ing predictions that he would make tvs
worst speaker since Governor Peuningt lou
of New Jersey was selected as the com .
promise speaker of the Thrty-siXth Con.
grcss, 1hj3-6l, when the late John sherman
WAS the CAUCUS nominee of the republic
cans, but for whom some Of the border
State men, who held that the balance Of
power, would not vote because he had
subscribed for Hinton Rowan Helpers
book. The Impending Crisis though, as
he claimed, without a knowledge Of itI
character. Pennington is said to have been
entirely destitute of a knowledge of par
Hamcntary law. "Unclc joe would not
be that bad, but there are a number Of
better parliamentarians than he in both
parties.
The pest equipped man the republicans
have for speaker is James s Sherman Of
Utica, n y. He WAS the most formidable
competitor for speakerShip honors after
Reed resigned from Congress, but Shrr-
mans chances were killed by the petty
jealousy of Serene II. Payne of Auburn,
y. y, who came out as a candidate also.
lie stood no chance of election. but his
candidacy showed that the New York re-
publican members We're not united on
Sherman. 1t is this sort of thing that has
prevented New York. in spite of her hay
ing the largest delegation on the floor of
Congress. from furnishing the speaker cX
ccpt twice, and even then the same man
ON both oCcdsions-John W. Taylor, who
was chosen to preside over the short SEES
sion of the Sixteenth Congress. after
Henry clay had resigned from Congress,
and again in the Nineteenth for the whole
term. Every unprecedented person admits
that sherman would make the best speak
cr of any man now in Congress, and os
pcCially on the republican side. But the
same State jealousies will doubtless spring
up again to his injury and that of his
state.
John Dalzell of Pittsburs is put forward
by the Pennsylvania republicans. lie is
now serving his eighth tenn. having been
FIRST elected to the Fiftieth Congress. lie
represents an absolutely safe republican
district. He is man of small stature,
blue-eyed and brown-haired and mus
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