Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-03
Venerable Speaker Of National
House win Doubtless
Succeed Himself.
BURTON NOT TO ENTER RACE.
Statesmen Having DinicultN PHrccling
out --Nnti-Japnncsc
Sentiment Growing.

special torrcsp OndCuCr.
Washington ID g.. Sept. 27-With
the elimination from the question OF
Theodore Burton of Ohio. the Ropubli-
can candidate for mayor OF cleveland.
there IS mo- candidate to oppose Mr.
Cannon for recollection as speaker. It
was asserted some time ago that the
president had attempted 90 induce MI
Burton 20 enter the lists against Uncle
joe and that a vigorous campaign
was To- Doe made ion behalf of the Ohio
man. But this story was never anthem
Heated ana Mr. Burton himself denied
that he had amy idea of entering the
race. Sun the publication off the ru-
more had the effect OF stirring tho
speakers friends To- great activity with
the result that 10 soon became maui-
fest chat hc had the support off ut
least % pen cent of the Republican
mcmbers-olect OF the SiXticth Congress
Tho caucus which viii Doc held Ou the
i-aturluy before the assembling q
Congress promises tO Doe very tame
AFFAIR SO FAR mo- opposition whatever
has matcralized to the recollection OF
either Mayor Mcdowell of pounsyl-
v3ni3, as clerk OF the house u0r to that
of Frank b. Lyon OF New York as
doorkeeper. 10 is possible and even
probable that Hon. Henry C8ss1n of
Wisconsin. the sergcant-at-arms. may
find some one else IN the field against
him. The retirement Of Mr.. MabCock
nom the house leaves Mr.. Casson with
out his most formidable and active
supporter. SIN Mr.. Babcock has "A
long list OF friends who may repay en-
part the activity which BabcOck eN-
ertcd for him while chairman Of the
congressional committee by coming 90
the aid Of his friend CassOn On the
caucus
Tho only other Office under the house
ls that OF postmaster This office is
now vacant through the death OF the
last Incumbent. Joseph c. MCElrpy Of
ohio. Already a number Of candidates
haVe announced themEelvUs, among
them being a. d. Alderman OF Mlriet-
ia. o.. Congressman Dawes district.
Asst Postmaster John ID. Griffith Of
Delaware. O., Congressman Ralph
Coles district and Private DdZell, who
IS also an Ohio man, and eN-COngress-
man q. .. Hildcbrant Of Wilmington,
o., Ohio insisting that the place belongs
TO the Buckeye state. Mr.. Tawuey Of
Minnesota is understood To have
candidate in Mr.. Laugum formerly
secretary of the Minnesota senate. and
Kansas. which has insisted upon hay-
ing one of the officers Of the house for
a.
candidate, but In view OF the fact that
there are several members of the sun
flower delegation after the committee
chairmanships, 81 may be deemed good
poltlics no keep the pogmastcrship
fight Ia the background Congressman
Alexander Of the Buffalo. y. Y, dis
trict Il is rumored, win have candi-
date but this Is looked upon as joke
by the politicians already in the city
I'm view Of the position OF doorkeeper
now being held by New York state.
The position OF postmaster. however
Is N little political Importance as the
patronage OF the house is dispensed by
by the clerk, the doorkeeper. and the
scrgeant-at-arms.
MAY GIVE UP LEADERSHIP.
n has been assumed thar because OF
his election 60 the senate John Sharpe
Williams OF Mississippi viii az once
resign the leadership Of the minority 20
some other Democrat But Mr. VIII
iams win remain a member of the
house during the SiNtieth Congress and
he viii doubtless hold his position. But
should he conclude 90 retire IL Is more
than likely that his place WIN fan TO
Mr.. Champ Clark of Missouri although