Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-10
.sPEAkERSH|P|
OF NEXT HOUSE
Subject Of Keen Discussion by
Republican congressman
Now in Washington.
MONO 0MMTTAL AS TO CANNON
Do Not Care 10 Come Out iii Open
Opposition to His Recollection
His Friends Arc sanguinc.

| Washington, Nov. 10-FoIlowing the
arrival in the city OF the Republican
members of the ways and means COM
nilttee&of the house for the tariff hear
ing and many other Republican Con-
sfessmen TO attend to departmental
business postponed until after election.
Inc selection of the speaker of the
Sixty first Congress was a subject of
Keen 5discussinon today in Washington.
None OF the arrivals cared to come out.
openly IN opposition to the recollection
OF speaker Cannon, While members who
nave been closely allied with Mr.. Can
non during his>occupancy of the chair.
assert positively that there viii be 10
opposition to him by the time the Re-
pup9lican meet to caucus on the speak
ership. n Il - (.
Mr. Gannon's friends claim 10 be
greatly encouraged by the election. Not.
only did the speaker himself receive a
, Ia. plurality in his district,
where. bitter fight was waged against
nun, but they point out that many Of
Inc members who had announced their
opposition to his re- election as speaker
met With defeat at the polls The de-
e Feat OF Representative S. Edgar Ellis
OF kansas City, Mo-; ]. r. Boyd, Ed
fnund III. Hinshaw and George w
Norris of Nebraska, after they had
declared their opposition to the speak
CT, is taken by the Speakers friends
as an indication that the people do not
condemn Mi. Cannon. Onathe contrary,
the three Missouri districts in which he
scampaigned most actively aud where
the Republican candidates announced
their preference for Mr.. Cannon for
speaker. retired the Democratic con-
Gresslnen by electing Republicans. The
election is regarded by Mr. Cannon's
5adherents as having limited the sup
ply of speakership timber" The de-
feat of Col. w. r. HEPBURN Of Iowa,
at the polls. removes him from a con-
test for the high position, for the pres,
ent at least The election or William
FL. Taft to the White House is regard
ed by Mr. Cannons friends as bar
rier to any Ohio congressman being
selected to rule over the house. In
addition, Congressman Theodore e.
Keller, both of Ohio, are said to have
Senatorial ambitions that would inter-
3fere this winter with q campaign on
their part for speaker:
Republican Floor Leader serene
f. Payne Of New York who
ship when Mr.. Cannon was first
elected to tho chair, will support
the speaker for reelection. For the
present Mr., Payne is content to be
chairman Of the ways and means COM
mittee, and to give to the country a
tariff bill bearing his name. Represen-
tativ.. Dalzell OF Pennsylvania is re-
garded as unlikely to permit his name
to be used in opposition to the speaker.
both beca use of his loyalty to Mr. Can
non. and because of his interest in the
revision of the tariff, on which he Is an
expert Also mentioned for speakership
honors is Representative Henry s. Bou
tell of Illinois. but his personal admira-
ton for the speaker is taken as certain
to prevent the use of his name against
his colleague.
The candidacy or Representative
Charles n, Fowler of New Jersey for
speaker is not taken seriously by Mr..
Cannon's friends. They say that Mr.!
Fowler will do well to retain the chair
manship of the committee on banking
and currency and that his course as
chairman of that committee during the
last session was such as would defeat
him in a speakership. contest.