The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
congressman Crumpacker and
Lowering Advise President
Elect Not to Take Radical
Action.
TAFT CONCERNED OVER
ATTITUDE OF LEADERS
Cannon, 1t Is Predicted, viii
Be Elected Speaker and He
viii Place No impeachment
in Taft's Way.

Hot Springs. Va, Nov. 23.-Two well
known republican members of Con-
gress. Edward A. Crumpacker. of Indi-
ana and William C. Lowering. of Mas
sachusetts advised President-elec
Taft Sunday afternoon to avoid a con.
troversy with Uncle Joe" Cannon and
his lieutenants over the organization
of the next house of representatives.
And when they left the Taft cottage
both were satisfied the president-elect
would not provoke quarrel with the
speaker or endeavor to exert executive
pressure upon the lower branch of con-
gress in the matter of its organization.
They found Mr.. Taft. however. con-
cerned over the attitude of the house
leaders toward the various. legislative
reforms to which he stands commit
ted and which he expects to have
worked out during his administration.
They found his position was as has
been described to-wit: That he Is
anxious to bring about a harmonious
working arrangement with the men
who will be in control of the legisla-
tion in the house and would prefer to
attain this end without an unseemly
struggle; but IL the views of Speaker
Cannon are found to be irreconcilable
with his, he might feel impelled to ex-
ert some OF the great power possessed
by the president in effecting the prop
er kind of an agreement.
See Piece Patched Up.
However. both members of congress
gave 1t as their opinion that 1t would
not be difficult for Mr. Taft and Speak
er Cannon to come TO a mutually salts
factory understanding.
Whilethe speaker had definite and
positive views on the tariff, the control
of corporations, the conservation of
natural resources. &c. they were not
nant to greater or less extent with
those entertained by the president
elect
The two representatives told Mr..
Taft that such a controversy as he has
intimated would be exceedingly unfor-
tunate. and. even though he were tri-
umphant, the fruits OF the victory
would not be worth the price paid for
them
After he had left the president-elect.
Mr.. Crumpacker said:
"Mr. Taft, l am confident, will not
be drawn into fight against the re-
election of Speaker Cannon, even
though. according to all reports, he has
thought such contest might eventual
ly prove necessary.
Mr.. Cannon, 1 feel sure. will be re-
elected speaker and will not attempt to
place improper obstacles in the way OF
the enactment of reform legislation.
told Mr.. Taft that any one familiar
with the speeches the speaker made
in his recent campaign for reelection
could form no other conclusion.
Not So Far Apart.
"Mr. Cannon, in addressing his con-
stituents, clearly expressed his views
on this subject and an analysis of
them will show they are not so dissi-
milar from those of Mr. Taft as some
people believe or<Drofess TO believe.
While I would deprecate a test of
strength between the new president
and the speaker over the organization
of the next house, | have serious
doubts whether Mr.. Cannon could be
beaten for reelection to the office he
now holds"
The president-elect was given some
reassuring information concerning the
character and extent of the tariff leg
islation which will be recommended
TO the house by the committee on
ways and means by Mr.. Crumpacker
The Indiana representative is
member of the committee and has
been attending the hearings that have
been in progress in Washington dur
ing the last fortnight. Personally he
has been an advocate OF revision OF
the Dingley schedules for several
years and has taken more advanced
position on the subject than some of
his colleagues on the committee or
Mr.. Cannon and certain other conspic-
uous members of the house
Modifying Schedules.
Mr.. Taft learned from Mr.. Crum-
packer that the committee was pro-
ceeding earnestly with the investiga-
ton of the need OF modifying existing
schedules. and the latter said he had
every reason to believe a satisfactory
measure would be reported early in
the extra session next March. He ex-
planned that the reason some people
were dubious on this point was that
many of the men who thus far have
appeared before the committee had
advocated either an increase I'm the
present duties or no change in them
whatever.