Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-03
N. O. NJ. Analyses Results of
Recently Held Primaries.
LEADERS STILL IN SADDLE
But if They're Wise They'll Loosen
Up the Reins.
LABOR HOT ON CANNoN's TRAIL
Others Among the Prides of the
Party Marked for Slaughter at
the Polls in November
Special From STAFF Correspondent

Special From a STAFF Correspondent
NEW YORK. September :;.-As nomi
nations for the national House of Rep
resentatives are made il becomes evident
that the threatened revolt in the repub-
lican party in some sections OF the west
against the present organization and pol
icy of the House has not materialized.
Immediately after the Chicago conven
ton there was an outbreak against the
House leaders for the policies which they
put into effect during the last session of
Congress. and threats were made that re-
publican nominees for Congress would be
pledged to vote against choosing Mr.. Can
non Speaker of the next House. and to
overturn the present organization of the
committee on rules.
Up to this time with nominations prac-
tically closed in the big republican states
OF the middle west. not more than three
candidates avowedly opposed to Mr..
CannOns reelection as Speaker in the
SiXty-first Congress.
Loosen the Reins, Leaders.
However. there is unquestionably pro-
nounced sentiment in the middle states
and western states favorable to a lessen
ing of the tight rein which the House
leaders have held upon the organization
and control of the House heretofore. and
this sentiment will be voiced by the re-
publican members from those sections if
reelected. 1t appears to be the dis
position to urge changes in policy and
program within the party councils of the
House. granting it is republican in COM
piexion, rather than to air grievances in
the primaries or in nominating conven-
tiOnS
One consideration which tended to TO-
mem the idea that there would be open
rebellion against the methods of the past
session was the intima ton that President
Roosevelt was dissatisfied with the action
OF Congress. and that he would be graft
tied If the country rebuked the House.
This turns out to be far from the truth
President Roosevelt is insistent upon the
reelection of republican House to
strengthen the hands of republican
President and will lend his powerful sup
port and influence to the congressional
campaign. The President has not open
hts lips so far as known, against -
candidate for denomination to Congress
Marked for Slaughter
However, 1t is also quite certain that
vengeance is to be attempted upon indi-
vidual members of the House by certain
interests. 1t has become quite customary
Tor an interest-a group of people with
kindred ains-or a collection of interests
to combine against candidate for Con-
'SieSS IL ne uOeS HOt vote IN committee
IN the House for their particular hobby
The representative may be acting in ac-
cordance with the dictates of his con-
science and his Interpretation of the Con-
stitution. but il his views do not coincide
with those of the interests soliciting his
support he is marked for slaughter
Representative Jenkins, chairman of the
House committee on judiciary. is the first
victim of this system. He was marked
for slaughter by the temperance vote be-
bo
Tore the committee, which Mr.. Jenkins
considered unconstitutional. They got
him. Other members of the House are
being fought by the same interests
OF course ii is we'll known that union
labor will fight individual members of
the House for their non-action on labor S
bills and Speaker Cannon is their shining
mark. They hold him responsible in chief
and President Gompers of the Federatio
of Labor will open the ball in Mr. Cam
mons district by addressing the laboring
men next Labor day. He is too late to
attack Mr.. Cannon's. denomination, but
Will appeal for his defeat at the polls in
November.
Union Labor Hicks En- Out.
Union labor is picking out candidates
here and there throughout the country and
will oppose every man who is not en-
phatically for labor's bills.
There is not even a little crumb of COM
fort for La Follettee in the Wisconsin
primaries. His candidate for senator for
whom his organization worked day and
nisht-the candidate spending a large
amount of money-runs fourth in the race
He loses Speaker Ekem. his closest
friend, who is defeated for denomination.
He loses his local state senator and as
semblymen. He loses his friend Cochems
IA the Milwaukee district. who ran for
congress against Stafford.
He seems to have won nothing for
winch he made a fight. Lenroot was
nominated by the Protestant clergy who
We're offended at jenkins opposing the
l.Ittleheld liquor bill on constitutional
grounds. In La FolEettes home congress
sionai district he took no part in the
fight. as two of his friends were running
The one supposed TO he closest To him re-
C"lNlng bare ajority of the votes.
The senatorial outcome in the nomina-
ton of Senator Stephenson ~ a body blow
10 La Toilette. and raises the question
whether he will take any part in the cam
paign for the election Of Taft and Sher-
man.
La Toilette Hits Toboggan.
AT Menomonee Falls. Wis. last week
during the pending primary he was inter-
viewed and said he would support the re-
publican national ticket, but would lam
bast the men who wrote the platform"
The result in Wisconsin is construed TO
show the decadence of La Toilette. and
La Folletteism. He undoubtedly loses the
support OF the Milwaukee Free Press,
which has been his personal organ ever
since ii was established. Advices from
Wisconsin are that the tight TO dethrone
La Toilette two years from now and de
feat him for denomination will be started
al once, II he attempts TO disCredit his
own primary.
y subcommittee OF the republican com
mittee Is busy today hearing the West
Virginia factions present their troubles.
Let US draw the curtain on that unhappy
scene. y. o. VI.
Senator Newlands Renominated.
TONOPAH, New. September 3.-The