The Washington times., 1908-11-06
SpeakerLets No Grass Grow
While Laying Plans for
Reelection TO Chair.
OPPOSITION NOW
LAYING ITS PLANS
Charles N. Fowler, of New Jersey,
Is Candidate for Cannon's Place.
viii Have Hard Fight.
By TOHN SNURE.

Having won a triumphant victory In
the Eighteenth Illinois district. Uncle
Joe" Cannon is not permitting the grass
TO grow under his feet in the matter
Of reelection for the Speakership-
Already. he and his friends are plan
ming their campaign. and while IN View
Of the large Republican plurality IN the
House. Of the Sixty first Congress. there
IS little likelihood that Mr.. Cannon can
be defeated. it is the farthest possible
from the intentions Of the Cannon
forces to leave anything to chance.
II is not yet certain whether the men
who are opposed to the reelection Of
Speaker Cannon win be able to organ
ize and 10 concentrate their strength
In such fashion as to make Uncle
Joe" serious trouble. At any rate. an
important meeting OF the Cannon lead
ers was held In New York last night.
the undoubted purpose Of which was to
take the necessary steps to insure the
retention Of Mr.. Cannon In his present
exalted post, A dinner was given at
the Holland House. and, according TO
reports. while the Ostensible purpose Of
It was TO congratulate James S. Sher-
man on his election as Vice President
the real purpose was TO formulate plans
for the Cannon defense.
Cannon Men There.
A number OF the most important Can
non men in the country were there, IN
cluding Representative William B. Nc
Kinley, chairman OF the Republican
Congressional committees Representative
Henry c. Loudenslager. secretary or the
committeei Representative William A.
N
sentative John DalzeU. OF Pittsburg;
former Representative Lucius NJ Lit
tauer Of New York: and National Com
mitteemau William /. Ward, OF New
York Mr.. Sherman. OF course. was pres
ent.
IN the course OF his stay in New York
yesterday, Mr.. Cannon spent some time
with National Chairman Hitchcock, and
went over the Congressional returns at
length with Representative Mckinley.
Almost coincident with the meeting
of AIr. Cann0n's friends in New York
was the announcement that Represent
ative Charles n. Fowler Of New Jersey
had formally entered the race for Speak
er OF the House against Uncle joe
Ar Fowler is the first man TO make
an announcement Of his candidacy. He
publican side and is now chairman OF
the Committee on Banking and Cur
reucy. He has been reelected to Con-
gress from his district for the eighth
consecutive time.
FOwler's Platform.
Mr. Fowler has annou need his plat
form as follows:
The House OF Representatives shall
elect a board OF managers, consisting Of
seven members, which shall be charged
with that direction OF legislation which
is ruled by the Speaker Of the House. "
In other words, Mr.. Fowler has en-
tered the SpeakershIp race in the belief
evidently that he can become the can
didate OF that element on the Republl-
can side of the House that IS dissatis-
fed and displeased with the present
rules. This element is a powerful one
# it can be organized. Mr.. Fowler has
long been displeased with the rules OF
the House. He felt keenly the force Of
these arbitrary rules last winter when
he was trying to get his ideas inCOD-
porated into currency legislation. Mr..
Fowler will issue a letter TO the mem
bers of the House in a few days in
which he will announce his candidacy
and will set forth his platform and his
reasons for desiring changes In the
rules,
Mr.. Cannon's friends here profess to
be entirely confident that he will be
chosen for another term as Speaker.
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