Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-12
CANNON MAY FAIL.
Freely Predicted at Cap'al. He viii
Not Succeed Himself

WASHINGTON. d. G., Dec H.
The net result of the conferences OF
Mr.. Taft with Speaker Cannon on
Wrdn, sday and with the Republican
members OF the Ways and Means
Committee yesterday is thai The Pres
ident-rlrct has taken charge of the
tariff /, vision problem hef0r" III"
next Congress and has brushed aside
the question of House organiZar ion.
Speaker Cannon expected 20 b"
present at 'hr HON" of Rtnres"nta
tive Nicholas LonaWorth, wh"r" Mr..
Taft met the House leaders. But the
meeting was hy invitation. AID III"
speak, was NOT invited. Mr.. Can
non on Monday abandoned the idea
that h" coul,t 0rtain tn" support of
Mr. Taft for rt-"irCt OM ~ speaker
of tn" next Congress. His hop" was
that h" could get the consent OF Mr.
Taft % Keep hands off But the Pres
intellect has refused to make any
statement of his position. II" has
found since his arrival in Washing
ton that II" can accomplish what H.
wishes with IT," new HouSt'. ard h"
is ignoring Ny. Cannon.
Ready to Force Action.
Mr. Tart iUStifieS his interest in the
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS and organization
on tn" ground that not only is he 10
b" President Of tn" United States.
bat he is now the head OF the R"puD-
lican party and must So" that il car
ries out the promises it made in is
platform. He is Wiling to TAX" all
tn" criticism that may be gwen him
for intrrf' ring as executive with III"
legislative department of tn" govern
mcnt
1t is freely prorh"siod in Washing
ton that Mr.. Cannon will rot be tn"
speaker of the mex nous" OF Repre-
scntaiveE
Met With House Committee.
Mr. Taft yesterday afternoon
reached general working aer"'-
m"nt' with the Republican members
OF III" House WAYS and Means Com
mit;cc respecting tariff legislation.
The better part of the afternoon
was given Owe: TO the conference.
which took place at tn" :, sidencc OF
Representative Nicholas LOngwOrth.
a m"nbrr OF the COmmitto. Mr..
Taft issued statement las; evening
covering yesterdays conference" with
Speaker Cannon.
In this statement Mr.. Taft express
cd his belief that The Republicans OF
III" committee are kC enly alive to tn"
need of thorough and honest rcvi-
SIGN of the tariff and that they will
revise it in conformity with the pledge
given in the Chicago platform Mr.,
Taft calls attention to the infOrma
ton brought to his notice this after
noon by the Republican leaders that
already tire" times as much tcsti-
mony had been taken as during any
previous tariff hearings.
To Make Witnesses Testify.
II" makes a strong point when h"
says that he has been assured by the
Ways and NJ ans Committee that an
effort will he made by tn" process
of sItpOenas to obtain information
essential 10 thorOughgOinc tariff revi-
sion Through these SubpOenaS il is
hoped that the committee may obtain
testimony which il would not other
wise get from such witnesses as An
drew Carnegie. J. W. Van Cleavc and
others.
Mt. idlt CSDFpSSPu lN' nnEIclIhti
that the tariff will be framed with
entire harmony of action between the
Hons" and the incoming President.
He has secured worhrng arrange
mcnt with the Republican leaders
wh' reby they are 10 take addi' ionai
testimony on points where they may
possibly be differences of views be
tween the Prcsidcnt-el and III" Re-
publican members OF the cOmmittc"
when hey come to certain details of
tn" proposed tariff law.
A significant part of Mr.. TaftS an
nOuncement is the reference h"
makes to the Philippine tariff. Tho
fact that he mentions il leads to tn"
l*'lief tina; h today received a>sur-
ances that there Will b" tariff lcci,-
lation 20 aid the Philippines.
Mr.. Taft's Statement.
Mr. Taft's statement follows:
Il had an interview with Mr.. Can
non or Wednesday and with his con
Currercc and at 'hc suggestion of a