Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-30
1AFI DEPENDS { 0VA'
President Elect Rels on the
Hawkeye State tooppose
Cannon for Speaker
SMITHS CHANCES ARs sR,cArr %
Possible That Some Pa, Will Be
Reached to Bring Abo,. overthrow
Of Cannon = Iowa e,oo,.s . ;,
Stands High With Taft-Ru,.s ,u;u
Be Revised and Speaker shorn.
Especial Correspondents !

fS'utuSe.)
Washington, Nov. ao-Iow great
has been the revolution il Iowa nol-
itics in the last few years, NAV he
Judged from the statement that in the
councils Of President Elect Taft Of Hot
Springs, Iowa is set down a, one of tho
states to be relied upon TO, a bip ma
jority Of its votes. in case there shall
be a contest to Gust Speaker Cannon
from the headship of the louise.
A few years ago Iowa would have
been set down as one of tie reli, h,e
pro- organization states. 1t would have
been counted along with Pennsylvania
and most Of New England as ready
to stand for the existing regime in any
contest.
Today, Iowa is named arst in all
discussions Of the probable strength of
a middle western revolt against Cam
non. It is calculated that If the ten
republicans from Iowa in the next
house, all but Hull and Kennedy may
be regarded as altogether likely to go
with the insurgents, and to rally
around some new candidate for speak
or. It is by no means conceded that
these two are lost to the administra-
ton If 1t shall make fight on the
speaker. True. Mr.. Hull has given out
Cannon interview since coming to
Washington: and Judge Smith has
been reliable organization man In the
house. But the majority Of Iowa nlen
bers are counted for insurgency, and it
is hoped, In the anti-Cannon camp
that the state, under such circum
stances, would go in body.
Judge Smith as speakership possi-
bility is by no means negligible The
Taft forces consider it very possible
that some compromise will be
reached in order to bring together
enough votes to overturn the present.
order; and Judge Smith stands ex-
tremely we'll with Mr.. Taft and hisim-
mediate advisers He is very we'll
known to Mr.. Taft, who has been many
times before the appropriations commit
tee, Of which Judge Smith is one OF
the most active and useful memoefs.
Among eastern members of the Mlse,
too, Judge Smith is held in high es-
TEEN. 1t Is very doubtful If thee is
another western man in the new buse
who would command so friendy a
consideration by the New Engano'
New York and Pennsylvania pepie'
This is not mere pleasantly to an
Iowa man; 1t is the truth.
Fight Still Tentative.
The fight for control of the muse
is still tentative. Judge Taft hasnol
committed himself to it. He is far 1ore
concerned to get reform OF the Duss
rules, than to defeat Mr.. Cannon. mat
he wants is to see the house mae
self governing body, so that
house it shall feel true sense ore
sponsibility for it's part in the busiess
of legislation.
Townsend, Of Michigan, and Stems
of Minnesota, are other western men
discussed as speakership material 'uf-
ton is apparently out of it, yetals-
cussion always returns to him, am 'iie
feeling is that without him the cnlce
of accomplishing results will be ,ucli
lessened.
Rules Will Be Reformed.
But in the matter Of the rules'A -
thought there is a good chance fo-ie-
form whether Cannon is elected o'no..
Even II republicans would be Wills
to absent themselves from caucu W
the speakership, many of thema a,s
willing to declare themselves out os,lie
caucus so far as concerns the ~
Mr. Hubbard, Of Iowa, who is OF %
the early westerners on the graz.
takes this position. He is declSui ~
and emphatically for the retorh ~
the house. AS the dean OF the dls',o
lively progressive element in the WV
delegation, he is looked upon
'ery important person just now. -.
S expected to take a prominence
n the coming contest, and there -, ~,
his attitude. He came "
'egarded by the speaker as an lfur,
gent, very early in his congress-,
career, and his standing at the sfah
er's office has not improved mn.
asst year. He took a prominent -
n making the first fight of last seaui'
against the house management u
light to secure appropriation TO =
.orce the interstate commerce r.
Ind he contributed one of the speeass
which were effective in securing ~
overthrow of the Cannon-T a."ss
orces on that occasion. He oelie
hat Iowa will be decidedly for ~
'eform cause, and hopes it VIII eng
Us solid body.
The proposal to enforce REFORM X
efusing to caucus on the rules
imple. 1t is merely to keep QUIZ
ne caucus enough republicans 10
ure that those present shall not o, y
titute a majority of the house
Mess the majority of republlcahs
end the olive branch in the forHo.
Concessions in the rules, the mlhols
you'd go in with the democrats tf
harge of the house, and FIX up T.
ules to suit themselves.
20 DEER HUNTERS KILLED.