Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-13
Fight On
"Uncle" Joe
REVOLT IN WEST AGAINST THE
RULES OF H0USE-T0 DE-
FEAT CANNON

Washington, July 25.--The POSSIBLE
ity of determined fight against the
reelection of Speaker Cannon to the
headship of the House, Is beginning
10 be weighed and calculated by Re
publicans. There are two POSSIBLE.
tiles; one, that the House may go
Democratic, the other, that despite
the selection of a Republican House,
there may be opposition to the Speak.
or which will put him out of the run
ming.
Right or wrong. justifiable or un
iustiflable, II may be set down that
the Republican management OF the
present House is one OF the heavy
burdens that the Republican party
must bear In the coming campaign.
The politicians all concede as much.
In the West It is being pointed out
that the appearance OF the Speaker
on the platform at the national con-
vention, to second the nomination Of
James s. Sherman for Vice President.
was brand on the vice presidential
nominee which labeled him as belong
ing to the Cannon school of thought
and OF politics, and that will not be
erased. The country knows that the
Cannon element claims victory In
the platform-making. and another vic
tory In the selection Of Mr.. Sherman
as vice presidential nominee. Many
friends OF Secretary Taft did not want
Sherman named for second place;
they wanted Western man, who
should be hostage to Western and
progressive opinion.
Reports come from various States
that their Republican nominating con.
ventions may instruct their nominees
for the House that they shall not sup.
port Speaker Cannon to succeed him.
self. From single Western State
comes the story that In just half Its
districts the sentiment distinctly fav.
ors such a resolution.
The fight is really against the rules
OF the House. rather than against a
particular group Of men In that body.
II is merely the misfortune of the Re
publicans that they have most recent.
ly been in control of the House: tina
Republicans have made application
OF the Reed rules-which were also
the Crisp rules. and therefore as good
Democratic as Republican doctrine
more recently than have the Demo.
Gratis.
But the fact remains that the coun
trys present aversion to the House
methods Of doing business is pecul
iarly unfortunate for the Republicans
Deserving Il or not. the present House
Is regarded as the foremost obstacle
to the enactment of the Roosevelt
policies" at the last session. And the
present House IL synony nous In the
public mind--certainiy In the mind o..
the Middle Wsst-with the name of
| Speaker Cannon.
This Is the report which politicians
and political communications bring
from the West. There Is no longer
secrecy about the fact that the Speak.
err personally stepped into the breach
and took charge of the fight to prevent
the friends of President Roosevelt and
Secretary Taft nominating a Western
man for second place on the ticket
The story Is getting to be too well
known. The Speaker wanted man
nominated whose name should he an
earnest Of the National partys en-
dorsemcnt of the Cannon regime In
the House; and so a member of his
rules committee was named.
| iHhi 'l' htN' tIouH' VIII '' 'ioS' ie
conceded on all sides. The POSSIBLE
ity that It may be Democratic, de
lspite the election of Secretary Taft
Is constantly discussed among Repub
lican politicians. Such thing Is not
without precedent, though very un
usual. The Presidency and the House
commonly go together IN Presidential
years. But this year the fight ovel
House control Is In peculiar and I'M
precedented way a personal contest
Constituencies are busying themselves
about expressing their desire that thu
Cannon regime shall not be continued
To pledge score Of Republican mem
! bers not to vote again for Cannon
for Speaker would, In all probability
make his reelection impossible. Ant
the prospect Of securing such a mum
Der Of pledges, and, perhaps, a con
siderably larger number, Is accounted
decidedly good by Western Republl
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