The Washington times., 1908-10-13
THE WASHINGTON TIMES. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1908
COMMITTEES
ARE NOT IN HARMONY
Congressional Workers Get Funds Denied National
Ticket-Speaker Cannon Having Fight of His
Life for Reelection.
BY ]. c. WELLIVER.

than that the Speaker should speak in
their districts, and tell how well their
services had pleased him
Trouble for Cannon.
The Speaker has two fights on his
hands one is TO be reelected in his
home district, and the other Is 10 be re-
elected Speaker If he gets back 70 Con-
Eress. Until very recently noDouy mas
taken seriously the etlOTI 10 ueIedI MN
I'm his home district But l learn on the
most excellent authority that he is In
real danger. A politician OF naIlonal
reputation, who is nelghDor 70 the
Speaker, said today that he considered
il a very close question whether the
Speaker would win again. de Is Ia
miliar with the conditions IN the DahylIIe
district, and his conclusion was that
the chances are rather against the
Speakers reelection.
II L were permitted to give the name
of the man who ventured this opinion
1t would make a national sensation,
But the remarks were not made Tor
publication. In substance, the gentle
man said that the Speaker has very
serious fight on hand at home, and that
Il is apparently developing against MN
rather than In his favor. The strength
Of union labor in the district has been
a surprise, and IS regarded as evidence
that the Gompers element has been
quietly al work for the past two years,
I laying 4 foundation on which TO erect
Z
this time. TWO years ago the American
Federation Of Labor invaded the
Speakers district in the effort TO make
a strong showing against him, and ac-
comDlished only about enough TO make
its effort byWoTd. Since then II has
been working more systematically.
The labor vote would have been help
less but for the fact that anti-CannOn
sentiment has taken root among the
farmers Finally. TIE speaker has
earned the determined opposition Of the
anti-SalOOn and church people. OF the
former he gained the enmity because
he was opposed TO legislation designed
to give the States control of liquors
/ shipped inside their borders in processes
Of interstate commerce. OF the latter,
lie acquired the opposition In Large part
by reason OF his alleged disC0urteOus
treatment Of a committee Of mir listers
y no called on him IN behalf of the gen
! cal conference Of the Methodist Church
Speakers District Debatable.
At any rate. am assured that the
Cannon district is really close and de
batabIe, and that one reason why the
Speaker Is not more heard Of on the
stump is that he is needed at home.
The Speaker is generally considered by
. his friends TO have made a sad mis-
take when he stirred up Mr. Bryan
with his injuries about how Bryan cot
rich selling wind and ink Mr..
Bryan made a very specific reply. He
told what he haC and how he got it,
and II wasn't much Of "a pile, anyhow.
Then Mr.. Bryan turned TO the big heap
OF the Speakers worldly wealth, noted
that the Speaker had been most Of his
life in public Office. and demanded:
Where did he get IT,
The Speaker replied, but somehow
the reply was not very effective. The
/ home opposition has been gaining
strength. II is well understood that
the real Roosevelt people would be
glad TO have another Speaker than
I Cannon, and, altogether. the situation
is not at all 10 the liking Of Uncle
joe"