Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25
when UNCLE JOE
NEARLY "LOST OUT
Story Of Preliminaries
That Almost 8ro't
Defeat


losing the Speakershlp and brought
about a revolution Of the famous
House rules for one man government
Of that body:
Washington, March 12-The fight
between the house Organization on
one side and the Insurgents and demo.
Gratis on the other has become a death
struggle for Speaker Cannon. He and
his friends are greatly worried over
the prospect The insurgents were
badly bluffed day or SO ago by the
news that President Taft had sided
with Cannon. but they have regained
their grit and are making desperate
fight with more than an even chance
Of winning. The president is not &C
lively assisting Uncle Joe, but merely
advises his callers that the tariff Is
the first consideration, and that no
fight over the house opposition should
be permitted TO postpone tariff leGs
lation. Cannop's friends are using
the Taft card as trump, but the In.
surgents. having regained their nerve
are no longer afraid Of the White
Ready fro the Fray.
The insurgents put 1t this way:
I'VE are up against 1t, anyhow
The people demand a chance In the
house rules. Cannon is dlscredited
throughout the country and II W,
stand for him and the rules we are
likaly In hn ItnEAI nj q
are in for scrap anyhow We may as
well fight now, while we have the
democrats with us. We stand e
chance Of winning, and II We do there
will be big credit in II for the few re
Dublicans who dare TO face Uncle Joe
We think we win get 80 men who will
stand up. These with the democrat,
will defect the opposition"
The insurgents, called the reds" by
the regulars, Include in their humble
Red" Hayes Of California, and Dun
can Mckinley is flirting with them
He wants to be an insurgent, but his
1rst consideration is to stand In with
Taft. II he finds that Taft has no OBJ
lection he will Join the insurgents.
Roosevelt Not Aiding.
The insurgents were joyful TO-DAY
| over the report that ex.Presidenr
Roosevelt was about to come to theil
support in the Outlook. 1T was sait
that Congressman Murdoch Of Kansas
leading red" had received a letter
from Lyman Abbott, editor Of the Out
ook, stating that Roosevelt was
strongly In favor Of the insurrectlor
md would declare himself. Murdock
lid not affirm or deny The report.
Tonight, however, statement was
given out In New York by Lawrence
Abbott, president Of the Outlook com
pany, puncturing the story and declar
Ing that the Outlook was not In favor
II change In the house rules at this
time. He said Roosevelt had not been
consulted as to the policy of the Out
look on that subject. II was also re
called here that Roosevelt few days
ago at Oyster Bay said he did not In
tend to discuss politics before leaving
for Africa.
Cannon Is Worried.
Desperate efforts are being made by
lanes L. Watson, the republican Will
% line NJ members for the opposition
He says a sufficient number are II
Inc to defeat the insurgents. Speaker
Cannon, however, is plainly worried
md 1t Is evident that the biggest fighl
Of his career Is on.
Important developments occurred
today in the house insurrectior
against the adoption OF the rules OF
the sixtieth congress to govern the in
coming congress.
A compromise. fathered by Senator
Cummins Of Iowa and presented to tn,
regulars by President Taft. failed t.
unite the Republican members, anC
| what was pronounced a satlsfactor,
working agreement was entered into
by the Republican insurgents and tn,
democrats.
Terms Of Compromise.
The compromise was one that tn,
insurgents have considered ever sine,
the report became current that Presi
dent Taft desired the fight postDone'
lest 1t might delay the tariff bill.
provided for the reelection OF Speaker
Cannon and the adoption of the rule
Of the sixtieth congress for the specia
session.
After the organization OF the hous,
Monday II was provided that resolu
ton should be passed authorizing
committee to investigate the rules an,
report on proposed changes in the res
ular session In December. II was pre-
posed that the insurgents be allowe
to name four of their number for tn
committee, the democrats six and tn
regulars five. The latter five were I
be Representatives Mann of Illinois
Currier Of New Hampshire, Keifer O
Ohio, Smith OF Iowa, and Stevens G
Minnesota.
For the regulars former Represent
alive Watson OF Indiana reported tina
the compromise was acceptable
amended SO as TO allow the speaker I
appoint the committee, due regard b,
Ing given to the Insurgents I'm It's con