The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-08
NEWS AND VIEWS
OF WASHINGTON
INTERESTING LETTER FROM ouF
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
KENDALL EXPLAINS VOTE
Favored Cannon Only After Speaker
Had Been Made Choice Of eau
cus-Where Hamilton
stood.
(By cyrus Foss stoddard. }

Washington, ID. c., April 2--In view
of the fact that so many malicious
Items have appeared and been copied
in the various newspapers OF the
Sixth district, rejecting upon the in
tegrity Of Mr.. Kendall, alleging that
his actions, since coming to Wash.
ington, have not been consistent with
his campaign speeches last year, the
following letter written to promin-
ent republican in the district, has
been made public by Mr.. Kendall:
Dear Sir: Having read the clip
ping you enclosed, have to say that
in my campaign last year announc-
ed definitely that | was opposed to
Mr.. Cannon for Speaker, and that /
believed that substantial revision
Of the rules ought to be made. depriy-
ing the speakership of the autoeratic
power which 1t now exercises. fur.
Their stated that was in favor of the
election of Walter |. Smith, OF the
Ninth Iowa district, to the position.
or course everybody understood that
| was republican, and that / would
enter the caucus of the party for the
nomination of candidate for Speaker
Equally, everybody understood that
would abide the action of that eau
Gus with respect to its nominee
When the. House was about to be or
ganized. the republican congressional
committee called a caucus for the
nomination of candidates in the u.s.
ual way. attended and voted for
Judge Smith, precisely as | had de.
clared would do He failed of nom
ination and Mr.. Cannon was named
by the caucus, which also resolved
for the readoption OF the rules of the
Goth congress. On the floor of the
House voted for Mr. Cannon for
Speaker, because he had been fairly
nominated by a caucus of my party,
regularly assembled, but refused to
allow my judgment to be controlled
by that caucus with respect to the
rules, because, OF that subject, the
republican party had never, expressed
its policy in platform or otherwise. /
voted steadily therefore,, for a modi-
fcation of the rules in harmony with
what | believed to be the popular de-
mand in Iowa. never at any time.
stated that | would vote for a demo
should be the choice OF my party eau
Gus, and no sensible person could
have so interrupted my unqualified
announcement that / favored another
than Mr.. Cannon for the speakership.
Our democratic friends are particu-
larly inconsistent. On page 1852 OF
the Congressional Record, dated Mar.
4th, 1909, the following appears:
Mr.. Payne: | offer the following
resolution and move its adoption.
The Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Dial.
zelD. The clerk will report the reso
luton. "
The clerk read as follows'
Resolved, That the thanks OF the
house are presented to Hon. Joseph
G.. Cannon, Speaker of the House of
Representatives, for the able, impair
tial and dignified manner in which he
has presided over its deliberations.
and performed the arduous and fn-
portant duties of the Chair during
the present Congress-. (Applanse). a
The Speaker pro tempore: The,
question is on agreeing to the resolu.
ton.
The question was taken and the
resolution was unanimously agreed to.
(Applause).
The Speaker again resumed thet
Chair amid general applause.
was present in the House when
this resolution was adopted and, |
while the general applause above re-
ferred to was in progress, glanced
over on the democratic side and OBJ
served how the genial congressman
from the Sixth district was inclined
toward a resolution thanking Mr.. Can
non "for the able, impartial and dig
nified manner" in which he had pre-
sided over the deliberations of the !,
House, and performed the arduous
and important duties of the Chair
during the congress just about to ad.
journ and, after reading his bitter
criticism Of MIR. Cannon, delivered in
the Sixth district last year, | was
amazed to discover that affable gem
tleman on his feet with his fellow
democrats, vigorously clapping his
hands in tribute to the man of whose
arbitrary despotis:n he had so lust
lily complained"
Mr.. H. L. Spencer, Of the H. l.. Spen-
Ger company. oskaloosa, accompanied
by Mrs. Spencer, was in Washington
during the week and called upon Mr..
Kendall. Mr.. Spencer being extern
sively engaged In the coffee roastingl
business. is very much interested in
the tariff on this commodity, and 1t
was to discuss this that he called.
During the week the Iowa delega-
ton held meeting and 1t was agreed
that they should unite on the following
propositions respecting the tariff;
Reduction of duty on hosiery and
gloves.
Removal OF the counteryaillng duty
on petroleum, coffee, etc.
NO tax on tea,