The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-16
CALLS IT *'DOGFALL"
CANNON AND COHORTS UNABLE TO
 WIN.
Champ Clark Failed to Manage Demo- crats with Success-Dent sworn in And Alabamains
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Washington, D. c. ,Mch. 15.-(Spec- iaD-The result In the House today Is look ed upon generally here as a sort of "dogfall" for the regular Republi- can organization, as is said of wrestling matches in some localities.
 Speaker Cannon and his followers were unable to whip in a straight fight the insurgent Republicans and the De- mocrats, so the next best move to have the organization forces support the Fitzgerald resolution in order to wea- ken and disorganize as far as possi-
 ble the opposing combination. Champ Clark did not manage his fol lowing as well as was expected of him He was not only rasp!ng in his re- marks but lost his temper in a combat of words with Fitzgerald. besides he feeling at time when it required smooth and coneiliatory talk to keeI | several of the insurgents In line. In the days dolngs each side to the bitter controversy suffered and In theil desperation the organization republi. cans were compelled to take the Fftz- gerald proposition or get nothing. Ii was & bitter dose for Cannon, Dalzell
 Payne and others who have for six iron hand.
 Led on by Sugar.
 The net result Is that the Republi- can organization got jolt that came near breaking 1t to pieces. It would have been smashed entirely if the Democrats had solidly tied up with the insurgent Republicans. But the sugar interests of Louisiana caused two mem- bers for that State to cut loose from the Democrats. the purpose being to get solid with the men who will fix anb Tn tha fa riff hill At times the excitement was intense on the floor and In the galleries. Al though so few members had a part in the proceedings outside of answering to their names on the various roll calls, Alabama played rather a conspi- cuous roll. Mir Clayton nominated Champ Clark as minority candidate
 for speaker. and when the vote had been counted and Clerk McDowell was In great haste to announce the result
 1t was MT. Clayton who vigorously
 protested that although members had been designed to act as tellers things were being railroaded through before they could even say that they looked over the official sheet.
 Dent was q Teller.
 Representative Dent of the Mont gomery district who was sworn in to- day was appointed one of the teliers W nile PilZeOEdIu Hau the floor to speak on his resolution In reference to changes in the rules Cap
 tain Hobson tried to get to the dis cussion but for some cause the New
 Yorker became enraged at the Alaba- milan and rougly declined to be inter rupted by him. Hobson Is a prime fav- orite with the galleries and the au- dltors seem to be disappointed that he
 was shut of.
 Fitzgerald was more gracious to MT. Underwood, allowing him to intertect some remarks bearing upon the points at issue.
 Thousands of telegraTns were reoeiv ed today by the insurgent Republicans urging them to do every thing possible to break the power of Speaker Cannon and the rules committee. They came so fast at one time that it is said the companies did not have messenger boys enough to deliver them.
 Alfred J. Stoffer