The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-08
TANNEY
May Land Speakership /
Cannonsis Elected
Senator.

WASHINGTON. Ds al
II Speaker anfon s6oaid ia eiecte
TO the Senate what would men mp
pen IN the House Tlals 81 y ION "a
pubiicans are asking one another 6f
it Is quite within the range Il possl5
biilties some day Il Ii probabl -.
that Uncle Josp may De chosen 81
the next senator from iilinois. Fhs
long drawn ont and Bitter hght 4 !
spfingaeI I'D has convinced boiitiSal 81
servers that senator Hopisins cannot
be elected, ana that the oriy M, 81 /
upon an the wafrl6g faeaons 81
unite Is Uncle joe, s
Speaker Cannon has always looked
with dtsdain upon d seat in the sem
ate, and expressed preference for
service In the House, but the situation,
in fninois is such that he may IS.
obliged 10 accept the honor 10 breS, Z
the deadlock and thus round out his
long and notable career in the North.
end Of the Capitol There are several
things which might Induce Uncle Zoe.
to look with more favor upon the cleo
ton TO the Senate now. than he has
heretofore. He has been vigorously.
attacked throughout the country
whether rlghtfuliy or wrongfally II
does not matter, and referred to as 4
car and INSTRUCTOR Of legislation.
Again, ii Is evident that control Of the
House is slipping away from him.,
This. was made, manifest at the OPEN.
ing Of the present session. when a.
dozen Republicans refused to vote for
him. and a well organized and fight:
ing band OF Insurgents stubbornly as.
sailed the House organization Of,
which he is the head.
concedIng the possibility Of Can
mons promotion to the Senate, the
question arises as to his successor.
James S. Sherman undoubtedly would.
have been the man had he chosen to.
remain in the House, butfe preferred,
the Vice Presidency rather. than to!
walt for Uncle Joe to get out OF his.
way. With Sherman no longer In the
House, the new Richmond in the field.
unquestionabiy Is James A. Tawney,
OF Minnesota. Tawney wants the.
speakership, and night and day un.
ceasingly he is working to get It. He
would like to see Uncle Joe made
senator. but in case he Is not Tawney,
viii await another opportunity to get
command Of the gavel. Just now the.
tariff fight is affording him an oppor-.
tunlty to display his generalship and.
TO further his plans and TO help to
attain his ambition he is not hesitat-
ing to fight the ways and means COM
nittee. ~ ssiG III
BY common consent and custom,
the chairman Dc the ways and means
committee is the leader Of his party
on the floor. but since Mr.. Tawney has
been chairman OF the committee on
appropriations. he has been the actual
floor leader, and Mr.. Payne only the
tigurehead. He virtually has usurped
the leadership from the Auburn
statesman, and now he Is debating to
Chairman Payne Just E'hat sort Of =
tariff bill he wants passed Figura-
lively speaking, he has the committee
by the throat and is insisting that
what he wants in the bill shall go in
as he wants 1t. 1t is bold move
ana one which no man except TawneS
would dare attempt 1t may make
him a. great deal more prominent than
he is, and It may destroy the prestige
which he has. but the game Is big.
and Tawney is taking the chance