The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-15

JOsepn cannon OF ILLINOIS, was fe-elec-
ted today.
Champ Clark of Missouri was elected
minority leader
The 61st congress convened at noon.
Vice President Sherman presided in
the Senate The principal business
was the swearing in OF Senator Steph-
ems.
Clerk Mcdowell presided in the
house and swore in the II new repres-
entatives
Washington, March 15.-Proclaimed
by his friends as "the Iron Duke OF
American Politics" Joseph G. Cannon
of Illinois was selected Saturday at
the Republican caucus as the candid
ate of his party for the speakership Of
the House of Representatives At the
| same time the caucus bound it's mem
bers to vote for the adoption by the
incoming House of the rules which
| governed the last House.
II was the fourth time the honor
had been conferred upon Mr. Cannon
But Saturday night neither the seiec-
tion of candidate for speaker nor
the vote on the rules was character
lied by the unanimity of party feeling
that attended the three preceding eau
cuses. There was plenty of evidence
of the insurrection promised for Mon.
day against the Cannon organization
but in the main the most determined
anti-Cannon Republicans were not
present.
Following is the personnel of the
House organization as chosen by the
Republican caucus Saturday night:
For speaker Joseph G. Cannon, OF
Illinois; for clerk of the House, Al
exander Mcdowell of Pennsylvania:
for postmaster, Samuel A. Langum Of
Minnesota; for sergeant at arms,
Henry Casson of Wisconsin. for door
keeper, +. b. Lyon of New York; Tor
chaplain Rev. Henry Couden, the
blind preacher,
All these were selected as candid
ates to succeed themselves.
Representative Currier of New
Hampshire was elected chairman oil
the caucus, and Representative Loud
enslager of New Jersey, elected tC
succeed himself as its secretary.
Representative John w. Dwight OF
New York was chosen whip" OF the
next House
Representative Loudenslager Of
New Jersey, secretary Of the last
caucus, called tonights meeting tc
order. AS Colonel Hepburn of Iowa
was defeated for reelection, there was
no chairman to preside. The honor
of being the successor to the low
Statesman fell to Representative Cur
rier of New Hampshire. To nominate
Mr. Cannon. Representative William
A. Rodenburg Of Illinois stirred tn,
members. He spoke of the PROUD
privilege of presenting a candidate fol
speaker at this time when indiyidla
initiative is assailed by the discor
dant and destructive forces of Social
ism, and in conclusion said:
Mr.. Chairman, catching the spiri
that breathes upon us from the glorl
| Gus memories of an earlier day. tn
spirit that gave birth to the Republi
| can party of which he was one Of tn,
| founders, in response to the admirinl
sentiment of the Republican member
ship of this House, | nominate TO
speaker of the Sixty-first Congress
the Iron Duke of American Politics
| Joseph G.. Cannon"
In response for a demand for
speech, Speaker Cannon addresse,
the caucus, in part as follows.
| 1--WE have before us a most iifTicul
session. Tariff legislation is in
class by itself, and from the stand
| point of practical legislation, present
| more difficult problems than any 1the
| kind of legislation. A tariff bill I
| general that il affects the whole grea
subject of revenue; but, at the sam
| time, II is private and special in II
nature, as is enteres every distric
| and affects the products of every farm
and factory The approaching legis
lation, therefore, will bring with
peculiar difficulties and unusual tenn
tations.
| while we must regard with sole
itous care the interests of the peoal
| we represent individually, we must o
the other hand keep constantly
mind that our first duty is to the I'm
ted States as a while, that the ieyel
| ne may be sufficient for its needs an
that its industrial life may ctntinu
to flourish.
| "The wisdom of these who have pre-
coded us in this House has left us
system of rules the most efficient thg
ever guided legislative body as larg
as the House of Representative
Every step in making these rules Q
fective was resisted bitterly and tn
i man who stood up for the rules wer
misrepresented by every interest a
4 fected by their action and crlticise
II by large army of innocent victim
\ of misrepresentation. But misrapr
/ sentation dies with he day. No
| those men so much criticised then al
commended on every hand while
| new brood of misrepresentation
arouses new criticisms against thos
who today continue the work OF III
past. These things will also pas
away and when present misunde
standings have died away, we ais
shall have the commentator Of II
future If only we remain true 10 on
y selves and to our trust