The Washington times., 1909-10-22
DIFFICULTIES BESET
INSURGENTS PATH
Republican Committee Plans
Trouble for Anti
CannOniteS. -
BY John sNURE

be made TO feel the heavy hand of
displessed Republican Congressional
Committee
a Republican iusurgept member OF the
House, who IS seeking denomination and
reelection might as wei. set it down
At once that he is going 20 receive no
help from the Congressional committee.
More than that. be might as well start
out with the understanding that he is
going to encounter the active opposition
Of this committee. If he gets a. renomi-
nation and reelection, it viii be in
the face OF such opposition as the Con
gyessional committee can muster against
aim.
This Is a most remarkable situation in
Republican Congressional politics, but
there Is no doubt that it exists. In
Eurgent members OF the House who have
lately. beer looking into the question Of
getting assistance from the ConEres-
= sionsl committee, have found il out.
The Deck Is Fixed.
They learned that the cards in the
deck of Representative Mckinley Of IL
linois. chairman of the Republican Con-
Eressional Committee. have been care
fully stacked, and that the best they
can expect out of the deal Will be "A
pair Of dcuccs or four cards OF a flush,
while their stand-ps1 ueighbors viii have
Iuil houses. fours, and other desirable
assets. It is learned that the plain in
Timation has gone out 10 al least some
of the insurgents that they may look
Tor the active hostility OF the Congress
sional committee.
The speeches which are now being
made by Speaker Cannon would indi-
cate something of this kind. Mr. Can
non has declared open war on the in
Surgents. However, il has not been
understood that iis hostility extended
far as il does II Is pretty well
known that the Speaker and the Con
Eressional committee leaders are as one
in their desires. It appears the Speaker
IS bent ON putting tie Republican IN
surEents completely out Of business,
and the powerful influence Of the Con
gresslopal committee Is TO be eNerted
in the same direction.
Mr. Mckinley, the chairman of the
Congressional committee, is one of the
most devoted OF Uncle Joe's" leuten-
ants and he viii seek To carry out
whatever suits the policies OF the
speaker
Standpatters Are Encouraged.
The course OF the Congressional com
mittee viii be 10 bring out stand-pat
candidates for the nomination in dis
frfcrs In which insurgcnt members of the
House are seeking denomination. The
stand-pat candidates will be encouraged
In various ways II Tie 1nSurgent wins
the NOMINATION. NllEl the TDllCE VIII De
10 defeat hIm at the polls and elect
Democrat FROM the viewpoint of the
Congressional Campaign Committee and
Afr. Cannon, Democratic member OF
the Hsllse is more to be desired Chau an
insurgent Republican This IS not en-
firely difficult to understand, beGause
at a critical time in the course of the
fght over Tie rules. Speaker Cannon
Nss able TO draw 10 his support over a
score of Democrats
OF course the Congressional commit
Kfsfl-fT-Ill have funds AT dis
po-aI. thsf IS il the usual course Of
events comes 10 pass, ii viii have plenty
of money. VIII the insurgent Republi-
can get any Of this money! He VIII
not lie viii not be allowed even to
catch sight of H. II 80 is used at all In
mis- district. II VIII be used in the first
place 10 shut him out Of the nomination
and iu the second place TO defeat him at
tho polls.
The Speaker and his friends propose
10 so reduce the effective strength Of
thC insurgents in the House that they
viii cease 10 De dangerous. They in
reId 10 make war on the Insurgents
from the very Defining OF the session
IN the first place. they hope 10 drive
some ct the insurgents over 10 the reg
UlsTs i'm the life of this Congress. They
expect 10 prevent any further acces-
Fjous 10 the ranks of the Insurgents in
the coming session and I'm the life OF
1ulS ConETcSs-
Another Important Point
Wore important stiH they hope TO pre-
vent the -l-ty-secOEd Congress from
having so many iusuTgent Republicans
III the House as TO eudauEcr the re-
election Of MT. Cannon as Speaker, or
The election Of a man who is identified
with the Cannon wing OF the party. In
tle attacks he Is now making on the
insurgents, there 81 no doubt that Spea K
or Cannon is beginning well ia advance
TO Try 10 insure control Of the House
Of the SiEty-seCond Congress by the
Cannon forces
The determination Of the Congress
Eional committee leaders 10 night the In
HUTECnts openly where necessary, and
10 undermine them where possible, viii
probably stir Up no little controversy
when Congress assemblies II is likely
70 cause bitter opposition from some Of
the members OF the Congressional com
nclttee, who are less wrapped up in t.94-
cause % CauuJuism than Uncle Joe"
End RepreTeutatiEe -Mckiuiey. It viii
also Intensity the bitterness between the
irsureent= ana the regulars and add TO
ffe general EaEefF Dt things about tine
t9pItoi throughout the approaching SEES
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