The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-08
Cannon May Be Deposed From
the Speakership of the
Lower House.
GAGE OF BATTLE IS HURLED
Insurgents and Democrats May
Combine in 1910 to Defeat
the Republicans.
GAGE OF BATTLE IS HURLED
By Ernest G. Walker.

WASHINGTON, October 25.-It is
year away, but the campaign for the
election of the sixty second congress
is on. Speaker Cannon has jumped
upon the platform in the West. The
result of it is seen in the activity of
his leutenants and coworkers, now
struggling into Washington. The gage
of battle has been thrown down. Pres
ident Taft may have been responsible
for the precipitaney with which the
Republican leaders are springing to the
fray.
He announced in Boston and Winona
weeks ago that he was training with
the regulars of his party. He could
not compromise with insurgents. The
ferment of those remarks has been
working as the President has been
swinging around the big circle of the
mainland. The insurgents forthwith
began to jump on Uncle Joe and SEN
ator Aldrch. Senator Aldrich has not
yet returned from his European tour,
but Uicle Joe has entered right into
the game with spirit, and is jumping
on the insurgents to beat the band.
Cannon's Def.
His def has been uttered from the
Iowa district of Representative Hull of
Des Moines. The speaker there read
Senator Cunimins and other insurgents
out of the party, or, at least, said they
were not Republicans if he was a Re-
publican Senator Cummins has ac-
cepted the challenge. He is coming to
Chicago in a few days to make a reply
in Speaker Cannon s home State of Il
linois 1t will be November, 1910, be-
fore the country votes for congress
men again. The tenseness at this early
date seems to promise that it will be
the greatest and most spirited con-
gressional campaign in twenty years.
The fencing for position will continue
all through the coming session of con-
gress.
Out in the Open.
The speaker and other leaders of the
regular wing propose to bring their
opponents right out into the open. a
question Republican candidates for
congress must answer, right at the
threshold of their campaigns, will be
whether if nominated and elected, they
will participate in the caucus of house
Republicans and be guided by its YER
dict That was a question which many
Republican candidates had to face in
the last congressional campaign, but
as far as the Republicans are concern
ed, it is likely to be a very dominant
question next year
All sorts of stories are in the air re-
garding immediate combinations be
tween the iusurgent Republicans and
the Democrats. alike of the senate and
the house. One report brought here
was that such a house combination had
already been effected. 1t meant Champ
Clark. the minority leader, would have
a formidable following at his back
when congress comes together IN De-
cember In return for the support of
the Republican insurgents, Democrats
would not nominate candidates for con-
gress in their districts next year. Then,
in return for that, the insurgents would
vote for Champ Clark for Speaker. 1t
was rather a pretty story. Persons
around the capitol insisted that Repre-
sentative Burleson. an aggressive young
the statement that the coalition had
already been arranged and that Champ
Clark S election to the speakership two
wears from now was assured. whether
the next house was Democratic or Re
publican.
..Thev are Just kidding" quoth Mr..
Burleson, when he was asked about the
rumored coalition. 1.-The thing is alb
surd. As far as anything l said, the
story was based on little Josh talk
I gave a few of the Republicans one
dav in committee room at the capt.
toll =
To Repeat Tariff Act.
Senator Flint. Republican of Cali
fornia. who has Just come to town.
saws he hears there is every prospect
of such q coalition in the house and
that the first step Of legislation IN the
program Of the opponents IS to repeal
the Pavne-Aldrich tariff bill. He like
wise saws that a joint campaign be
tween the Democrats and insurgent Re
publicans IS to be made next wear for ,
the election of friendly senators with b
q view to control of the upper leglsia-
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