The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-14
HONOR CONFERRED ON CANNON
FOURTH TIME BY REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Selection Speaker Vote On Rules Lacking Usual namiy Party Feeling
Plenty Of Evidence Of Insurrectn Promised for Monday Vote for Cannon
Not Unanimous Senator from Iowa Walked Out When Consideration
Of Rules Was Announced=Did Not Care to Be Bound by
Action Of Colleagues Present

Washington. March 13.-It was the
fourth time the honor hal been con-
ferred upon Cannon, but tonight Meth
er the selection of a candidate for
sIoalcoT nor the vote on the rules was
characterized by the unanimity of
party feeling that attended the three
preceding caucuses-
There was plenty OF evidence on the
insurrection promised for Monday
against the Cannon organization, but
in the main the most determined anti
Cannon Republicans were not present
Tho caucus agreed to vote Monday
FOR the adoption of the rules Of the
last house.
The most sGategetic move Of the
caucus was the selection OF two Repub-
llcans of the house committee on rules.
Speaker Cannon himself spoke In
favor OF this action. This followed the
adoption of resolution recommending
that the speaker appoint To the rules
committee two Republicans selected
bv the Republican caucus and two
Democrats selected by the Democratic
caucus, Representative DalZell, of the
rules committee. and Representative
Walter Smith, of Iowa, were selected
for the committee The rules OF the
house that have prevailed for years
make the speaker a member ex-ofIicio
of the committee.
The copsideration Of the rules for
the next house came up when Mr.. Dal-
zell moved that members vote for the
rules of the last house. Mr.. Haughen
of Iowa, walked out. TIe explained 10
those outside the caucus that he did
not care to be bound by the action
taken Without debate the Dalzell
motion was carried. The viva Voce
vote showed or opposed To it.
Mr. Smith OF Iowa, then introduced
his resolution regarding the selection
Of the committee on rules, Speaker
Cannon addressed the caucus. Inas-
much as the other committees of the
house pertaIned 10 legilation. he said.
he regarded 1t best for them not In
be selected by the two caucuSeS, but
the rules committee being designed for
the management Of the proceedings on
the floor OF the house, could well be
taken by the parties The vote for
Mr.. Cannon az candidate for speaker
was Tot unanimous.
out OF the 1ss votes cast. Mr. Cannon
received le, Air Cannon did not vote
md Mr.. Sturgis OF West Virginia arrived
too late for the roll call. Following the
nomination OF Mr.. Cannon. Mr., Stecner
con of Minnesota, named Mr.. Tawncy
for speaker. Mr.. Rcedcr OF Kansas placed
in nomination Mr. Smith of Iowa, and
Nr. Iowlnnd of Ohio named Mr., Keller.
The roll call resulted.
Cannon, 49,, Smith. 10; Tawncy, I:
Keifer, 6; Krumpscker. /; MacGuirc, l.
Among those voting wore four dele
gates from territories. After the caucus
had ad Journed Representative Mckinley
OF Illinois declared that fully 12 OF the
Absent members would bo with the
"rcgulars" when the vote on the pre-
<ious question was taken Monday. This
would give the "rcgulars" total vote OF
100. Which would be one moro than is
ncccasary TO defeat tho "insurfcnts."
Tho Inter tonight claimed they had
moro than the a necessary to vote down
tho previous question.
Representative Murdock of Kansas,
speaking for the insurgents. ofter the
caucus. declared that the result OF tho
caucus tonight only served further to
encourage the insurgents. "Wo will voto
down the previous question on Monday
ho snld, "and the proposition that will be
presented TO tho house by cur steering
committee Will DC adopted
Following is the personnel OF the
house organization as chosen by the
Republican caucDs tonight:
For speaker, Joseph &. Cannon OF
Illinois
For clerk OF tho house, Alexander
Mcdowell OF Pennsylvania
For postmaster, Samuel A Ian
gum of Minnesota
For sergeant-atarms, Henry Casson
OF Wisconsin.
For door-keeper r. b. Lyon OF New
York
For chaplain. Rev. Henry n Cou-
den. the blind preacher.
All these were selected candidates
10 succeed themselves.
Representatiye Curricr of New
Hampshire WAS elected chairman OF
the caucus, and Mr. Loudenslager OF
New Jersey was elected to succeed
himself as It's secretary
Representative John w. Dwight or
New York was chosen whip" OF the
next house.
Representative Loudenslager OF New
Jersey. secretary of the last caucus
called tonight's meeting 10 order AS
Colonel Hepburn OF Iowa. was defeat
ed for reelection, there was no chair
man to preside until Representative
Currier OF New Hampshire was
chosen.
To nomintc Mr.. Cannon. Rcprescn'
tnlive William A. Roudenberg OF I'LL
Dols was recognized. His frSt refer'
cncc to Llacoln and the other great
mon of Illinois stirred tHc rucmoers.
He spoke Of the proud privilege OF
presenting n candidate Tor speaker al
this time when individual initiative
Is aesalled by the discordant and de
structlye forces OF socialism"
Illinois is Justly proud or bor most
distinguished SON. exclaimed dr