Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-16
Washington Bureau OF
The Ottumwa Courier,
Washington. D. c.. Dec 10.

49,
The leaders of the regular" organi-
cation in the senate have joined forces
with the Cannon organization in the
house, in the fight for the control OF
the Republican party.
The battle is on: it is out in the
open; and it is going to continue, in
congress and in the country at large,
till the next national convention meets
and gives opportunity for measuring
of forces.
That is the conclusion which Wash
ington draws from some recent de-
velopments in congress Although the
session is less than week old and no
business has been done, the political
developments have been OF the
greatest significance.
Speaker Cannon in his recent
speech at Kansas City declared that
the insurgent Republicans were allies
of Bryan and must be fought just as
Bryan must.
! Senator Cummins, replying to Can
non in speech before the Marquette
club in Chicago, declared that the IN
surgents were willing to accept battle
and carry it to determination. The
control of the party should be the
issue; the determination of it's poll
| cies
There was the issue. Now for the
lineup
The Kansas City speech was made
from manuscript by the speaker; q
fact which caused much wonderment
and comment at the time. 1t was
evidently intended to be careful, de
liberate announcement of policy.
Now it turns out that Senator Hale
: of Maine, titular leader of the senate
and father of the upper chamber, has
quietly had the Cannon Kansas City
speech, and the Presidents speech a
Winona, printed as public documents
so that they may have the privilege
of the mail under the frank of mem
bers of congress.
This is accepted as the indorse
ment, in formal, unqualified fashion
by the senate leader. of the position
taken by Speaker Cannon 1t is TIL
: announcement to the country that tn
elders in both branches intend I
stand together in the contest whlc
' they see ahead
The insurgent Republicans so reco&
nize the issue and accept it. The
declare that the Kansas City speec
a will make votes for their cause where
ever it is circulated and 81 would b
willing to contribute for its circuli
: ton in my state" said one MISSISSIPPI
}. valley senator.
+. The insurgents are planning an Il
# teresting response to this formal al
nouncement or alliance between tn
, organizations of the two houses.
Il western Republican senator will offe
for print as public document, III
n Cummins' speech at the Marquet
e club. Then the joint debate-boi
sides-will be eligible for franking an
:; the factions can go as far as the
: please-withou postage bills.
d And if there is any increase in II
" postal deficit, why, The president hi
a recommended raising the rates
postage on the magazines.
. Senator Joseph Dixon of Monta1
= is the arctic expert Of the upp
= chamber. He knows all about Il
= Cook-Peary controversy, understand
is the Mount Mckinley controversy, al
declares his unqualified conclusi'
1t that Cook is "a monumental faker.
is 1t seems that when DR.. Cook we
out to Montana to meet Burrell al
Prince, his Mount Mckinley guide
n and face them and their charges
their own home, Senator Dixon was
in quired to act as moderator at t
town meeting which sat on the matt
y at Hamilton. That experience &C
vinced the senator that Cook was
fraud.
B.. "1e had told down east" said t
to senator today. that he was going
A. face and denounce the men W
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