Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-19
DID GEORG|ANS BOLT
PARTY FOR CAXNON?.
EDWARDS, GRIGGs, LIVINGSTON,
LEE HOWARD AND BRANTLEY
JOIN WITH REPUBLICANS In
PERPETUATING CZARISM.
By Ralph Smith

WASHINGTON, March 16.-Six MEM
bers of the Georgia delegation-Messrs
Edwards, OF the First Griggs. OF the
Second; Livingston, of the Fifth; Lee, OF
the Seventh; Howard. of the Eighth, and
Brantley, Of the Eleventh, bolted the
Democratic party yesterday afternoon.
and Joined with the regular Republicans
of the house In perpetuating Cannonism,
as the czar-like methods Of the speaker
are known.
They went back on the action of the
party caucus, which all of them had at
tended earlier in the day. Mr.. Lee, how
ever, stayed with his party on all prev
ious ballots.
The Fitzgerald rule resolution. which
was adopted as a substitute for the reg
ular Democratic resolution, is no improve
ment over the iniquitous ones that have
heretofore governed in the house. The
light of sober Judgment, after nights
rest following excitement and turmoil OF
yesterday, Democrats regard them as
even worse in many respects than the
old rules, against which the people have
clamored
Inspired by Speaker
/ It is openly asserted today and wa
! charged in the house yesterday that
the FITZGERALD resolution was inspired by
the speaker himself, and the fact that
every regular Republican voted for Its
passage indicates that there may be some
thing in the charge.
| 1t is also claimed that the Tammany
Democrats-and, Fitzgerald is Tammany
man-received telegraphic and telephone
orders from headquarters in New York
! to stand by Cannon. And every Tanmany
Democrat, except Sulzer, voted for the
Fitzgerald proposition. as did the SIX
Georgians.
Following the action Of the house ir
adopting the Fitzgerald resolution, the
Democrats met in caucus, and storms
scene ensued.
The attitude of the regular Democrats
toward the boilers was evinced when Mr..
Edwards, of the First, attempted to Offer
resolution OF minor Importance. Mr..
Booher, of Missouri, objected to hearing
the Georgian. He exclaimed that INC
traitor to the Democratic party should
be permitted to introduce a resolution In
! party caucus"
Edwards subsidized as Booher continued
to lambast the boilers, He was not the
! only Democrat who did not mince words
4, in characterizing the action Of the Demo
, Gratis who did not stand up to the party
and it Is recorded that things became
! so warm that several of the boilers
among them one or two Georgians, with
drew rather than face the music.
In voting for the Fitzgerald resolution,
] II is admitted that the Georgia and other
Democrats who claimed to oppose the
party program because It assured mo i'm
mediate relief really accomplished moth
| ing.
The Fitzgerald resolution not only Of
fers no immediate relief. but as stated
perpetuates the very thing they claimed
| to oppose.
In the midst Of the excitement in the
house on the Fitzgerald proposition, one
of the Georgia boilers remarked to an
other Democrat that ''he knew the In
surgent Republicans would not stanh up, 81
and in return was addressed as a damned
old hypocrite'' because the insurgents
were standing up and never flinched a
minute