The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-22
Declare Fifty Republicans
Are Already in the
Ranks.
NEED RECOGNITION
FOR REAL ACTION
If Speaker Can Be Forced TO
Acknowledge Men on Floor
Victory Seems Assured.
By ]. c. WELLIvER.

Claiming they will muster nifty Repub-
hcan Insurgents. and they will have
the strength to Overturn the Cannon or
ganization Of the House early in the
long session, If only they can bring
about a parliamentary situation that
VIII give them a chance to show their
strength, the insurgent leaders are
carefully comparing notes and checking
their prospective followers.
AS result, It is possible for the first
time TO give tentative list of the Re
puolieans who are already down as in
surgents Of various degrees. It Is claim
ed the forty-seven Republicans named
VIII vote together at all opportunities
when II is apparent there is a chance to
develop parliamentary status In which
the present organization can be at
tackled.
Ihis list Of forty-seven Republicans is
not given as t1naI or as absolutely ac-
curate. It is prepared by one of the
leading insurgents, and is based on per
sonal interviews, correspondence, and
other information as TO the attitude Of
the men who are claimed TO be ready
Tor the anti-Cannon campaign. The list:
California-Hayes.
COnnecttcut-HiU
ldahO-Hamer
lilinois-Wilson. Lowden. Mckinney,
Iowa-Pickett, Haugen. Good. Kendall
Woods, Hubbard.
kanSas-MuTdOCk Madison
achusetts-Garduer, Lowering.
Mlnnesota-Davis, Stevens, Nye, Lind
bergh, Nolstead, Miller, Steenerson.
Nebraska-NOrris. HinsEaw, Kinkaid
New Jersey-Fowler.
New York-Foelker. Calder, Parsons.
North Dakots-Gronna. Hanna.
0hio-Johnson, Honingsworth.
Iennessee-Austin.
WiscOnSin-CoOpeF, Nelson Kopp-
Cary, Esch, Davidson, Morse. I.enroot.
Two More Needed.
This makes a total of forty-five ac-
tually named. The claim is that two
other names could be given If it were
regarded Is proper to make them public
at this time; and in addition 10 this list
there viii probably be a number of
gains In entirely unexpected quarters
unexpected, that IS. by both the or
ganization and the general public. A
total Of fifty is claimed with rather re
markable confidence.
Along with the foregoing list came
the following statement from the man
who prepared it:
Il do not know whether IL is proper
10 give out any names at this time,
the rules IF the political game as It is
commonly played, such thing would
be extremely bad form. But We are g. %
playing this game in the dark. We have
everything 70 gam Dy taxing the
public into our confidence. j suspect
the old policy of secrecy and ulys-
terry is among the things that VIII
largely disappear when We have sue
cecded IN recognizing tie management
Despite their claim of a big prepond-
erance CT votes against the House or
ganizatiOn, the Insurgents are not espe-
cially hopeful Of getting che rules sat
isfactorily amended. They point out
first the difUcuity Of getting recognition
at a time when IL Is possible 10 frame
up a proceeding hostile to the Speaker
Beyond thar, they are perfectly salts
fied the rules are going TO be admins
tered with an unglOVed hand OF iron
this winter. They expect no quarter
They insist they are not so innocent
as 70 anticipate square deal They
know they viii not get IT, ana they
don't intend 10 do any Flaming on thai
basis. They must vim If at all, by
strategy.
Can Muster Votes.
One Of the best parliamcntariaus on
the insurEent side recently said that he
had no doubt about mastering the votes
10 vote down the previous question the
first time The Rules Committee present
ginning.
You will recollect," he went on,
that the organization was beaten
March IS, on the motion Of Mr. DalzeI
10 readOpt the old rules Of the house
IA the Sixtieth Congress. on that tie
vote was, ayes. Isg; nays. 1873. IL was
a clean defeat for the organization
But II was absolutely the only prODOsL
ton on which we could hold togethe
enough votes 10 do business. Clark
presented a TOO complicated and 5u-
VclVed proposal for TeOTga uiZatiOu of
the rules and fifteen Democrats abau-
dCned him on u. while three Republi-
cans who had voted against adopting
the old rules, voted against the Clark
motion. SO Clark lost, 45 20 l13. Then
came the fitzgerald amendment. and
on that % Democrats voted with the
Cannon side and only a Republicans
voted in opposition. while % had voted
against the old rules
Now, We will have the same diff
Guilty this session. / don't anticipate
% many Democrats will be ready at
The back Of the Speaker, because their
deal with the organization has been
too well ventilated. But TO agree on
8 series Of amendments, and 20 frame
them into one motion 10 be presented
al the right time. and then 10 get the
necessary number of votes TO agree OF
that proposition, is goins TO be mighty
hard.
Want Complete Victory.
There are some perfectly sincere in
erIrgents who would rather have their
6ght fail FOR this session, and keep the
issue alive for the future. rather than
10 win a victory which would be only
half q victory. and yet would be SUI
hcient 10 give weakened insurgents
an excuse 70 claim they had achieved
all they wanted. and get back in the
fold OF regularity. That IS what we
MUS face There are a number Of mem
bers-I don't need 20 name them, ana
probably shouldn't auyhoW-WhO are
Insurgents because home sentiment de-
Inauds IT, but who would not Suck Tor a
minute after they had an excuse 10 gel
back into line. They yearn for The
hesEpots, and only their paramount M
terest In the matter OF STAYING ln thelT
seats keeps them iu line. They are the
people who will make trouble
That Champ clark will Work IN good
faith with the insurgents Is expected ny
all OF the latter The time has passed
when the Democrats can sheer AZ the
insurgents and observe that they only
talk, hut never stick FOR the voting