The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-03-11


Washington March lO-Ncvcr be-,
fore since the insurgcut movement
against the present rules n the low
cr house OF congress crystdl,izad has
IL caused the inteus. political inter-
est that attaches at this time. The
fact IS. whether the insurgents have
votes enough to- carry their point or.
not they have fer once got Uncle Joe
scared The test vote that came MP
in the house just 10 fore the adjourn
ment OF the last session when the iu. !
surgcuts mustered 163 votes 10 the
regulars lGS was jus. a little TOO near.
a victory for them to be- pleasant for
Speaker Cannon and his ni nds
Math maticaIly the calculation is
easy II - republicans will remain
out Of the republican caucus and
agree never 10 vote for Mr.. Cannon
for speaker he cannot be- elected,
provided the mocrais stan. solidlvI
for "a candidate. The iusurgcnt rcpub-
Leans have twenty votes that they
can pu' their hands ON now They
claim thor, are six more that can
bc gotten. In addition 10 the new
ones that may come in among the
members elected this time. Repre-
sentative Davis of MINI sofa, one OF
the insurgeut leaders declares that
they have votes enough and TO
spare. So does Victor Murdock, the
insurgent leader r preventative
stevenson Of Minnesota claims the
insurgent republicans will muster
forty votes Anyhow the insurgents
are more confident than ever before.
Prior to this time the insurgent
republicans have always accused the
democrats OF not standng up to the
rack and voting when the test came,
and the d mocrats have charged the
insurgents with the same dereliction
| on the vote few days ago, how
ever. the democrats and the insur-
gents stood to man, and the re
suit has BEN renewal of conf.
aenco on both sides that dependence
can be put in the friendly opposition.
This is what scared the regulars.
The nine days remaining before
1.-The special session convencs will
Ibe mighty busy ones. Speaker can
mon has his lieutenants out prose.
Iyting. The insurgent republicans ac-
cuse him Of making proposals to
certain democrats to place them In
Icoyeted committee assignments II
they will keep away from the insur
gent alliance. and the insurgents
claim that three democrats have ac'
ceptod the proposition. As the new
members of congress come in they
are sounded and thir desires in the
way of committee assignments ascer
tanned. Then If It is possible to 90
so. they arr given satisfactory prom
ises provided they agree TO remaI
regular This indicates a fright OF
tn. part Of Speaker Cannon tha
has not been noticeable before.
And the insurgents, embodied 10y
the showing they have made are
openly declaring that they can de
feat Mr.. Cannon for the speakershiI
Hitherto they have not advocated
.Itbis because they thought ther
would be no other candidate. Nov
p Victor Nurock is being talked o
. as a candidate against Mr. Cannon
Murdocli has been the leader OF IN
insurgent movement always, The al
rlnrcmenr now is that the d'mC
b Gratis are to get an increased men
p bersAip ON the committee and IN
minority is to be allowed undiapn
'- ed right To select the members the
o ar. entitled 10 on all committees
s. Then with 20 new speaker il is pre-
n posed TO amend the rules 10 SUI
So the wishes of the insurgents
Ith,y cannot muster sufficient yot
. IN heat Mr.. Cannon for sp aker the
the plln is to amend the rules
, sucn am extent that he would No
Iaccept the speakcrship. Il is a
, llcg.t thai more votes can be mu
e tered TO vote 10 change the rule
. .,.,.. ~ lo counted to vote again,