The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-14
Cannon Is Caucus Choice for
Next Speaker Of the
Lower House
ADOPT RULES or LAST HOUSE
Plenty Of Evidence Of the Insurree-
ton Promised For Monday Against
the Cannon Organization But the
Most Determined Were Not There

WASHINGTON, D. G., March 10.
The following Is the personnel Of
the House organization as chosen by
the Republican caucus tonight For
Speaker, Joseph G. Cannon Of llli-
nois; clerk OF house. Alexander Nc
Dowell, Pennsylvania; postmaster,
Samuel A. I.angum, Minnesota; SER
geant-at-arms, Henry casson. Wis
eonsin; doorkeeper, r. B. Lyon, New
York; chaplain, Rev. Henry n. Gou-
den. the Blind PreaetSr.
All these are selected as candi-
dates to succeed themselves. Repre-.
sentative currier Of New Hamp-
shire was elected chairman Of the
caucus and Representative Louden-
slayer, Of New Jersey, was elected 70
succeed himself as secretary. Repre-
sentative John w. Dwight Of New
York. was chosen as whip Of the
next House.
The caucus agreed to vote Monday
for the adoption OF the rules Of the
last House. This is the fourth time
the honor has been conferred upon
Cannon but tonight neither the selec-
ton Of the candidate for Speaker nor
the vote on rules was characterized
Iby the unanimity Of party feeling
that attended the three preceding
caueuses. There was plenty Of evi.
dence OF the insurrection promised
for Monday against the Cannon or
eanization but in the main the most
determined anti-cannon Republicans
1 were not present.
The most strategic move Of the
caucus was the election Of two Re
publicans OF the House committee
rules. Speaker Cannon himself SPOKE
favorable Of this action. This fol
lowed the adoption Of resolution
recommending that the Speaker ap
point to the rules committee the Re
publicans selected by the Republican
caucus and two Democrats selected
lby Democratic caucus. Representa-
tive Dalzell,, a member Of the rules
committee, and Representative Wal
tier Smith ot Iowa were selected fol
the committee, The rules Of tn,
House which prevailed for year
make a Speaker member ex-officio o
the committee, Consideration Of tn,
rules OF the next House came NJ
when Dalzell moved that the mem
bers voted for the rules Of the las
House. Hahghen OF Iowa, walke'
out, He explained to those outside
the caucus he did not care to b,
bound by any action taken. Withou
debate Dalzeli's motion carried, tn
viva voee vote showed seven or eigh
opposed to- It. Smith, of Iowa, thei
introduced his resolution regarding
the selectioni of a committee OF
rules. Speaker Cannon addresseC
the caucus iiiasmuch as the othe
committee Of the house pertained L
legislation, he said, he regarded /
best for them not to be selected b.
the two caucuses, But the rules com
mittee being designed for the man
agement OF the proceedings on tn,
floor of the House, could we'll be Sc
lected by the two caneuses, anC
the resolution was adopted withou
opposition. The vote for Cannon al
a candidate for Speaker was not un
animous, out Of 1856 votes cast Can
non received l62. Cannon did no
vote; Sturgis Of West Virginia, ar
rived too late for roll call, Follow
ling the nomination OF Cannon, Stem
erson OF Minnesota, was named b,
Tawney for Speaker; Reed Of Kan
sas placed in nomination Smith o
Iowa and Howland of Ohio namet
| Keifer. Roll call resulted; Cannon
l62, Smith 10, Tawney 2, Keifer !
Representative Crumpacker Of In
diana and Representative Maguir
Of Oklahoma each received one vote
Representative Murdock of Kansa
speaking for the insurgents after tn
caucus, declared that the result o
the caucus tonight only served to fur
ther encourage the insurgents, H