Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15
THE HOUSE CAUCUS.
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But last night neither the selection OF
a candidate for Speaker, nor the vote
on tin, rules was characterized by the
unanimity of party feeling that at
tended the three preceding caucuSeS.
Their was plenty of evidence of the
instruction promised for Monday
AGAINST the Cannon organization, but
in the main the most determined anti
Canton Republicans were not present.
The most strategic move Oh the eau
Gus was the selection of two Eepuhli-
Guns for the House committee on r'l''':'
Sp"alur Cannon himself SPOKE III ia
,,or of this action This followed til"
u.,uI,iion OF Il resolution u "pininend:i,:s
tAat the Speaker appoint to the rules
committee ty-o Republicans selected
Icy the Republican caucu:; a!il w"
Do:not rats selected by the Democratic
caucus. representative Dalzeli. Il m, M
Der of the rules committee for num-
her of N,,,rS and Representative Wal
ter l. Smith OF Iowa. We're selected Tor
tie committee. The rules of the HOUSE.
Tor years make the Speaker Il member
vN-o!i.cio of the committee.
The consideration ut the rules Foe
the nest House came ~ when Mir.
Dal2cll of Pennsylvania. moved that
~, ~, MIXERS vote for the rules Of the
last House. Mi Haughen of Iowa
walked out. He explained to th"s'.
outside the caucus that he did not care
10 b.. lou.iu by the action. Without 'l"~
bate The DalZell motion WAS carried.
The viVn lore vote showed seven or
eight opposed to it..
Mir Smith ri Iowa then INTRODUCED his
resolution regarding the selection ot
the committee on rules Speaker Com
non a idrcsScd the caucus. InaSmucl
Us the other committees OF the House
pcrtaincd to legislation. ne said Il"
regarded it best for them not to h"
selected by the two caucuScS. but the
rules committee. being designed Tor
the mana cement Of the proceedings on
the floor of the House could well BE- Sc
lected by the parties in each case. Tn"
resolution was adopted without oppo-
sition. Mr.. Tawncy then named Messrs.
Dalzell and Smith and the caucus
agreed to the selection
The vote for Mr.. cannon as caIii-
date for Speaker was not unanimous.
Out Of the 1Se votes cast, Mr.. Cam n
received 49, MIR. Cannon did not v"t'
and MIR Sturgiss of West Virginia,
az: wed too lat, for the roll call. Aft";
the nomination OF Mr.. Cannon, Mr..
Si,nerscn of Minnesota named Nj.
Tawney for Speaker Mr.. Reeder ri
Kansas placed in nomination Mr..
Smith OF Iowa and Mr. Rowland Of
Chic named Mr.. Keifer The roll call
| resulted.
Cannon. 1872 Smith. 10: Tawncy, !:
{ al, of
and Ma,iuile of Oklahoma I.
Among those voting were four dele
gates from territories
Mr.. Rodenburg's speech nominating
Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Cannon's speech
which followed his selection. were en-
Enthusiastically arplauded.
After the caucus had adjourned. Nc
Einley OF Illinois declared that fully
- OF the 81 absent would be with the
reg ulars" when the vote on the pre-
vious question is taken Monday. This
would give the REGULARS total votr
of ie6 which would be one more than
is necessary to defeat the insurgents,
Tie latter claimed that they have moro
than the "a necessary to vote down
| the previous question.
Representative Murdoch of Kansas
speaking for the "insurgcnts." after
the caucus declared that the result of
the caucus only served to further en-
courage the insurgents" We will
vote down the previous question on
Monday. he said. land the proposition
that will be presented to the House by
our steering committee will be adopt
ed