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and thereafter a very circumstantia1
report said that he had been Ia.5oring
with him in behalf of the Speaker
The anti-CannOn people have not beeu
luIe. either They have heard that
PEesldent Taft is-Or was last fall-none
100 friendly TO the Speaker. They be-
tieVe nTmly that if he would now throw
me weight OF his influence to their side
they could elect q new presiding Of
llcer ana amend the rules They eXpect
70 amend the rules, anyhow; but, being
reasonably secure on that point-in
Inelr own minds at any rate-thev are
nlled with zeal for greater achievement
Ihey want TO beat Cannon They saw
t theE nave twenty pledges today for
IN several States, including two or
llTee persons who have recently been
oHended by the Speaker and, while
CouHIeo Tor him, are privately rega -ded
as likely to oppose him.
Support a Problem.
ihus in strictest confidence IS men
toned the name OF one State with a
very considerable delegation which viii
nave exactly one vote for Speaker Can
non. The State has a good deal of in
surSency in it, anyhow. 1t IS over
Whelmingiy Republican. and most n
It's votes were counted against Cannon
Ot these still supposed to be lovaI TO
the Speaker, one has been jeopardized
by some recent transactions, and now
II is confidently declared that this State
also will give just one vote to him.
Inc Speaker is described as BEING in
very pad frame of mind because Cyhamn
Car x, Democratic leader, declined to
oler 'he customary resolution of thanks
at the close OF the session for tbs fair
ana uniformly impartial manner of con-
Quoting the chair. Mr.. Clark wasn't
olSaSreeaDle about it; he simply thought
IL q little ridiculous 10 offer such a
resolution at the end Of a session dur
ing which the minority and a very de-
cent faction OF the majority had on
every occasion denounced the Speaker
administration. So the resolution was
introduced by Serene Payne, Republican
leader. 1t passed without opposition
and with GOOD deal Of silence mani
fest in the chamber.
The victory Of the House orEaniZa-
ton in adopting the calendar dav rule
Is now conceded to have been a dis
aster. Had Il been knC wn that the vote
would line UP insurgents and Democrats
as II did and place them SQuaTely on
record as willing TO work and vote to-
EetheT that rule would never have been
Introduced Instead OF disarming the
insurgents, dividing the Democrats and
breeding distrust among them, il gave
an object lesson in the possibilities OF
l.
nouncement Of that vote showed that
the Democrats and insurgents were able
TO stick together on essentials. there
has been trouble for the organization.
Work During Recess.
The understanding is that during this
recess much work viii be done in be-
half Of the Speaker in the effort TO I,la-
cate opposition. The makeup of the
committees for the new Congress will
have careful consideration. Earnest eff
fort win be made to gain votes through
the committee patronage. A single IL
lustratiOn will suffice 10 show how this
can be done.
one of the most priced and potential
chairmanships in the House Is the one
on Rivers and HarboTs. recently vacated
vbcn Mr.. Burton became q Senat tor.
Mr.. Alexander Of New York is the next
man in line for the place. In the ordi-
nary course he would not be appointed
because he has not been credited with
much interest in the committees work