The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-09
Speaker Badly Scared by the
News That the insurgents
And the Democrats Plan a
Combination.
IDEA IS PRACTICAL
REBEL LEADERS SAY
Il Now Appears That Only
Three New Independent Re-
pubIicans Are Now Needed
To Gust Uncle Joe.

Washington, March 9.-Speaker Can,
non is badly frightened. He knows
thelsentiment Of the country is against
his reelection to the Speakership, and
his continued control of legislation in
the house.
He knows, too, that the Independent
republicans who united in the last con-
gress to fight for reformation OF the
house rules, intended primarily to de-
strOy CannOnism. are planning to ex-
ert themselves at the opening Of the
coming session, not only to obtain
changes In the rules, but to prevent his
election.
Twenty-one OF the twenty-seven men
who formed the forces of the insur-
gents In the last Congress are to be
members Of the coming house. The
House itself will be composed of IT,
democrats and 219 republicans. 1t
therefore requires but twenty four in
dependent republicans who will COM
b1ne with the democrats against Can
non to make q majority in opposition.
Thus the Independents, standing SOL
1d3y. will need but three new members
to defeat Cannon. A. B. Garner, of
the Schuyllkill district. Pennsylvania,
who was elected on an anti-Cannon
platform. should make one of the three.
HI only last week reiterated his deter
mination to vote against Cannon.
New Independents Coming.
All the indications now are that from
the new members elected. more than a
sufficient number will join the indie
pendents. In that case, they will hold
absolutely the balance of power be-
tween the Cannonites and the demo-
Gratis, and can force terms from either
side. This Is why Cannon is fright
ened.
should the first two or three ballots
II the House Of representatives show
him to be without q majority, then
some other candidate for speaker
would have to be named, IL in the
meantime the independents adhere to
their determination.
Should the democrats agree to sup
port one OF the independent republi
cans, then his election against Cannon
would be q certainty.
Negotiations between the democrats
and the independents are In progress
and upon their result really depends
the outcome Of the situation.
Cannon Is emphasizing his own Gus
tomary habits. OF thought by denouno
ing the Independents with all the pro
family and vulgarity Of expression 0
which he is capable The terms h
user regarding them, which are fit TO
publication are: -Four flushers. moutl
before and the like.
And.he. declares that they are inspil
"a BY the spirit Of the blackmailers
>ndaBsaarged on by cowardice and tn
AGalrA for notoriety, which character
80 Al demaaogues.
He has announced that II the insul
GENTS carry their plans to defeat hin
and tail, there will be reckonin
wa1Eh Trey will have cause to remen
Aea and r. they defeat him, then tt
American people will reckon wit
them.
Statement Rather Vague.
Tho last statement is somewh,
vaxue, inasmuch as the American PEI
pie appear to be on the side of the i
ouxksnts. For purposes Of intimid
taon, however, Cannon does not hes
eat6 to proclaim that his defeat wou
be . miscarriage Of popular will al
Judgment, and would be treachery
tho republican party.
There 10 absolutely nothing Came
is leaving undone to win the comir
fight. Everyone against him, whet
or he be . member OF congress /
merely = private citizen, he characte
iseG az demagogue and an enemy
law and order.
Newspapers and other publication
that oppose or criticise him, he pr
claims to be fakirs and blackmailel
and muck rakers. For the past We
his talk has all been of this charact,