Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-03-18
Is On Between Speaker Cannon
And The Insurgents.
DEMOCRATS JOIN IN
The War OH the Speaker and He MAY
BE Defeated-The Allies Lack
Only One Vote, Which They Hone
to Get From Four New
Members.

MemDerS.
washington, March 1O.-Repub-
i1can leaders in the house of repre-
sentatives are gravcly discussing the
insurgents movement, which has
evolved sufficient strength to mako
imminent change of the house ruIes
despite the resistive efforts OF the
Cannon-Payne-Dalz combine Fail
ing to change the rules on tho d.v
proceeding the adjournment last
week. the insurgents gave notice of
thelT immovable purpose thereafter
10 renew the fight with vigor when
the extra session is raped to order
next Monday.
In the next house there will ba
zi9 Republicans and 172 Democrats.
me insurgents will have % hold
over members in their ranks with
certain addition OF Judge Irving
Lent Lenroot, of Wisconsin. who was
elected on an Anti-Cannon pIedpe
United with the solid Democratic
Iorces they will he able to muster
l9o votes, according to present es-
Inmates, while the total oppositiop
strength will be 1876. 1t reouires tho
vote OF only one Republican for the
insurgents to change the house ruIas
TO any extent that may he desirod
me insurgents claim four new mem
bers: Picket and Woods, of Iowa.
Piumly, OF Vermont, and Kopp. or
Wisconsin. q
Ihey nave been working earnestly
10 make their converts and unIess
the leaders stick close to their guns
ene movement will undoubtedly be
recruited. So intense has the mr.
pose and the loyalty of the insurp-
ents become that each man Is CON
stituting himself a whip" and is
dolng strenuous service. Minority
Leader Clark says that every ono
OF his men shall be present in the
mousse on March Is, to vote for q
change In the rules, which are ne
obnoxious to the Democrats. as thew
are to those Republicans who are
reading the movement for certain
radical reform.
The changing OF the rules along
rauical lines is not the only aim of
the insurgents. They mean. If nos
sloie' TO depose Speaker Cannon. and
'hat progress in that direction is CO.
equal and co-extensive with tbeir
campaign for a change of the unnon-
ular rules.
proposition has been submitted
10 the Democrats by which an in
surgent may be elected Speaker with
the aid of the minority. The plan
is to allow the Democratic leaders
10 select a candidate from among
ene insurgents. who will then support
MIN. 1t is not believed that tho
proposition will be accepted. as some
or the Democrats regard It as inyolv-
ing bad policies. and might resuI,
IN the Insurgents being repudiatel
ny their party as going too far i'm
thelr opposition to the Republican
leaders of the house. Whether or
not Mr.. Cannon is defeated for re-
election as Speaker. every Indication
points to the success of the move
ment against the existing rules in
AT banquet last Saturday night in
AT banquet last Saturday night in
honor OF Vice President Sherman
speaker Cannon took occasion to saw
what he thought about the insurg.
ents' saving among other things. thai
henceforth none of them would be
recognized by the house Republican
regime. He also referred to them
as bullies and buffers, who were
absolutely without the courage OF
their convictions.
1t will be seen from this that s
good-sized vote, at least, may bt
polled against Mr.. Cannon next Mon
day.-News and Courier.