Evening journal., 1909-12-18
INSURGENTS
ARE UPHELD
contLnued lIrom Elrst zee.

2, ,44T voted in the negative.
Question NO. a: do you approve
the position Of Speaker Cannon on
the recent tariff legislation"
Republicans to the number Of 490
voted that they do and forty Demo-
Gratis were of the same opinion. But
against this 6,4S5 Republicans and 2,447
Democrats voted in the negative. Com
menting on this Success" says: "rhe
condemnation Of both Mr. Aldrich and
Speaker Cannon is almost as pro-
nounced in the Atlantic and Pacific
coast states as in the central west ard
there is every evidence that Cannon
ism and Aldricbism are national and
general issues and do not represent
local insurgency"
Question No. 8: "Do you approve the
position Of President Taft in the re-
cent tariff legislation"
To this, 2.1O2 Republicans voted
"yes" and $3.50 voted mo" 244 Demo-
Gratis approved and 2,36i disapproved.
TO question No G: rs IT your de-
sire that President Taft should sup
port and cooperate with Senator Aid
rich and Speaker Cannon in the gem
eral public policies which they repre-
sent?' 6,293 Republicans voted mo-
and $50 "yes;" and TO a sup
Elementary question: "Do you desire
him 70 oppose them2" 6,219 Republicans
vote ives" and 46t mo" OF the in
dependent voters. POI approve the
Presidential administration to date. 99i
do not; 1870 endorse his position ON the
tariff and LOSS do not; and 45 desire
him 10 cooperate with Aldrich and
Cannon and 1,364 do not.
There are three additional questions
designed TO secure the sentiment re-
garding Congress. These were separ-
atd in TO districts and sent out. They
we're: "Do you approve the position
Of your representative I'm Congress in
the speakership contest last spring."
''Would YOU vote for him if there
should be another election this month,
provided that he were opposed by a
reputable man of the opposite partyY
us II your desire that he support the
administration policies of Speaker
Cannon or would you prefer that he
oppose them?"
The magazine says:
"The Republican insurgents against
| Cannonism are being, to a man, en-
/ Enthusiastically supported by their neigh
| bors, except in the few cases where
their original insurgency has been
modified by later indecision."
A few Of the results shown are; Mas
/ achusetts-Gardner and Lowering, in
surgents, former approved, 22 TO 0; lat
ter. 10 to 3.
New Jersey-Fowier. approved, %
70 1.
Maryland-Pearre. insurgent. who
later went over to Cannon, condemned
/ p TO 2, while IL out OF 10 Republicans
say would vote for Democrat TO sue
ceed him.
Wisconsin--Nine insurgents endorsed
226 to 10; Stafford, Republican, regular
condemned, 10 TO 1.
1owa-six insurgents endorsed four
regulars condemned.
Minnesota Insurgents approved; reg.
ulars condemned; IN case Tawney
House leader. condemned 20 10 0. while
g out Of Is Republicans say would vot'
for Democrat against him.
Kansas-Madison and Murdock. in
surgents. approved, ss TO 5 and "A to
while the vote for six regulars com
= bined would only be SO as against 1s
cast for any reputable opponent.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., insurgent
endorsed. 102 to s; Humphreys, regular
condemned. 40 to 6.
California-seven regular Republl
cans condemned, 1ss TO 5s; Hayes, in
surgent, endorsed, 20 to z.