The San Francisco call., 1909-03-14
EVENTS THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE FRANCISCO
CHOICE
OF THE CAUCUS
While Speaker Appears Assured
Of Election, Rules May
Fail

WASHINGTON. March 1s.-Joseph G.
Cannon of Illinois was tonight chosen
republican candidate for speaker of the
house.
The caucus agreed to vote Monday
for the adoption of the rules of the last
house.
1t was the fourth time the honor had
been conferred upon Cannon. but to-
night neither the selection of a candi-
date for speaker nor the vote on the
rules was characterized by the unanim-
ity of party feeling that attended the
three preceding scaucuses.
There was plenty of evidence of the
insurrection promised for Monday
against the Cannon organization, but'in
the main the most determined anti
Cannon republicans were not present.
Following is the personnel of the
house organization as chosen by the re-
publican caucus tonight:
For speaker, Joseph G. Cannon of
Illinois
For clerk of the house, Alexander
Mcdowell of Pennsylvania.
For postmaster. Samuel A. Langum
of Minnesota
For sergeant at arms. Henry Casson
of Wisconsin
For door. keeper. F. B. Lyon of New
York
For chaplain. Rev. Henry N Couden,
the blind preacher.
All these were selected as candidates
to succeed themselves
Representative Currier of New Hamp-
shire was elected chairman of the eau
Gus and Representative Leudenslager
of New Jersey was elected TO succeed
himself as secretary.
Representative John W. Dwight Of
New York was then chosen whip" Of
the next house
The most stragetic move of the eau
Gus was the selection of two republic
ans of the house committee on rules
Speaker Cannon himself spoke in favor
of this action Representative Dalzeu,
member of the rules committee for
number of years, and Representative
Walter Smith of Iowa were selected
for the committee The rules of the
make the speaker a member ex officio
of the committee.
The consideration of the rules for the
next house came up when Mr.. DalzeIl
moved that the members vote for the
rules of the last house. Mr.. Haughen
of Iowa walked out. He explained to
those outside the caucus that he did
not care to be bound by the action
taken. Without debate the Dalzen mo-
tion was carried. The viva voce vote
showed seven or eight opposed TO it.
Mr.. Smith of Iowa then introduced
his resolution regarding the selection
of the committee on rules.
The resolution was adopted without
opposition. The vote for Cannon as
candidate for speaker was not unani-
nous.
The roll call resulted: Cannon, 162;
Smith. 10; Tawney. Z; Keifer. 5; Rep
resentative Crumpacker of Indiana. / i,
and Representative Mcguire of Okla
homa, l.
Among those voting were four dele
gates from territories. After the eau
Gus had adjourned, Representative Nc
Kinley of Illinois declared that fully 70
of the "a absent members would be
with the regulars when the vote on
the previous question was taken Mon
day. This would give the regulars a
total vote of 1876, which would be one
more than is necessary to defeat the
insurgents" The latter tonight
claimed that they had more than the
"a necessary to vote down the previous
question.
Representative Murdock OF Kansas.
speaking for the insurgents. after the
caucus declared that the result of the
caucus tonight only served further to
encourage the insurgents. We will
vote down the previous question on
Monday" he said. -and the proposition
that will be presented to the house by
our steering committee will be adopt
ed"