The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-14
It Was Distinctly Shown Last
Evening That Speaker Can.
non Has Not Mustered the
Required Support.
wATsoN's SUCCESSOR
CONGRESSMAN cURRleR OF NEW
hAMPSHlRG NAMED AS WHIP
OF THE HOUSE TO succeG0
RuShvlllE JAMES.


ness Of the Cannon machine In the
house and the strength OF the insur.
gents. Its result indicates victory for
the rules insurgents Monday. ~ the
democrats stand with them ~ . unit
There ia NO doubt OF this toniGht-
On the face of the caucus vote
Speaker Cannon n not certain OF re-
election as speaker He received but
162 votes Of the lS6 republicans pre-
sent. The other - votes were scat-
tered It takes 1876 votes In the house
to elect \ speaker.
Speaker Cannon's friends do not
think he is in danger. In fact some
OF those who voted against him to-
night and some Of the l3 insurgents
who did not attend the caucus wiu
vote for him Monday.
Aseet osA Ralss.
The caucus adopted the rules Of the
sixtieth congress for the conduct oR
business in the sixty.first congress.
There was NO dissenting vote. bat
while the motion was still pending
Crumpacker and Barnard Of Indiana.
and Haugen Of Illinois walked out OF
the caucus. Crumpacker and Barnard
are recruits to the ranks Of the in
surgents Haughen IL . strict rules In
surgent. There we're four other In
surgents In the caucus. Good and Pic
kett Of Iowa, Pearre OF Maryland and
Steenerson Of Minnesota. They sat
through the caucus action on rules.
Whether they will be boupd by that
action they win not announce. Their
detection show . net loss Of two to
the regular republicans but the insur-
gents had expected more. The small
attendance OF insurgents was . sur
prise. 1t was thought that many
would 90 into the caucus to vote for
Cannon and then leave when action
on the rules was attempted. At meet
ings held this afternoon the majority
OF the insurgents decided IL was the
better policy to absent themselves
from the caucus. The opportunity TO
vote for Cannon will be offered 70
those desiring 1t on Monday.
Wisconsin Goes Out.
The entire Wisconsin delegation
voted to say out OF the caucus. The
only weakness in the insurgents plans
is the possibility Of split among the
democrats. II Is reported tonight that
Georgia. Mississippi. Arkansas and
Louisiana. democratic delegations
have decided to extend NO aid TO the
insurgents. except upon impossible
conditions. They win be faced BY
their party caucus Monday morning
and will feel the party lash I'm the
hands Of Champ Clark. No enthus-
iasm marked the caucus proceedings
tonight. The attendance OF 1S7 out OF
. total of 21s republican members Of
the house was . disappointment 10
the leaders. Not more than three or
four members Of the house were ab-
sent from the city. Assuming that oil
the absentees are regular the insur-
gents will have "a votes. but the in
surgents claim that the vote at caucus
was their vote and must be eounteA
for them The most streauous exer-
tions were made by the republicaa
leaders to get out their entire vote.
Vote On opealsse.
The vote on speaker was: Csnnoa
162; Tawney z: Smith. Iowa. 10: Kea-
fer 5: Crumpacker 1: Aaeufre I:
Townsend 1. No aDendment waO
made to have the speakers vote ma0o
unanimous, as his Ieutenants Searea
if could not be doae. Mr.. Cannoa
was notified by Taylor. WasAbuEn and
Howell and made 4 short speech urg-
ing harmony In the party ranks.
A slight concession to the dfssatis-
fled among the regulars Was made By
allowing the caucus to name the re
publican members of the co0mitteo
on rules. DallseIl and Smith Of Iowa,
were named. Smith takes the place
Of James 8. Sherman, now vice puesa-
dent.
The adoption OF the Cannoo rules
created no enthuxiasm. Il came ~ .
vet blanket in the face Of he ahoeoeo
Of many republicans whose VOTES are
needed to organise the housa. D6I3Ou
made the motion
Wstoom'o 9ueeooooe.
1t was put By Currier. of Nev Hsnp-