The Detroit times., 1910-05-25
CANNON|sM TO Be
ISSUE This FALL
House Insurgents Confident They
Will Have Support Of Roosevelt
In Fight for Reelection.

WASHINGTON. May 25.-It be-
came apparent today that Cannon
ism" will be one OF the gig issues
In the coming congressional campaign.
A powerful wing OF the house in-
surgents, the conservatives" 10 as de-
termined not TO attempt to unseat
Uncle joe" as speaker at this SEES
sion, hut TO have him as big issue
for their fight for reelection this fall
AS told exclusively in the United
Press dispatches yesterday they feel
confident that on this issue they will
have the support OF Col. Roosevelt
because OF his attitude toward Can.
ncn which he outlined to the iasnr-
cents OF the day he quit the presi.
dsncy.
A certain number OF radical insnr-
gents. however, believe that an at
tempt Should be made to Gust Cannon
frcm the speakers chair a. this ses-
sion.
The conservative insurgents say
that If Cannon continues batting the
insurgents as In his New York sieech
when he declared that Shooting Is
to good for them, they should be
OH the floor. they will be unable 10
restrain ne RADICALS.
Meanwhile Cannon and the house
organization are facing rathec M
comfortable situation. As Que pre-
grcse.ve today expressed II, They
are sitting on powder mine ond they
have no idea just when II is going
TO explode"
Regulars are Suspicious.
They have grown extremely sus-
picious and the appearance OF Norris
or Murdoch, the insurgent leaders on
the floor with Dill OF any kind Is a
signal for activity. Rep. Dwight (Rep.
N. ", the organization whip, Is kept
busy. II a majority of the progress
sives appears on the floor at one time,
Dwight scurries about hurrying the
organization members into the cham
ber
One Of the reasons why the progress
sives hesitate TO depose Cannon i'm
mediately is the difficulty they would
encounter in electing his successor.
The insurgents would not vote for q
Democrat or regular Republican and
the Democrats would not elect an in
u.
insurgents would be forced % dead
lock the house with every day valu-
able In the coming fight at the polls.
With Cannon as an issue the insur-
gents believe their chances for VIC
tory will be greatly increased, espe-
cially II they succeed in drawing Col.
Roosevelt actively into the campaign
to gain pledges against the reelection
Of the speaker.
The Democrats are not particularly
worried about Cannon just now as
they expect to have a majority In the
next house In which event they would
name a Democratic speaker.
Republican Caucus Tonight.
Pyrotechnics, policies and postal
savings are scheduled for the Repub-
lican caucus tonight.
Postal savings Is the real purpose
Of the gathering. The majority
forces in the house want to discover
just where they stand on that meas
ure and are DESTROYS OF pledging the
Republicans 10 its support.
The senate already has passed a
postal savings bank bill. The house
committee on postoffice and postroads
has framed a measure to the same
end, but radically different In It's pro-
visions. The organization In the
house Is not quite sure OF the attitude
of its competent parts-whether they
favor the senate or the house bill.
Congressman generally predict that
the house bill will be battered and
torn when the caucus gets through
with II.
The real postal savings bill will
be framed In the caucus" was the way
one representative stated II. This
member expects to see the publica-
tion of the bill originating In the
lower house finally Incorporated into
law