Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-19

smiled and said something in an under
tone.
Fowler nodded and Norris hurried in
to the big building.
Hope 10 Save Cannon.
How 10 save Speaker Cannon from
humiliating defeat was the proposition
around which all interest centered at
the capitol early today as far as the
House regulars were concerned. A
number of the most radical members
of the insurgent faction. however, we're
not concerned about what might hap
pen to the Speaker. The Democrats,
of course, were interested in INJECTING
as much damage to the majority as
possible. 1t was admitted upon all
sides. boastfully by the insurgents, but
very quietly by the regulars, that the
fight on the revision of the rules had
been won, and that the present rules
committee would be overturned and a
new committee selected by the House.
This was assured by the u~nbroken
front presented by the Democratic
minority and by the solid vote of the
insurgents on any question affecting
the rules.
Numerous leaders who have stood
consistently with the regulars openly
told the latter that they could not fol-
low them longer in the fight to sustain
Speaker Cannon. These, perhaps a
dozen or more in number, are Repub-
leans not classed as insurgents, but
who are feeling the pressure from
home hat they break away from the
organization and vote for a revision of
the rules.
Speaker Cannon himself was the big
gest obstacle in the way of his elimi-
nation from the rules committee, and
his consent must be had before the
regulars can make any final compro-
mise.
A conference of regular and insur-
gent Republicans convened at $3.50 a. m.
in the Office of the ways and means
committee. There We're present when
the proceedings began: Fer the regu-
lars, Majority Leader Payne, of New
York; Dalzell, of Pennsylvania; Smith.
Iowa; Tawney, Minnesota, Mann,
Illinois. For the insurgents, Norris,
Nebraska; Gardner, Massachusetts,;
Hayes. California, n Lenroot, Wis
consin.
Insurgents Hopeful.
The insurgent leaders were buoyant,
hopeful and laxative. They apparent
ly felt that they held the reins we'll
within their hands and were EN-
powered to bring about any result
they desired.
II believe there will be a new rules
committee, and the speaker will not
be a member" said Representative
Gardner. Just how this will be ac-
complished this conference will de-
termine. If the regulars do not con-
cede this to us in some manner or
form the fight will go to the floor,
where we have the power to compel
the verdict"
The possibility of allowing the
Speaker to retire from the rules COM
mittee by some sort of "gentlemen's
agreement" not explicitly set forth,
was mentioned by some of the less
radical of the insurgents. They were
willing to consent to this if they could
gain what they were striving fora
substantial reform of the rules.
The Speaker and his friends did not
want to have anything put in writing
that would be a standing record of
humiliating defeat. If he would agree
to retire without stating it in a signed
agreement, it was said that might fur
nish an easy way out OF the embar-
RAISING situation. The Democrats say
they dislike to be put in a position
where they would have to accept any
ones word for such an outcome.