Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-15
Balance of Power VIII Be Held
BY PrOgreSsives Says Victor
Murdoch; Democratic MAJ
jodty Bogy Rises.
MUCH SPECULATION ON
ATTITUDE OF ROOSEVELT
All Sides Admit Uncle Joseph
Cannon Hasn't Any More
Show for Speakership Than.
SNOWFALL III Tophet
Morning Journal Bureau
Gt3 Muusev Building,
WnshInrlon. . q. sepl ~

Gl8 MunseY Building,
Washington. y 6 sept ~.
The political situation at this stage
Is hadly mixed to soy the lcasl. Dur.
ing the past month the result 81 state
conventions and primaries give eyi.
dence Of The growth Of tie insurgent
OF progressive element In the republi-
can party Insurgents are winning
substantial Victories and are Jnbiiant
while the adherents of Speaker Cam
non and members Of the old guard
who have marched under the organic
alton banner for yeArs are correspond.
inslly cast down.
The prediction ia now freely made,
aa o fesult Of the general trend % pos
litical thought, throughout the
country, a. indicated IN the recent
primary results. that while the repu-
iican party has a good chance OF
eiecting a majority of the house OF
Representatives for the stSiy-second
congress. the balance Of power win
undoubtedly be held by, the progress.
slyes. As Victor Murdoch said when
he stopped Off in Washington a short
time ago between trains, The proc
grcsslNes viii control The next house,
no matter whether the majority Is re-.
publican or democratic
and II surely looks democratic now
20 many Of the republican leaders.
They have had q scare thrown into
them hat doesn't seem 10 wear OF
IN this respect there e much spccu-
lation a. 90 the attitude of Coionel
Roosevelt II IS believed iu many
quarters that 10 the colonel could be
prevailed upon 20 get into action dur
ing the last month Of the campaign
h. could ensily swing The tide of bat
tie to the republican party As it
stands now, however, il is feared 30
many sections that during big west-
ern trip Roosevelt has Gown the seed
of discord and discontent which IN the
harvest may rebound q the benefit Of
the democrats.
one thing has been determined with
in the Inst few weeks beyond an qucs-
ton and that is that speaker Cannon
does not stand the ghost at a show to
be re-clectcd eg the presiding officer
% the house in fact, the insurgcn-s
are gaining 80 many recruits 90 their
ranks that IN the event of "a rvpuhli-
can houfe Ia the Sixty second congress
they win IA on probability be To % po-
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