The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
Nearly Precipitates Riot
at Dinner Given to
Committee.
H:URLS DEFIANCE
A T HIS ENEMIES
Declaring His Intention to Re
turn to Congress Again and
Be Candidate for Speaker.
He Denounces Those
Who Oppose Him.
Gloom in Camp.
Especial to The rtn,es-Dtspatch. j


Washington. D. CT, January 22.---It
non came near prccipitating riot at
the dinner last night rendered by
Chairman William Mckinley, of the
Republican congressional campaign
committee. TO his associates on the
committee. At tho same time Spea iSer
Cannon made positive assertion that
he would return to the next Congress-
as member IL the voters of his dis
trict should elect him, and he gave no
assurances that lie would not be a
try return Republican majority. The
Congress Inen at the dinner gained the
Impression that Speaker Cannon would
be candidate to succeed hims1lf
as Speaker. and there Is gloom in ths
Republican camp.
The trouble was brought about by
the announcement of Representative
Foster of Vermont, member OF the
campaign committee. that he could
not hope for reelection II he did not
conc ont in open opposition to Speaker
Cannon and declare he would not
again vote for Cannon for Speaker
The announcement came as surprise
to members o; the committee, who
had no knowledge that the anti-Can-
non sentiment had spread throughout
New England.
Denounccs Ills Critics.
Speaker Cannon was not present
when Representative Foster declared
himself He came In later with Vice
President Sherman. Some one told the
Speaker OF the Foster declaration
In anger the Speaker turned on
Foster. who has been one OF the
staunchest organization men and
friend OF the Speaker, and made
and enenIfes During this speech the
Speaker uttered his defiance of his
enemies: declared that he would stand
again for election to Congress. and
broadly intimated that he would again
be a candidate for Speaker. Repre-
sentative Foster interrupted the
Speakers flow OF language long
enough to assure the Speaker there
was nothing personal in his (Foster's)
position. but that 1T was demanded
by political exigencies.
Senator Buckley. OF Connecticut. in
terjected the remark that Mr.. Eos
ter might speak for Vermont. but he
could mot speak for New England. lie
asserted that hostility to Cannon did
not exist In all the States OF that sec
ton.
After Speaker Cannon had taken his
departure there was a general canvass
of the political situation from Re-
publican standpoint. All the members
OF the committee realized that Cannon
and Cam onism would be an issue, but
It was determined to minimize this
Issue as far as possible and to play
up the return OF prosperity, the merits
of the tariff law, and the progressive
policies of President Taft. Literature
to this end will be rushed out to, the
voters as soon as 1t can be got into
shape.
Insurgcnt Victory.
The inSurgcnt members of the cam ;
paign committee-Foster. Hinshaw.
Nebraska, and Woods-got from the
committee assurances that there should
be no discrimination practiced against
the insurgents. They are to get their
proportion of the committee funds and
the Issuance of hurtful literature viii
BIO discontinued. This is considered a
victory for the insurgents Aweek
Insurgency in an article issued from
the committee Headquarters. The ar
ticle is said to have met the approy va
of President Taft and that the Presi-
dent authorized It's publication Ill on !
night to show that the campaign COM
mittee is alarmed over prospects OF
success at the polls next Novem Der.
| They fear the loss of the House to the
! Republicans, and frankly admit 1t.
Every speaker urged Immediate action
| by the committee to forestall the
Democrats and to countcract the eft.
| feet of work done already by Demo
cratic leaders.
They pointed to the fact that tho
| Democrats We're loading down the
Congress ionnl Record With campaign
material, and that much of this had
been circulatedi that everywhere q
concerted move had been made to con-
meet. the existing high cost of living
| with the new tariff provisions; that
this seed was being sown In fruitful
soil, aud the Democrats were making
gains rapidly. II was argued that some
| steps must be taken to meet and coun-
| teract this argument.
cpmmittee that the fight Of the Re-
public party was against tho Demo
/ cratic party II they would save the
1 House to the Republicans. and against
1.-THE Insurgents, who are Republicans.
Hlnshaw promised that Nebraska
would return fiyo Republicans to the
+lneSt Congress, but he would not give
assurances that they would be Of q
stripe to be classed as regulars by
\ Speaker Cannon.
COMET is SEEN