Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-24
CLARK TO HAVE
NO CHANCE TO BE GAR
FEELS Considerably Peeyed Over
Success Of Movement to Rob
Speaker Of Right to Name
Committees,
Morning Journal bureau,
61S Munscy building,
Washington. p. q, Dec ~

are small anu Vhls "
weeks ago their existence as tnsurR-
ants Was NOT widely suspected, Won II
berause they found an issue ON when
thev had the people with them, ahu
not our in the middle Of the street
made Il loud and boisterous NOISE
champ clark. OF whoever will De
the next speaker OF the house. VIII
not name the committees. Ihat nnueh
is as certain as any tact OF the
futaire can well he. The first nun
VINO over successfully predicted an
eclipse of the sun is said 70 have been
al the stake for witchcfatt'
IFnlxs didn't care much about eelspseA
at that time. rather d~isapproved thetl,
III fact; they got the idea that q man
who was 50 far In league with the
movers OF darkness as TO be aple, 70
predict such a thing knew altogetnsi
too much to be safe out OF Jali nc
WAS suspected OF having somehow
Ietused the eclipse, ana SO theN putheu
him up on suspicion.
Ii Was much the same way TWO o.
three years ago about folks VINO hau
the hardihood To declare that lnsurs
lencv in the republican party was
lsomething more serious than a pass
ling spasm. People who could see the
lend Of Cannonism forecast IN ths a'-
Invites of q despised little sroup o.
Erenuhlican ~malcontents, got laughed
lat for their pains when they tneh-
lticned 1t aloud. Even when It came,
with d crashing volley OF loud re-
lnorts caused by a democratic majority
.ldropping on republican districts, thefe
lwere SIN n good many people VINO
ldidn't know what a come.
A lot of democrats thought il was
1.-The end Of amor rather thah ot
lCannonism, they imagined that Win
lcannon eliminated as speaker, . dem
ocratlc house could go right ahead IN
1.-The ola way, under the Cannon rules
lint with a democratic speaker to adj
minister them. and the country would
The satisfied. 1t Is violating ne con
iflience to say that Il good many OF
these democrats nave seen a new light
lin the last few days. They nave
lbecn hearing from the country.
The democratic insurgency asalnst
Ithe cannon rules has grown liz the
lnroverbial mustard seed. Al first "
consisted. 80 far as concerned its rep
Fascination in the democratic caucus
lof the Hon. James Man OF virginia
land Thctus w. Sims Of tennessee
lThese two gentlemen didn't story TO
worry about what effect 1t would nave
ION their prospects for committee as
lsignments, or how ii would affect
Their social relations or political
futures. They simply climbed up on
lion of the house and began believing
about the party pledge 10 tax the
lcommittee making power away from
the speaker.
II was rather amusing at first. NO
bodv paid much attention. II was
lnoised about that Mr. Hay was sore
land that. anyhow, he never did thlnk
much OF Champ Clark, As TOT Mf,
ISims, il was variously represented
lthat ne always had been pretty un-
manageable, that he was a thoroughly
leccentric old chap, that he wanted a
%purticularly good committee assign
ment. and that he had ambitions 10
be senator from Tennessee.
Meanwhile. Sims and Hay went on
lsawing wood. grinding out q big PIE.
They labored with their coiieaBues'
telling them that the country was GO
ling to hold the party Responsible LOT
line performance of it's pledges. Then
1.-The Washington Times undertook It's
lnoll of the democrats elected to the
next house on the question OF taking
lthe committee appointing W from
1.-The sneaker. The result OF this poii
brought the first shock TO the CONT
ldence Of gentlemen who mad mag
lined that by Keeping quiet they could
"qat bv" with the cheerful enterprise
ID1 lulEtllliE AHhhA AAt lAA $500
limportnnt pledge to the COUNTRY,
The results Of the Washington
Primes poll on this subject TO date
lars highly interesting. They sho"
lthat lust four times as many mem
hers have declared in avor of taktng
the committee power away from the
speaker, as have expressed themselves
lin favor Of leaving that power win
lthe presiding officer. To be sure, u
l-.s..tt.. 80 1apan4Vnfg naFlinH ia com
INIT themselves at all; they We're walt
ling 10 see which way the cat would
We'll, the cat hns been jumping
lsome. William Jennings Bryan, q
gentleman Of some Significance ~
democratic circles, observing Hay and
lSims airing their Views from the
lhousetop, climbed np alongside thrn
and added "A few OF his most meli-
lnnous and silver plated observations
; by way of cheering that somewhat
Lonesome pair on their way.
II is TO be conceded that Mr.. Bryan
has long held the international rec
lord for getting the largest number OF
! Votes in proportion 70 the m OF
I election certificates he acquires But
. desnite that. no democrat. hoWeNei
E lsafc ana sane. imagfnes that the dem.
= ocrats are going to carry the countr
T lncxt time II Mr.. Bryan gets out ant
{ ANNOUNCES that they have been deal
! ing In perfidy and dishonor. So j
{ happened that about the time Mr.
: Bryan spoke mp the little conspiracy 81
J silence was blown up in the midst o.
r IA loud report which was echoed from
= all parts Of the country.
There are still plenty Of democrat
: lin congress and congressmen-elec'
= who don't know Il Is all over. Thei
e will find out about 1t later. The i'm
Iportant fact is hat IL is all over, tina
the committee making power Is 10
J inI TO be taken away from the speaker
j. lby the next house. IT II isn't hkei
/. laway by the present one. and that In
= Isurgency inside the democratic party
will have won It's first big victory.
Poor Champ Clark, who woult
: have the speaker retain the power tina
/. now exists. feels mighty peeved ovel
: the success OF the insurgent demo.
y crats.