Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-06
INTIMATE FRIEND OF TAFT
AMONG THOSE DEFEATED
Congressman Scott Slated by Presi-
dent for some Time Cabinet Po-
sition = insurgency Move Being
Watched = Retirement of Speaker
Cannon ForetoId.
Especial correspondence.l

in the primaries in Kansas. Six reg
ulars and two insurgents constitute the
present republican membership in the
house. Six insurgents and two regulars
will be the makeup of the Kansas
delegation in the Sixty-second con-
gress. In addition it is more than like
ly that the case with which Governor
Stubs was elected on his insurgent
platform means that he will come to
the senate in 1912 to succeed Senator
ular wing OF the republican party.
This would give an insurgent running
mate to Senator Bristow and add an
! interesting and militant figure to the
insurgent ranks in the upper branch
of congress
No one familiar with the state ct
mind of the members of the house now
seriously believes that Speaker Cannon
Will be factor in the race for the
!speakership of the next house. In the
closing days of the last session the in
surgents were virtually in control Of
the situation. They will need but few
RECRUITS in the next congress to make
that control absolute.
Regulars Ready to Hedge.
1t was matter of general knowledge
in Washington when congress ad-
journed that many members of the
house went back to their homes just as
regular as they had ever been but firm
!ly convinced that it would be a polit-
iical impossibilty to continue in their
support of Speaker Cannon The Kan
sas primaries have undoubtedly
strengthened these men in their de-
termination to vote for some one else.
Speaker Cannon was on trial in Kan
sas quite as much as the tariff. He de-
liberately went into that section of the
Icountry after he had been advised by
political friends that by making such
a move he had eevrything to lose and
nothing to gain. The speaker, however,
was determined to save the six regu-
lars who were in danger of losing their
seats to insurgents. Only two of them
survived, and these two have the
strongest regular districts in the state.
Representative Campbell, of the Third
district, was regarded as a sure win
ner even before he went home, and
Representative D. r. Anthony, of the
First district, repeatedly expressed the
opinion that he had nothing to fear at
the hands of the insurgents. He came
within coo votes of being defeated.
however.
Taft's Friend Beaten.
THE most notable defeat was that
administered to Repre- sentative Scott.
Mr.. Scott, as chairman of the house
committee on agriculture. was in a
position to be OF more service to the
farmers in Kansas than any other
member of the Kansas delegation in
congress. In addition he is the sole
owner of a newspaper which could be
used to fight his campaign battles
Early in the fight for reform of the
rules Of the house Representative
Scott showed a disposition to join the
insurgents, and went so far as to at
tend some OF the insurgent meetings.
He did not remain otts:de the regular
camp very lo9g. however, and left the
insurgents at the same time that Rep
rensentative Foster. Of Vermont,
Townsend, Of Michigan, and several
others left the rule reformers and
brought upon themselves the name Of
cold feet insurgents" Mr.. Scott has
frequently been mentioned as the prob
able successor of Secretary Wilson, Of
the agricultural department. 1t is
known that President Taft has consid-
cred Mr. Scott for the agricultural
portfolio and now that Mr. SCOTS po-
litical career has been terminated by
the insurEent wave sweeping over his
state 1t would not surprise any one
in Washington If President Taft gave
him a place In his cabinet when Sec
rotary Wilson gets ready to go back
to the quiet of his farm in Iowa.
Where Insurgency Doesn't Flourish.
There is considerable speculation in
Washington as to what effect the Kan
sas primaries will have on other states
where the insurgent movement has
assumed threatening proportions. It is
adm fitted, however, that this insurgent
movement is not going to be solved in
the immediate future. Attention Is
called to the fact that Ohio did not
welcome the Garfield brand of in
surgency with open arms, altho the
overflow of the former secretary OF
the interior undoubtedly left sufficient
III feeling in the republican party in
that state to make itself felt in the
fall elections. Oklahoma does not take
kindly to the insurgent movement, and
it is declared by politicians best quail
flied to judge that it will be many
years before such movement will
New Mexico and Arizona, when those
states are admitted to the union.
Trouble In Nebraska.
Word comes to Washington that all
is not well within the republican party
in Nebraska Senator Norris Brown,
altho not the same type of tns,rgent
as Senators Beverage, or Cummins,
or Dolliver, or Bristow, was neverthe-
less found lined up with those states
men on many important questions. SEN
ator Burkett, who ts a candidate for re-
election, was more Of a regular than
an insurgent, but like his colleague
voted with and against the senate reg
ulars and with and against the insur-
gents. When Senator Brown went back
to Nebraska insurgents were inclined
TO regard him as one of their number
a little difficult to handle at time,-bue
nevertheless a senator with insurgent
tendencies. Since the republican state
convention In Nebraska over which
Senator Brown presided after defeating
Representative Norris for that honor,
there had developed spM& IN the re-
publican ranks. The insurgent element
! il,xa.r;I 10y IVA H-o--.E- re-
posed to Senator Burkett from the out
| set. but was inclined to tolerate SEN