The Oakes times., 1910-06-02
HOPE TO UNSEAT
SPEAKER CANNON.
INSURGENTS LIKELY TO MAKE
SENSATIONAL ATTACK ON HIM
AND RULES.
DEMOCRATS ARE LuKEvvARm

DEMOCRATS ARE LUKEvvARhI
Many Favor Retention Of Autocratic
system-unsatisfactory Ending Of
ealIinger-Pinchot lnquiry-suc-
cess Of Fight on the
Rate Bill.
Washtngton.-Congressman Fowler
Is not to press his resolution provi.
ding for the creation of committee
on committees in the house of rep,
resentatives with one member from
each of IA geographical districts
OF equal population
instead Of forcing his own plan to
an issue In the house, Mr.. Fowler will
work with the other Insurgents in
carrying forward plan, to be ar,
ranged IN conference, for again bring
ing Cannonism into the limelight. The
plan being worked out will probably
result In sensational attack on both
cannon and the rules, to be made just
prior to the end of the present ses,
sion. which will bring about not only
the destruction of the last of the
speakers power over legislation
through his appointment of commit
tees, but will also force the deposi:
tion of Cannon from the speaker.
ship.
While the regulars are publicly de
claring that they have no plan for de.
feating Progressives in their districts
and talking peace and party harmony
for newspaper consumption, the Pro.
gresslves take no stock in this sort
OF talk. Recently, for instance, 1t
was announced through the medium
OF inspired articles in Organization pa.
pers, that the Republican congress.
slonal committee would treat both reg.
ulars and Progressives alike in the
coming campaign.
Call Proposition Absurd.
This newspaper bid for party har
mony is ridiculed by the Progressives,
The idea of the party organization be.
Ing for Cannonism in one district and
against Cannonism in another, for All.
drichism in one state and against it
In another, they say, is superlatively
absurd. and they do not propose to
have any part in such dishonest
and silly program. They accept Can.
mons defiance that if he is a Repub.
lican. they are not, and they are 20.
ing into the campaign with the idea
of proving to the rank and file of the
party that they are Republicans and
that Cannon and Aldrich are not Re
publicans.
Back OF the bid for harmony, how
ever. 1t is believed there has been q
hope on the part of the house machine
and the regulars" of placating the
IProgressives to the extent of head
ing of any further attacks on Can
non and Cannonism in the house
during the present session. Not thai
the regulars" generally are so much
opposed to the fight against Cannon
being carried to climax. In fact
there are many regulars who will vote
against resolution to unseat Cannon
as speaker. when 1t is renewed with
In few weeks. who will be secretly
happy If such a resolution is carried
and the Danville veteran Is ousted
from the chair.
Position Of the Democrats.
1t is no secret that If the Progress
sives could now be induced to unseat
Cannon and let it go at that, there
would be joy in the regular" camps
both Republican and Democratic. No
only the Republican regulars" bu
many of the Democrats. are opposed
to reforming the rules in such a wa,
as to destroy the power of the speaker
They are willing to unload Cannon
but unwilling to destroy the system
which makes Cannonism.
As the Democrats become more Ger
tain each week that they are going t,
control the next house. a large mum
Der of them are each week GROWN,
lukewarm over the fight against tn.
rules. If they are to have the mex
speaker, they say, they want him t,
have the same power Cannon has had
For this reason, the Progressives int
that to carry the fight against tn,
rules to successful issue at this ses
sion. they have got to overcome, no
only the opposition of the Republican
machine in the house. but that of man.
of the Democrats.
BalIinger Inquiry Dropped.
Upon the advice of Senator Roo
the taking of testimony in the Bal
linger-Pinchot inquiry was brough
suddenly to a close. Before de
parting for Europe. Senator Roo
had big conference with the presi
dent, at which he gave the advice tina
the Ballinger matter be dropped a
quickly as possible. The next day MI
Vertrees announced he had no othe
witnesses to call, and after examining
one witness in rebuttal Mr.. Brandei
closed the case for Mr.. CLAWS. Thi
conclusion was unexpected. Comm,
as 1t did, 1t is accepted as an aban
donment of the case by the secretar,
of the interior, who will rely upon
vote in the committee rather thai
upon evidence, to clear himself Of tn,
charges which have been made agains
him. Progressives in congress accep