The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-22
JOBS NOT SOUGHT
BY INSURGENTS
Agree Not to Ask Places on
New Committee on
Rules
"SIMON PURE" BRAND
MUCH DISCOUNTED
Consider Overturning of Speaker
Cannon Victory Without Sub
stance-Results of Revolt
Cause Speculation.

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WASHINGTON. March 22.-if the
insurgents get any places On the new
committee on rules in the House OF
Representatives 1t will be because they
are regularly elected to the places by
the Republican caucus as the choice
Of the Republican caucus. and not De-
cause they make any demands Tor
places. This was decided to-day by
general agreement among the band of
Republicans who wrested the scepter
Of power from Speaker Cannon.
II want IL understood that we made
this fight for principle and not for
any Jobs" declared Representative
Murdoch; and this seems to be the
general view OF his followers. notwith-
standing the belIigerent attitude Of
Repre- sentative Hays, of California. who
is still angry because Uncle joe
branded him as coward.
1t looked Tor a whiie as though there
would be a dissension among the in
surgerts. Some of the Wisconsin in
surgents. known as the simon Pure"
brand, were at first for representation
on the committee. The fact that they
cannot control the action of the rules
committee by the same vote by which
they overturned Cannon, in ease they
are dissatisfied. has caused much dis
cussion.
Il is an upen secret that Representative
Gardner. Of Messa chusetts, who is the
: best pariiamentarian among the insur-
: gcnts-and one OF the best in the
Honse--is not aserSe TO going onto the
new committee and would probably ac-
cept the position II 1t were offered to
him. lie states that he is not a pro-
gi'essive Ia any sense of the word. and
has frequently told the insurgents and
stated for publication that he WIS an
surging on the rules only.
IL is declared to-day that II any ia
surgent goes on the new committee il
viii be Gardner. As To the other Re-
p,iblicans IL In probieinaticai, No eau
Gus has yet been caii--s and there Will
prstAatiy not ee Il sail issHesi until
later IA the week,
siay Resuse 10 serse.zs.
Talk In the iobbles to-day Is to the
effect that Representatives smith. OF
inMaA2 and DAfzeu-- nj Pennsylvania,
members OF the present rules com
mittee. viii refuse TO serve on the
committee unless the caucus demands
Ii. Taey take the ground that their
administration on the committees
has been repndiated by the House.
Representative fayne tkepuoiicau.
-ss-.eu- York -fe-sH-i-sa-r- of tffr-ft
pubitcans. viii probably he merT~
Talk of Iiekama, VI Michigan, Repre-
sentatives Tawncy CMsnnesota)s and
Mann tIilinoist, are named Tor other
Republtcan@piaces on the committee
aud Mr.. Gaines. of West Virginia, is
d candidate for n place.
As for the Democrats three of the
four members that they VIII select in
caucus tomorrow night seem to have
been agreed upon. TWO are. Repre-
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derwoed tAiabamal, floor leader and
assistant floor leader respectively. tor
the minority. Representative Fitz-
gerald. OF New York, n member If
The present committee and the hest
pariiamentarian on the Democratic
side OF the House, will probably be
he third member.
There Is some opposition 10 Fiix-
gerald because of his action "A year
ago In maintaining the present rules
by coalition with the Cannon forces.
but his friends urge that he redeemed
himself In Ne last fight and that New
York ought To have place on the
new committee. The ether place viii
probably go TO the West. Illinois.
indiana. Minnesota. Nebraska. Ohio
ana even Colorado have candidates.
but the chances seem to be that
Indiana will capture the plum and
that William r. Cox will get the place.
The Democrats think that the South
md the East win he sufficiently rep
resented and they want to put n rep
resentafiyc from the battle ground of
he next campaign on this important
committee,
SurTslise on Results,
Political oyerseers are still at
variance as to the probable effect of
the recent revolution on the Taft
legislative program. 1t Is admitted
by every one that the regular Re-
pubiicans will have the responsibility
OF the new committee thrust upon
them and responsibility for legisla-
tton will follow 1t Is also admitted
that recent events have proved that
he temper of the House demands
liberal rules and more chance to dis
russ legislation before II Is passed. 1t
Ii probable that the rules committee
will permit more debate on the Taft
program than would have been al
lowed under the present committee.
and also wider latitude for amend
ment.