The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-19
His Close Friends Admit
That Ms Opponents Con.
troll the Situation.
RUMOR THAT HE Nav RESIGN
Three Conferences OF the o.
posing Forces Result In
Disagreement

Ths tsnnwa Ferees Csaseas 10 IN I'm
largemens of tire amsuItise sn Ruies
From F1se 20 Ten aad e. naNe ths
committeeman s,iertsd ~ the Hsase.
but wan No, Cs~ss~, 10 p;ismIRass
tire speaker Thls tue Insurgents
ResUse % Arceps Nasshep prapa~rd
CsmprswIsc D. Is Nus~ the speaker
70 serve InIm March q and Then Rr.
uVe-Anssher Do - AlSsw the Ne~
Ruse- CsmmaISSee - select Hs own
chairman Tnis Na, Re MsSea Ts-al,
sssuse Takes Recess ntM Nisrnsus.
WASHINGTON. March n. Speaker Caa-
mons close friends acknowiedsed To-
night that the combination Of Insarsents
and Democrats has control % the ait
ustion in the HOUSE and that unisss sosns
compromiss can be effected or thsrs
IL . break in the Democratic ranks the
Speaker % likely TO 20 down 20 defeat
able sadness by the men who have stood
shoulder to shoulder with Speaker Can
non for many years in dominating ths
Affairs Of the House.
Mr.. cannon's friends belIeve furthmr
that he may reign from the speakaruhip
Il he IL beaten in the present fight.
Speaker CannOn's supporters thsm-
selves. after IN all night struggle on ths
8oor % the House. made overtures %
the insurgents in tho hope of reaching
stand. Three conferences were hsId by
representatives Of the two Republican
factions in the course oG tho day. but
WHEN the House voted q recess af O'Clock
tina afternoon until Tomorrow morning
thu deadlock was still on
The Cannon forces have CONSENTED 70
an enlargement Of the Committee on
Rules from FIVE 10 ten members. san 20
be selected from tho majority and four
from the minority party. They have
further consented 20 have these ten COM
mitteenen nominated by a party caucus
and elected by the House instead oS be-
ing appointed by the Speaker.
The Norris resolution. which mas
brought the trouble in the House to q
head. iprovidss for the election Of fifteen
members 20 the Rules COMMITTEES by tbs
House. The compromise proposition as
submitted by the Cannon forces 10 &C
OsptAbls TO the ncar insurgents. except
in one additional feature. The near in
surEsnts. To say nothing % the real rad
icals. will not listen to any proposition
which docs not include the elimination
Of the Speaker from the membership OF
thu committee. This IN the point on which
the two Republican factions in tho HOuss
are immediately az issue.
Speaker CannOuin friends have told
the near Insurgents that they will not
stand for any proposition that hurnihates
the Speaker through such an elimination
provision. The insurRent confsrees have
found IL impossi bic thus fsr to accept amy
compromise that does not contain this
feature. and members Of the insurRsns
hand were emphatic tonight in declaring
that they will not alter their attitude.
Efforts are being made tonight and
probably will DO continued In the morning
20 get the Speaker himself TO solve this
embarrassing question. Several of Mr..
Cannon's closest friends are urging him
20 90 into q party conference and volun-
teeP the assurance that he viii not servo
on nov Rules COMMITTEES.
AKoTmER oRouNp ov coNpxoNIsE.
Another ground for compromise that
10 being suggested by the Cannon fogcss
10 tAat the Speaker be allowed 20 serve
out his term on the present Rules Com.
miseee until March under q gsntlamsn'e
agreement that he will not serve eGsar that
date. 10 tho hope that scsms sssch undsr-
standing can BE- reached q rsoolution was
drafted IN tO-dny's cCnfssencs which
while providing for the enlaxRemene %
the Rules Committees and IA eelecstcn BY
tho House contains nothing deroeatoFy
70 the Speaker. Here Ia the resolufion
thae has been proposed for Substitution
in place Of the Norris resolution:
Tha COMMITTEES On Rulss shaIl conase 0f
ten nsOmbera, AIN % whom shall ~ members
Of the maiSrity party and four Of whom
shall be uaembSFs Of the minority party. an
Of whom shall be eIs ctsd by the H"uss BY
ajogtty vote.
The cs,nrai,,se on Rates shall ssSset it,
oWn chairman.
All rules or parts thereof ineoEsssseas
with this EesolutiOa srs hereby repealed
II 10 understood that the plan of the
organization ls&Asra to-night. n . CON-
promise along thess hneS can be reached.
h thAa this resolution OF ono similar 20
is ahaIl be introduced In the House NJ
Mr.. Cnnnon's own Rules COMMITTEES az
session and pushed throagh
without dSbAae. Speaker Cannon him.
self. Il n updsrstoOd. has taken the stand
that he yin 90 down aghttng rather
than ocMaant 20 tho humiliation THAI
would Attend the paasAes Of a resolution
apsciGoaily eliminating him from the Rules
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