The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-21

90 The party organization when they sse
~. ,.ad ihcy l,.li.Vs now that "A real
'.iOrt viii ~ made - make the Rules
counties. u t''n a repTcsentatiSo or
GanikatIon anEE"rahlss Ia the House itself.
IN. R~publiCpn organization men are
Unanimous IN their aarrTt ous that the
ro~ "a the Ho,l-.' AMI the defeat 81 the
SIs,ak-r. t'gsthrr with the vote 81 con-
Gdenco IA hin. has done uiut-h u clear the
GtmO-I,hsrs. for the Republican Congress
rIonai ,S,mIaaign. They cuut-nd that the
VnlA R-m.nt of the Rule. COMMITTEES.
ths elimination % Uncle doe and th.
Subsequent vote - confidence IA the
Sts~sk~r have removed absolutely the 81
,ssll.d issue of CannoniSm IA the next
campaign. To thIs many 81 the in
suTgrnts the ls-s radical 81 the outlaw
hand give their assent.
The Republican party - In Tar better
Hhape to-uay than u was before this
struggle said Representative Ham Fish.
cue OI the ns.Ar lnsurg~nt traders Now
there are no differences oi opinion be-
tween the Republicans of the house and
We Gan proceed io CONSIDER without delay
the measures demanded by President
Taft
n me OF tho rnorc radical OF the inanr-
gents. those who voted tor ousting Mr..
cannon from the Spslkership. still con
tend that CannonizIn ~ alive and that Il
will he an issue 80 long as Mr.. Cannon i
m the chair and has the appointment: OF
the other important committees IN the
House. Inc insurgents who have talked
against Cannon Ia their districts and then
voted for mis- retention a. Speaker when
the showdown came arr going to do
some explaining right away. they are
going 20 tell their constituents that they
voted 90 establish a principle and helped
20 deprive Mr. Cannon Of his -CzariIke
control Over legislation IN the House.
That having beea accomplished. they did
not feel, 50 the inquisitive constituents
ID haa Gould
leopardlze the Taft programme by asking
n nRht on Mr. cannon a. an individual
The Democratic Congressional cana
NAig<n managerS ARE certain also that the
she Gail campaign In spite OF the dethrone-
msnt Of the Speaker from the Rules Com
Knieoe~. Tho Democrats are inclined now
60 turn 90 the Insurgents and point
finger Of Scorn at them for having re-
fused 20 ouNt Mr.. Cannon from the Speak
urnhip. AZ TIE same time nothing prob
ably would have panied the Democratic
leaders more than to have had Mr.. Can
non eliminated entirely from the ettua-
ton. The views OF a good many OF the
Democrats we're voiced to-day ~ Repre-
sentative Ellerbs Of South Carolina. who
said:
heen gained up to date. II - tr'le ~
have enlarged the Rules COMMITTEES.
but the insurgents are goins into the
non. the man they have 80 boldly de
nounced for the past year. 10 name the
ma iori,y Of the new committee. " "
perfectly plain to every one that tire or
esni zation eventually will swallow the
insurgents. The committee will hs stall
wart In compile Nion. and 80 we'll ~ this
understood here in Washington that
no one pretends 10 say the new order
OF thing will have any effect on egiela
ton deterrent from that IN the pas,. Had
Hhaagg
have got together with the DEMOCRATS
and named the ten members of the Rules
Committee. electinR them az the time OF
the adoption of the Norris resolution
40 far as practical results are concerned
the action that has been taken won
amount TO n hill of beans unless the IN
aurgents combine with us FOR ma lority
representation on the committee
a gOod many Of Ne have little CONF
dencs In the Insurgents anyway. There
arc exceptions 1T cOurse. a. IN the case
OF Victor Murdock Mr.. Cooper and few
otker- BIT the ina ioTity of them are
afraid OF having then orthodoxy Gue--
tionei II they mean what they say ~
their demands for reform ~ control Ut
the Ho,se they Will JOIN with the lleino-
crat. and elect a real Russ committee
not u -,1ssho~ tor the Cannon organi-
cation
Representative DavIs. who voted for
rhs shmins iion II Mt cannon from the
gents who IL nk- that some of he rldicRt-
who .food hv 10 ~ lsaksr an The Rurls-on
resolution will have a lot Of explaining
TO IL 80 home sad he TODAY.
VIII" ! regret the defeat ~ the Bnrle-
son resolution, which would have declared
the Spea ker's char NnCs,nt. am inclined
to 'h.nk the insurgents will not attempt
to ma he an ls-,Ie On the question - IN VIA
Republicans shgll I've assigned 10 the ON
u.it'ee on Rule. We are yoNerie-s Ia
nj NJ . az NHfs tHuFU
mittee IN a party CAUCUS We would re-
outVoted rive Ia one think u - I'M
fortunate that cannon WAS not deposed
aud feel pretty certain that -oins Ut the
nsurgent - who voted against the Burlssson
resolution " ~ have To- make explanations
~ home.
When told Of the excuse being given
by some Of the insurgents that they
feared the effect Of the Ott-ting ut Cannon
On the Taft programme Of legislation he
sa,d.
That - all moonshius n cannon had
heeyl tieu1ias.d se would have gone ahs-ad
and elected another Speaker II would
have been done without very much de-
ay too. I do not think We could have
elected an insurxent To the chair. hut
there re a number ot the organization
men who would have been satisfactory
10 the Insurgents stevens Of ~. Paul
or Olrnstsd 81 Pennsylvauia, "r Prince
0f Illinois
Representative Miller Of Minnesota.
voiced ths. general sent msnt for harmony
~ select 'ng tho new Rule toInmltte-
The obuoNioths power ~ the SPEAKER
vas taken from, him, SAID lie. when We
pissed the Morris resolution. ] arm OPP
posed 10 right 90 nanbs, insurgents on
the Committee on Rules. and will not JOIN
in any movement 10 obtain such an end
| am inclined Ia believe thst committee
n far men will le named. and that ~
al ash 10 far a. I am Fware the in
snrRents will enter the caucus a. midi
vidusls and abide by the decision Of the
CAUCUS
We fought for principle and not 20
-dNancs any % opr riunlurr 10 place. on
'he COMMITTEE on Rules or any other
committee 81 the House. said Repre-
-en alive MuFciock IT Kansas. one 81 the
red hot insurgents We -hail not SEEK
represent alton on the COMMITTEES. To do
30 would - to convict o'iT-"lvs~ Of hsN-
ne msds = fight f." ls.r-"nsi pr-ferinsnt
rsfhsr than tor prn,1Uis
A distinct understanding Wa r~Hrhsd
~ one ~ "'IT "puf-T-u''.- sad Rsprs.-
sentaiiy. kOt,I, 81 Hi-'un-iu. another IN
sargent - ~. Ia F"ll.-tt- W." -tl,at ~"