New-York tribune., 1910-04-12
Cannon DEHES ENEMIES
In ForcefuI Speech Says He Will
Not Resign SpeakerShip.
TROUBLE OVER AUTOMOBILE
Speaker Intimates He Will Be
Candidate to Succeed Self in
Next House.
TF-on The Tribune Ruresu.l

Next House.
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Washington. April 11.-After the House
refused to-day TO vote a s.. 500 appropri-
alton for maintenance Of the automobile
given 10 the Speaker al the session Of
Congress the virile OLD fighter from 1lii-
nois took the floor. and defying the in
surgents and the Democrats announced
in a forceful speech that he would not
resign the Speskership. but would con-
tinue the battle until he was overthrown
This declaration he supplemented by .
broad intimation that II the next Con
sress Is Republican and he is reelected
he viii again be p candidate for Speaker.
He ventured close 20 expressing some
heartfelt opinions of the insurgents. ana
succeeded in SO srousing their now slum-
herring aniinosity that II is almost in
evitable that an attempt viii be made 10
remove him from the chair after the
Presidents legislative programme is dis
posed Of.
Mr.. Cannon arose after Representative
Chanlp Clark had declsimed loudly in
favor Of rigid economy. He declared
that he had never wanted the House 10
si2e him an automobile and had protest
ed against il. hut he devoted more time
TO discussing the prediction Of Mr.. Clark
that the next House would be Demo
cratic.
IF Mr.. Clark is right about the minor
ftv becoming the majority" he said, "or
Il some members who were elected as
sid 10 ~
the House should be in the majority in
the coming Congress. and the caucus
should select some other than myself for
Sneaker. l believe that the new Speaker.
whoever he may be. should in all mat
ters he of the same dignity as the Vice
President Of the United states. who pre-
sides over q coordinate branch"
Content with Action Of House.
In this the Speaker referred 10 the fact
that the Senate agreed TO an automobile
and its maintenance for Nice-President
sherman. Continuing. Mr.. Cannon SAID
Il am entirely content with whatever
action the House may take. bat want
10 notify YOU thst unless during this
and the next session Of Congress-this
Congress expires on March 4-the Re-
publicans on this side that do not ap-
prove of the personality Of their Speaker
have the courage to join with a solid
minority. ] viii remain Speaker until
March 1 next"
Replying to Representative Clark's as
scrtion that the House would be Demo-
cratic. he said.
i have already said it is some months
from November. and. looking you in the
eve. with the changed and changing con-
,ditious. proved by universal employment
and advancing wages want TO say 10
You that there is more than an even
chance that when November comes you
will wake w on the day after election
and find that the Intelligent citizenship
of a great Republic has proved YOU
false prophet again. il has proved you
20 be false prophet every two years for
the last decade"
Thon. amid alternate applause and
laughter Mr Cannon told "a story of
Blue Jeans" Williams, Of Indiana who
had launched into d campaign for econ
omv ia the House 10y opposing on the
aoor the free distribution Of fve-cent
palm leaf fans during one of the hottest
summers Mr. Cannon had ever remem-
bered Not only palm leaf fans, but also
iced lemonade had called forth the indig-
nation Of Blue Jeans" Williams, said
"Uncle Joe"
New Tariff Law Defended.
He then entered into d defence Of the
new tariff law. declaring 10 the appsr-
ent delight OF the Republicans that the
government had enjoyed greatly in
creased revenue since the passage Of the
Payne Aldrich law. Referring sarcas-
tically TO headlines Of new spapers," that
rarely tell the truth and frequently give
the lie 10 the dispatches under them"
Afr. Cannon assured his colleagues that
the facts would be known. There was
more than even chance he said. that the
facts would be- so well known by next
November that Republicans would be re-
turned In fun control of the government.
The speech Was delivered IN the char
scteristiC style OF the Speaker. with
swinging arms and wide gestures. He
was wildly applauded when he finished.
The debate started when Representa-
adoption Of the conference report on the
legislative bin. The Senate has restored
The provisions for maintenance of the
Vice Presidents and Speakers aGtomo-
biles ana also reversed the action Of tn
House in decreasing the contingent funds
of both bodies After some skirmishing
g. which Representative Gillett called at
tention 10 the petty malice and partisan
ship 81 the Democrats In opposing the
appropriation for the automobiles. he
moved the adoption Of the report The
motion MAS defeated by l32 TO III.
through The assistance of twenty
Insurgents They were Cooper, Davis
Fish. Cl5nna. Haggen, Hubbard. Kendall.
Kinksld. kopp. Lcnroot. Lindberg. Nc
LaUghliI. Madison. Miller Morse, Muir
dock, Nelson. Norris. Strenerson. Town
send. Nolstcad and Woods Representa-
tive PuJo 81 Louisiana. a Democrat. ad-
Tnitjed tnat DE was ashamed of such
small business and voted with the Re
pubHcans
Tie Democrats thCE foundered about
for ten minutes trying - frame a proper
motion 90 soEd the biz back 20 confer
ence. and Speaker Cannon finally Was
1or.ed 10 come 70 their rescue and srg-