The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-20
CANNON HAS HARD
TASK BEFORE HIM
Defiance Of Insurgents Will
Lead to Future Trouble
DEMOCRATS WELL PLEASED
Wnr in Republican Ranks VIII Help
Democratic Cause and CannOn's
Speeches VIII Make the In
surgents Fight Harder
BY wArrERsoN sTEALEY

Washington, July 19.--(Special )-Speak-
er Cannon has mapped out the hardest
political task he ever attempted in his
speakership. His defiance of the insur-
gents and announcement of his future
candidacy in his address at Emporia,
Kan, yesterday has attracted widespread
attention here.
In view of the fast that even reac-
tionary republicans were begging Cannon
to relinquish his hold on the chair before
the close of the last session. there can,
it Is believed here. be nothing but oppo-
sition to his attempt to hold the speak
ership. President Taft's friends will op-
pose him to strengthen the position of the
President before the people. Theodore
Roosevelt will undoubtedly throw his In
fiuence against him. The insurgents left
Washington with the avowed intention
of planning a harder fight against him than
ever before.
Cannon has his back to the wall and
is fighting now out of obstincy. II the
radical viewpoint is correct. Even his
friends take the latest announcement
with bad grace.
There is only one faction that reJoices,
and that is the democratic group here
Cannon's pronunciamento they look
upon as campaign material, and plans are
already under way to make the most of
1t in the hot campaign expected this
fall.
Norris Ii Defiant
Just before leaving for his home Rep
resentative Norris of Nebraska. who In
March last successfully led the fight
against Speaker Cannon which resulted
In removing the speaker from the COM
mittee on rules, said today that when
the House meets next December one Of
the first things the insurgents will do
will be to make application Of the rule
adopted just before the adjournment of
the session. to discharge committee
froisi con sideration of a 5ii1 or resolution
and bring the matter before the House.
The statement has been made. Mr.. Nor
ris said. that this new rule to discharge
committee is gold brick and was
never intended to be used, but II the au-
thors of the rule think the insurgents
will not put In to practice they will dis
cover their mistake when too late.
Mr.. Norris said the power to discharge
committee rests in the hands Of the
majority. and If the new rule proves
faulty 1t will lbe corrected before the ses-
sion next December is a week old.
Chimmie Fadden for Congress
"Chimmie Fadden' has been nominated
for Congress by the democrats of the
Seventh New Jersey congressional dis
trict. HE has worked for his living
with his hands and his head" the demo-
Gratis of the district in appeal to the
voters announce.
Chimmie's real name is Edward W.
Townsend, and the democrats of the
district say he will sit in the next
House. The appeal to voters says:
Mr. Townsend knows his country. Our
party representatives in Washington will
be measurably improved In character II
we send man of his type from the Sew
enth district OF New Jersey. He is ex-
perienced In play He has written and
published. beside the delightful stories
that show his sympathies with all sorts
and conditions of men, serious histor-
ical study of the legislation Of the United
States which has won high praise from
competent critics.