The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-26
Wonderful Record Made by Re-
publican Element That Re
fused to Be Tied.
ELIMINATION OF CANNON
AS CZAR OF THE HOUSE
Forced Defeat or Retirement Of
Enough Regulars" to Gain
Control of House.
Special TO The Tribune.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-To date
the progressive movement has brought
about the defeat or voluntary retire
ment of twenty eight Republican mem
bers of the house who were conspicuous
as regulars and stand patters, the de-
feat of one Republican regular United
States senator, the voluntary retirement
Of six senators. the nomination of can
didates for governor in two Republican
states, the elimination Of Joseph u.
Cannon as serious candidate for re-
election as speaker, the nomination by
primaries Of two candidates for United
States senator in states regarded as
safely Republican, the defeat of Vice
President Sherman in his own ward and
district as n candidate for delegate to
the New York state convention, and
the defeat Of Senator Gallingcr Of New
Hampshire. one Of the stand-pn leaders,
as a candidate for delegate TO his state
convention.
Such is the impressive record Of ac-
comphshmcnt of the progressive move
ment in the field of practical politics.
In the legislative arena the progres.
sives, at the recent session of congress,
overturned the Cannon oligarchy in the
house, ended the speakers domination
of the committee on rules. brought
about the creation Of tariff commits.
sion or board and exercised potent
influence in the shaping of the railroad
and postal savings bank billy.
Force Taft's Recognition
In view of the recent letter Of Charles
D. Norton, secretary TO President Taft,
il may also be said that the progress
sives have compelled recognition of
their element as genuine Republicans,
after they had been read out of the
party by Attorney General Wickersham,
4, NJ l,y .yo1
that progressive representatives and
senators will be accorded their share
of federal patronage, instead of being
barred from the pie counter. as was
dccreed as an administration policy last
spring.
And. on top Of all this, attention
should be called to the fact that the
progressives have not as yet suffered a
defeat or serious set back. They have
lost no ground whatever, but have
gained constantly since the movement
attained formidable proportions last
winter. In FIVE states where they were
put to real tests of ngth-Kansas,
Wisconsin. New Hampshire, California
and Washngton-tbey have won over
whclming victories,
Thought Compelling Record,
This is, indeed, remarkable record,
viewed from any possible angle. and 1t
is one that is causing the old-]ine Re
publican leaders 10 think ms they have
not thought since 1896. Just where it
will all end is a question that has ev-
erybody guessing. Developments and
changes are coming in the world OF poll
ties with a Kaleidoscope rapidity tnat
is fairly bewidering- Progressive en-
thusiasts declare that their movement
will dominate and regcneratc the Re
publican party and insure its continued
control of public affairs. Regular pess
mists assert that il will wreck the Re
publican party, turn congress oycr TO
the Democrats. and probably bring
about the election of Democratic pres
idept in 1912.
One thing is already certain-the
movement has made or will mako pri-
vatc citizens of large number OF con-
spicuous and influential public officials.
One of the most notable OF these is
Representative James A. Tawuey OF
Minnesota, who WAS Overwhelmingly de
feated for denomination in the RcpubA
hcan primary in his district last week.
Tawney is a regular Of regulars, and
stand pattcr of stand -patters. AS chair"
man Of the committee on appropriations
aud Speaker Cannon s first lieutenant
he has been one OF the big men OF the
house His influence has been second
only to that Of the speaker in shanIng
legislation. and it was in his district
and home city that President Taft de-
livercd his first speech on the Payne
Aldrich tariff law and pronounced 1T
tho best tariff law ever enacted
Tawney Fought Hard
Tawuey made a desperate fight for
denomination. and he had every assls'
him, but he went down in defeat. IL
was stunning blow, not only TO Taw-
ney. but to the entire Cannon Aldrlch
element in national affairs.
Almost ms conspicuous rs Tawney 5
case is that of Representative Boutcll
of Illinois. who was simply swampcd
when he stood for denomination in the
primaries in his district. Boutell has
been one of the leaders OF the old guard, !
and he was the first Republican put for
ward TO defend the Payne Aldrich law
in the house, His speech has n place
of prominence i'll the Republican cam
paign text book.
But it is a long list. Hull Of Iowa,
Mckinlay and MrLachlan of Califor-
MIA; Rccdcr. Miller, Scott and Calder,
head of Kansas. Gardner of Michigan.
stafford of Wisconsin nnd Olcott of
New Nork-al prominent among the
regulars-hayc been defeated in pr
marics, Cole of Ohio is another. Pal |
mcr. Graham. Garner, Reynolds. Bar
clay, Huff, Cooper and Wheeler of Penn
svlvania, Coudrey of Missouri; Pcnrre.
Mudd and Cronhillcr OF Maryland, lla-
mcr of Idaho, Dawson of Iowa and Hin,
shaw of Nebraska-all regulars have
all been forced into retirement, or have
seen the handwriting on tho wall and
have stepped aside.
Burrows Of Michigan is the only Re
publican regular who has thus far met
defeat in a contest before the people.
having been routed by Townsend. pro.
pressivc, in the recent primaries IN that
state. but he will have congenial com
pany III retirement. Aldrich OF Rhode
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