The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-18
Twenty-Five Republican congressmen
Fighting all Night Against
the Cannon Organ
ization
TAFT HEARS THE NEWS
Many Believe That President viii
Read the Unruly insurgents
Out Of the
Party.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-At 9:v,
o'clock this morning the war of the in
surgents and democrats against the
Cannon organization was still on The
house had been in continuous session
for nineteen hours with no prospect
OF accession of hostilities. Twenty
specially sworn deputies were scour-
ing the city to get members to make
quorum.
During the night repeated attempts
by the republicans to force adjourn
ment or recess had been blocked.
The question before the house was the
point Of order against the Norris
amendment to the rules, which was
made at 400 o'clock yesterday after
noon and the speaker thus far has de-
clined to pass upon 1t.
The regulars are without sufficient
number of votes to defeat an appeal
from his decision.
The insurgents.
The % republican members of the
house who were acting as insurgents
are:
Carey and Davids N, Wis; Davis,
Mimi; Fish and Foelker, N Y; Fowl
er. N. j.; Gardner. Mass; Gronna,N N.
H.; Haugen, Iowa; Hayes, Calf; Hin
shaw, Neb. Copp and Lenrott, Wis;
Hubbard and Kendall, Iowa; Kancaid.
Neb.; Limberg, MINI; Murdock and
Madison, Kas.; Fuller Minn.; Moore.
Wis: Nelson. Wis; Norris, Neb.;
Pickett, Iowa; Poindexter, Wash: and
Bolstead. Mimi.
Taft Hears Details.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, March IS.
Speeding to New York tcGay President
Taft received his first detailed news
Of the all night battle in Washington.
His first news was in long telegram
sent him at Chicago. From then on
scraps of the details of the all night
struggle filtered in to him in his spe-
cial train, but when he received the
morning papers at Cleveland, he read
the first detailed news of the fight.
With five speeches before him today,
1t is expected that he give some in
timation of his opinion of the insur-
gents-Cannon row that has now come
to showdown. Many who have care
fully watched his attitude in the past,
believe he will take the bit in his
teeth and read the insurgents out of
the party.
WASHINGTON. March 1S.-The
house adjourned at 200 o'clock this
afternoon after continuous session
of 26 hours. to meet at 400 o'clock,
by vote of 161 to 49, The speaker
voted aye.
The allies, this afternoon, turned
down the proposition for compro-
mise on the rules fight proposed by
the regulars. The first was for COM
mittee of ten; the second for COM
mittee Of fifteen and the third was to
accept entire the Norris resolution,
with the exception of the provision
eliminating the speaker as member
Of the committee.
Efforts are still being made by the
regulars to reach some basis of COM
promise with the allies.
All indications are that the insurg.
ents and democrats have the upper
hand. During the negotiations for a
compromise, Senator Bailey was in
conference with democratic leaders
in the cloak room.
Smith of Iowa and others talked
long and loudly in the house on the
rules but no one listened to them ex-
cepting the people in the galleries.
The speaker, who had resigned the
gavel to olmstead, rep, Pennsylvania,
was visiting about the floor, chatting
with various republicans. To one of
them he said he was quite willing to
go ahead
They are fiddling around, trying to
reach some sort of compromise, but
/ don't think much of 1t" he said.
He seems to believe that further de.
lay will accomplish little as the regu-
lars have all the strength they can
muster
The speaker is in favor of letting the
insurgents and democrats have their
way and take the consequences. If
the new rules are adopted and prove
q gold brick, the speaker will not be
blamed for them, 1t is said
Avaunt the Cards.
The game of love cannot he nlaye6