The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-13
NEW ATTACK
ON CANNON
His Bold Challenge ArOuSes
Insurgents
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NAY DECLARE VACANCY
They Would OPPOSE Him During This
gsssion-They Resent His Charge
That They Are Cow
ards.
NAY DECLARE VACANCY

Washington, April lS The feeling
Of resentment among the Republican
insurgents IN the House against Speak
r. Cannon became so intense yester-
Law that Il has been definitely decided
to accept the speakers challenge Of de-
fance. Al conferences held by several
Of the insurgents yesterday It was
agreed that the speaker has placed them
n 3 position which they regard as un-
tenable and they viii take the first
possible opportunity 70 remove him from
office
When Speaker Cannon branded as
towards these insurgents, who voted
against the ,Burleson resolution, deelars
ing the speakers chair vacant, immedi-
ately after the rules were amended sew
eral weeks ago, there was disposi-
ton 10 allow the incident to pass UNI
noticed on the ground that the speak
er was still suffering from the humilia-
tion OF being rehuked by removal from
the committee on rules At that time
such insurgents as Norris of Nebraska
and Madison Of Kansas admitted that
their refusal to vote for the BureIson
resolution would cause them moro trou-
bic TT home than any vote they had
ast at this session Of Congress
ia addition to this the insurgents
who voted against the Burleson resolu.
ton were not willing 60 risk throwing
TIE House into confusion which would
almost certainly follow the removal Of
Mr.. Cannon as speaker The performi
anee hy the speaker Monday, however
has served 70 make the feeling against
the speaker more bitter than it has
been since the insurgent movement be-
gan to make real Roadway more than
a year ago. There Is considerable eriti-
cism on both sides II IS pointed out
in behalf Of the speaker that the in-
surgents went out Of their way to de-
liver d blow at Cannon by joining the
Democrats and refusing him an APP
preparation Of $500 for the maine
nance Of the automobile, which was pur-
chased for him ont Of the public funds
year ago. The insurgents insist that
there was nothing personal IN their ae-
ton, but the insurgents are the only
ones who take that view Of the inci-
dent
On the other hand, even the speakers
friends admit that It was III advised
and tactless Of him to leave the chair
and 20 on the floor to harangue the I'M
snrgents and to defy them to join the
minority To dcpose him before his term
Of Office expires on March I. 1917 More
than one Of the insurgents expressed
the belief yesterday that the speaker
realizes the probability Of a Democratic
House ii 1911 and that he would like
nothing better than to charge it up to
the insurgents They assert that he
is endeavoring to antagonize them and
irritate them 50 that they win lose their
heads and attempt to depose him.
Even the most radical 0f the insur.
gents assert that II this is the speakers
motive he will be unsuccessful Thus
far they have kept their heads in some
instances in the face Of great provoea
lion, and they propose To do 50 in the
future They feel that they cannot AT
ford TO endangef the presidents legisls-
tive programme to-day any more than
hey could afford to do 10 several weeks
age when the Burleson resolution was
Introduced with the full knowledge IL
is now believed, Of Speaker Cannon and
bic friends
The insurgents. however. are smart
Ing under the charges or cawardice made
BY the speaker Their present plan is
TO demenstrate to the country that the
charge IS unjustified It has been ten
tatively agreed among the insurgents
that they viii depose the speaker At
the first available opportunity. So far
as can be seen now The opportunity will
not present itself until some time in
Nav At the conference among The in
surgent leaders it was agreed that it
would be foolhardy and perhaps would