Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-27
OUTLOOK DARK
FOR SPEAKER
CANNON
INSURGENTS DETERMINED
TO RENEW THE STRUGGUE
Proposition TO Place in Chair an
Expert ParIiamentarian Who
Is Not a Member of House of
Representatives,

Washington. March 26.-AIany of
the insurgent republicans of the house
who. last Saturday, voted to retain
Speaker Cannon in the chair. are
hearing from home, according to
reports in circulation around the cap
itol. These advices are said to be not
at all reassuring.
Following close upon this informa-
tion come statements from several
that the war against 'Cannonism is
to so on to the extent of ultimately
causing the dethronement of the
speaker, the election of his success
sor and the complete reformation of
the rules Of the house The over
throw of the speaker and taking away
from the speakership of all power to
influence legislation unduly. are aim
ed at Some of the insurgents dis
cussed these subjects freely today
A proposition to remove Speaker
Cannon by means of the combined
vote of the democrats and insurgents
and substitute in his place Asher G.
Kinds. the parliamentarian Of the
house, is one Of the plans which sew
cral insurgents advocated today. The
a pure parliamentarian not a member
of the house who would be entirely
uninfluenced by considerations OF par
tisan advantage was pointed out by
Representative Poindexter Of Wash
ington and others rs the logical and
proncr course Under the constitu-
tlon, The house may choose a speaker
who is not a member OF the body.
Representative s'oindeXieI wuo is
one of the prominent members Of the
insurgent body, said
This .nilial reform. Mhifh wc have
accomplished must he followed 10y
others The whole trouble in which
the house finds itself is caused by the
joining Of the power of the speaker
with that Of the leader of the major
itN
when the house auoptcd the Nor
ris resolution the Other day i was
vote Of no confidence in sneaker Con-
non and he should have resigned. As
he did not do so, we should depose
him. With that accomplished. ! think
we should elect Mr.. Hinds.
Victor ATurdock Of Kansas another
insurgent leader. said.
'"rhe movement TO reforIn the pro-
cedure of the house has Just begun.
Before this session adjourns we will
have ACCOMPLISHED a great many
things. / hear radicals on this side
who never before wer- willing to adj
init that the rules oP~anything else
NEEDED changing non discussing ways
and means of revising the rules and
making them better
Other insurgents expressed them
selves along similar hines 1t IS Ger
tain that number OF the leaders of
the insurgents have inAmind at least
two things for this session
First. the deposition Vf Speaker
Cannon unless he voluntarily retires;
second, the establishment on a COM
mi9tee on committees, All of the in
surgents expressed themselves rs de-
string to see the presidents legisation
out Of the way before hostilties break
out again.
one insurgent who would not allow
the use Of his name said:
Unless Speaker cannon resigns we
will depose him before this session
ends. He is a part Of this system and
must so. If it does not happen be-
fore. | look for it about the last day
Of the session"
The proposal to elect Asher c. Kinds
speaker elected much comment from
those who were made aware of it,
Mr.. Kinds is a republican and is
candidate for nomination for con
gress from New England His present
duty is to formulate rulings for speak