Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08

Friends of Pinchot. on the other hand.
have for weeks been declaring that the
| president would not dare TO diemiss
| Pinchot;" that II would cause u
breach between Taft and Roosevelt" p"
| and that IL would cause a split In the
Republican party. such as has not been
seen In years.
Friends of the president said tonight
that the actual dismissal OF Pinchot
could add nothing to the cmbarrnss-
ment OF the administration. Inasmuch
as all the ammunition OF Pinchot and
| his partizans had already been directed
| against Secy, BallinScr, and through
him. against the president.
| AS for a possible breach between Mr..
| Taft and ex-Fresidcnt Roosevelt, that
| subject Ia much debated, but any dis
| cusslon of that is entirely speculative
| On the subject OF a party split all
Republicans hero regard the situation
as exceedingly serious
PARTY LEADERS OPINION.
Party leaders In the senate and house
declare that the controversy and the
summary action of the president arc
sure TO lead to many harsh words In
Congress, and to much bitterness OF
feeling throughout the country. They
say, however, that the president could
not. with dignity. have taken any other
course: that Pinchot had defed the
lightning. and that there was nothing
else for the lightning TO do.
Senator Dixon OF Montana, one of tho
few senators who would Ibc quoted to-
night. said:
IT am sorry that Mr.. Pinchot who Is
warm friend oil mine. wrote the letter
that resulted i'm this action, The letter
undoubtedly will prejudice his chances
In Congress. but the episode will not
affect the Investigation by Congress,
which will be just as thorough as II
this action had not been taken"
Senator Nelson of Minnesota. who is
chairman OF the investigating commit
tee, indicated today that no action with
reference to Mr Pinchot would affect
the scope or thoroughness OF the In
auiry.
JOLT" FOR UNCLE JOE"
Speaker Cannon received his "jolt"
today In the house of representatives
on the vote on the amendment offered
by Representative Norris of Nebraska.
insurgent leader and the vote was 149
to LAG. FIVE voting present"
So unexpectedly was the victory ac-
complished that the insurgents and
their Democratic allies could carcely
believe their enrs when the speaker an
most complete silence reigncd; then
the storm broke. and for almost a full
minute the noise In the chamber was
deafcnIng. After that the Democrats,
Jubilnnt that they had helped to pierce
the hitherto impervlous armor OF thu
speaker. seemed willing to abandon
their fight against the resolution itself,
which all afternoon had appeared too
broad to suit them, and all OF them
voted for IL on a Viva voce vote.
Organization leaders made no at
tempt to conceal their confusion. There
was hurried conference at Represcn-
tative Dalzells desk. and for a timo
the insurgents feared that their tri-
umDh was to be short-llved. as three of
26 Republicans who voted on the
amendment never have been classed
with their number and they suspected
that at least one might have voted in
the affirmative that he might move to
reconsider should the amendment carry
But no such move WAS made. 1t de-
voloped that the three regulars who
voted for the amendment were all
staunch friends of Chief Forester Pin
chot They were Representatives Ames