Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-21
WAR
IMMINENT IN
CONGRESS
SATURDAYS BATTLE
RESULT NOT DECISIVE
Insurgents Stung by Speaker s
Reference 10 Them as Cow
ards, May Continue Struggle
and Wreck Republican Party
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Washington. March 20. I'll,
titauic struggle over the spcakershil
of the house of representatives whicl
reached it's climaN late yesterday il
the destruction Of the speakers powci
in the committee of rules and deter
minatiun by the house to reconstruct
the committee, Yet leaving Mr. Can
non the spcaSership itself, may have
marked not so much the ending Of q
three days battle as the beginning ol
great political war
The recognition by all factions OF
this possibility was the principal feat
ure today In the political situation IN
Washington.
Hardly anybody here thinks that
the condition OF affairs after the mo-
mentous battle represents satisfac-
tory conclusion The speaker and his
friends appear to interpret the re-
fusul of the house to depose him as
justifying them In claiming Ia have
Wrcstcd victory from defeat endorse
mcnt from reputation. Not few OF
the insurgents who voted for Mr.. Can
mons retention are wondering today
II they made political hlunder.
WntlllfI tlltil afitl-tfiiliitfH ttiANtllh-
ents will not indeed hold the reten-
ton Of Cannon in the speakership to
have nullfled the vote to eliminate
him from the rules committee.
The republican regulars Complac-
emily claim that the insurgents who
voted for the speaker have returned
to the party's fold The democrats
taunt these insurgents With having
been rccreaHt to the logic of their in
tt.... l.
happy about the outcome Even in
the senate the regulars are apprehen-
sivc lest the Insurgents CONFEDERATION
may spread to that house; the insur-
gent senators are wondering whether
thoy have made the most of their op-
portunities
Speaker Cannon's defiant speech
hast night before the Illinois Republic
can assnciittinn, il which he con-
denounced the insurgent
of the house who stood by
him in the final test as "cuwardlN
members Of congress without the
-ourage of their convictions has cut
to the quick those who responded
with their votes to what they say they
believed to be their duty 20 the
party and to the country ana saved
lim from utter humiliation,
Today. the feeling among these in
was one OF bitterest resent
nent over the attitude assumed tow
ard them.
IF this is the manner Of our treat
nent for saving the republican party,
said one Of them today, this battle
lust ended win be followed by another
beside which the first one would be
put a skirmish
II can speak for no one but my
'elf, but If this is to be our recep-
ion, ! am done. We are not towards.
We Of the insurgents who east our
'otes yesterday against unseating can
ION were the braVest men in that
louse. II took consummatc courage,
md it will probably cost me my seat
n congress But If we are to be met |
With Calumny because we sacrificed I
TO save the house of repre- 1
entativcs from chaos and disorder (
nd To prevent the ruin Of the re- (
publican party then ! am in favor Of [
arrNing this war to the finish
This mcmbcr said he had talked I
18th one or two insurgent leaders who
uted to save Cannon ana they were
= similar frame of mind
when ! read in the papers this
lorning the speech which Speaker
annon delivered before the Illinois
ssociation last night my blood boiled N
18th Indignation, said this nsurgcnt
The portion of the speakers speech
lat has thus cnraged the insurgents /
'ho saved him the speakership, fol-
)ws.
There was a new majority made
,day II consisted Of the democrats
nd fiftecn per cent slough from
ne republican party They destroyed
lc committee Nu rules. Then what
i'll they do9 A resolution was pre-
'nted declaring the office OF speaker
tcant Then what did these men
no have been denouncing my per-
inality. these simon pure followers
+ Cummins and Ia Toilette, do them
MY eight Of them had the courage
their convictions. The result was
nat, while J was elected speaker hl @
majority of twenty-six last March.
ICY refused to turn mo out by "a ma-
'rity Of thirtysiN "a
This combination abolished the ,
'mmittec ON rules. which has. after ,
J, simply the power To report Ia the =
Dusc. although some seem to think /
at IL is like the biblical example OF =
ct there be light ana there was T,
sht
you in Washington know differ
luy. But the people in the country
lparentlN believe the uplift maga-
ncs and the cOWurdiN members of .
ngress who wrought such havoc to- l
~. They said the speaker should q
il be member OF the committee on D
les which they made over into a {
mmttce al ten. Much depends upon D.
e makeup Dl that committee. q
May God bless and keep these
en-. for So far as I am concerned h. f.
ly can bless them. Many so-calied D
publicaus are. In fact. populists, and a
e trying 90 uut-do Bryanism' a.
No meetinl uf the Insurgents TO n
nsider their future course has been ia
He'd. but undoubtedly one VIII be 1,
ld within dav or two.
The next conflict will come. ~ II !.
mes. on the selection of the new
les committee, provided for in the =,
,rris resolution The committee is "
be- elected b., the house instead OF u
ing appointed bN the speaker. as
retofort-
Neither the regular republicans nor l'
r. democrats have made arrange x.
.nts for parry caucus. but both "
icuses viii be held in the next D.
zee or f0ur days
Representative TawHey. one of the nj
ders ou the republican side sifd ir
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