New-York tribune., 1910-01-16
IRON The Tribune RurNau. I

lFrom The Tribune Burcau.]
Washington. Jan. 1S-It would be dif1cun
to exaggerate the extent OF the qualification
felt In administration circles and among
both factions in Congress over the estab-
lishment of a truce between the warning
elements In the House, and both regulars
and insurgents are enthusiastic in their
praise of the flrmness and diplomacy OF
President Taft to which is attributed en-
tire credit for the cessation of warfare. In
their enthusiasm some OF the parties to the
recent conflict are disposed to refer to the
existing situation as a peace and to talk
harmony" between the factions. This is
notably true of the organization leaders.
This view, however. is not warranted by
the facts. Through the diplomacy OF Mr..
Taft a truce has been effected and one
which may possibly last throughout the
remainder OF this season. provided, always,
the organization does not overestimate the
strength OF its position. There are, how
ever, differences between the organization
and the insurgent Republicans too radical
to permit or their ever being permanently
harmonized except by practical revolu-
tion in the present leadership.
Democratic members of the House are
decidedly disconnected by the truce which
has been arranged between the regular and
the insurzent Republicans. They had
counted on the insurgents to stand by them
in their effort to make political capital out
OF the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy, and
now find the insurgents preparing to act
with the organization and to leave the
Democrats shivering in the gloom of their
own dispirited caucus. The Democrats
point out that in the fight on the rules they
turned over to the insurgents 175 or $50
votes. and now. when they look for some
recognition OF the assistance they rendered
at that time, they find themselves in the
position of holding the bsg. OF course, any
degree Of animosity which may develop
between the insurgents and their Demo-
cratic allies will prove gratifying to the
organization leaders. Another source Of
dissatisfaction to the Democrats is the
course of some OF the more radical of their
number, such as Senator Gore. of Okla
horna, who are urging their Democratic
friends not to nominate Democrats in those
districts now represented in the House by
insurgents Republicans. The remarks of
the Democratic leaders on this subject are
more picturesque than printable
The extent of the opposition to Speaker
In this column already. The detection OF
many oldtime Cannonites has been record
ed Nothing. however, mere strikingly il
Illustrates the progress made by Mr.. Can
mons opponents than the announcement to-
day by Gerrit j. Diekena, OF Michigan, an
organizatioG man of long standing. of his
candidacy for the Speakership OF the next
House Mr.. Diekema is so firmly convinced
that Mr.. Cannon cannot be elected that ne
deems il no disloyalty to the Speaker 10
enter the lists himself He is Of the opin-
ion that in choosing a successor to. Mr..
Cannon the House will look to the Middle
West and that. should It do so. he would
stand an excellent chance of election.
There are some indications also that KEEP.
resentatives Smith. of Iowa. and Mann, OF
illinois, are also alive to the possibility OF
the election of a Middle Western Republi-
can TO succeed Mr.. Cannon. and that, Whlle
they have not announced their candidacy.
they are quietly mending their fences with
that end in view.
Albert F. Dawson, member from the "a