The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-21
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committee.
The Democrats have just about
agreed on the minority representation.
of four for the new committee. 1t is
predicted that the caucus will name
Champ Clark of Missouri, the minor.
iCy leader; Fitzgerald of New York,
Underwood of Alabama and Ham
mond of Minnesota. Several of the
Democrats have been opposed to the
selection CT Representative Fitzger-
aid, who was one Of the so-called 20
boilers who jumped the reservation a
year ago when the supremacy Of
Speaker Cannon was threatened by
combination of Democrats and insur.
gents.
A mere handful of the insurgents
are displeased with the intention of
the majority to refrain from fighting
on the question of the representation
on the new committee These few in
sist that Norris of Nebraska, the in
surgent leader in the victorious fight,
and Cooper of Wisconsin should be
named on the committee. Unless
there is a radical change of opinion
within the next day or two the wishes
Of these members of the outlaw band
will go for naught All of the insur-
gents resent the remarks made by
Speaker Cannon at the dinner of the
Illinois society The speaker called
them towards because they had re-
fused to vote him out of Office and
In oil
surgents weren't the only ones who
criticised Mr.. Cannon for his remarks.
The speakers own friends declared
that IL was impoiitic in him and some
of them intimated that If Mr. Cannon
expected them to go into the party
caucus and assume an attitude OF
open hostility to the radicals he
would be much mistaken. These Can
non supporters acknowledged frankly
that they were beaten in the struggle
In the house, and assume the attitude
that the insurgents henceforth must
be treated in a conciliatory way. The
distinct impression was conveyed by
several of Mr.. Cannon's supporters
that his hand in the party caucus
would no longer carry the weight that
IL once did.
The insurgents themselves acknowl.
edged that they would have small
chance of electing any of their mum.
Der TO the committee. The only way
they could do II would be by boiling
the party caucus, putting up candi-
dates OF their own and relying on a
,l.f, tA.
vote their tickets through. 1t is
doubtful IL such a combination could
he formed on that question, and fur.
thermore any attempt would develop
situation in which the administra-
tlon's program Of legislation would be
jeopardized.
With the Cannon regulars still In
control Of the enlarged rules commit
tee there may be disposition on the
part of many to ask Just what the in
surgents will have accomplished from
all this hullaballoo. The insurgents
themselves will tell you that they
have established a principle, that they
will have been put in control of leg
islation in the house, by committee
selected by the 391 members of the
house and not by single individual.
That they can administer rebuke to
the party organization when they see
fit, and they believe now that a real
effort will be made to make the rules
committee of ten a representative or
ganization and answerable to the
house itself.
The Republican organization men
are unanimous in their assertion that
the row in the house and the defeat
of the speaker, together with the vote
of confidence in him, has done much
to clear the atmosphere for the Re-
publican congressional campaign.
They contend that with the enlarge
ment of the rules committee, the
elimination of Uncle Joe and the sub
sequent vote of confidence in the
speaker has removed absolutely the
so-called issue of Cannonism in the
next campaign. To this many of the
insurgents-the less radical of the
outlaw band-give their assent.
Some of the more radical OF the
insurgents, those who voted for oust
ing Mr.. Cannon from the speakership,
stu contend that Cannonism is alive
and that IT will be an issue so long
as Mr.. Cannon is In the chair and has
the appointment of the other inpor-
tant committees In the house.
Democratic congressional campaign
managers are certain also that the
battlecry OF Cannonism will live
Through the fall campaign In spite of
the dethronement OF the speaker from