The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-21
GREAT POLITICAL
WAR is IMMINENT
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ectlons will be ratified by the vote of the
house, or these four, three are practi-
Clark, Fitzgerald OF New York and I'm
derwood of Alabama, The first two are
members of the old committee and un-
doubtedly Will he accorded similar honorS
on the new There is n general demand
among the Democrats that Underwood.
who is Leader Clark's first lieutenant on
the floor, be given place, The fourth
Democrat has not been much discussed
To attempt TO predict whom the Re-
publicans Will select would be the merest
speculation. Besides Speaker Cannon;
Iowa are the Republican members OF the
present rules committee. BY the terms
Of the Norris amendment: Speaker Can
non is specifically eliminated from the
new committee. The Democratic leader
said they expected no difficulty in hav-
Ing their selection for this committee rati-
publicans had given them pledge TO
support the Democratic nominees. partly
in consideration of the unanimous vote
OF the Democrats for the Norris resolu
ton.
But the highly important selection OF
this new rules committee was OF see
ondary consideration in the talk today
as to whether the war within the ranks
of the Republicans was to continue or
not
Word for Conciliation
The legislative programme in congress
was scarcely mentioned at all, except in
connection with the probable delay. It
become sufficiently clarified to go ahead
with legislation. 1t was generally rccog
niZed that some semblance of quletude
must be restored before congress can pro-
ceed with the calm consideration of i'm
portant measures.
Every important administration meas
ure Is halted where it stood last We'd
nesday when the preliminary sklrmish
OF the battle began,
A Republican. high in the councils of
the party and Of eminent political judg-
ment gave 1t as his opinion today that
the worst was now over In Republican
strife and that permanent peace would
shortly ensue.
"The party in the house is more united
now than for a long time" he said
There will he no disposition to abuse
the insurgent members. but, on the con-
trary, an effort TO concillate them will
be made.
81 make a guess that the congressional
will from this time forward
lend its aid to the election OF those men
who yesterday stood by the party, and
every effort will be made to secure their
return to congress"
What Will Happen to Cannon.
What about the issue of Cannon and
Carnonsm?" was asked,
That is going 10 be taken care of,
and you can count upon it," was the
reply. ''It is a good prediction to make
that Speaker Cannon will announce, long
DGIpEe lDc campaign IOT lne election Oh
a new congress begins. that ne will not
again be a candidate for speaker,
'Where, then, VIII be the Issue you
speak OF? IL will not exist. 1t is upon
this basis that the warning elements OF
the Republican party can be most easily
brought together; and that Is what is
going 10 happen"
This Republican believed that the eff
feet of the battle of last week would be
to all administration legis-
alton now in congress. He expressed his |
opinion that both sides In the Republi- |
can ranks would now stand solldly for |
he Taft programme, and that the party |
pledges would be fully redeemed.
Warriors Rest on Arms.
In the meantime, all these various con-
ectures of party seers must await the |
-erdict OF time. All sides are resting.
only from the sheer exhaustion of the |
struggle from which they have just
emerged.
Tomorrow the bedraggled ranks will be
eformed and move forward to whatever
here may he 10 meet.
Much depends upon whether the in
urgent Republicans, who lined up and
reVented the crushing defeat OF Speaker
;annon and his ousting from the chair
My to be rewarded last night with de-
unciation at the speakers hands, can be
lacated or whether they may be made i
ieel further resentment and thus be |
riVen into more relentless rebellion
1t was even stated today by q promi-