The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-14
SPEAKER MAY Be DEpOSEO
BY PROPOSED COMBINATION
Resolution to Declare Post
Vacant 10 Be Offered Near
Close Of Congress

Washington u. c., April ID
Speaker Cannon's defi' to the In.
surgents, delivered on tho floor OF
the House Monday, will be accepted
toward the end Of the session and he
VIII probably be deposed by com.
bnation OF insurgents and Democrats,
unless events arise that for some
reason render unadvisable or imprac-
ticable the carrying out of plans that
were framed up today. The insur-
gents seem to have reached an AN
around agreement to have one OF their
number offer q resolution declaring
the speakershlp vacant just before
the present session closes.
When this purpose was first dis
closed to the Democrats, many OF
them, including Champ Clark, declar-
ed off-hand they would not 20 into
another combination with the Rcpup-
lcans with the aim of deposlng
Uncle Joe. They said that many OF
the insurgents had got themselves
into a deep hole by refusing to vote
for the Bmrleson resolution declaring
the Chair vacant ON March 16, and
they did not now propose to help
these weakened ones out by going
into another combine with them.
But after several informal confer
ences among leading Democrats, 1t
was decided the party could not we'll
'Rttord to refuse to avail itself of any
opportunity that offered to end the
lalle OF Cannon.
Plan for Deposition.
Then 1t was announced by the lead
qrs of the minority that IL the insur-
gents offered resolution TO depose
lthe Speaker every Democrat you'd
fyote for it, whether It came soon or
oil the eve Of adjournment.
They promised further that II Can
non Is deposed by vote OF majority
Of the House. the Democrats will, in
q body nominate and vote for Champ
Clark for the Speakershlp. The
Democratic spokesman point out that
they have entered into no combina-
+ tion with the insurgents at any time
nor do they utCud to do so, but that
they are wiling 10 support their views
by whomeyer offered and In whatever
legitimate form.
Attitude Of insurgents.
The iusurgent leaders made an an
nouncement 10 about tho following
effect.
II Is safe for Mr. Cannon to dc.
clare that he deiies any effort to un.
seat him at this time. We are, al
Republicans, pledged to the Taft
legislative program, and We are going
10 see that program disposed of be.
fore we begin any further attack on
the Speaker as an individual. But as
soon rs the program Is disposed ol
and an adjournment resolution Is con
Cured in by tho House and Senate
. motion will be made by an insur
gent 10 depose the Speaker.
'We have no candidate to succeed
him in our ranks or among the regtl
lar Republicans. But the Constitn
tIon providing that the House shal
elect Speaker and that this Speake
may not be one OF its members"
Sentiment for Kinds.
Some of the insurgents are TO
Asher G. Kinds, parliamentafan o
the House. He is merely an employs
WHO sits at the elbow of tho speake
and decides points or order and par
: liamentary procedure. The plan 0
such insurgents as Representative
[ LinehGrg Of Minnesota and Represen
+ tative Murdock of Kansas Is to elec
Mr. Hinds Speaker for the remainde
OF the Congress.
AS the Democrats promise to vot
. soldly for Champ Clark, the ingur
: gents for Kinds and the regulars 10
! Cannon, deadlock would ensu
' which could only be terminated b.
s agreement. to which the Democrat
! will. they say. never consent. 0pin
: ions gathered from regulars. insuI
j. gents and Democrats today were tha
! without the Cannon fight reckone'
i in. there viii be no adjournment 0
the present session until June. and
5 considering the possibility of dead
e lock. adjournment would not come un
o tu the summer Is sizzling into July.