The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
RESIGNATION OR DEPOSITION.
Canncn's Fate Sealed, According to
.sInsurgent. flight on Cannon
ISM to Continue Until Gar
Is Dethroned.

the insurgent Rapuoncans oL tHo
House, who last Saturday voted to
retain Speaker Cannon in the Chair,
are "hearing from home,'' accord
ing to reports in circulation about
the Capital. These advices are said
to be not at all reassuring.
Following close upon this lnforma-
tion. came a statement from several
that the war against "Cannonlsm
is to 80 on to the extent Of ultimate
ly causing the dethronement OF
Speaker Cannon, the election OF MS
successor and the complete reforma-
ton Of the rules of the House. The
overthrow of the Speaker and the
taking away from the iSpeakershlp
of all power to influence legislation
unduly, are aimed at.
Non-Member for Speaker.
A proposition to remove Speaker
Cannon by means of a combined vote
, of Democrats and insurgents and
substitute . in his place Asher q.
Kinds, the pariamentarian OF the
House, is one of the plans, which
several insurgents advocated to-day:
The idea of placing in the Speakers
Chair a pure parliamentarian, not a
member of the House, who would be
entirely uninfueneed by consldera-
tions of partisan advantage, was
pointed out by Representative Poln-
dexter, of Washington, and others
as the logical and proper course.
Under the Constitution the House
may choose "a Speaker who is not a
B member Of the body.
Representative Poindexter, who Is
one of the prominent members OF the
insurgent body, said:
"This initial reform which We have
accomplished must be followed by
others. The whole trouble in which
the House finds itself is caused by
the joining Of the power OF tine
Speaker with that Of the leader OF
the majority. The English plan OF
having an expert parliamentarlan IN
] stead of politician as a presiding
officer is the only correct one. AS
lone as we select party leader as
Speaker just 50 long will we have
nartisan and unfair rulings from the
n Chair.
mo Confidence in Cannon.
"When the House adopted the
Norris resolution the other day, 1t
as a. vote of mo confidence in
peaker Cannon, and he should have
RESIGNED. AS he did not do so, we
should depose him. With that ac-
eomplished, I think We should elect
Nh. Kinds. T believe majority Of
the House would vote for it. Surely
the Democrats and the insurgents,
ewho voted against Cannon last Sat-
urdav. and believe large number
of other insurgents and so-called
near-insurgents will vote for it when
the temper of the people of the coun-
try is accurately Judged on this
question
Victor Murdock, of Kansas, an
other insurgent leader, said:
'',The movement to reform the pro-
cedure of the House has just begun.
Before this session adJourns We Will
. have accomplished a great many
things. I hear radicals on this side
who never before were willing to ad-
nit that the rules or anything else
needed changing, now discussing
ways and means Of revising the rules
and making them better.
Revolution Predicted.
''Not in fifty years have such
liberal ideas regarding the govern
ment of this House prevailed among
members. I expect to see, in COM
paratively short while, the standing
committees of this House meeting IN
open sessions, instead Of secret ses-
sions as now. Of course, the mill
tary and naval and perhaps other
committees, would have to meet IN
secret occasionally as a matter OF
public policy. But secret ways OF
doing business here are on the wane,
and will soon be over. Many inter-
esting and perhaps startling devel-
opnents viii result before this
House adjourns sine die
Other insurgents express them
selves along similar lines. It is GER
tain hat a number Of the leaders OF