The Washington times., 1910-01-04
Patronage Withheld to Whip
Them Into Line, Is
Alleged.
IS URGING
THE PRESIDENT ON
Official Admits That Speaker Is
Responsible for Treatment Foes
Are Receiving.
By WALTER J. FAHY.


Postmaster General Hitchcock,
acting, it is believed, on Admins
tration orders. has informed several
insurgent members Of the House
that their recommendations for pa
tronage viii not he acted upon 1t
this time.
This action, II was learned to-
day, IS due to the fact that the Can
non organization has appealed to
President Taft to withhold patron
age from the Republican insurgents
for the purpose Of beating them into
line and forcing them TO support
Speaker Cannon, at least, during
the life Of the present Congress.
UNDER CONSIDERATION.
The President has taken the Can
non proposition under considera-
ton, and while he has not indicated
what his ultimate attitude VIII be
the insurgents are already feeling
the effects OF the Cannon scheme
Several insurgents have ex-
perienced considerable difficulty in
the matter Of patronage Of late,
particularly in the PostoH7Ce De
partment This gave rise 10 the
r1Imor that all Reo7lIt-ans who
remained oatsiue the Cannon breast
works could expect TO favoTs az
the hands Of the Administrator
Out In Open
NOT until today, however, has an Ad-
ministration official come out in tho
open and frankly admitted that the
treatment Of the insurgents was the re-
suit Of suggestions made Hy Speaker
Cannon and his friends.
y member cf the House who had
heated conference with the Postmaster
General this morning quoted the Post
master General in substance as follows
''AIr- Cannon and his friends have
brought the strongest kid Of pressure
TO bear TO the end that the Insurgents
shall be ignored in matters OF patron
age They insist that the Insurgents
are entitled 90 no consideration thar
they are traitors to she party, and that
If they cannot be beaten into line, as
now seems evident, they should be read
ont or the party
The Administration has not decided
what IL viii do bur in the meantime
We are not acting upon the reCoumeu-
dations made by i1srTEent members Of
the House.
Insurgents Indignant
The insurgents do not hesitate o.ex-
press their Indignation at this turn in
their fight against Cannon and with
+ apparent willingness of the Admiuistra-
tion To lend Itself 20 the scheme
Unless the situation is cleared Up in
the immediate future 10 the entire salts
faction Of the pro-resSives it is Qroba5Is
that the whole matter viii he aired on
+ the floor OF the House. and the predic-
tiou is made that the fight against
; Cannon viii be preCipitateL.
+ It is further pointed out that with
holding patronage from the insurgents
+ viii make them stronger than ever in
/ their respective districts
Among the Insurgents refused patron
/ age by AIr Hitchcock is Representative
I A'liier Of Minnesota There are NUM-
Der Of poStOlhCe vacancies IN Mr. lil-
ler's district. including two OF three
where changes should be made owing
to irregularities of fucuubeuts Ia
. every instance Nr- Miller has been iu-
formed that his recomueudati tioDs cou,a
3 not be acted upon
Another Instance
/ Another instance Is that Of Repre-
! sentative Hubbard OF Iowa There Is
! In his district a poStmsSter who pre-
sided at rally recently in suppor- Of
! Mr HUbbard'S opponent Naturally lir
/ Hubbard desired the postmaster re-
placed and Iu ordinary riT.ITTE-- res
/ his recOmmCudatiou would have brau
{ acted upon. Nov. however. AI- TtT1-
I bard has been Informed that Tie de-
Dartment viii take no action iu tFe
I premises
/ Il is quite probable that the iusg--
I gents Of the House ana Senate aiII
Z hold a joint meeting within few CaES
I to determine what action shall oe taken
( TO head off the alleged combination III
{ interests between the Republican rc-u-
/ lars and the Administration
/ Il is understood that several iuSu--
( gent Senators are being accorded the
3 same -Jrea tmeut as IuSGrEeut members
of the House