The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-12
rhe Speaker Makes the Insurgents
Vince and Also Makes Demo-
Gratis Feel Uncomfortable
In the House
ISSUES A CHALLENGE
intimated that He Was There to stay
and Defied the Combination to
Gust Him From the
speakership.

WASHINGTON April 12.-Speaker
Cannon again came very near ex-
tending an invitation to the insurgent
republicans and the democratic minor
ity to combine and oust him from the
speakership.
BY many, his remarks in red-hot
speech Of fifteen minutes was inter-
preted as dare, for as he spake he
addressed little group of insurgents,
and Champ Clark, at whom he shook
his finger when he declared that un-
less the insurgents joined with the
minority to yacate the speakers chair,
he would serve out his term as presid-
ing officer Of he house.
Victor Murdock stated last night
that after the date for sine die ad-
1ournment of this session OF con-
gress has been fixed, a resolution
would be offered, declaring the speak
er's chair vacant. This was followed
by a meeting held by the insurgents
after the speakers talk Murdoch
would not promise that the democrats
. would join in the movement. Neither
awould Champ Clark, minority leader.
The resolution may, therefore. never
be offered. II it is it will be in con-
travention of iae insurgent attitude
jrGsumed and proclaimed by l-orris OF
81 braska following the famous battle
Il (which the speaker was taken from
committee on rules and the iD-
ne fgent-democratic majority declined
&unseat Speaker Cannon when he
Bted such action.
IT. Cannon took the floor, after the
Be by vote of 131 to III had re-
I'd to agree to senate amendments
4 be legislative appropriation bill al.
pg the vice president and the
Lker $500 each for the mainten-
/ ce of their government automobiles
pc speaker interpreted the action as
ersonal, and he was angry when he
trode down from the rostrum Mr..
,annon had never asked for and did
ot want the automobile in the first
lace, but when the vice president
las allowed a machine the speaker
was Included. 1t has been a source
OF annoyance to the speaker ever
81 since, but he has refrained from pro
testing too strongly, on account oil
his friend. Jim" Sherman, who was
taken care of by the Senate In this
matter.
i am entirely content" said he
Whatever action the hosse NAV take
But | want to notify you that unless
during this an dthe next session O.
Congress the Republicans upon this
side that do not approve of the per
sonality of their speaker have n.
courage to join with a solid minorit,
I will remain speaker until the 4th
OF March next. And while | do no
ask and have never asked the appro
priation for transportation to th,
speaker of the house, If you vote |
will use 1t just as / use 1t now
II you see proper not to do II
whether from the standpoint of broa,
economy or the standpoint Of persc
nal dislike to the present occupan
OF the speakers chair, care not"
The Republican regulars cheered a
this and good many Democrats ar
plauded too, either because they an
proved of Uncle Joe's fighting spiri
Or merely because they wanted t,
see a good row in the camp of tn
enemy Many of the insurgents ar
peared uncomfortable.
1T is some months until November
BY the aid of critical press. wit
the assistance of dispatches and head
lines which rarely tell the truth an,
which headlines frequently give tn
lie to the dispatch itself, our friend
expect to achive success ~t the poll
While the press is powerful as it al
fects public senti'~o-i NV oNrerva
tion has been that both the pres
and the minority thunder in the inde,
There is more than an even chanc
when November comes that you Dem
ocratr will wake up the day after tn
election and find that the intelligen
citizenship of a great republic ha
proved you false prophet again
as 1t has proved you to be falls
prophet every two years for the las
decade.