Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
HOPE To UNSEAT
SPEAKER CANNON
INSURGENTS LIKELY TO MAKE
SENSATIONAL ATTACK ON HIM
AND RULES.
DEMOCRATS ARE LUKEWARM
Many Favor Retention of Autocratic
System-Unsatisfac Ending of
BalIinger-Pinchot Inquiry-Suc-
cess of Fight on the
Rate Bill.

acknowledgements FOWier
is not to press his resolution provi-
ding for the creation of committee
on committees in the house of rep
resentatiVes with one member from
each of II geographical districts
OF equal population.
Instead of forcing his own plan to
an issue in the house, Mr.. Fowler will
work with the other Insurgents in
carrying forward a plan, to be ar
ranged in conference, for again bring
ing Cannonism into the limelight. The
plan being worked out will probably
result in a sensational attack on both
Cannon and the rules, to be made just
prior to the end of the present ses-
sion, which will bring about not only
the destruction of the last of the
speakers power over legislation
through his appointment of commit
tees, but will also force the deposit
ton of Cannon from the speaker
ship.
While the regulars are publicly de-
claring that they have no plan for de-
feating Progressives in their districts
and talking peace and party harmony
for newspaper consumption, the Pro-
gressives take no stock in this sort
OF talk. Recently, for instance, it
was announced through the medium
of inspired articles in Organization pa
pers, that the Republican congress
sional committee would treat both reg
ulars and PrOgressives alike in the
coming campaign.
Call Proposition Absurd.
This newspaper bid for party har-
mony is ridiculed by the Progressives.
The idea of the party organization be-
ing for CannOnism in one district and
against Cannonism in another, for Al.
drlchlsm in one state and against it
In another, they say, is superlatively
absurd, and they do not propose to
have any part in such a dishonest
and silly program. They accept Can
mons defiance that if he is Repub-
l1can, they are not, and they are 60
ing into the campaign with the idea
of proving to the rank and file of the
party that they are Republicans and
that Cannon and Aldrich are not Re-
publicans.
Back of the bid for harmony, how
ever, it is believed there has been a
hope on the part of the house machine
and the regulars" of placating the
ProgressiVes to the extent of head
ing off any further attacks on Can
non and CannOnism in the house
during the present session. Not that
the regulars generally are so much
opposed to the fight against Cannon
being carried to a climax In fact,
there are many regulars who will vote
against resolution to unseat Cannon
as speaker, when it is renewed with
in a few weeks, who will be secretly
happy if such resolution is carried,
and the Danville veteran is ousted
from the chair.
Position of the Democrats.
1t is no secret that if the Progress
sives could now be induced to unseat
Cannon and let it go at that, there
would be joy in the regular" camps,
both Republican and Democratic. Not
only the Republican regulars" but
many of the Democrats, are opposed
to reforming the rules in such a way
as to destroy the power of the speaker.
They are willing to unload Cannon,
but unwilling to destroy the system
which makes Cannonism.
AS the Democrats become more GER
tain each week that they are going to
control the next house, large mum.
Der of them are each week growing
lukewarm over the fight against the
rules. If they are to have the next
speaker, they say, they want him to
have the same power Cannon has had
For this reason, the Progressives find
that to carry the fight against the
rules to a successful issue at this SEES
sion, they have got to overcome, not
only the opposition of the Republican
machine in the house, but that of many
of the Democrats.
BalIinger Inquiry Dropped.
Upon the advice of Senator Root
the taking of testimony in the Bal
Iinger-Pinchot inquiry was brought
SuuO6nly " NIO0Ss DCIOIS dC
parting for Europe, Senator Root
had a big conference with the presi
dent. at which he gave the advice that
the BaIlinger matter be dropped as
quickly as possible. The next day Mr.
Vertrees announced he had no other
witnesses to call, and after examining
one witness in rebuttal Mr.. Brandeis
closed the case for Mr.. CLAWS. This
conclusion was unexpected. Coming
as it did, it is accepted as an aban
donment of the case by the secretary
of the interior, who will rely upon E
vote in the committee rather thar
upon evidence, to clear himself of the
charges which have been made agains
him. Progressives in congress accept
the actions as a confession, and as the
expression of a desire upon the par
of the secretary to avoid further pub
licity.
Leaving the case without any at
tempt to meet the charges contained
in the Kerby testimony has left de
cidedly bad impression The Kerb!
Testimony is uncontradicted and the