The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-08
|CnUMPhCKER BOOM
NOT UNEXPECTED
Action Of Rep. Congressional
Nominees Of Indiana,
Was No Surprise.
BARNARD TO SUPPORT HIM
cRUMPAckER Is DESCRIBED AS
BEING AFFILIATED NEITHER
WITH THE INSUFFICIENT on THE
REGULAR WINGS,
palladium Specially

palladium Specially
Indianapolis. Aug. s.-Much import
ance is attached here to the action CT
the republican candidates for congress,
taken last Friday in announcing in
resolutions that they will not support.
Cannon for reelection as speaker of
the house at the next session of con-
gress. but that they will cast their
votes for Congressman Crumpacker of
the Tenth Indiana district This ac-
ton was forecasted several weeks ago
in these dispatches when 1t was pub
lished that the congressional candi-
dates had talked the matter over at
a former meeting and that they had
practically come to the same conclu-
sion. It only needed the resolutions
which were adopted last Friday 20
bear out what was said in these dis
patches at that time.
Congressman Crumpacker's long
years of service In the house as the
representative of the Tenth Indiana
district, together with his well estab-
lished ability in the handling of pub
lie affairs has made him the logical
man to receive the support of the re-
publican members of congress for
speaker. Judging from the looks of
things all over the country it is going
to be well nigh impossible for Speaker
Cannon to have himself elected for an
other term as speaker, and in that
event Congressman Crumpacker will
man for the place.
Crumpacker's Position.
A good deal has been said in regard
to Crumpacker's standpattism and it
has been said frequently that he is a
standpatter of the strongest type. Blu.
Crumpacker is not as strong a stand
patter as he is reported to be. He is
more nearly a typical Indiana repub-
lican than anything else. He cannot
be said to be straight out insurgent.
either. but he is as much insurgent
as he is standpatter, to say the least
In fact Crumpacker was punished at
one time by Speaker Cannon for being
if question, and the Congressional
Record shows this to be true.
For q number of years Crumpacker
was a member of the house committee
on ways and means. the committee
which has in its hands the prepare
ton of tariff laws. He had arisen to
this exalted place through the fact
that he was one of the veteran mem
bers of congress and the further fact
that he had proven by his work his
right to be a member of the most i'm
portant committee in the house. He
was always regular with his party on
party matters. He and Speaker Can
non became good friends.
But when the time came for the
preparation Of a new tariff law Crum-
packer was suddenly removed from
the ways and means committee by
Speaker Cannon, and 1t was the gener-
al understanding at the time that the
removal was made because Crumpack-
er sought to reduce some of the tariff
schedules below what Cannon thought
they should be erduced.
In other words, Crumpacker stood
for a fair revision of the tariff and
Cannon punished him for this by re-
moving him from his high post OF
membership on the ways and means
committee. Crumpacker was allowed
to retain his craftsmanship of the cen
sus committee of the house, which has
had charge of te preparations for te
taking of the 1910 census. This is al.
SO one of the highly important posi-
tions in the house, and Cannon un'
doubtedly left Crumpacker at the head
Of that committee only for the reason
that Crumpacker was the best quail.
fed man in the house to handle the
enormous work.
He Favored Reductions.
Those who were acquainted with the
course of events during the big tariff
fight in congress last year say that
Crumpacker was at all times in favor
of reductions in many Of the schedules
although he voted for the Payne taril
bill when 1t was before the house.
The Endorsement Of Crumpacker,
therefore. for the speakershiD. will
undoubtedly be entirely satisfactory to
the republicans Of Indiana 1t means
two things First, 1t means the elimi-
nation of Cannon from the campaign
| in Indiana: second, 1t means that
Crumpacker will stand a very good
chance of election as speaker, In case
the next house Is republican. Many
republicans have been fearing the re-
suit of q speaking tour by Cannon in
Indiana. since they have heard from
Kansas and Nebraska. where he made
speeches prior to the primaries.
The resolution indorsing Crumpack-
er was presented to the meeting last
Friday by John L Thompson Of Gas
City. candidate from the Eleventh dis.
trict. All candidates present voted for
it. including Thompson. Cox Of the
Seventh, Bland of the Second, Posey
of the First, Barnard of the Sixth,
Neal of the Ninth.
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