The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-19

the majority OF its power or its lead
ership."
Representative Norris of Nebraska,
the author of the resolution. said that
in every district prayers were going
up for the success Of the movement
to overthrow the rule of the speaker.
How to save Speaker Cannon from
humiliating defeat was the proposition
around which all interest ccntered at
the capitol early today. as far as the
Republicans of the; house were con-
cerned.
1t was at once the thought that
dominated the united regulars and a
considerable portion Of the insurgent
force: A number Of most radical
members Of the ,ihsurgent faction,
however, were not, concerned about
what may happen to the speaker. The
Democrats, Of COURSE. were interested
only in inaicting as, much damage to
the majority as possible. It was ad-
mitted upon all sides boastfully by
insurgents. but very Fquietly by the
regulars; that the ftgtlt on the revi-
sion Of rules had beei won, and that
the present rules committee would be
overturned and new committee Sc
lected by the house This is assured
by the unbroken fiont presented by
the Democratic, mi1o1Ssity and by the
solid vote Of the Insurgents on the
questions affecting the rules and made
more certain blythe very considerable
detection which is occurring within
the ranks of the regular Republicans.
Numerous members who have hith-
erto stood with the leaders of the ma
jority have openly told the latter that
they could not; follow them longer
IN the fight to sustain Speaker Cannon
and the rules. These, perhaps a doz-
en- or more in number, are Republi-
cans not classed as insurgents, but
who are feeling the pressure from
home to break away from the or
gantzation and vote for revision
of the rules. The leaders of the
house organization. therefore, are will
ing to grant concessions to the in
surgents. but how far such course
will go was not indicated.
Speaker Cannon himself is the big
gest obstacle in the way Of his elm
ination from the rules committee. His
consent must be had before the regu-
lars can make any final compromise.
A conference of the regular and in
surgent Republicans convened at 9
o'clock this morning in the Office of
the ways and means committee. There
were present when the proceedings
began for the regulars: Majority
Leader Payne of New York, Dalzell of
Pennsylvania; Smith of Iowa; Taw-
ney Of Minnesota and Mann of Illi-
nois. For. the insurgents: Norris of
Nebraska; Gardner of Massachusetts;
Hayes Of California and Lenroot of
Wisconsin. Martin of South Dakota
also appeared at the conference room
and was admitted. He W. not plac-
ed either with the insurgents or the
regulars but rather as harmonizing
influence.
The conference failed of agreement.
1t was announced that the fight was
ON and the whole matter was to be
determined on the floor Of the house.
The speaker wa sthe subject over
which the conference split. Regulars
insisted that he should be retained as
member Of the rules ~ommittee, or
at least that he should have all op-
portunity of declining the place If de-
sired.
The insurgents were implacable.
They made many concessions of the
detail for the purpose of securing a
compromise, but upon the proposition
of removing the speaker from the
rules committee they stood firm.
When the conference ended the
members emerged with flushed faces
but grim air Of determination to
fight to the bitter end. Representative
Tawney says that the present session
Of the house may last longed than to-
day. This Is revolution. You can't