Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-31
Next spenkerrhIp FIEht.

Next spenkershIp Fight.
Whether or not Mr. Cannon OF Illinois
decides to become a candidate for re-elec-
tion as speaker OF the Sixty-second con-
gress In the event OF the republicans re-
tanning control OF the house, II Is certain
that Uncle Joe will have a very strenuous
opposition. Although the rules which have
led to the designation of the present par
lamentary methods in the house as Can
nonism" are tho outgrowth Of the rules
Of the first congress over which Mr. Reed
presided, and, although so far as they re-
late to the powers of the speaker, they
were not changed by the congresses in
which Mr.. Crisp, Mr. Carlisle and Mr.. Hen
derson were speakers, the insurgent fight
against them has led to the common belief
throughout the country that "Cannonismp
means the method now in existence for the
control of representative affairs in the
house OF representatives
The mostN ardent supporters OF Uncle
Joe" admit that the so-called insurgent
opposition to him is virile and widespread
and many Of his most earnest friends hope
that he will not permit his name to &c
before the republican caucus in the next
house IL the republicans control that body.
TRwney's Lightning Rod Up.
1t is, of course. to be expected that the
west, and especially the middle west will
make vigorous efforts to secure the honor
for one of its sons, and ordinarily it would
appear that James A. Tawney of Minnesota
Will become the most formidable candidate
for the honor. II the west Is to have that
important position Tawney will perhaps
go into the contest with more strength than
any other man who could be named from
the region west of the Mississippi Mr.
Tawney is one of the most able and fore
Hul members Of the house of representa-
tives. Like 'Uncle joe" himself, he has
served for q long time on the committee
Of appropriations and has shown a deep
seated knowledge of all affairs relating to
the conduct of the government business.
Also, like Uncle Joe," he has fearlessly
fought for consistent reductions In ap-
preparations for government expenses which
he regarded as extravagant, and Also like
his able predecessor, he has been frequently
turned down by the majority in the
house But Mr. Tawney comes from the
state of Minnesota, where insurgentism
seems to have obtained a powerful foot
hold, and this in itself will act as a check
upon his ambition to secure the gave
which gives the holder a position second
only to that Of the president in the United
States.
Boom for OImEtend.
Not since Mr.. Reed stopped down from
the speakers rostrum has the east fur
nished the presiding officer for the house,
and for this reason the east will probably
insist upon consideration in the next eau
Gus, and when the eastern candidates are
looked over Representative Olmstead of
Pennsylvania looms up I'm the foreground
as by LONG odds the most formidable Of the
available candidates Mr.. Olmstead is re-
garded as parliamentarian second to mono
in the lower house. He has had. long ex-
perience In congress. He has the faculty
for surrounding himself with followers who
will fight for him and who believe in him.
and he is withall without intangling alli-
ances He is by no means Objectionable to
the So called progresslvists and at this
writing 1t would appear that IL the middle !
west is to be sldetracked Mr.. Olmstead's (
chances OF succeeding to the speakership |
are better than those OF any other man.