The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-27
INSURGENTS
HEAR KICKS
Congressman Who Voted For
Cannon Receive Complaints
From Constituents.
SITUATION UNPLEASANT
SAYS CAPITAL GOSSIP
Poindcrter Declares Reform Must be
Followed by Overthrow TO
Satisfy Public.

Washington, March 26.-NInnv OF
the insursent Republicans OF the house
Who last Saturday voted 10 retain
Speaker Cannon in toe cnalr. are
nearing from homo according To
reports In circulation about tue capI-
tol These adviccs are said 10 ne nor
all reaSsuring.
FOLLOWING closely upon this informa-
ton comes statements from several
that the war against "Cannonism" Is
10 60 on 10 tho extent of intimately
causing the dethronement OF Speaker
cannon. the election of his successor
and the complete reformation OF the
rules of the house. The overthrow
OF the speaker and the taking away
from the Speakership OF all power 10
influence legislation unduIy arc AIM
cd at Some of the insurgents dis
cussed these statements freely to.
dny.
~ proposition to remove Speaker
Cannon By means OF the combined
vote oil Democrats and insurgents and
substitute in his place Asher C. Kinds
the parliamcntnian OF the house Is
ono OF the plans which scverai In
sursents advocated today. The idea
- G'''''6 oP'ahtlr NildlE IL DuIc
parliamentarian not a member OF The
house who will be entirely induenc-
eel by considerations OF partisan ad-
Nantages, was pointed out py Rep.
Poindexter OF Washington and others
as the logical and proper course. I'm
der the constitution the nouce mag
choose speaker who is not a mem
Der of the body
Polndoxter Speaks.
Representative Polndexter, who Is
one of the prominent members OF the
ipsurgent body said:
This initial reform which We have
accomplished must be Followed by
others. The Whole. trouble In which
the house finds, itself is, caused by
the joining OF the power of the spe2k-
or. with that OF the leader of the
majority. The English plan OF having
an expert parllamentarian instead or
politician as a presiding officer Is
the only correct one, AS long as We
select party leader as speaker. Just
80 long will VIC have partisan ana
unfair rulings.
When the house ado op,.-6 inc NcI7Is
resolution the other day, II Was vote
VI NV 'bh sihNi'I III '.sflA"l 1tuui'u
and be shoIi6 haze Tes,g &c. rs nc
did not do so we should ccTosc him.
With that accomplished, tnInK VIC
should elect @r Kinds believe
majority of the house yTonid vote
toT II. theDemocSats and tie sa5usgenc,
who voted against Cannon last Sa--
urday and | believe large number q
other insurgents anl so.Ca.;el near
Insurgents will vote ior It wAen tie
temper of the people is accurately
judged on this question.'
Murdoek Talks.
Victor Murdock OF Kansas. another
insurgent leader. said
The movement 10 reform the pro-
cedurc of the house has Just begun.
Before this session adjouTnS We will
have accomplished great many
things. | hear radicals on this side
who never before were willing TO
admit that the rules or anything else
needed changing now discussing ways
and means OF revising the rules aud
making them better
Not in fifty years have such liberal
ideas regarding the government OF this
house prevailed among memoers |
fNPNSI w hRt III q cupIN
time the standing committees of this
house meeting in open session instead
OF secret sessions as now. OF curse.
the military and naval. and perhaps
other committees would have TO meet
In secret occasionally as matter of
public policy. But secret ways OF do
ing business here is on the wane and
soon will be over. Many interesting
and perhaps startling Developments
VIII result before this house adjourns
sine die"
Other insurgents expressed them
selves along similar lines II is GER
tain that q number OF insurgcnt lead
ers have in mind at least two things
for this session.
First. the deposition of Speaker
Cannon. unless he voluntarily re-
Tres; second. the establishment OF
committee on committees.