The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-21
CANNON CHARGES INSURGENTS WHO VOTED
FOR him WITH |NF|lELIN TO PROFESSIONS
Many Comments the of Saturday by All Fac
Problem Now Will be the Selection of the New

.Committee on kul
Washington, March 21-The house
OF representatives convened today and
proceeded to the immediate consider
alton of public business. There was
little to indicate that it had just
passed through one of the most tur-
bulent scenes in its hisory, beyond
he great hum Of conversations in ali
parts of the house and the score or
more of conferences of members in
groups of three and four earnestly and
somewhat noisily engaged in discuss
ing the situation.
Speaker Cannon had the utmost
difficulty in maintaining order in the
house. "The house will be in order
or somebody will get hurt" exclaimed
the speaker angrily, bringing his ga
vel down with resounding whack.
The galleries, which have not been
saying word. will continue that way.
lOf course the house will preserve Or
der"
Prior to the convening of the house
there was general inquiry by all
the members regardless of party or
faction to ascertain the exact situa-
ton. On the surface it appeared that
there was no immediate trouble. In
fact all sides today seemed elated.
There was apparently no disposition
= by anybody to renew the hosttlities
unless some one else started the trou-
ble. II, however, any persons show
ed disposition to continue the strife
of the last few days it was evident
there would be no lack of volunteers
to respond.
Mr.. Norris said there was no meeting
Of the insurgents in sight, although
they were in position to get togeth-
er at moments notice. The Demo-
cratic position apparently was one of
entire satisfaction.
When the speaker called the house
to order scarcely one-fourth of the
members were in their seats. Repre-
sentative Dawson of Iowa Immediately
obtained unanimous consent for the
consideration of the bill providing for
the enlistment of the naval academy
bond. The measure was passed with
out debate.
/ The Titanic struggle, which reached
It's climax late Saturday afternoon In
the destruction of the speakers pow
er In the committee on rules and the
determination by the house to recon-
struct that committee, yet leaving Mr..
Cannon the speakership itself, may
have marked not so much the ending
of a three days battle as the begin
ming Of a great political war The
recognition of all factions of this pos
sibility was the principal feature to-
day of the political situation in Wash
ington.
Hardly anybody here thinks that
the condition of affairs after the mon
strous battle represents any satisfac-
tory conclusion. The speaker and his
friends appear to interpret the refus-
al of the house to depose him as JUS
tifying them in claiming to have wrest-
ed victory from defeat, endorsement
from reputation. Not q few Of the
insurgents, who voted for Mr.. Can
mons retention are wondering today
II they made political blunder;
whether their anti-Cannon constitu-
ents will not indeed hold their re-
tanning him in the speakership to have
| JAu1AuOu NOI0 " cl1lulu6Ic
from the rules committee.
The Republican regulars compla-
Gently claim that the insurgents who
voted for the speaker have returned
to the party fold. The Democrats
taunt these insurgents with having
been recreant to the logic of their
insurgency. Nobody seems entirely
happy about the outcome. Even in the
senate the regulars are apprehensive
lest the insurgent conflagration may
be about to spread to that house; the
insurgent senators are wondering
whether they have made the most of
their opportunities.
Speaker Cannon's defiant speech be-
fore the Illinois Republican associa-
tion, in which he contemporary de-
nounced the insurgent members OF
the house who stood by him in the
final test, as "cowardly members of
congress without the courage of their
convictions" has cut to the quick those
men who responded with their votes to
what they say they believed to be their
duty to the party and to the country
and saved him from utter humiliation.
| Today the feeling among these in
surgents was one of bitterest resent
ment over the attitude assumed to-
wards them.
"If this is to be the manner of our
treatment for saving the Republican
party" said one of them today, who
refused to allow his name to be used.
this battle just ended will be fol-
lowed by another beside which the
first one would be but skirmish.
II can speak for no one but myself,
but II this is to he our reception.
am done. We were not towards.
We, the insurgents who cast. our votes
Saturday for unseating Cannon were
the brayest men in that house. 1t
took consummate courage and it will
probably cost me my seat In congress.
But IL we are to be met with calumny
because We sacrificed ourselves td
save the house of representatives from
chaos and disorder and to prevent the
ruin of the Republican party. then I
am in favor of carrying this war to
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