The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-03-24
CANNON DENIED
PLACE ON RULES
insurgent- Demos Win Victory From
the Republicans.
RULES COMMITTEE ENLARGED
Committee viii be Composed of Six
Republicans and Four Democrats
to Be Selected Within Ten Days
At Party caueuses.

Washington. Mar, 2l.-The three
days battle for supremacy in the
national house Of representatives end
ed with Cannonism crushed.
With a determination that gave nc
quarter, the insurgent Republicans
aided by their Democratic allies, shat
tered the speakers power, and then
turned in and helped the regular Re
publieans give "Uncle Joe" a rousine
and affecting vote Of personal conf
dence. ...
BY a vote of 191 to 1856 the house
doubled the size Of the present rules
committee, made 1t an elective body
and eliminated the speaker from Its
membership. Then, likewise by a
vote Of 191 to 155 the house refused to
dethrone Mr.. Cannon from the speak.
ership.
Cannon Stakes Speakershlp.
When he had seen himself hopeless
ly beaten on the question Of reorgan.
izing the rules committee, which con.
trolls the house, Mr.. Cannon offered to
yield up also the office of speaker,
which he couples, and permit the cleo
ton of a successor. Pr" 81
But the enemies OF Cannonism had
fought the system and not especially
the man, and they would have none Of
the proffered sacrifice. H
The majority of the insurgents at
this juncture parted ways with their
Democratic allies, and, joining hands
with the standpatters, refused to de-
clare the chair Of the speaker vacant.
Forty-three Republican insurgents
voted for the new rule. Only nine
went on record to GUST the speaker.
Finale is Dramatic.
After five hours Of turbulent and
relentless onslaught, which the COM
bined insurgents and Democrats led
with invariable1 success against Mr.
Cannon and the standpatters, the
finale was dramatic In the extreme.
Mr.. Cannon, confessing his defeat,
read a statement In which he defended
his course, contended that he had
done no political wrong, and offered to
entertain motion TO declare the chair
vacant and the election of successor
In order. % 4In
This is the cruz of what he read:
'"The speaker has always said that
under the constitution, II is q question
of the highest privilege for an actual
majority of the house at any time to
choose new speaker. He again noti.
fies the, house that the speaker win at
this moment or at any other time
while he remains speaker entertain In
conformity with the highest eonstitu-
tional privilege motion by any mem.
Der to vacate the Office Of the speak.
ership and choose new speaker, and
under existing conditions would vel
come such action upon the part of the
actual majority Of the house 30 that
power and responsibility may rest
with the Democratic and insurgent
members who, by the last vote, evi.
IDENTIFY constitute majority OF this
house. The chair Is now ready to en-
terrain such a notion"
Pandemonlum Breaks Loose.
In accordance with a prearranged
plan, which by chance had become
known to the speakers friends, Mr..
Burleson, Texas Democrat, offered a
resolution declaring the speakers
chair vacant, and amid scenes OF wild.
est disorder Uncle Joe" turned over
the gavel to Representative Payne and
retired to his room to await the out.
come. The Democrats voted solidly to
depose the speaker. while all the regu.
lars and most OF the insurgents voted
against It. Burleson's action was re,
garded even by some Of his Demo.
cratic colleagues as big tactical blum.
der.
Nine Insurgents Hold Out.
The nine insurgents who voted tc
GUST the speaker from the chair were:
Cary CWis), Cooper wis.,, Davis
tMinnJ, Gronne IN. d., Lenroot
(Wis), Lindbergh (Minn), Murdoch
(Kan), Nelson (wis.), Poindexter
WASH
With announcement of the vote OF
personal confidence In Uncle Joe,
wild whoop went up from the floor
and swept the galleries. When the
speaker reappeared from his room and
resumed the gavel the enthusiasm
grew. The members on the Repub-
hcan side to man were on their feet
yelling, dancing about the aisles, excl.
tediy shaking hands with each other,
and in other ways giving vent to their
Joy in the reunion OF the factions in
this tribute OF respect and affection for
the Danville sage.
The galleries. largely filled with gay,
lygarbed women were all a-nutter
with handkerchiefs.
"Unele Joeu Cares unmoved.
Mr.. Cannon looked out upon this
scene with a solemn and unmoved
countenance. Three Republican mem.
bers went weaving their way down the