Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-02
EPIDEMIC OF
COLO FEET AMONG
INSURGENTS
Democrats Show Signs or Re-
fusing 10 Pull Republican
ChestAuts Out of the Fire;
Murdoch Leads FIGHT.
Morning Journal Bureau,
613 Munsey Building,
washington. MnN 30.

Washington, May 80,
While Mr.. Cannon's recent speech
at Boston has had the effect of furth-
CT intensifying the bitter feelings en-
tertained toward him by the insur-
gents, there are signs that the oppo-
sition is about to reconsider its de-
termination to have the passage Of a
resolution declaring the speakers
chair vacant.
A few weeks ago the insurgents had
practically reached an agreement that
after they had emerged from the logis-
lative jungle a resolution should be
offered deposinG the speaker. At that
time it was believed that the demo-
cratic minority and all the insurgents
would support such a resolution. The
democrats have been doing q lot of
thinking lately. and have about reach
ed the conclusion that il would be
unwise for them to pick the chest
nuts out of the fire for the republi-
can insurgents.
Congressman FITZGERALD OF New
York and certain other democrats
have argued shats ~ Uncle doe is
bounced out OF the speakership the
issue Of Cannonisrn will be laid low
for all time. andBh live issue, upon
which the party hopes to poll many
votes, would be Fempved ~ one fell
sWoop.
Congressman Victor Murdoch Of
Kansas wants 10 depose the speaker,
and The chances arc that he will pre-
sent such 4 resolutions and insist upon
its passage, even though he may be
convinced In advance stlptt the fight
is a hopeless one Mr.. Murdock has
made a canvass of the insurgents in
the past week, and it is understood
that he has discovered that an cpl
dcmic Of cold ieet' is raging among
his associates.
AIR Murdoch Is of the opinion that
If Il resolution TO dcpose is submitted
The democrats will have to support
it. His view of the matter is that the
democrats would be unable to make
any capital on the issue Of Cannonism
following Il refusal on their part to
vote for a resolution to depose.
While radical insurgents like Mr..
Murdoch and Congressman PoindeN-
ter of Washington are fearful that a
sufficient number of Insurgents will
break away. even if the democrtls
stand pat to make it impossible to de-
clare the office Of speaker vacant, they
are not without hope. They are
counting on help from the enemy
himself. Uncle Joe is still in Il de-
fiant frame of mind. Ills fighting
blood boiled to fever heat in the fight
over the rules, and apparently 1t has
not cooled off. ON at least three oc-
casions since the failure of the reso-
luton to depose in March, Uncle Joe
has figuratively speaking, shaken his
fist in the faces Of the insurgents, call
ed them towards, and dared them 10
do their worst. That he Is still car
a chip on his shoulder, and is
willing to engage in a rough ana TIM /
h1a with nnarnpp uhA 10 Js.r..,I - !
knock it off is apparent from his re-
cent speech. !
There was a period in the life OF
the late Marcus A.. Hanna when, ac- .
cording to the press, he had become
intensely unpopular. He had been
raricatured and reyiled. A dominant +
influence in his party and in the Nc '
.inley administration, his election to
he United States senate was bitter
resented in certain quarters, and
rs a political factor he came to be
regarded 4 n to republican sue
,ess.
1t was honestly believed at the time
hat the party was headed for the
lemnition bow-wows on OF
Hanna. The redoubtable w. L. Chand-
er publicly advised him to practice
elf-effacemcnt." lie was actually
to be a loadstone about the
administration neck. Dfd this prove
o he the case. Not a bit of II. In
campaign following. in spite of
he outcries against the Ohioan. a re-
candidate for congress in In
had the tcmerity-it was deem
a foolhardiness at the moment-to
SIX Hanna TO open his campaign.
lama accepted. II was his first ap-
on the stump outside his
.wn state. Prompted by curiosity,
by the thousands turned out
o see ana hear him. They discovered
hat he did not haVe horns and hoofs !
s was supposed. His personality and ,
is frank. businesslike talk won them I
II. !
From that day Mark Hanna was ,
be popular card Of the campaign. In 2
fead of frightening away the voters.
. proved 10 be a vote gettcr OF eN- I
Dordinary force. His unpopularitv !
almost wholly mythical. II the ,
ress did not like him. the people G
The feeling of alarm on account D
T Hanna disappeared almost In a O.
Xinkling. And within a few short D
lonths Hanna doomed large rs a pres 1
choice. with a formidable fol- n
the country over. His popu- $
.rity a never again questioned. and -
Is party. regardless of factions. felt
Is loss deeply when he passed away. u
This chapter Of political history Is Il
today apTop1s of Uncle Joe e.
annon's speech before the Middlesex d
at Boston when. following his Il
Of Grant. he took occasion to b
sfend the rules Of the house OF rep e