The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-15
AGREEMENT MADE
TO Uh5EAJ CANNON
Continued Defiance Of Speaker Has
Aroused insurgents TO Deter
minaton 70 vaeate Chair

Washington April IS. - An agree
ment has. been entered into between
the insdrgent republicans and demo-
Gratis, whereby the house will have an
opportunity before adjournment to
vote on a resolution declaring the
chair of the speaker vacant The In
surgents angered by the repeated
declarations Of Speaker Cannon that
they are too cowardly to vote to de-
pose the regular republican speaker,
have determined to knock the chip off
the shoulder of the Danvile warrior.
There We're conferences between in
surgents and democrats Tuesday with
the result that the authoritative an-a
nouncement was made that the mem
bers of the minority party will stand
solidly behind a resolution to depose.
On the other hand, assurances have
been given by the insurgents that a
canvass OF their side discloses that a
sufficient number of republicans will
join with the democrats in voting to
oust Mr.. Cannon.
Regular republicans have been ad-
yised Of the coalition of the insurgents
and democrats in opposition to Speak
er Cannon and they are alarmed over
the situation. Speaker Cannon appears
to be satisfied with Il, but his desire
to be sacrificed does not meet with
the approval Of his supporters.
The insurgents will not precipitate
the issue at this time The plan Is to
get all of the Taft legislation out OF
the way and bring In a resolution to
depose before an adjournment resolu-
tion Is offered
The plan to oust Mr.. Cannon has
reachedE the point where the insur-
gents abe looking about for candi.
Pdate 70 kucceed him In the chair. Some
Of then announce a purpose to vote
for Asher Kinds, the parliamentary
clerk of the house. Mr.. Kinds has
announced that If the speaker is de.
posed he will resign his Office and that
any one who brings his name into the
speakership contest must do SO with.
out authority. >
The democrats Will not vote for a
republican for speaker Their votes
In the event of Mr. Cannon being de-
posed, will be cast for Champ Clark,
Of Missouri the minority leader. Rep
resentative Murdoch, Of Kansas, one
of the insurgents. had this to say to.
day;
In his speech yesterday Mr.. Can
non again charged the insurgents
with lack Of courage He well knows
that no republican will eountenance
contest at this time that would jeopar-
dize the administration programme.
For that reason he feels safe in defy
Ing us. The medicine that he pre-.
soribes win be mixed for him before
congress adiourns at this session"
If the insurgents adhere to their
determination to vote with the demo.
Gratis TO oust Cannon, the prediction
Is made that the house viii be dead.
locked for many weeks II will be I'M
possible for the insurgents and demo
Gratis to get together on a candidate.
And It may be difficult for the lnsur.
gents and the regulars to agree Ia
compromise Some republicans are
figuring on the probability Of the
house adiourning without electing a
speaker
Representative Polndexter Of Wash.
ington, another ainsurgent' who, with
Murdoek voted some weeks ago In
favor Of the Burleson resolution to de-
pose Speaker Cannon was eaustic.
"Cannons action Is foolish, he said.
"He is sitting on a powder mill and 1t
seems % me pretty reckless per.
formance for him to keep striking
matches all around the place He will
touch this thing oif some day and he
viii find himself goine up through the
dome Of the capitol
The speaker can not eliminate the
issue Of Cannonlsm by constantly
parading It in the house. The issue is
not an Incidental or personal one, but
Is fundamental and there can be no
harmony until il is finally disposed Of
and disposed Of In the right way. Can.
mons speech Of yesterday was not a
particularly fine effort at harmonizlng
the party"
Fraud Prosecutions Dismissed