The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21
After it is all over They Are Won
dering Whether or Not They
Have Not Made
Mistake
THE FOLKS BACK HOME
The congressman Who Remained
Faithful to the Speaker are
Maintaining Stiff
Upper LIP.

WASHINGTON. March 21.-The
house resumed work at noon today as
peaceufully as a prayer meeting, with |
Uncle Joe in the chair as usual. Only
routine business was transacted Dur |
| ing the first half hour there was not
/ the slightest indication on the sur
1 face of the turbulent conditions of
1 last week.
WASHINGTON, March 21.--The
members of the national house of rep
resentatives, which in the past three
days has witnessed titanic struggle
1 over the speakership and rules, seem
to be wondering where they are, The
! insurgents are not Growing over their
victory in removing the speaker from
the committee on rules Mr.. Cannon
is still their speaker; they did not
have the nerve to vote to unseat him
when he invited them to- They are
meek today.
Il have no plans whatever said
Norris of Nebraska. when asked If any
other move was to be made by the
itCW lloJOiity III llG lOuSC. WC GiS
simply waiting to see how the action
takes with the republicans of the
house. We want to see how it is taken
by the regulars and their attitude
and conduct, of course, will in large
measure determine the future course
of the insurgents.
'"There is nothing new contemplated
and the insurgent gentlemen interest
: ed have taken a rest or have attended
: strictly to their own congressional and
private business, as | have"
? The insurgents are trying to con-
= vince themselves that their votes made
:. them solid with "the folks back home. .
!. Just how they are to explain to their
= constituents why they did not unseat
Cannon when they had the opportunity
is not apparent Cannon and Can
= , nonism" they have held up to theil
constituents as the cause OF all ills
;, Some of them came here pledged MOI
to vote for the reelection of Mr.. Can
: non as speaker. They made the cam
paign on that issue, yet when l. was
put up othem, they lined up will
the regular organization republicans
The differentiation as between Can
); non and Cannonism, or between Can
: non or Cannonism and "the system j
hair-splitting proposition which the,
will have a good time explaining dul
!, ing the next campaign.
The organization republicans are no
:. only maintaining stiff upper lip, bu
they are sitting tight as well as stanc
ing pat. They must admit defeat, bu
- they are courageous, They do nc
:. think insurgency is dead-at leas
y, those who are fair enough to then
=. selves to admit it. The personal tr
~ umph of Speaker Cannon could nc
remove all of the sting of defeat /
the enlargement of the committee o
- rules nd the removal of the speake
- therefrom But in the organization {
49,, the new committee of ten member
a. who are to be elected by the hous
they may gain some of the lost grount
There are regulars who insist thu
none but regulars shall represent th
Il republicans on the new committe
M .Others are willing to concede membe
IIl ship on the committee to near-insur
MI ents-that is, to men like Gardner
HI Massachusetts. who is regular on pa
I'LL ty issues.
-INl That the organization, however, vi
lII be able to dictate the republican meT
iii bership of the new committee on rul'
IIN is unquestioned This much WI
HI stated emphatically by an Illinois r
IIIl publican, who is in position to kno'
iii That is the temper of the regula
MI and will continue to be On the 9th
MI hand. Representative Norris, insurge
lIl leader, said:
MI THE insurgents do not expect co
III sideration at the hands of the organ1
HI alton when it meets in caucus to sele
I'LL the members of the new rules comm
N tee. The organization will control t
Ill situation and will elect six membe
III of the committee. We do NOT ask I
representation on the rules comm
iii tee"
HI Gardner of Massachusetts is p'
HI haps the only insurgent who wou
be acceptable to the regular organi;
tion as q membe" of the committee
That any further attempt iowa
revolutionizing the system Of t
house will be made at this session
III congress is extremely doubtful. So
talk was heard of the next step bel