The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-27
INSURGENTS ARE SAID TO BE
DETERMINED TO REMOVE
THE SPEAKER.
"HEAR|NC FROM HOME"
Report Is Current That Those Who
Voted TO Retain Uncle Joe in the
Chair Have Been Getting point
ers" From Constituents-Poindexter
Declares Fight Will Go Further.

Washington. March 26.-Many OF
the insurgcnt republicans Of the house
who last Saturday voted to retain
Speaker Cannon in the chair are
"hearing from home according to.
reports III circulation about the cap
itol These advices are said to be
not at all reassurlng. Following close
H. upon this information come state
ments from several that the war
against "Cannonism' Is to go on to
the extent of ultimately causing the
dethronement of Speaker Cannon, the
election of his successor and the
complete reformation of the rules of
the house. The overthrow of the
speaker and the taking away from the
speakership Of all power to influence
legislation unduly. are aimed at. Some
of the insurgents discussed these
statements freely today.
a proposition to remove Speaker
Cannon by means of the combined
vote of democrats and insurgents and
substitute IN his place Ashur c.
Kinds. the parliamentarian of the
house. is one of the plans which sew
eral insurgents advocated today. The
idea of placing in the speakers chair
pure parllamentarlan. not a mem
Der of the house, who will be en-
tsrely uninfluenced by considerations
of PARTISAN advantage, was pointed
out by Representative Poindexter of
Washington and others as the logical
and proper course. Under the consti-
tuition the house may choose a speak
er who is not a member of the body.
Representative Poindexter, who Is
one of the prominent members of the
insurgent body, said;
Correct Plan.
This initial reform which we have
accomplished must be followed by
others. The whole trouble In which
the house finds itself Is causid by
the joining of the power of the speak
er with that OF the leader of the ma
jority., The English plan of having
I'm expert parlamentarian instead of
politician as presiding officer Is
the only correct one. As long as we
select u party leader as speaker just
so long we have partisan and unfair
rulings.
when the house adopted the Nor
rls resolution the other day 1t was "A
vote of no confidence In Speaker
Cannon and he should have resigned
AS he did not do so we should depose
him with that accomplished. | think
we should elect Mr.. Kinds. believe
n majority Of the house would vote
for IT, the democrats and the insur-
gents who voted against Cannon last
Saturday and | believe large mum.
her of other insurgents and so-called
near insurgents will vote for 1t wher
the temper of the people Is accurate
ly judged on this question:
Victor Murdock of Kansas. another
jnsurgent leader. said
THE movement to reform the pro
cedure of the house has just begun
Before this session adjourns we vii
have accomplished a great man.
things. ! hear radicals on this sid
who never before We're willing 10 ad
nit that the rules or anything els
needed changing, now discussing way
and means OF revising the rules an,
making them better.
Liberal Ideas.
| Not in so years have such liberia
ideas regarding the government o
this house prevailed among members
! expect to see In comparative
short time the standing committee
of this house meeting in open ses
sion instead of secret sessions as nov
OF course, the military and naya
and perhaps other committee. Woul
have to meet in secret OCCASIONAL
as a matter Of public policy. BIZ
secret Wavs OF doing business here
on the wane and soon win be owe
Many interesting and perhaps start
ling developments will result befoi
this house adjourns sine die
Other Insurgents expressed then
selves along similar lines. 1t is eel
tain that number of insurger
leaders have In mind at least tw
things for this session-first the ds
position of Speaker Cannon, unless j
voluntarily retires; second, the e'
tablishment of committee on con
mittees All of the insurgents e,
pressed themselves as desiring to 81
the presidents legislation out of II
way before hostilties break out agai
viii Deposs Him.
One insurgent who would not allo
the use of his name. said:
"Unless Speaker Cannon resigns, v
will depose him before this sessit
ends He Is a part of this syste
and must go. If ii does not happt
before, ! look for 1t to come abo
the last day of the session.