The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-13
MADE
TO UNSEAT CANNON
Continued Defiance Of Speaker Has
Aroused insurgents to Deter
mlnation to vacate Chair.

Washington, April 13. - An agree
ment has been entered into between
the insurgent 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 of
| the shoulder of the Danville warrior.
There we're conferences between in
surgents and democrats Tuesday, with
the result that the authoritative an
nouncement was made that the mem
bers of the minority party will stand
solidly behind 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 it, 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 resolution to
depose before an adjournment resolu-
tion is offered.
/ The plan to oust Mr.. Cannon has
reached the point where the insur-
gents are looking about for candi-
date to succeed him in the chair. Some
of them announce 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 Murdock, 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 countenance a
contest at this TING that would ieopar-
die the administration programme.
For that reason he feels safe in defy
ing us. The medicine that he pre-
scribes will be mixed for him before
congress adjourns at this session"
If the insurgents adhere to their
determination to vote with the demo-
Gratis to oust Cannon, the prediction
h made that the house will be dead
locked for many weeks It will be inn
possible for the insurgents and demo-
Gratis to get together on a candidate.
And it may be difficult for the insur-
gents and the regulars to agree to a
compromise. Some republicans are
figuring on the probability of the
house adjourning without electing a
speaker.
Representative Poindexter of Wash
ington, another 'insurgent" who, with
Murdock, voted some weeks ago in
favor Of the Burleson resolution to de-
pose Speaker Cannon was caustic.
"Cannon's action is foolish" /" he said.
HE is sitting on powder mill and it
lseems to me a pretty reckless per-
formance for him to keep striking
matches all around the place. He will
touch this thing off some day and he
will find himself going up through the
dome Of the capitol.
''The speaker can not eliminate the
issue of 'Cannonism' by constantly
parsding it in the house. The issue Is
mot an incidental or personal one, but
is fundamental. and there can be no
harmony until it is finally disposed of
and disposed of in the right way. Can
mons speech of yesterday was not a
particularly fine effort at harmonizing
the party