Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-03
REGULARS DISPOSED TO MAKE
SOME CONCESSIONS TO IN.
sURGENrs.
COMPROMISE CANDIDATE
MAY BE SELECTED
Cannon Qualified for Place But Los. of
Popularity With People PreeIudes
His Appointment-Dem Plan
Ie Pass Many Measures if Extra
Session is Held.

sO'iS ~AdTCl S.-ln case there
is TO be an extra session OF congress,
me question arises. who is to be the
minority leader-Speaher Cannon or
some republican who is acceptable to
'iie insurgents? The some question
VIII come up next December, in ease
there is to be no extra session. The
extra session will merely hasten its
coming.
In view of the necessities Of the
presidential campaign next year, there
IS disposition on the part of many
Oh the republican regulars to make
d concession to the insurgents for har-
iHoh9 sake, and select a floor leader
WHO. while more or less reg uiar in his
tendencies, viii not provoke Inc hos
'iiity Of the insurgents. Whether such
proposition will carry in the caucus
OF republicans preceding the opening
OF the session-whether this spring or
IN Decernber-is uncertain. In that
caucus. il should be borne in mind the
regulars will have a majority. for the
insurgents are not yet in control of the
situation in the house, despite their
gains in the election of last fall
SO far as he committed himself it
is understood that Mr.. Cannon is not
actively seeking leadership honors
Ih1s position would add nothing to his
fame, Ii view Of the prominence he
mas already attained, and besides it
would involve great deal of arduous
labor. which he might not care to per-
form. Ii guess were in order at this
time 1t would be that the republican
caucus will select some other man than
Mr.. Cannon for leadership, and yet,
in the absence Of definite assurances,
the insurgents are bestirring them
selves and planning to resist any effort
to bring Cannon forward. They even
talk of boiling the caucus should Cam
non be selected.
Cannon Adapted For leadership.
Under ordinary conditions either Mr..
Cannon or Nj Payne. the latter the
chairman Of the ways and means COM
mittee. would be chosen as minority
leader; but present conditions are not
ordinary. Mr.. Payne is not adapted
for floor leadership. and it is probable
that house republicans would follow
him unwillingly. Mr.. Cannon is splen-
didly adapted for leadership. He won
his spurs in that capacity years ago.
and his one-time fine standing in the
republican party. He did not lose any
Of his popularity until after he had
been speaker for two whole congresses
If the republican caucus is to select
some compromise man for leader, that
place will be eagerly sought after, for
the man who fills it acceptably will
most likely be selected for the speaker
ship when the republicans, in due
course Of time, again come into control
of the house A compromise candidate
would be some man Of the type of Rep
resentative F. G. Stevens of Mime
sofa, who while regular on some prop
ositions, is in sympathy with much OF
the insurgent program. but has not lost
the confidence and good will Of either
side. Obviously, any compromise can
didate would be a regular with certain
insurgent leanings. The insurgents will
be many votes short OF controlling the
republican caucus, and would have to
accept some man of that kind.
In reality, however. it will not mat
ter whether Mr.. Cannon is officially
designated as floor leader or not. He
will. to all intents and purposes. be
the leader anyway. because of sheer
ability and experience. In these re-
spects he towers high above all the
other men Of the house. on both sides
VI tIle ClidHiDe1, anu Vic iiCAI
two years as often as there is big
mixup calling for unusual parliament
tary and debating skill. 1t will be Mr..
Cannon to whom the republicans will
look for help. no matter to whom the
title of leadership may go.
To Discuss Many Measures.
When the president called Champ
Clark to the White House the other
day for an extra session conference,
the new speaker punctuated their con-
versation with terse observation that
is causing the old lire republicans to
have the political shivers. He said
substantially this:
"Mr. President. we should under
stand one another in this matter. If
there is to be an extra session, you
must not expect the house to confine
itself to the tariff. The house will
legislate on whole lot of other mat
ters"
From the regular republican stand
point. this remark will bear but one
construction. and that Is this: The
democratic house. once organized and