The Washington herald., 1911-04-08

The regular coat tails of Uncle Joe
Cannon. Of Illinois, disappeared into one
door of Minority Leader Manns head
quarters yesterday just as the insurgent
whiSkers of Representative Cooper, of
Wisconsin, emerged at the other
This, at glance. indicates the policy
that the new head and front of the
House Republicans intends to pursue. He
will play no favorites, and he will in
fiict no punishments for past offenses.
He does not consider that in the present
House minority there are any regulars
or any insurgents. With a clean slate
and fresh start, all will be treated
alike.
Radicals Visit Mann.
This is the policy announced by Mr.
Mann last evening, after series of con-
ferences with House members that lasted
throughout the day. He pleased Mr..
Cooper and other radicals like Lenroot
and Nelson, by calling them TO his Office
and asking their advice on many sub
jects. He put it up TO them as to
whether he should protest against the
''hoggishness" of the Democrats in in
creasnG the number and percentage of
their representation on important conf
mittees by refusing to assign members
OF the minority to the vacancies which
must be filled by Republicans and put
ting the whole proposition up to the
Democratic caucus. 1t was finally de-
ctded as d result of the advice received
by Mr.. Mann from all sources. that he
should make the committee assignments
and not give the majority a chance to
assert that the Republicans are trying
to play the baby act.
When the erstwhile insurgents left Mr..
Manns headquarters yesterday they
looked very much set up and spoke in the
GentIest and kindest aay of the new
minority leader. Uncle Joe. who made
late call on Mr.. Mann to find out what
vas indicated by the stream ot his an
cent enemies flowing into the minority
leaders presence. came out again not
so happy. Mr.. Cannon does not believe
in turning the other check.
Minority Leader Angry.
Mr. Mann is still steamlng with in
dignaion over the ''hogging" of com
mittee places by the Democrats. The
minority leader wound up his lengthy
comment along this line by expressing
wonder as to whether the ''hoggish"
methods of the Democrats arose from the
fact that they we're afraid of scraps
among themselves, or because. they
feared superior intellectual qualifica-
tions on the part OF the Republicans
After the insurgent visiting was all
over and peace lowered over the House
end of the Capitol. a newspaper man
met Victor MurdoCk. who was not at
the Capitol yesterday. and apparently
knew nothing of Mr.. Mann's harmony
Mr.. MurdoCk is radical
insurrecto from the feet up.
We'll. are you going to play ball with
Mr.. Mann this year." the newspaper man
inquired.
oh yes: we'll play ball. Mr.. MurdOck
growled in a tone indicating that he per-
sonally would be active with the bat.
Then 1t was explained to him what
Mr. Mann had done and how extremely
pleased Mr.. Cooper and the others
seemed to be over the way they had
been referred to and consulted
We'll" he said, that does alter the
case a bit. Things seem to be looking
up"
Mr. Mann has barely started to pre-
pare his committee list. The selections
will be announced probably some time
next week. The insurgents. it will be
found have hePn we'll taken care of