The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03
His Friends Say That Not to Do So Would Be Con-
 fessiOn of Guilt
INSURGENTS MAY NAME
 ANOTHER FOR THE PLACE
Doubt still Exists as to the Move to Be Made By Cannon, But the Majority Believes That He
 Will Not Run
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEY

WaSn1ngIOn, Jdnudiy E-NSPoSi"fi That the republican party will present to the next House of Representatives at least two candidates for the speakership Is the belief now current in congressional circles in Washington. Friends of Speaker Cannon declare that for him to decline to make the race before the republican caucus would be confession of guilt in all that was charged against so-called Cannonism. They are stoutly opposed to his withdrawal from the perfunctory speakership contest against Champ Clark, thus surrendering the minority floor leadership. Unless MT. Cannon makes the positive announcement that he is out of the race 1t is stated today that he will be placed in nomination, and his friends will make every effort to control the re- publican caucus.
 The insurgent republican congressman, while appreciating that the nomination is hollow one, state that they arc pledged against Cannon either by plat form or announcement and that they will not vote for him in the House for speaker even if he Is nominated by majority Of the republican caucus. Most of the in rurgents are inclined to take the posi- ton that they cannot afford to cast even a complimentary vote for MT. Cannon, and regardless of the fact that he will be defeated by MT. Clark, with sixty-odd votes to spare, they cannot reconcile their campaign pledges with 8 vote in his favor.
 One of the leaders of the insurgents stated tonight that he would not vote for MT. Cannon under any circumstances. This insurgent added that while 1t was rather early to definitely discuss the mat ter it was his belief that the insurgents would agree on one of their own number and urge his nomnstio in caucus. In the event that they are defeated and Cannon selected, he favors presenting the insurgent name to the House.
 Course for Insurgents
 Republicans who are close to MT. Cannon state that the proper course for the insurgents to take is to cast their votes for the democratic nom tnee, MT. Clark. One of the standpat leaders in discussing the matter today commented:
 These insurgents are the men who made the election of MT. Clark pos- sible and if they are sincere they will play the whole game and vote for him for the speakership. do not know what MT. Cannon intends doing but in my judgment it is the duty of ev- cry republican congressman to give him his support and he should be nom- mated by his party for the speaker ship. A failure to give him the nom fnation simply means that the repub- lican membership with the exception of a small faction which was always in alliance with the democrats repu- diates not MT. Cannon but itself"
 The democrats having settled their speakership contest the situation in tho republican ranks opens an interesting field for speculation. It Is reported that the President has already been approached on the matter by both standpatters and insurgents for and against Mir. Cannon's nomination. So far as can be learned MT. Taft has not yet indicated what course he will pur sue. The fact that he has been hold ing out the olive branch to the insur gent wing of the republican party leads to the belief in some quarters that he will take a stand against Cam non's selection for the minority mouth piece on the floor of the House. The President is in a quandary over the situation. His re-nomination depends entirely upon that wing of the party which is Identified with the present speaker. He is well aware that if he gets insurgent support for the nom- ination it will only be for the reason that they see no chance of nominating Senator LaFollette or some other in surgent receptive candidate for the presidency.
 The only hope of the republicans is that MT. Cannon will announce that he never had any intention of seek ' ing the nomination and must not be ! considered in the caucus. Uncle Joe \ run? Never" was the brief comment k of one of the speakers associates when this solution of the problem was sug- N gested to him today.
 Hot Fire for Lorimer
 That real hot fire is going to be built ' under the seat now occupied by Senator Billy Lorimer of Illinois when the
 
 more apparent every day More interest is now feltf n the outcome of the fight M scheduled over the Lorimer whtewash- \ ing report than in~anything else billed to come before Congress at this time. The direct election of United States senators I and the contest over the confirmation of I che court of commerce judges will be somewhat forced into the background by the feeling that has grown up over the Lorimer scandal. |
 It became known today that some of the elder statesmen upon whom the Lori { mer forces believed they could rely in \ all probability will vote against his \ continuance in the Senate and in favor 1of the resolution declaring his seat va cant, which 1t is now assured will be offered. attt
 There is rumor today that Senator Hale and Senator Frye of Maine. to both of whom Lorimer had looked for support, would lineup with those opposed to him. Senator Hale, it Is pointed out, is stickler for the honor and dignity of |he Senate and Is extremely sensitive to
 6y reflection upon the body in which he