Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-08
Democrats Frame PreIimina-
ries for Next House.
NOT TO DISTURB BUSINESS
Legislation to Be Along Lines of
Conservation, It Is Declared.
TALK WITH PRESIDENT TAFT
Those Remaining in City Favor Only
Partial Revision of Tariff at
Extra Session.

democratic congressional leaders re-
manning In the city. number of whom
nave been visiting President Taft. de-
ciare that sentiment is crystallizinc
among them for only a partial revision Of
."e 'ailn at the extra session. leaving
iur.her revision TO be made from .time
W 'iihe as the party deems best
this program is adopted by Senate
aiiu mouse democrats 1t is predicted that
.heie VIII be an early adjournment of
lhe extra session of Congress. with no
business having been transacted except
ratincation of the Canadian reciprocity
treaty and revision of something like a
dozen schedules of the Aldrich-payne
tariff bill.
senator's Overman of North Carolina.
bacon OF Georgia, conservatives and
owen or Oklahoma, radical, are three or
tne leading Senate democrats who saw
tnat the country need not look for the
aarty 10 split open business interests by
wholesale revision. Champ Clark. DEM
ocratic Speakerto-be of the next House
is said on good authority to propose the
same sort Of revision.
III the program. as now contemplated
Is adopted Congress will not he in sas
sion over three months. 1t III probably
put through Canadian reciprocity first
While this is going on the ways and
means committee. with it's democratic
majority, will be working upon the sched.
to be revised. These Will include wnoI
ano woolen goods. cotton and cotton
soo1s. nour. meats and other necessaries
or, on NE. with the probability Of agricul-
To Protect" the Farmer Vote. =
The democrats do not propose to lose
sight OF the farmer vote They viii, de.
clare that IL the western and northwest.
ern farmer is to become a loser bv LET.
tihs Canadian wheat and other grains in
iree' as proposed in the Canadian reci.
procisy agreement. he should have tho
uenent OF cheaper flour and other ar
t.eI' Siss consumed by him. The democrats
ren'sht; uerneSe tnat the farmer is sore on the
.epuoucan party, and his interests Will
oe looked after with an Unusual &c.,.
OF careful attention ~SeAe'
senator Owen said that he did not b..
neve the party would undertake. extensiv.
sion. '"e eAef3 ~
my VIEW" he said. is that we should
Io"er the duties on things that the neo-
p,n pnt need s TO give cheaper prices. and then
scheduie snt, h,, revision on. to be taken up
eSSHeuule py schedule In the future. In
tnls way the business interests of th.
country, with few exceptions, will have
no occasion to be disturbed. Future re-.
VISION can be made after careful gather
ing of facts. eo'Ae'
Ihose people who are expecting the
democrats to upset everything are going
10 be badly mistaken / do not beiiave
.nere tn VIII De any lack of confidence i'm
the party by business OF ALI kinds oftar
We get through. OF course. where thera
is monopoly and Overproduction and thsse
interests clash with those of the great
masses or the people. the people are to
be cared for first" "
Representative
una. who Is still in the city, said:
mere Will not be over twelve or A.
teen schedules revised by the extra SEES
sion OF Cpnsress-probably not that MANY
ana the democrats will take 'up further
revision as they are prepared n handle
IL scientifically and with Justice to All
concerned. Those republicans who are
Iookihs Ior the democrats to make fools
OF themselves will be disappointed. I am
confdent. The country is not to he kent
In state OF agitation by a wholesale
revision OF the existing laws. That in
assured" :"
Cannon Bone Of Contention.
The fight over whether Joe" Cannon
shall be minority leader in the next
House has already begun. according to
republican members who have been visit
ing the President. There are suggestions
that the President may be drawn into the
DrRSanf
Is only preliminary skirmshing, a survey
OF the lineup from each side Insurgents
In the next House admit that they will
nght to the end any proposition that will
make Mr. cannon minority leader, which
he Will become IL he is the nominee of his
party for Speaker. The Insurgents are
quietly getting the aid of a number of
men heretofore known as regulars Some
or these pledged themselves before the
last election not to again vote for him as
Speaker and they construe this pledge as
putting them against him for minority
leader.
others now against him made no
pledges, but recognize that in a fight over
revision of the tariff the former Speaker.
as minority leader would probably nor
represent the real sentiment of the party
and thereby would place the party in a
wrong light before the country The
question is declared to be a most serious
one, deserving thoughtful attention by
the minority in the House. The Presi-
dent himself is said to view the matter
with some concern, although desirous OF
keeping out of the certain fight that is to
come. Three men are mentioned as like
ly to receive support against Mr. Can
non. They are Representatives Mann OF
Illinois, Olmsted of Pennsylvnia and
Payne of New York.
Mr.. Mann, it is said. would not permit
himself to become opponent of Mr.
Cannon. and the only way he is likely
to get into the fight for minority leader
Is after the withdrawal of Mr.. Cannon.
II that should come about Olmsted and
Payne are also friends Of the former
Speaker and would permit their names
to be used only in the event Mr.. Cannon
should step out. number of republi-
can visitors to the White House express
ed a preference for Mr.. Payne, although
admitting that his deafness would oper-
ate against his success as floor leader Of
the minority.