Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-31
CLARK AND UNDERWOOD LOSE
AUTHORITY IN sKiRMlsH
OVER TOLLS.
PUTS LEADERSHIP UP TO
WHITE HOUSE OCCUPANT
Small Men,in Power Will Be Compelled
to Run 70 Wilson For instruction and
orders-All Factions Trying to Gain
Advantage From Split Democratic
Ranks,

dents faction won its mario" Victory
| on the tolls issue the wiseacres imme-
/ diately reorganized the democratic ma
| jority. They predicted the defeat of
Champ Clark for speaker next time.
They relieved Underwood of his lead
ership and also chose Hobson senator
/ from Alabama.
On the other hand the Clark men
resurrected the Clark boom for presi-
dent. They declared that Champ stood
for the people of America while the
president had surrendered in the
choicest Princetonian English to for
eign Establishments.
The progressive republicans also pre-
dicted that Champ Clark would not be
the next speaker because that speaker
would be a republican. The result Of
the days work satisfied them that the
majority was at last in the hole with
the country.
M.-acek F.c.ie. Reieiees.
The progressives, under the lead Of
Victor Murdock. were the most glee-
I,
saults on the gag rule rebounded to
their advantage, since neither repub-
lican nor democrat has history which
gives him clear title to enjoy it.
There will never be q free house I'M
til both old parties. tarred with the
same stick, are ousted." said Murdoch.
Lastly. it was predicted on all sides
that the disintegration OF the demo-
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and threatened on the currency. had
now come near. The conservatives and
radicals were at each others Threats.
The conservative republicans made
no predictions, but did enjoy the Henry
rule. They said its perfection of auto
cracy made Cannon look like a country
constable feebly trying to keep order
at county fair.
After a most exciting debate. IN
which democrat clawed democrat, and
republican repudiated republican, the
house passed the Henry gag rule on the
Sims bill by the slim majority Of
thirty-one votes. The president had
| won. but by such a narrow margin that
| the defeated side felt it had also won
| victory.
! & The debate showed the president
lined up against the speaker Of the
, house. The leader Of the house demo-
Gratis took his place at the foot OF the
! list and begged time to speak from a
Kansas republican. Mr.. Underwood, in
measured tones, assailed the violators
Of party platform. and was answered
| by Mr.. Hardwick. who shook his fist
| under the nose Of Underwood and de-
rided his sudden scruples about the
rules. And turning on the speaker, who
sat pale and distraught on his plat
1 form, the fiery young Georgian hurled
his vitriol even on the high place when
he spoke Of the distinguished speaker.
| whom we all love personally" max
| ing his midnight assault on the head
| of his party from the ambush of the
| speakers room. The allusion to the
| speakers unusual course in Issuing a
statement to the press instead OF max
| ing his objections known through a
speech on the floor went home and
Clark turned all colors. This. taken
in connection with the previous speech
| Of Adamson. in which he had detailed
the efforts to get the Sims bill on the
| floor without a rule, put Clark in the
hole. Judge Adamson declared the
speaker had been consulted at every
point, and that he, Adamson, under
stood that Clark was agreeable to the
rule being brought in, that he was cog
infant of the number of hours debate
allowed and that, finally. he had never
made any objection either to the bill
being brought in or to the method OF
bring it in.
Clark Not Equal to Fight.
The speaker evidently was in bat
way, and there were rumors that he
would either take the floor or that he
would issue another statement. 1t wal
freely predicted that Clark would not
take the floor because Adamson anC
Hardwick would have been on his bach
in an instant, and it is well known
that the speaker no longer feels equa
to the rough and tumble fights in which
he gained his fame.
. The speaker and Underwood were
clearly outside the breastWorks ant
while the little men who managed tht
stage may have thought they wer'
; playing the game against these giant,
1t was not true. 1t was the white
; house against the speakers throne ant
the white house won. The men II
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