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Newspaper Page Texta WMWwb 2mint al. VOL. IX. CANNON FIRED OFF COMMITTEE BUT RETAINS THE SPEAKERSHIP Amid Wildest Sort of Scenes the Czar of the House Goes Down in Defeat. His Power Practically Thing of Past NORRIS SUBSTITUTE WINS BY VOTE OF 193 TO 153 Cannon Willing to Resign but the Regulars Refused to Al low Him to and Compromise Was Effected WASHINGTON March 19—Speaker Jcseph O. Cannon, aa a political entity ■nd Cannonlatn aa amplified by the t/eaker. were ground to pieces In a r volution in the house of representa tives today. ‘ By a vote of 191 to 155 the allied in- ■ orgent Bepublicana and the Democrats mated him from the committee on rules, through which he had wielded his great est power and enlarged that committee from five to ten members. By the aamo vote, reversed—lss to I»l—the house, however, declined to take the speaker's chair away rrom Mr. Cannon. Mo and bls friends call that “a vote of confidence." but the only confi dence shown after that first crushing defeat was too sickly and weak to hold np its head. The real significance of the vote to depooe the speaker was that the Insur gents refused to make a martyr of him. Further, they refused to cause a state of chaos by bringing on the election of a new speaker. Mot only were Cannon and his staunch supporters outvoted but they were out generaled and outfought. And not only were they given the most humiliating repudiation that any so-called leadera of the house have ever suffered but they were made to taste the bitter medicine they haw so often administered when they had the party lash and the fear of party excommunication to help them to achieve ruthless victory. For the speaker himself, though he died, aa he oftsn said he would when his time came, "with his boots on.” he had the courage, the audacity, the effrontery or whatever it may bo called, to retort to the vote that discredited and repudi ated him with a defiance of those who had crushed him and literally dared them to follow up their victory and throw him out of the speaker's chair. OLD GUARD FIGHTS ON. Also the speaker s old guard fought with equal bravado to the end. Braced by the speaker himself, they made the best showing possible under the heart breaking circumstances and when the speaker filtered hts final words to his enemies, they stood up and cheered him as though they had won the great battle of their lives Instead of having lost that bettie. It was a history-making session of the house of representatives that brought about the defeat of Cannon. Its like was never before beheld; none of those who took part Jn today s fight re membered the occasion or an occasion that approached that of today in im portance. And no session of this gener ation of legislators approached it either In the Intense excitement, the wild dis order. the bitterness of feeling or the intense partisanship that was displayed. GALLERIES WERE PACKED. And the interest was not only in Wash ington. but throughout the country. For an immediate audience the participants in the fight had every person that could be squeezed into the galleries of the hopse, practically the whole of the sen ate and every individual who by previous membership or otherwise could claim the privilege of the floor. That was the most mfinitessimal fraction of the real audi ence. however. The whole country watch ed and waited for the result of the strug- What will be the definite, tangible re sults of the big victory of the allies no one is yet in a position or of a mind to say. Admittedly Cannonism is ended, for one thing. No more will the speaker and his close corporation A. les committee be allowed to force through the house what measures they please or withhold those they do not like. Nor again, is it claimed, will debate be prohibited, while the speak er’s favorites will be shorn of the privi leges they have not only, used, but abused. There will he a new committee on rules. It will b* a Republican committee and the insurgents themselves say they are nnt assured .r«dy will even have repre sentation upon it. Its members will t»e first selected in party caucuses in all probability before they are elected by the house. The insurgents have promised to go into a caucus for that purpose, and they will be there a mighty small minor ity. But even if they are not represent ed and if the new committee Is controlled by the Uannon regulars, it will be a com mittee that will have upon it the fear of the happenings of this day and the high handed methods are not likely to be re tested. CLAIM SPEAKERS TRIUMPH. There are those among the regulars * ho hold that by the work of the stren •-»us day insurgency in the Republican party was destroyed. They even go a fir as to claim—men like Dalzell. Bou t»lle and Mann—that the real result of the day was a triumph for the speaker, treaning thereby what they call the final "vote of confidence." The insurgent lead ers are not worrying about that view of the ease, however. And in the view of the insurgent leaders, as well as of the o her larger minds of the house, the in s .rgents have justified themselves. Their justification was in their victory. Fur ther they are no longer regarded as in surgents. but as revolutionists. Insur rection became revolution when it suc ceeded. The Insurgent leaders. Norris, who In troduced the resolution that overturned Cannon and who led the fight: Murdock, whom the speaker has referred to as "a FIGURES TELL THE STORY OF CANNON’S DOWNFALL WASHINGTON. March 19.—More succinctly than it can be told in any other way. the complete downfall of the Cannon forces in the house of tepresentatlves is shown by the various roll calls taken In today's his toric struggle. Oratory and strategy counted for little in that tremendous fight. It was the brute strength of votes that was of availing Importance. In their chronological order the votes taken resulted as follows: Yeas. Nays. On Dalzell’s motion to lay on the table the appeal of Nor- ris from the speaker s ruling IM 181 On Uorrls’ motion ordering the previous question on his ap- peal On the question: "Shall the ruling of the chair be suatain tained?” ’ On ordering the previous question on the adoption of the Norris substitute 159 To substitute the new Norris resolution for the old, offered Thursday. x 193 18 * To adopt the Norris resolution 1 91 155 On Burleson’s resolution to declare the speaker’s chair va- cant 151 131 CANNON, SHORN OF POWER, IS SPEAKER IN NAME ONLY A L By Eliminating Him From the Rules Committee, the Insur gents and Democrats Strip Him of a Grip on Legislation non’s Great Bluff Failed, Ingloriously, to Work BY RALPH SMITH. 1 WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 19. Marching in solid phalanx, presenting a united front and working harmoniously with a number of Insurgent republicans, the Democratic party of the house today accomplished the partial overthrow of Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois, and badly shattered the heretofore invin cible Republican machine. The speaker went down with flying colors, hurling defiance at his enemies and challenging the disloyal Republicans who had voted to repudiate him. to carry their opposi tion to Its logical end and help the Dem ocrats to declare the speaker s chair va cant. The Democrats undaunted by the defl. accepted the gauge of battle and voted unanimously to depose the repudiated Re publican ruler. Had the insurgents, who had so vigorously sought his parliament ary overthrow, been consistent, the speak er would have been deposed in fact, and tonight the national house would have been without a presiding officer. It is conceded generally that the Democrats met the situation cleverly and that the party has strengthened itself in the eyes of the country, whereas the insurgent Re publicans threw "their fat into the fire” by their glaring inconsistency of purpose. NORRIS AMENDMENT CARRIED. The net result of the three days’ fight was the adoption of the Norris amend ment to the rules, which was tn fact drafted by Minority Leader Champ Clark. It provides for the creation of a com mittee on rules of ten members, of whom the speaker shall not be one. The com mittee is to consist of four Democrats and six Republicans, who were to be elected by the members of the house. The committee will supplant a rules committee of five members, which has heretofore consisted of the speaker, two republicans and two Democrats. It is, in fact, the steering body of the house, and controls absolutely the destiny of all legislation, though it shapes none. No. measure, no matter of how much conscequence. can get before the house for consideration without the approval of the rules com- INSURGENTS MAY NOW CHANGE ALL COMMITTEES (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. March 21.—1 t was reported that some of the “insurgents,” angered by Speaker Cannon's speech 9 aturday night, in which he denounced tfiem as coward members, were draft! ng a new resolution proposing a com mittee on committees to select an enti re new set of committees in the house. The Republican and Democratic caucus has not been called, but will be held during the week. wild-*yed son of destiny;” Cooper. Madi son. Gardner. Fish and Fowler and the rest can go home and ask their constit uents for an Indorsement aS men who have done something and can cite their very success as justification for breaking away from party dictation. REPUBLICANS AGAINST CANNON. The only Republicans who voted in fa vor of declaring the office of speaker va cant were; Cary. Cooper, Lan root and Nelson, of Wisconsin; Davis and Lind bergh, of Minnesota: Murdock, of Kan sas; Gronna. of North Dakota, and Poin dexter. of Washington. Gronna. of North Dakota, first an nounced his vote In the negative and was applauded. He afterwards changed. The Democrats voted solidly for the resolution. Norris and all the rest can also take seme pride in the fact that throughout the struggle they fought fairly. To be sure they cut off the stalwarts without debate when they desired to do so. but then Tawney. Dalzell and Mann had been offered a fair share in the discussion but refused in the hope that a chance might be offered them to filibuster and there- \IZAo Started the Fight on Uncle Joe MORRIS He fathered the motion eliminating Cannon from the rales committee. mittee, and so long as the speaker was its chairman, he was also its boss. Re lieved of the right to serve on the rules committee, the speaker will become a presiding officer, and his power to control legislation will be greatly curtailed, if not destroyed entirely. While the ten members of the newly created rules committee will be elected by the house, they will be chosen in caucus. The Republicans will select six candidates and the Democrats four candidates. It is practically certain that Champ Clark will be one of the Democratic members, and it seems equally as sure that John Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, and Walter Smith, of lowa, will be among the Repub lican members. MOST MOMENTOUS FIGHT, The fight was the most momentous that has occurred in the house of representa tives in a generation. It was perhaps the most spectacular, and at times the most exciting parliamentary battle in the history of the congress. It attracted to the capitol the largest number of people that has ever invaded that great building, except at inauguration times. The gal leries would not accommodate a tenth ol those who clamored for admission, and the wives and daughters of members packed the doors leading to the floor of the house itself. The corridors were dense with people surging back and forth, eager to get word from the inside, just a suggestion at what was happening, or might be expected to happen. The senate was not in session, and practically every senator who could spare the time from committee work put the day in at the watching the fight. Vice President Sherman was in evidence during the early stages, as a member of the “Old Guard.” trying to line 'em up for the speaker. He soon discovered the hopelessness of the situation and retired. The 11 members of the Georgia delega tion were in the hall from the convening of the house at noon until adjournment was taken at 5 o'clock. They followed the proceedings with careful attention, and on every Vote every Georgian's name was recorded with his party. by stave off defeat for another day or week. CLEAN CUT VICTORY. It was a clean cut, decisive victory that the allies won. Their first point was car ried by a clear majority of 17 and by a big vote of the day adopting the Norris resolution they won by a majority of 36. The regulars cannot claim that the al lies scratched through or that their own defeat was a scratch or a fluke. Both sides were ready for the fray when the house was convened at 12 o’clock. Every man who could be reached and brought here In time to take part In the struggle was in his seat and those who were absent or not paired were so few that it was known that the result would not be affected by their absence. The conference that had been held be tween the insurgent and regular leaders at 9 o'clock had been a dismal failure. Cannon making it a failure himself. When he had had time to think it over last night he refused to humiliate him self by acquiescing in bringing in a rule Continued on Page 3 democratic Leader Who Aided Rebels Co»ve*«- eoe » twine CHAMP CLARK Mlnorl'.-y leader, who was ones men tioned oj speaker to succeed Cannon. ATLANTA. GEORGIA. TU -ere , s 0 •• ’ /-fr/ ■> \ ; j bII II ’4, ' ■// Ilf ' 111 I*' “HERE’S YOUR HAT, WHAT’S YOUR HURRY?’’ M'LENDON LOSES IN HIGHEST COURT W UNANIMOUS VOTE ■ \ Decision of Supreme Court Friday Morning Sustains Ac tion of Hoke Smith in Sus pending Commissioner DECISION UNANIMOUS IN FAMOUS LITIGATION ♦ Neither Will ' ♦ : Discuss Decision : ♦ | ♦ Former Gov. Hoke Smith, whose ♦ ♦ order suspending former Railroad ♦ ■e Commissioner McLendon resulted ♦ ♦ in (lie supreme court decision Fri- ♦ ♦ day, declined to discuss the matter ♦ for publication. ♦. 'I have nothing to say," replied ♦ ♦ the former governor to the inquiry ♦ ♦ of The Journal. ♦ ♦ Former Railroad Commissioner ♦ McLendon was reached over the ♦ ♦ telephone at his residence Friday ♦ ♦ soon after the decision was handed ♦ ♦ down. ♦- ♦ “I haven’t anything to say,” he ♦ ♦ replied when asked if he wished ♦ ♦ to be quoted in regard to the de- ♦ ♦ cision. “I haven’t even seen the ♦ ♦ decision.” ♦ On every possible ground of argument, and with all tlie justices concurring ex cept Chief Justice Fish, who was absent, the state supreme court on Friday morn ing decided against former Railroad Com missioner S. Guyt McLendon. He will not regain Ills office. The court holds that the act of Gover nor Smith in suspending Mr. was legal; that the legislature's dis missal of him by a majority vote in each house was legal; that the laws governing the whole proceeding are constitutional, and that the office of railroad commis sioner which he held and from which he was fired, was and is not the personal property of Mr. McLendon, but the prop erty of the people of the state. The decision was written by Justice H. M. Holden, associate justice. INDICT MEAT TRUST AND BEGIN ACTION TO DISSOLVE Bills Found by Grand Jury in Chicago Against Packing Companies CHICAGO, March 21.—Simultaneously with the return of indictments today against the National Packing company and ten of Its subsidiary companies, charging violation of the anti-trust law. United States District Attorney Simms fl'ed a bill in equity for dissolution of the alleged trust. The bill names not only the National Packing company, but the Armour. Swift and Morris companies and the individuals who dominate and control the concerns. The defendants to the bill are the Na tional Packing company. G. H. Ham mond company. Hammond Packing com pany, Omaha Packing company, Anglo- American Provision company. Fowler Packing company. United Dressed Beef company. St. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision company. New York Butchers' Dressed Meat company. Continental Packing company. Armour & Co., Swift & Co.. Monts & Co. Edward T. Tlden, Louis Swift. Edward F. Swift. Charles H. Swift. L. A. Carter. Frank A. Fow ler, J. Ogden Armour. Arthur Meekes. Thomas J. Connors, Thomas E. Wilson and L. H. Heyman. Free Asthma Cure D. J Mne. a chemist at 124 Lane Blds., St. Mary's. Kansas, manufactures a rcmedv fey asthma in which he has so ranch confi dence that he sends a 11.00 bottle by express to anv on» who will write for It. His offer is that he is to be pnid for’ it if it cure, and the one taking the treatment is to be the judge. DAY. MARCH 22. 1910. ROOSEVELT WON’T ENDORSE, WON’T ATTACK, TAFT REGIME Neither Will He Discuss His Own Plans and Aspirations, if He Has Any, Until He Reaches Ame rica ASKS FOR NON-PARTISN RECEPTION AT NEW YORK (Special Cable to the Chicago Tribune axid The Atlanta Journal.) (Copyright, 1910, by The Tribune Company.) BY JOHM CALLAN O’LAUGMtiXN SHBLLAL, Egypt, March 21.—Colonel Roosevelt will not permit himself to be used in any way in connection with political events in America. This was demonstrated in a statement made yesterday in answer to a question in reference to the New York reception. "Naturally I am deeply touched and pleased to learn that my fellow.ooun trymen feel they would like to receive me on my return to New York,” he said.. “X shall be more than glad to eee them, but reception must be non partisan. Xt must be participated in by Republicans, Democrats, Populists, and men of other or no political faith alike—in short, by all who cars to take part in such a reception, whatever their politics may be or whether they be easterners, westerners, northerners or southerners.” tieyond tnfs statement he was unwilling to taix, but it is possible to call attention to the significance of his insistence Liat his greeting must be ab solutely non-partisan. The participants in his welcome must not expect him to say anything about politics. x«e will not indorse tne Taft administration; he wul not attack it. he will not criticise it. ..e wiu say nothing of public questions, nor vjill he discuss his own plans, and aspirations, ir ’ - has any, from the time he emerged from the jungle. He has said he will not speak, after his return to America, until he has nad an opportunity to ascertain existing conditions for himselfr is c*.nging steadfastly to this determination and asserts he will do so enrouxhouf his European trip. Any statement indicating what his plans and purposes are should be accepted as faise, as he has not even made up his mind on many points of vital Importance at home. AS TO HXS CANDIDACY. It is apparent that Stewart's assertions at Washington, when asking Pres ident Taft to participate in the New York reception, that Roosevelt had assur ed him he wouldn't boa candidate for anything; were without justification. This should not be construed to mean that Soosevelt will be a candidate of some sort, fer that would mean a declaration months and even years in ad vance of a possible occasion, which might arise. It is not expected that Taft will par ticipate in the reception, not because of any desire not to do so, but because he is president, and it is the duty of a pri vate citizen to pay the first call upon h im in compliance with the prevailing cus tom. Roosevelt is willing to accept the re ception not so much because of the honor paid as because of his desire to come in contact with the people. He loves espe cially those of the west, for whom he always has indicated special affection. Undoubtedly this partially actuated him to indicate that the reception should include not only New Yorkers, but the men and women of the entire country. Colonel Roosevelt will reach New Y Ort: on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, sailing from Southampton June 10. * Under government auspices the par ty visited Philea today, running the gov ernment launch to the historic island, w hich is submerged as a result of the con struction of the Assouan dam. Colonel Roosevelt took a boat and was towed through the great colonnade of the tern pie of the Isis with its 32 columns. He manifested especial interest in the beau tiful colorings. From the temple he was taken over the Assouan dam, which is a magnifi cent piece of masonry, although small er than the Gatun dam at Panama. The party returned to the Assouan hotel for luncheon and afterward visited the tombs excavated by General Grenfell, containing the mummies of the Egyptian princes of 3.000 years ago. Colonel Roosevelt was interested in the tombs and painted amusing word pictures of the d omestic life of those days, showing the kings fishing with two-pronged spears and watching the donkeys entering the town. He returned in the launch to Sh ellal. expatiating on the exquisite beauty of Philea in the twilight with the io ng shadows cast by. the columns of rocky hills in the rose lights of evening. NILE TRIP WAS IDEAL. The Nile trip from Wadi Haifa to S hellal was ideal. Only one stop was made In the 34 hours' journey, at Abu Slmbel, which is the finest rock temple in the world, not excepting those in India. The Roosevelt family landed and saw the four colossal figures of Rames es the Great, sitting in serene majesty overlooking the Nile valley. Thev were impressed with the- aim plicity and grandeur and beauty of tlie scene. *Miss Ethel, the reader of the p arty, quoted Baedeker s explanation of the symbols hewn in the walls, describing the victories over Khetas. Colonel Roosevelt met an Egyptologist and discussed at length the reign of Rameses, showing a surprising knowledge of the conditions of that period. He sharply condemned vandals who had cut their names on the breast of the figures, saying the government should treat them as they would be treated in America in connection with such acts in Yellowstone park, where guilty van dals are compelled to return at their own expense and erase the work. If one or two miscreants were brought back from Cairo, the colonel expressed the con viction that vandalism would end The journey along the Nile was peaceful and enjoyable, the family, Abbott and myself being the only passengers on the Ibis, which was placed at the Roosevelts’ disposal by the government. The scenery, although interesting oc casionally, was for the most part monotonous. Sometimes barren rocks and sands ran down to the water's edge without a sign of vegetation, and some times we passed through ranges of lifeless hills, becoming purple towards the sunset. Then would come the blessed relief of graceful palms and stretches of green banks, where creaking water wheels hauled life-givfrig water from the river to the thirsting earth. AVe passed a few villages, whose almost naked inhabitants toiling to produce the necessaries of life, stopped work to stare curiously at the passing steamer. The glorious evening was spent on deck, the stars seeming like jewels hanging pendant aloft in the sky. The desert was orange in the mellow light shed by the half moon, and the scene was engulfed in impenetrable silence, which the party broke only in whispers. Arriving at Shellal, we received the greetings Continued on Page 3 ffiffISCOBEIIIE REPORTED KILLED. WW.INWIIECK Passenger on Rock Island Goes Into Switch With Ter rific Result-Reports of Dead and Injured Vary LIST OF DEAD REPORTED VARIES FROM 14 TO 42 ■'By Associatad Preaa.) DES MOINES. lowa, March 21.—F. W. Cherry, of Princeton, lowa, one of the passengers on the Rock Island train which was wrecked at Green Mountain today, telephoned here that the total dead numbers 42 with the injured list possibly as great. A Miss Young, of Clin ton, was the only victim identified at that time. Mr. Cherry said he helped remove 37 dead from the wreck. 25 Reported Killed MARSHALLTOWN, lowa, March 2L—A St. Paul-Waterloo passenger train on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific detour ing this morning on the Chicago Great Western went into a ditch one and a half miles north of Green mountain, this county. It is reported here that 25 were killfid and a score or more were injured. All physicians in this city have been sent in automobiles to aid in the rescue work. Says Only 6 Were Killed CHICAGO, March 21.—An Incomplete official report from Conductor Worst states that five or six persons were kill ed in the derailment near Glade Brooke, lowa, and that 12 or more were injured. The majority of the casualties are said to have occurred in the chair car. The train was a consolidation of the Twin City express, leaving Chicago at 4:15 p.m. yesterday, and one of a similar name, leaving St. Louis at 2:15 p. m. The de tour was made necessary by the washout of a bridge 17 miles north of Cedar Rap ids at which point the trains were con solidated. An official report received at the head quarters of the Chicago and Great West ern railroad here gives the number of dead in the derailment accident at Glado Brook. lowa, early today, as 14. Twenty five persons were Injured. The train was a consolidation of two others, both known as the Twin City express, one having left Chicago at 4:15 p. m. and the other St. Louis at 2:15 p. m yesterday. A long distance telephone message from Conductor Worst at noon stated that 24 injured and the bodies of 14 dead had been recovered from the wreck. He expressed the belief that there were no others in the debris. The wreckage, he said, did not catch fire. MRS. R. W. JONEsTIES FROM DRUG’S EFFECTS Wife of Prominent' Grady Planter Drank Carbolic Acid Friday PELHAM. Ga.. March 21.—The wife of R. W. Jones died this morning from the effects of carbolic acid, taken last Fri day with alleged suicidal Intent. The cause attributed is ill health. Mr. Jones is a large and wealthy plant er of Grady county, and is the brother of A. T. Jones, Mitchell county’s repre sentative. Mrs. Jones leaves a husband and three small children. PUT MONEYJN SHOE, SENT IT TO BE REPAIRED NEW YORK, Marcti 21.—Mrs. Antony Internate. to foil possible burglars, con cealed SSOO in money and $1,500 worth of jewels in the toe of a shoe in her Brook lyn home, and during her absence an at tentive servant gave the shoe to a cob bler to be repaired, the maid having heard the mistress remark that the sole needed repairing. On learning what the girl had done, Mrs. Internate and her husband spent most of last night hammering on the ccbbler’s door, and when, with the per mission of the police, they opened it early today, the shoe was found with the ealuables untouched. Mrs. Internate haa decided to obtain a safe deposit box which will be as servant proof as bur glar and fire proof. RAID GROCERY STORE FOR BLIND TIGER DOUGLAS, Ga., March 21.—What is thought by the officers to be one of the boldest blind tigers ever uncovered in Douglas, was revealed Saturday by * raid made by Sheriff Rlcketson and hi* deputies, upon the grocery store of J. B. Exum. Exum was placed under arrest, and it is said the officers in going through the store found quantities of empty whisky and beer bottles, with some or the beer bottles bearing the original labels. SOLD~HIS BLOOD'FOR GROCERIES AND RENT NEW YORK, March 21.—Weakness, brought on by an operation for blood transfusion, was declared today to have caused the death of Bonard Lizer, a painter who fainted on a scaffolding five stories above the street and fell to his death. According to the coroner, the young painter had been in destitute circum stances and had submitted to an opera tion for blood transfusion in order to obtain money to pay iiis grocery bill and rent. The loss of blood left him so weak that he fainted after working for a few hours. shontsTmanch’ester FISHING IN MEXICO CITY OF MEXICO, March 21.—Miss Margaret Shonts and the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, after booking passage for Salvador, have changed their minds and will not go to Central America. They are now hunting and. fishing along the Balsas river in the state of Guerrero. In the extreme south ern end of the republic. They will be In Mexico until about April L No. 54.