UNITED STATES POLITICS.
“UNCLE JOE” CANNON “PULLED TO PIECES.”
United Press Association-Copyright NEW YORK, March 20.
Thirty-five dissatisfied Republicans combined with the Democrats to curtail the powers of the Speakership, alleging that Mr. Joseph Cannon had used his power to nominate Committeemen in an arbitrary fashion in the interests of tlio Republican party. A new rule had just been passed providing that six Republicans and four Democrats should form the rules of the Committee, which deals with the precedence of private members’ bills, when a rowdy debate sprang up, which ended in the House refusing the demaod of the Democrats to depose Air. Cannon. Tbe insurgent Republicans bad to be satisfied with the curtailing of the Speaker’s power. (Received March 21, 10.55 p.m.) LONDON, March 21.
The “Times” AVashingt-on correspondent says that the old Republican organisation in Congress has suddenly crumbled. Air. Cannon was virtually omnipotent over Federal legislation. The Democrats intended to make Cannonism a great issue in the Congressional campaign, and blundered: badly by helping the Republicans to rid themselves of the incubus of Cannonism.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2766, 22 March 1910, Page 5
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