THE MOENIKQ OBEGONIAU, SATUBDAY, HAEOH 4, 1905.
Goes to the Orient in Behalf of Leading Journals
JC NOTED visitor in Portland yester-J-
day -was Frederic J. Haskln, one of
the best-known American correspondents.
2r. Sasldn will embark in a few days at
Ban Francisco for a round-the-world trip,
In which he will travel 22.000 miles. To
make the trip will consume 14 months'
time.
The nature of Mr. Haskln's visit to
Portland was to negotiate with The Ore
gonian as to his trip. As a result, a con
tract was signed for the entire sen-Ice in
the form of a letter which will appear
each week. Mr. Haskln will visit Ha
waii, Japan. Manchuria, China. Philip
pine Islands, India, Italy, Switzerland.
France, England. Germany and Russia.
Ihiring the past few years Mr. Haskln
has been one of the most conspicuous .fig
ures in American journalism. For sev
eral months he was in Cuba during the
celebrated fight against the yellow fever
plague. His series of articles on the re
construction of the Island, which ap
peared In a large number of leading pa
pers, were praised by newspaper men all
over the country, and were accepted by
the officials at Washington as the best
of their kind.
Mr. Haskln follows closely upon the
heels of big events, and for this reason
bis writing has been identified with most
all the great catastrophes and world-wide
occurrences of recent years. He was at
Martinique immediately after the erup
tion of Mount Pelee, and his wonderful
and graphic description of the terrible
devastation received commendation and
prominent recognition in all parts of the
world. Mr. Haskln entered Alaska in
the great rush for the Klondike, and his
series of letters from that territory only
added to his fame as one of America'3
most brilliant descriptive and narrative
Journalists.
South America has been the most re
cent field of operations for him. On this
trip he passed safely through two revo
lutions and three epidemics one of bu
bonic plague, another of yellow fever and
still another of smallpox. In every coun
try he visits he Invariably encounters sim
ilar harrowing experiences. In fact no
seeks excitement and danger of all kinds,
as It affords him the very best and most
interesting material for his American
readers.
Mr. Haskln, unlike many Journalists,
has no established field for his work. One
month he is liable to be in some South
American country In the very midst of a
political revolution, and the next month
he may be in Labrador, Siberia, or any
other place that may for the time be be
forc the world. The Far East at the pres-
WILLING TO MERGE
Board of Trade Submits Its
Conditions,
WANTS DEMOCRATIC CONTROL
If Such Provision Is Not Satisfactory
to Chamber of Commerce It
Will Endeavor to Work
in Its Own Way.
The Portland Board of Trade Is now
willing to amalgamate with the Portland
Chamber of Commerce provided the latter
organization sees fit to abolish Its pres
ent form of government and adopt one
more democratic.
At a meeting of the board held yester
day afternoon the Question of amalgama
tion was discussed. The report of the
committee on conference, which had been
appointed to meet with a like committee
from the Chamber of Commerce, was
listened to and its proposals were adopted
as good.
It was thought best by a majority of
the members of the board to amalgamate
If the merging could be done on a middle
sround. The members of the Board of
Trade object to the entire management
of the organization of the Chamber by
the board of trustees, while the members
have nothing to do In practical conduct
of the affairs of the body other than to
pay their dues as required. The members
of the Board of Trade therefore are of
the opinion that the business Of the
board or of the amalgamated body should
be carried on in open monthly meetings,
at which time all members of the or
ganization should have an equal ohance
to discuss and vote upon the measure un
der consideration. This in brief Is the
plan proposed by the Board of Trade. It
It 1b accepted the members of the Board
will Join with the Chamber, but if not
the Board will begin a campaign of or
ganization and enlargement. An effort
will be made to form many sub-organizations
under the protection of the Board
of Trade, all to work In harmony for the
good and the upbuilding of the city and
the state.
The report of the conference committee
was adopted and the plan outlined by it
was ordered sent to the Chamber of Com
merce for consideration and possible ap
proval. Upon Its reception depends the
settlement of the amalgamation question
as between the Board of Trade and the
Chamber of Commerce. This is the plan:
That steps should be at once taken
to bring existing societies of separate
trades, businesses and rnfe6ions la the City
of Portland Into relations with the Board
or the Chamber, as the caeo may be) by
which they should be constituted as the so
ciety or association of each eepanUe trade
or business of the Board of Trude (or Cham
ber). That measures should bo ret In operation by
Which sew societies or associations phouVd be
formed on those principles and affiliated with
the Board (or Chamber), comprising ntmebers
of all euch trades, professions and businesses
as are operating In the City of Portland, and
depend for their success on the prosperity and
development of the city.
That each ouch orga.nl ration should select
its own members, be responsible for them,
should have headquarters In the Board of
Trade (or Chamber of Commerce) rooms. But
that all their members who pay the $1 per
tooBth Cues of the Board (or Chamber) and
subscribe the conetttutlon would thereby be
come members of the Board (or Chamber).
That facilities should be given to all the
enb-organlzatlona to bold their open meet
ings at the ball of the Board of Trade (or
Chamber).
That open meetings of the Board (or .Cham
ber) should be held monthly at their ball, at
which free discussion would be allowed of all
matters affecting me Interests of the city,
municipal, trade, manufacture, business open
ings and facilities, while the public Interests
of the state would sot be shut out. That thus
the collective action of the Board (or Cham
ber) oould be brought to bear for the good of
the city, of Its various parts and of the citi
zens. That the officer and representatives of the
enlarged Board (or Chamber) should be direct
ly elected by the whole body at the annual
meeting, but that the Board should control
its own affairs, by Independent action at each
meeting; that an executive committee should
be elected to deal with emergencies and to
conserve continuity between the meetings of
the Board. The Board to act on the applica
tions of all sub-boards and associations1 for
membership.
That tho conference committee of the Board
be instructed to communicate these resolutions
to, the Gvunber of Commerce as the basis on
which, if adopted by the Chamber, an amal
gamation of the two bodies might be carried
through, and that powsr be given to the com-
ml t tee to adjust the details as might be
found test, provided the main outlines othe
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ent has been brought before the attention
of the civilized world as never before. It
is only natural, then, that Mr. Haskln
would seek this practically new field.
Mr. Haskin'8 letters appeal particular
ly to the American woman. In nearly all
of his articles there will be found some
thing especially Interesting to the ladles.
In the foreign countries bo visits he
writes about the women of different races
and their eccentricities and mode of liv
ing. plan above laid down be adhered to. But that
If It be fouad impracticable to arrange an
amalgamation with me Chamber ot Com
merce on these lines, steps should be taken
at oace to formulate the plan referred to as
adaptable to the future life and usefulness
of the Board of Trade. That If the last-staCed
ootrrae Is followed the members present pledge
then- best efforts to make this plan successful.
0BGA2HZING THE OPPOSITION.
Enemies of Rate Legislation Are Busy
and Have Advantage of Time.
ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 1. Letters received by
Congressmen and others in Washington
from different parts of the country show
that there is a considerable unrest among
the people and that they are very much
disposed to Insist upon something in the
line of the recommendations of the Pres
ident for curbing; monopoly In transpor
tation. Of course It Is too late in the
session for anything to be done now, but
it has been understood for more than
a month past that nothing would be
done, as a large number of Benators de
termined long ago to prevent any hasty
action in the way of railroad legislation.
In opposition to this sentiment that
comes from the people who are discon
tented with present conditions, many let
ters are received from men on the other
side who are taking' occasion to warn
Senators not to be In haste and to give
all proposed railroad legislation careful
scrutiny. In order that the business in
terests of the country may not be seri
ously disturbed and that unnecessary
flnancinl disasters may not ensue. Here
tofore the railroad Interests have not
taken any particularly active part In op
position to legislation, further than to
write Senators who were supposed to rep
resent them that they did not want any
thing done. But public sentiment Is be
ing created by various means against rad
ical action.
It grows more and more apparent that
this sentiment will be continually aug
mented during the Summer, and by the
time a special session of Congress is
called In October there will be a well
organlzed movement against any railroad-rate
legislation, and It will be
backed by such a power as to give the
Senate reason to delay or prevent any
legislation in line with what the Pres
ident recommended. Thus It becomes
evident that in putting oft the extra ses
sion of Congress from Spring until the
Fall there Is danger for those who ex
pect anything in the way of railroad-rate
legislation.
HEW COMMAND FOE PTTOSTON
Transferred From Department of the
Lakes to California.
WASHINGTON. March 8. By direction
ot the President the War Department has
Issued an order relieving Brigadier-General
Frederick Funston from the com
mand of the Department of the Lakes,
with headquarters at Chicago, to take
effect March 31. 1905, and assigning him to
the command ot the Department of Cali
fornia, and to the temporary command of
the Pacific Division, from April e, 1905, to
succeed Brigadier-General Francis Moore,
who will retire from active service on
that date.
Hood River Mill Will Soon Grind.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. March 2. (Spe
cial.) The 100-barrel flouring mill of
the Hood River Milling Company will
begin grinding flour Monday morning.
New machinery, direct from Eastern
foundries, has been installed, and yes
terday connection was made with the
water-power plant of J. A. Wilson's,
when the mill was put into operation
and everything found to work satis
factorily. T. W. Thompson, of Cornelius; J. P.
Aplln and G. J. Gessllng, of this city,
are the principal stockholders. The
plant represents an outlay of 320,000,
and Is one of the first local enterprises
of a manufacturing nature.
Thousands of Men May Strike.
NEW YORK. March 3. Demands for
Increased pay and an eight-hour day to
take effect May 1, have been announced
by the Rockmen and Excavators' Union,
which contains about 16,000 members In
Greater New York. If the demands meet
refusal, the men declare they will strike
on the date mentioned.
The rockmen want SB cents an hour,
the excavators demanding 20 cents. Their
union was organised when the subway
was started, and a year ago went on
strike to obtain recognition. The union
has since been reorganized.
Knights to Meet In April.
ASTORIA, Or, March 5L (Special.) A
district convention of Knights of Pythias
Lodges will be held m this city on April
C. The district embraces the lodges at
Astoria, Seaside, Rainier and EL Helens.
TO CUKE COLD XX ONE DAT.
Take Laxatlr Bromo Quinine Tablets. XH
Crosglsta refund the money tf It falls to caret.
X. W. Orove' sta&atim U cm sassv box. 2&c
Besides being a gifted writer, Mr. Has
kln la a thoroughly trained newspaper
man. He made his start on a small
weekly paper In Missouri as the office
"devIL He showed such an adaptabil
ity, however, that in a few years he had
worked himself up through all the va
rious branches of the business and be
came the editor and proprietor.
The date of the appearance of the first
of his articles to appear in The Oregoalan
will bo announced later. x
CAUSE OF THE FIRE
Phosphorus Shipped on Oregon
Under False Label.
SCHEME TO ESCAPE BIG RATE
Vessel Leaves Humboidt Bay for San
Francisco for Repairs Damago
. to Ship Amounts, to $40,
000 and Cargo $25,000.
EUREKA. CaL, March 8. It devel
oped this afternoon that the fire on the
steamer Oregon was caused through a
criminal shipment of a quantity ot
phosphorus, labeled as phospnto of
lime. Altogether there were 14 cases.
It is said, on board. One case was
stowed aft between decks and the re
mainder in the vessel's hold. The usual
precautions taken In shipping phos
phorus were not followed, the officers
having no knowledge of the true con
tents ot the shipment which had been
falsely labeled to escape the payment
of high freight rates for such combus
tible material as phosphorus, and which
very often will not be shipped on a
passenger craft under any conditions.
The officers of the vessel, prior to de
parture, were frco in the comment that
the fire originated In that manner.
With a heavy list to port, the Ore
gon sailed for San Francisco today.
All night her crew and a gang of long
shoremen were at work shifting her
cargo and making ready for her de
parture. A few minutes before 11
o'clock this morning the tug Ranger
put a line on the damaged ship, pulled
her away from tho railroad wharf and
started her down the bay. The tug
followed in her wake, and upon reach
ing tho entrance of the harbor, piloted
her over the bar. When last seen, at
noon, the Oregon was headed down the
Coast at a fair rate of speed and ap
peared to be working easily.
This morning Captain Fred Warner,
commander of tho Oregon, and Captain
Pillsbury, of the marine underwriters,
filed a wreck report with Collector of
Customs -Sterling A. Campbell. The
document gives the first authentic es
timate of the damago done to the Ore
gon by the fire. It shows that tho ves
sel was valued at $175,000 and the
cargo at $75,000. The estimated dam
age to the vessel is $40,000 and the
damage to the cargo 125,000.
St. Paul Comes -Next Week.
The local office ot tho San Francisco &
Portland Steamship Company has been
advised that the steamer St. Paul, which
will take the place of the Oregon, will
leave the Bay City for this place March
8. Passengers who bought tickets for tho
sailing of the Oregon from Portland havo
been given the privilege of going south by
rail If they do sot care to wait for the Co
lumbia, which leaves next Tuesday. Part
of the freight destined for San Francisco
will be sent on steamers of other lines.
LIGHTSHIP TO BE REPAIRED
No. 70, at San Francisco Bar, Will
Be Withdrawn From Her Station.
Captain Day, Lighthouse Inspector at
San Francisco, has Issued a notice that
about April 1 lightvossel No. 70, moored
about 34 miles outside of the bar oft the
entranoe to San Francisco harbor, will
be temporarily withdrawn from her
station for repairs and the station will
be marked by a gas buoy, painted red
I with "LJghtvessel Moorings" In black.
and showing a fixed white light. Light-
vessel No. 70 will be returned to her
station as soon as repairs have been
completed and the buoy withdrawn, of
which due notice will be given.
Notice Is also given that outer end
south Jetty buoy, a first-class spar, red.
No. 2, heretofore located about 250 feet
north-northwest of the submerged
rocks of the south jetty. Humboldt bar.
Jibs gone adrift. It will be replaced
as soon as practicable.
USES HIS OWN CREW.
Captain of S. T. Alexander Employed
Only Sailors at Drydock.
The Coast Seamen's Union, after a clash
with the longshoremen. Is now in trouble
with the Riggers' and Liners' Union. The
dispute was occasioned by the work done
on the schooner S. T. Alexander at the
drydock. The echooner was lifted for the
purpose of being cleaned and painted, and
the captain decided he would have the
work done by,, his own crew. Heretofore,
this kind of labor has been performed by
the riggers and liners, and they strenu
ously objected to the schooner captain's
action. Several delegations were sent
down to St. Johns, but to no purpose, for
the skipper persisted in doing things his
own way.
The Alexander was floated at 1 P. M.
yesterday, having been on the dock just
S hours. The total expense was about
$200, Including the docking charges, a sum
considerably less than it would have cost
the schoooner had the work been done by
contract. This is the first time a vessel
has been scraped and painted In the dock
by her own crew, and It Is probable other
vessel-owners will follow the example.
The contractors offer no objections, as
most of them have lost money in handling
the small coasters that have been lifted,
but the members ot the riggers' union say
they have not been fairly treated In hav
ing this kind of work taken from them.
LUMBER VESSELS ARE COMING
Seven More Placed on the En Route
List.
Seven more lumber-carriers have been
put on the en route list to load cargoes
at Portland. They are the brigantlne Lur
llne, barkentine Katie Flicklnger and
schooners Sehome and Churchill, from
San Francisco; the schooners Luzon and
Borealis, from San Pedro, and the schoon
er David Evans, from San Diego.
The schooner Virginia cleared for San
Francisco yesterday with 670.000 feet ot
lumber taken on at the North Pacific
mill. The barkentine J. P. Emlgh will
arrive this morning to load at the Port
land .Lumber mills for Shanghai. The
barkentine Koko Head, which reached
Astoria last evening from Hawaii, is un
der charter to the Pacific Export lumber
Company to load for Manila.
TACOMA IS IN THE ICE.
Blockade-Runner Caught Off tho
Japanese Coast.
TOKIO. March 2. It is reported that
the American steamer Tacoma, bound
from Seattle to Vladivostok with 2000 tons
of salt beef on board, was caught In the
ice north of Hokkaido, about February
2S, and Is still held there. It Is added
that the crew onco abandoned the Ta
coma, but returned to her. These re
ports cannot be confirmed on account of
tho danger to naval ships, which were
avoiding the Ice fields.
WILL SEARCH FOR DERELICT
Transport Solace Will Try to Find
Hulk Sighted by Pythomene.
6AN FRANCISCO. March 2. Special.)
The transport Solace Is coaling tonight
at Mare Island and Is expected to leave
for the north tomorrow forenoon. The
Portland Chamber of Commerce reported
a derelict oft the Columbia River bar
and the Solace has been ordered north
by tho Navy Department to discover. If
possible, and sink the menace to naviga
tion. Acme Clears With Lumber.
ASTORIA, Or., March 3. Special)
The steam schooner Acme cleared at tho
Custom-House last evening for San Fran
cisco. She carries a cargo of 500,000 feet
of lumber loaded at Vancouver.
Marine Notes.
The steamer Oregona, of the Oregon
City Transportation Company, has been
laid off for painting and repairs and the
Altona yesterday took her place on the
Portland-Albany route.
Inspectors Edwards and " Fuller have
gone to Riparla to inspect the steamer
Spokane.
The dredge Portland began work on the
O. W. P. Co.'8 fill at Sellwood yesterday.
Domestic and Foreign Porta.
ASTORIA. March 8-Arrlved down last night
Schooner Halcyon. Arrived daws, at 1 last
night and sailed at 9:25 A. ST. Steamer Acme,
for San Franoliwo. Left up at 6:40 A. M-
Barkentine T. P. Emlgh. Sailed at 9:35 A. M.
German ship Carl, for TaJcn. Sailed at 3
P. ,11. Schooner Halcyon, for San Francisco.
Arrived down at 11 A. it. and sailed at 4 P.M.
Steamer Northland, for Son Pedro. Sailed
at 12 noon Schooner Oceania Vance, for San
Francisco. Arrived at 5 P. 1L Barkentlno
Kolco Head, from Hawaii. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M., obscured; wind south; weather
foggy.
San Francisco. March 3. Silled at 11:30 A.
M. Steamer Columbia, for Portland. Sailed
Schooner Sehome. for Portland. Arrived Steam
er Oregoalan, from New Tork. Coronet and
San Diego; steamer Rainier, from Belllngham.
Sailed Steamer Centennial, for Seattle; steam
er Asuncion, for Seattle; barkentine Encore,
for "W Ilia pa; echooner Comet, for Gray's Har
bor. Cleared British steamer Glenturret, for
Tokohama; BrltLia steamer Chlltonford, for
Newcastle, Australia.
Hoqulam, "Wash.. March a (Speclal.-6ailed
Schooner Philippine, for San Pedro; steamers
Homer and Santa Barbara, for San Fronclsoo.
Arrived Schooner Sophie Chrlstensen and
steamer Santa. Monica, from San Francisco.
Kahulul. March 3. Arrived Schooner Olga,
from Portland.
F0K A COMPROMISE.
Rrvermcn Offer to Avoid Great De
lays in the Future.
The rlvermen are much elated over the
strong Indications that their proposed
remedy for delays to bridge pedestrians
will be given a trial.
"When the recent agitation for closed
bridges was begun the rlvermen met the
issue squarely, and while objecting to
anything like closed bridges for any speci
fied time of the day, they admitted that
many delays did exist which were occa
sioned by the boats. They had no hesi
tancy in acknowledging this weakness on
their side of the controversy, and al
though fully convinced of their protec
tion by the Government, they evinced a
decided "give and take" disposition In the
settlement of the dispute.
The expressed determination of the
county officials to close the bridges for
. two hours each day resulted in a meeting
of representatives of river interests, at
which various methods of relief to the pub-Mr-
worn discussed. After consideration It
('was decided that the suggestion of Mayor
"Williams, which was that Immediately
after the passage of a boat the draw
should be closed and the bridge cleared
of congested traffic before opening for
another boat, was the most feasible and
practicable. A committee was appointed
to present this remedy to Judge "Web
ster and to give the rlvermon's side.
Later a letter of instructions to captains
and pilots was prepared governing the
approach to and passage through the
bridges, and these have been Indorsed by
all steamboat companies and owners.
These Instructions, when followed out,
will. It Is expected, keep the maximum
delay to the bridge public within five
minutes. Their principal provision Is that
a boat shall not signal for the draw until
within proper distance, and that In the
case of two boats approaching a bridge,
unless they are immediately together, the
draw shall be closed after the passage of
the first boat, and the second will lay-to
until the bridge traffic is cleared and the
draw opened again.
This it is thought will In itself provide a
great relief to the public, without causing
a serious loss to shipping, and rlvermen
have been led to believe that the County
Commissioners are more than Inclined to
give this suggestion a trial before taking
steps to. close the bridges.
Standing of Bowling Teams.
The following is the standing of the
teams entered in the league ten-pin
series at the Portland Bowling Alleys:
"Won. lVost. P.C
Gambrlnus 23 10 .637
All-Stars 17 IS .515
Pin-Knights 35 15 .500
Gold Leaf 13 20- .394
Bankers 13 20 .CM
Tho Denver & TUo Q rands scenery Is
even more beautiful in Winter than Sua-
mer. Travel East vis. that lis asd.
, fUx la-tt Lake Cttx
HOW STATE FARES
Moneys Appropriated forjts
Harbors.
BUT ONE DECREASE MADE
That Is a Reduction of Fifty Thou
sand Dollars In the Amount
for the. Mouth of the
Columbia River.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
as passed provides for the following Gov
ernment work in Oregon waters:
Tillamook Bay and bar $ 10,000
Coqullle River 55,000
Upper Columbia and Snake Rivers.. 23,000
Columbia River at Cascades 30,000
Willamette and Yamhill Rivers....- 50,000
Lower Willamette and Columbia
Rivers 100,000
Same, continuing contract, addi
tional 120,000
Mouth of the Columbia 400,000
Same, continuing contract, addi
tional 300,000
Columbia River, locks and canals at
The Dalles 50,000
Same, continuing contract, ad
ditional 260.000
Columbia River, between Vancouver
and moutn of wmamette 20,000
Same, continuing contract, addi
tional 30.000
Gauging waters of Columbia 1,000
Tho only change made in the appropria
tion as reported by the conference com
mittee two days ag6 was In that for the
mouth of the river, which was decreased
$50,000.
These appropriations Insure the continu
ance of Government work on the Colum
bia River jetty, the beginning ot con
struction on the Celllo Canal, and the
deepening of the river all matters of
vital Importance to Portland.
The advice of the House's action yes
terday in disagreeing on the river and
harbor bill and returning It to the confer
ence caused a feeling ot gloom In tho
local United States Engineers' Depart
ment. These officials, aside from the offi
cial aspect, all take a deep personal In
terest in tho various projects under their
Jurisdiction. The possibility of a lack of
funds this year was looked on with ap
prehension, and the passage of the appro
priation bill brings with it a great relief.
When informed last night of tho action
of Congress in regard to the bill. Major
W. C. Langfltt said:
"While the amounts allowed us are far
below what we wanted, we are pleased
with the appropriations. They are suffi
cient for the continuance of work during
this year, and will avoid the embarrass
ing position of being abl6 to do nothing.
'Tt Is difficult to say Just when we will
get outdoor work started on the various
Improvements, but we are doing all we
can In the line of preparation, and with
funds assured work will be commenced at
the earliest opportunity. E
"The beginning of the repair and con
struction work on the Jetty 13 entirely de
pendent upon weather conditions, but we
hope to get at It early enough to allow us
to obtain material results this year."
In answer to questions, Major Langfitt
stated that he was unable to state at this
time Just what work would be done by
the dredge Chinook this year.
BOTH PAETTES LOVE CAHH0N.
Most Popular Speaker of House
Ability of John Sharp Williams.
. OREGONIAW NBWB BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 1. When tho next Con
gress organizes, the Republicans will re
elect Joseph G. Cannon Speaker, and the
Democrats will again elect John Sharp
Williams leader of the minority. Cannon
and Williams, are rounding out their first
terms- as leaders ot their respective par
ties In the House, and both have done
themselves credit by their conduct dur
ing the past two years. But of the two.
Cannon has proven by far the more adroit
and by far the more popular leader.
It has been many years since a Repub
lican Speaker of tho House has won the
love of the Democrats as well as the Re
publicans. Speaker Reed, while he was
unquestioned boss of his own party, did
not bear the personal good will of many
members of the House, though all ad
mired his ability. He was heartily dis
liked by the Democrats. Speaker Hen
derson, who succeeded Reed, was a "Jolly
good fellow" when he was a working
member on the floor. His election as
Speaker swelled his bead; completely
spoiled him as a man, lost for him the
friendship of almost every man in the
House, and he retired at the end of two
terms, a wiser but a sadder man. Hender
son as Speaker had neither the admira
tion nor the respect of the men In the
House.
But Speaker Cannon, well advanced in
years,, carried with him into the Speak
er's chair the same lovable nature that
has made him popular all his life. "Uncle
Joe" Is loved by the members of the
House of Representatives as few men In
public life have ever been loved before.
He is a genial, wholesouled man, who un
derstands human nature; .he -is a man
among men, a friend to everyone who
wfll let him be his friend. If It were not
for adherence to custom, the Democrats,
knowing their Inability to elect a Speak
er, would Join with the Republicans to
make Cannon's election unanimous, so
stromr Is their liking for him.
Cannon's popularity on the Democratic
It is no small comfort to
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side of the House Is due largely to his
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the Democrats. The Republicans had
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Speaker decided against them. From that
day to this the Democrats have sworn
by Cannon, and his rulings throughout
have been uniformly Just.
John Sharp Williams, the minority
leader. Is in many ways an able man. He
is bright, usually intelligent and pos
sesses many qualifications for leadership.
In debate he Is an able match for Payne,
the floor leader of the Republicans. Will
iams was elevated to the leadership of
the minority direct from the ranks. He
was untried. In his two years' experience
he has wonderfully Improved, but his
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blunders, blunders of Judgment in every
Instance.
The latest and most serious mistake
which Williams made was In attempting
to make a party question out of the legis
lation affecting the pay of retired offi
cers serving with state militia. On that
occasion the Democrats refused to follow
him and he pouted, threatened to resign,
and otherwise made himself ridiculous. It
is such mistakes as this that undermine
a leader's strength, and Williams has suf
fered by reason of these errors. But on
the whole he has made a very creditable
leader. He 13 a more aggressive leader
than was Richardson of T.ennessee; he
was as successful a leader as Bailey of
Texas.
Williams in probably better equipped
for party leadership than any Democratic
member of the present or next House, and
for the reason will be re-elected. If, In
the dim and distant future, the Democrats
should gain control of the House, and
Williams in the meantime continues as
party leader, he will probably be made
Speaker. But for the present the minor-
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be unusually empty In the next Congress,
because of the tremendous Republican
majority.
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