Evening Star Newspaper, May 19, 1927, Page 3

THE EVENING 'MEMOIRS OF UNCLE JOE CANNON As Told to L. WHITE B CHAPTER X | 4 WUGHOUT that night d the day ttle said Joe day and following went on Cannon, resolution I I telling abolish create should 1 Speaker Patrick’s 1 it by that ti | | | d the Speak-| ment in &nd lib: “The after th had out galleries news went wers had If 1 had bed by the » from opportunists of ree, to resign to save t T recalled that when | aded their sins on the a to be done by and 1 won the Israelit head of a the ha dered wt ils “Crimes.” in the morning Cooper of Wisconsin, from whom in- surgency oozed at every pore, even when he was in a state of suspended animation, which was not often, was reciting in el ate detall the crimes I had committed against the down- trodden insurgents. As I came into the House from the Speaker's room, where I had been signing some papers, ®oper was eloquently describing the | wrong 1 had inflicted on Gardner of Massachusetts. This dreadful czar, all horns and hoofs and tail, had crushed Gardner and removed him from the chairmanship of his commit- | Ca n insurgent, he had ppose the Speaker. ed him and asked Gard- | the House why he hadn’t been reappointed. He was an oppo- | ! nent of mine, and if he h: could have dished me by simply being | evasive or failing to remember. But Gardner was a regular man, He had the blonde hair and blue eyes of the optimist; the rounded face and good-| " natured mouth of the humorist, but he also had a mouth that could shut with the snap of a steel trap, and eves that could become hard and cold in their anger and blaze in their in- "dignation. A good friend ‘and rich in his sympathies, but quick to flame into passion to rebuke a dishonorable or unworthy action. Replies With Humorous Smile. “With a humorous smile he said| Cooper Det that having learned he was to be re-| appointed chairman of his old commit- tee, he had asked the Speaker to give him another assignment, because if he were honored with a chairmanship after acting with the insurgents he ‘would never be able to convince them that he had not sold out to the creator of all their woes, the wicked old Speaker. He would be compelled to insurge even at times against his own judgment, as proof to his insurgent associates that he was loyal to their sacred cause and had not betrayed them for a handful of congressional silver. It was all the vindication I needed. When he finished and sat down a great burst of applause swept over the House. But it was not for {me. No, no, don’t imagine that for a {moment. It was the spontaneous trbiute to courage. Gardner had done & very fine thing, and the House was chosen he | s |the law was denounced as further EY, His Confidential Secretary for Many Yea His resolution was adopted and then he uation. amid great confusion, moved to adjourn. This he did as the new leader, though his title was soon to be wrest- STAR, WASHINGTON, D, C, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1927. advise their members, and Democratic | members were conferring with each other, but there was little time inr‘ consultation. The roll was called; the | insurgents weakened, and all but 9 | Gravely and slowly the Speaker re- ed from him. Mr. Cannon asked him |of the 43 voted against Burleson's reso- | to withhold the motion while the chair | lution. | made a brief statement. : Instantly the confusion subsided. Unprecedented Scene Follows. | | When Mr. Cannon came back to| viewed the situation, declared that|resume the chair he was given a re-! there was no longer a coherent Re-|ception by both sides such as the | publican majority and said it was the | House had never before known. They | duty of the new majority to take the | crowded down into the “well” in front | responsibility. He was, therefore, | of the Speaker's rostrum, cheering | y to entertain a motion to de.|him lustily, shouting out their ap-| He was given a reception by both ;idu- such as the House had never before | | nown. quick to recognize it and pay him homage. “The Democrats and insurgents in- sisted on keeping us in sesslon all night, which was uncomfortable, and the only way we could revenge our- by compelling them to n a quorum. Whenéver there s that a quorum. present the ms would be directed to & e up some of the wearied mmbers who had sneaked off home to | catch a wink of sleep. Curiously, he and let the absent Republi- cans slumber on. Opposition Shows Anger. “The opposition got mad and called upon the sergeant-at-arms for an ex- planation, but he was a seasoned old Republican and they got no satisfac- tion out of him. Then they moved to appoint an acting sergeant-at-arms to rout out Republicans from their nice warm beds and drag them through the cold. But when this man came to me for warrants of arrest I refused to issue them because the whole performance was clearly illegal. Later on that same night my refusal to sanction this gross infraction of evidence of my czarlike assumption of power and my intolerable and pre- sumptuous arrogance.” The next morning, 1 remember, Mr. "} of Caesar. Cannon took the chair wearing in his buttonhole a red carnation, which, in McKinley's time, had been the speclal badge of the leaders of the House. “Old Man Runs Up His Flag.” Everybody saw the point. “The old man has run up his flag,” I heard Gen. Grosvenor say. The floor and galleries were cro d. He declared Norris' resolution out of order. Nor- ris appealed and the decision was o ruled. Democrats and insurgents cheered wildly, the galleries joining | in, for every one realized that in & few minutes they would see the burial Cannonism was dead; dead as a doornail. His followers sat glum, distracted and crushed. The only man who appeared calm and unper- turbed, smiling even, was the Speaker. Norris was now master of the sit- ROAST BEEF BAKED FISH SAUERKRAUT GULDENS ‘Mustard‘ clusive community. Go out and inspect the splendid values they are. 1415 K Street You Can Live in Edgemoor Now —for here is a group of new and modern Homes—most attractive in design; and of the very best construction that can be sold at most unusual prices for this ex- $10,750 to $14,250 —and terms can be arranged various types—and see what Open for inspection every day and evening. Main Window Shades | Republican | was coolly taunting them to turn him | paign sensation |a sarcastic fling. clare the office of Speaker vacant and | proval | to order a new election. fo At Democrats Amazed. There was great applause and from tho: gallery who recognized courag: on t “Yes s a door- st 3 members there was only confusion | dead defeated presidential candi- | and amazement. They had no plan |date—and is there anything deader | except to adjourn, and Mr. Cannon |than that?—dead as an exploded cam- but the rule of the | nd government is not | andful of men who | they want, they get it want someth damned good thing to remember in | , the Speaker concluded with | ‘to stick to your party and | never attempt to buy the favor of | your enemies at the expense of your | friends.” (Cony majority liv the whim o out and elect his successor. 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