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THE' SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME CVTL— NO: .108.
TACT'S SPEECH
STARTS CHEERS
FOR ROOSEVELT
"Go It Again," Says the Presi
dent, "You Don't Enjoy It
More Than I Do"
Chief Executive Tells Chicago
ans What He Thinks of the
Conservation Movement
Spends Busy St. Patrick's Day
r* as the Guest of the Irish
Fellowship Club
CHICAGO, March 17.— St. Patrick
waie notably remembered in Chi
cago today, the brunt of the
celebration falling upon President
T&ft, who was a thoroughly tired man
wh*n h!s train left tonight for Roches
ter. X. T.
During the day he spoke to members
of the Chicago newspaper club, to the
Traffic club, to a mass meeting, to
members 1 and guests of the Hamilton
club, and twice at functions provided
by the Irish fellowship club, his host
for the day.
In these speeches the president touched
upon "statesmen correspondents" who
colored facts to suit their views, and to
the railwaymen of the -Traffic club, he
expressed his trust In the sense of jus
tice of the American people. He averred
that he had learned more in the first
year of his administration than he could
hope to assimilate in the next three.
Tells of Souths Progress
Speaking of the prosperity of the
country, the president referred espe
cially to advances made in the south.
This was in his speech at the noonday
luncheon, when a harp of shamrocks
sent by John Redmond f rom
was presented to him.
At the conclusion of this luncheon,
although it was time for him to start
for the mass meeting at the Auditorium,
the president sought his room for a
half hour of quiet. Crowds made Hie
hotel corridors noisy, but policemen
stationed at the door of the presidential
suite warned all who chanced to pass
1,7, cease talking. When the president
X <:arpea r ed he seemed much refreshed
*nd there was nothing of weariness ap
yarent in his manner when he began
his address to the thousands who had
gathered at the Auditorium.
At the stago door a man attempted
to follow the president into the build
ing, but was seized by two secret serv
ice men. When questioned, he declared
he was a newspaperman, but inqury at
the paper for which he said he worked
resulted in a denial of is statement. ;
\u25a0 H<» was locked up after a struggle. He!
gave the name of "Dick" Short.
Prolonged cheering interrupted the
speaker when he mentioned the name |
of Theodore Roosevelt.
"The conservation movement,"
said the president, "owes its begin
ning to Theodore Roosevelt. (Pro
longed applaus*) Go it again.
You don't enjoy that any more than
I do. Who was it inspired Glfford
Pinchot with his wonderful activity
of mind and body in forwarding
the conservation movement? (Ap
plause.) I am in favor of giving
credit where credit belongs. (Ap
plause.) And of withholding it
where it does not belong.
Behind the Times
"There arc people in the house
and in the senate, conscientious,
hard working, prominent states
men, who look at the question of
conservation as it might have been
looked at 20 or 30 years ago. They
still favor letting out the land and
getting the settlers on it, instead of
a careful method qf conservation
and preservation. I am not criti
cising them. They say that I' don't
understand, and that we in the east
don't understand the situation be
cause we don't breathe the atmos
phere of the west. Well, I think
we are convincing a good many of
\u25a0^ them that we are in the right, and
that they are in the wrong. What
I want is an act of congress vali
dating all the withdrawals of land
• that have been made and giving me
power to make such further with
' drauals as ought to be made until
congress has determined the proper
disposition of these landß." V.;.
The president said he was meeting
opposition from those who wi*h an im
mediate disposal of land and those who
question the constitutional power , of
the president to make withdrawals.
Annoyed by a Woman
The president arrived on the " Penn
sylvania railroad at 7:57 o'clock in the
mprning. V.£
Met at the station by a national
guard regiment and a large reception
committee, the president swung into
the line of a St. Patrick's day parade,
which marched through Michigan aver
nue to the downtown 'district and
escorted him to the La Salle hotel.
Soon after the president had left
the train the procession halted for
about five minutes owing; to repeated
attempts of a woman who gave her
name as Jennie Mud to get into the
automobile containing the president
and his party. The woman struggled
violently with detectives who ' essayed
to stop her. and the scene occasioned
considerable excitement. The woman
finally subdueU and arrested. ,
* The crate of turf and shamrocks
wcighkig several thousand pounds that
was sent h*re from Ireland to be used
a.s a platform upon .which ~ President
Taft would speak was carried . off dur
ing the night, supposedly by souvenir
hunters. — \ ; :- .-— — __;_ ,
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TKIjKPHOJVB KKARNY 86
FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1910 -
EDITORIAL
Soap for the single tax. Pane 14
Hard losera on the other «ide. ' raise 14
BalUnger Fuhstituteis epithet? for facts, p. 14
Dodging ' and squirming by the United Kail-
Indians and cowboy* will be stirring features
of "The Eoundnp." . Tatse 24
McCrerrrs agree to lire apart and property
arrangements settled. l'nKf 24
Charles Wesley lUcd chokes • hJs wife's law
yer during divorce trial. . Paaje9
Children of Erin celebrate St. Patrick's day
with jubilee and derotion. P«BC 13
t'nited Railroads grabs |>art of Presidio ave
nue, but is ordered to desist. Paste -0
Merchant marine theme of luncheon wheu
cpeakers urge actlre campaign. Page 15
SUBURBAN
Notorious youth fleeces bankers of large
sum. Pnare 17
slask and Damper society presents clerer
comedy. Pace 17
Ferdinand Zinkand, well known bustuessman,
dies in Oakland. Pagre 17
Edward Howard Baxter claims Miss Rena
Scott as his bride. Page 17
Yoong Ladies' Institute of Berkeley will give
a shirt waist dance. Page 16
Mother granted custody of children, x but
father has little ones. Page IS
Life of woman saved by transfusion of blood of
her husband and brother. '. Pajje 17
Delger estate in Oakland, comprising valuable
realty, divided among heirs. , Page 16
Mrs. C. S. Chamberlain withdraws name as
candidate for club president. Page 16
Religious services and entertainments mark ob
servance of St. Patrick's day. , Page 16
COAST
San Rafael lawsuit over an injured cow raises
novel point of law. Page 16
Los Angeles mine promoter jailed at Phoenix,
Ariz., for embezzlement. Page 11
Lieutenant Janney upbraided wife for giving
his cbampogue cooler to Ames. Page 11
EASTERN
Cannon's power is now trembling in the- bal
ance. • V . Page 8
Wilson to leave for coast soon to reorganize
safe deposit company. I'ast 9
Senator Conger renews attack on Allds in New
York bribery scandal. Page 11
President Taft spends a strenuous St. Pat
rick's day in Chicago. Page U
San Franciscans in Washington urge $600,000 i
appropriation for subtreasury. Page 11
Police of four cities search for Charles A.
Clark, who disappeared from Boston. Page 11
Bostoniaos celebrate one hundred and thirty:
fourth anniversary of the departure of the
British troops. Pose XI
FOREIGN
. \u25a0 \u25a0 -
Reichstag: member replies to opponents with
offer of duel. Page 10
Boesevelt "leaves Khartum for Cairo after day
of entertainment. Page 11
Peasant wrecks auto to avenge child's death,
killing Argentine consul. Page 11
Bank of England raises discount rate on ac
count of heavy demands for gold. Page 11
SPORTS ffiWj
Jack Johnson wants to know where big fight is
coming off. _ * Page IS
San Jose loses to Beavers by a narrow margin
with score 7 to 6. Page 10
Local fans are rapidly warming up to the
Burns-Barry affair. • . Page 18
Oakland blanks the second White Sox nine by
the ecore of Ito 0. 1 \u25a0 c! : / ! Page IS
Berkeley students take up study of aviation
and plan tournament. Page IS
Fast time made at San Jose's driving club's
holiday matinece races. Page 19
Coast dog fanciers may break away from the.
American kennel club. Page 19
Acme club of Oakland arranges good rard of
semiprofesslonsl bouts. '. Page IS
Ball players organise regular labor union with
headquarters in Boston. Page 18
Seals defeat Fresno State league team by t»core
of 3 to 2, in fast game. Page IS
Pensaeola tossers defeated by Sacred Heart
college by score of 7 to 4. Page 18
Bedwcll entries lose out in a row in holiday
card at Emeryville track. Page 19
Frankie Burns makes bow before local fans
against Snailbam tonight. Page 18
California chooses entries for intercollegiate
track meet with Stanford. Page 18
Authorities find that morphine was used to
poison racer Baleigh P D. Page 19
Dc Oro again takes lead in match contest
against Kennedy at Wright's. Page 18
Oakland high school wins P. A. A. basket
ball championship In two classes. Page 19
Twenty-four amateur billlardlsU enter tourna
ment starting Monday at Graney's. Page 19
Ninety athletes enter competition for P. A. A.
cross country run Sunday morning. Page 19
Langford lands sleep producer in eighth round
as Flynn totters from missed blow. Page 18
MARINE
Disabled steamer Erna will make only tem
porary repairs here." Page 23
Informal f receptions to old friends held by
Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt at Fairmont. Page 14
LABOR
Mrs. P.- Verrlll Mlgbels addresses Anti-Asiatic
laundry league. ' Page 15
CANADA TO RETALIATE
AGAINST U.S. TARIFF
\u25a0 .' — — — . \u25a0 \u25a0 ..\u25a0\u25a0'!* '.- . /•".
Legislators Propose Surtax to
. Meet Maximum Rates •
OTTAWA, Ont., March 17. — A caucus
of members of parliament supporting
the government today discused the
tariff situation. A majority of the menl
bers favored Canada standing to her
position arid retaliating with a surtax
If the .United States imposed the maxi
mum provisions against Canada April 1.
Reprisals Against France •
BRUSSELS, March ; 17.— The govern-,
ment has submitted the draft of a bill
providing., for reprisals against France
if the tariff measure now pending in
the French parliament is enacted into
law. .-.'_ _ ;_; _ v' *:V ..';';•-;'-;•'> t -\u25a0;.-.
ACCUSED OF.' FOEGEHT— WiIIUm E. flump,*
246 Pout street, obtained, a warrant from "Po
lice Judge Conlan , yesterday for the arrest of
W. K. Bailey on a ebarre. of forging the name
of A.- L. Gump to,a'ch,eck for $IS drawn on
. the Mlwlon bank . and passed on Charles F.
'.. Werner March 15. " • , : v
JABS TEAM WITH KNlFE^CharlPs^M.iCoD
• noHy, tettnster for i the Warren , construction
. comp»nr. w*« conHeted by r Police , Jndce Con-
Inn .vM>ter«i«x \u25a0 tor <ToeUr : to » animals i for. Jab
bins hi* tpurn with • knife at Erie and Mission
streets. He will get the limit todajr. \u25a0
SAX FRANGISGO; FRIDAY, MARCH 18, -,1910;
SEAMEN TO ASK
CONGRESS FOR
FULL INQUIRY
Disappearance of Nurse Is Con
sidered Proof of Desire to .
Drop Prosecution
Complainants Told Dismissal
From Service May Be Con=
sidered Sufficient
CONVINCED by the seeming indif
ference of the federal authori
ties regarding the "disappearance
of Harry C. Dell that powerful, influ
ences were at work in Washington to
quash the prosecution of Dr. Dunlop
Moore of the United States marine hos
pital, officials of the seamen's organiza
tions last nights expressed their inten
tion of bringjng the matter" to the
attention of congress.
Andrew Furuseth,' president of the
international seamen's union, --is now
en route to the national capital, and it
is probable that upon his arrival he
will be asked to lay all the facts con
nected with the demand for an investi
gation of the conduct of the institution
under Dr. James M. Gassaway*s regime
before the California delegation.
iNurse Missing Two Days ,
That Dell had disappeared was the
opinion expressed by United States
Marshal Elliott last night, but in spite
of the fact that the former nurse had
been missing for more than 48 hours
no move was made by the government
attorneys to secure papers for the ap
prehension of the man whose testi
mony was considered most Important
as corroborative of the affidavit made
by Seaman William Hoist regarding
the events preceding the death of
Mateo Brezzinio on the morning of Feb
ruary 17. * , !-
It became known yesterday that 'on
Wednesday morning, when Dell was
found to be missing from Commis
sioner Heacock's courtroom, although
ho had been'subpenacd, H. AY. Hutton,
attorney f on the seamen's organization,
asked Unitejl States District Attorney
Alfred. P. Black, in charge of the gov
ernment's case, to apply for, a bench
warrant.. v . .; .i\u25a0. "
Refusal to jDemand. Warrant .
The federal prosecutor dismissed the
subject with a' remark- to the effect that
he thought Well would be_ oh hand.- It
was brought jto Black's attention later
in the day tliat Dell had been missing
from his lodging^, btu no action, was
taken.
Despite the fact that the mattrr was
again brought to the attention of the
prosecuor yesterday and hat ti was
urged that haste was necessary, if the
missing witness ' was to be secured,
Black refused .to ask for j a warrant,
and last night the marshal's office ad
mitted that the government ;had no
knowledge of the whereabouts of Dell.
Asked' if he had any trace of the
missing witness. Marshal Elliott said:
"I am in possesion of. information
which might lead to the location of
Hary C. Dell, but I have no authority
to arrest or detain the man at the
present time. He was served with a
subpoena to appear in , Commissioner
Heacovk's courtroom, but further than
that I am powerles sto take any ac
tion. . .
Marshal Needs' Warrant
'•JL intend to exert every effort to lo
cate the roan, so that if aw ararnt
is isued we will be able to serve It,
but I could not- take him into custody
unless such a warrant was issued."
The fact that the marshal was power
less to take any action unless a'war
rant was secured by the government
attorneys was brought to the attention
of Assistant United States Attorney
Black. He was also asked. why a war
rant had not been applied for.
"We have great faith in Marshal El
liott's skill," he said in reply, "and
have not thought it necessary to secure
a bench warrant."
• "Is it not a fact that the marshal
would have no authority, to detain the
witness' even if he found him
the present circumstances?" Black was
asked.
\u25a0 "Well, he will probably find him," the
prosecutor replied. ' , \u25a0
Further inquiries 'brought answers
from the prosecutor to the effect that
it was too late to; secure a warrant last
night, as the commissioner had gone
home.
What Will Satisfy Sailors?^
Of more than passing interest was a
question : propounded during ; the inter
view by the' assistant' district attorney.
"Is It not a "fact .that; the- sailors
would be satisfied with. the dismissal of
Doctor Moore "from the • government
service?" \u25a0 h . easked. , ; : * " \u25a0,
The question was answered'by Secre
tary Ellison of ; the- sailors'- union of
the' Pacific, when.it was quoted to him
late last; night. ;..-;'_•;
"Such a question isabsurd," said the
union official. "Unless I am' mistaken;
this is ;not" a; question ': of ' how much
satisfaction the seamen f want, but a
plain matter \u25a0. of * justice which should
be } tried >\u25a0 and fdealt ' with . accbrding(to
'law. .-'! — ', >;;\u25a0'\u25a0' -'..- •''- •\u25a0: \u25a0- ." ' ' \u25a0'. '.'- "; "
'..' "W^ are not , seeking '- vengeance
against \ Doctor Moore, but are endeav
oring, to find out whether; i t is •possible
for a physician- to brutally {assault fa
patient, as is . set : forth •: in . the ;; Hoi s t
affidavit, and commit the act with !im
punity/; \u25a0 ' ' \u25a0-. >\u25a0 \* !\u25a0 ----- . '- '- 1- - -^*
Charles W. Reed Chokes Wife's Attorney
Wild Scene in Courtroom at Divorce Trial
At the top, Charles Wesley Reed and Judge .Cabaniss; below, *Mrs^ Reed
and her attorney,: J.J.Dunne; also sketch of scene in courtroom. " .
WILSON READY TO
REORGANIZE BANK
New York Capitalists Complete
Plans and He Will \u25a0 Leave ;
>; for Coast Soon
{Special Dispatch to The [.Call]
NEW YORK, March 17.— After months
of "delay! in 'the! proposed rehabilitation
and reorganization of the : California
safe .deposit'and , trusty company it was
again /announced today that all .; had
been \ arranged and .that within la\ f ev^.
days H. P. " Wilson, r the 'banker of 25
Broad street who is 'at . the • head of the
New York ': interests, /will | leave for ; San
Franciseo.accompanjed' by his counsel
andby.Walter P/Bartnett./ ; ,
; The :. "following v statement ;was made
tonight ; by Wilson's* representative: ;:
f ;.",: "A meeting ;of i the " New York capi
talists -who; are associated;; with II. : P.
Wilson ' in the reorganization j was : held
at his office ; today and- practically com
pleted 'th^ plan , of ; which
is similar in all respects to the plans as
already published. ' : , .: ;/\u25a0
\u25a0 "money, to";be r invested;by -Wilson
and ,the ; New! York men associated {with
him. has ; been subscribed, and. is; now.
ready.- ;..-' . - , -; .
..'•'The various " postponements \ln>- ef-^
fecting vi ; reorganization "have! been
caused, firstly; by ' the .'difficulty :< lh\ get
\u25a0tin'gf:.tlie]sisnatures i of ''widely* separated;
depositors; -secondly, -by; delays incident
to ; court \ proceedings, j and, th i rd ly, \u25a0''., by
Wilson's? two , mouths' \u25a0 trip ; to London, ,
ATTORNEY ANSWERS
CHARGES OF FRAUD
ifeniesv Haying : Obtained -Prop=
; erty for Inadequate Sum; by
0 Unscrupulous Juggling
[Special Dispatch to- The Cell]
\u25a0••f SAN :f JOSE,: March ••17.— Attorney A.; H.
Gabriel 'filed; an in"!; the .superior,
courts today to \u25a0: the 1 charges >of, fraud
maUe'by Ti. '-H. Patterson,* administrator
of ': the?. estate .' of .'his '-. brother,,* John .H.
Patterson, who formerly -o wned.a road
house 1 in", the -Alvisorroad"'and T a tract
of land in ;the~ Calaveras ; valley. - /
• . It; was -charged that the attorney, had
by a systemrof < clever moves ;andmn
scrupiilous/juggling; got", possession .Xor
a '• grossly inadequate .'sum >of,' the' Cala
yeras t valley '; property,*', which, > during
theVlifetime of. : theJowner, Gabriel said,'
.was ; of -, but little Rvalue,'^but;- is"v noWj
greatly/enhanced i because of the;recent
purchases .-by, the f Spring VValley'; water
company.!' ' ! - : ' : ',-'-V ;* \u25a0 : : *~; ! .'-. ! ''\u25a0'-"-\u25a0_
v ?;Gabriel^detailed 'the^ moves .by; which
both", pieces ; 'ol I real ; estate' passed ' from
the? possession^ of;- .-'its^original-: owner
into the/ hands C of ; Samuel - : A. \Whi te,
who now- has i them, I : anU* set > : forth-: the
court f processes ' by/ which 'I they/ passed. .
He -declared- that jWben" tie;acceptedUhe !
title '^ to ;^the i) land & before :
death\he took;it=onja'floanjinade ; ,to\the
saloon owner; and jvould'not have taken
:Itiat *' such ,i ay;a v ; figure fas £ he ; d id ?; had z . i t
npt ! ibeenfforithlsJcircuhißtahce.'^;Thefe
wa"sj^then ;no* : question % of s Patterson's
competency," Gabi'iell declared.^ V,y .. < ",
property, was sold,\he;said,fon'the'
courthouse ,^ : steps - to t the * Jose
*company, i > which" sol'Jv its to i its .' present
owner. ?:.<;• He X declared •> that ~ be has •no
interest; in ?.the\ property,; > \u25a0-rr ;• >~ J
E)efendant Resents
Remark Made
By Counsel
Judge Rushes From the
Bench to Quell
Disturbance
'. "With the realistic vigor of a football
contest all the men in Judge Cabaniss*
court, 'including- the judge himself,
wrestled and writhed back and forth
within the rail yesterday afternoon In
an endeavor to prevent Charles Wes
ley Reed from throttling Attorney J. J.
Dunne.
\u25a0 Chairs were thrown, down, tables
rocked and skidded, inkwells flew,
books were scattered, garments were
rent, while wild shouts rose for the
who was taking a temporary
vacation,, evidently.
The women in the room added to the
excitiment by rushing hither and , yon
aloud and finally dissolving into hys
terical tears,
j It was during the progress of the
divorce suit of ' Mrs: Ethalyn Minnie"
Reed' against . Charles Wesley Reed,
which lis being tried behind closed
doors, _ that the riot came rather sud
denly out of the murky sky of wifely
testimony, as . to family battles wherein
many missiles figured.
Hostilities Are - Opened
Attorney Shadbourne, counsel for
Reed, was cross examining Mrs. Reed
as to whether her husband had hot
telephoned to her from . the office of
her.lawyer, Dunne, asking her to return
to him. Dunne objected to this, and,
when Shadbourne insisted, he said: "I
have been- very fair in this case. I
have not^ mentioned what took place
in Reed's, offlce-^-not one thinsr."
' This seemed to enrage Reert, who had
been sitting quietly ,at his attodney's
side and he jumped to his feet and
shouted: "Anything you want to say
you may say at once*'. To this. Dunne
replied -calmly. "I submit," but^Reed
seemed to lose control of himself and
began\ saying vociferously, "I wont
stand it, I won't stand 'this man."
Judge ;Cabaniss rose to his ,feet«
"Mr. Reed, Mr. Reed, [calm yourself,"
he said. "Be quiet. I comma nil you. to
take your seat at -once. Take -your
seat." " .? .'.'-. ' \u25a0 ' "'•
But all in vain, for by" that time
Reed t. was rushing around" the table
toward Dunne. \u25a0 • .
-: '.Seizing ? the " attorney by his collar
arid the lapel of his coat he said with
a snarLVof rage, Tm.not going -to
have !youl prejudice my case by false
statements." >
No '•rAlatch'of Strength
ARced" is a.tall man, over six-feet,
while Dunne lii. several inches, shorter,
so ; the latter's efforts to free himself
were futile. .-.To his rescue came imme
diately: .fudge ;Cabaniss. who descended
._ Continued ou Page 10, Column 4 ". _
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UNCLE JOE'S
IRON GRIP
ON HOUSE
SHAKEN
Party Lines Obliterated in Bit
ter Fight to Break Power
of the Speaker
REGULARS FILIBUSTER
TO PREVENT DISASTER
Insurgent Republican and Dem*
ocratic Coalition Threatens
Organization Rule
CANNON SUPPORTERS
GIVEN SOUND DRUBBING
WASHINGTON, March 17.—
With Speaker Cannon's power
in the house of representatives
hanging in the balance, his supporters
fencing for time and no one in a
position to say what the outcome will
be, the fiercest battle probably that
ever has been waged against the house
rules obliterated party lines in the
historic chamber tonight.
Final Test of Strength
" It had been raging for seven liours
at 11 o'clock tonight, the hour when
the regulars believed they could rally
their strongest forces for the final
clash that was to determine whether
the insurgent republican and demo
cratic coalition was powerful enough
to. unhorse, the regular organization.
At tjjat hour the Cannon forces
were plainly in the minority, and were
filibustering to prevent the crucial
test. It had been reported by Repub
lican Whip John D. Wight of New
York that reinforcements were coming
from Philadelphia and New York,
and the Cannon men were hanging on
like grim death, -hoping the handful
of men supposed to be on the New
York express would be sufficient to
turn the tide.
Speaker's Coup de Grace
A new committee on rules, with the
speaker ineligible • for membership,
was the issue! The pending question
for hours was a resolution to this
effect presented" by Representative.
Norris of Nebraska.
Over a matter comparatively trivial
in itself the insurgents found their
opportunity for a test of strength
with the "org-anization." It occurred
over |in attempt by Representative
Crumpacker of Indiana to obtain con
sideration for a resolution amending
the census act. Practically no mem
bers of the house opposed the reso
lution, but it was contended that the
method use«i in bringing; it up tran
scended the rules of the house. Speaker
Cannon yesterday ruled that
view and was defeated.
I Regulars Are iMistaken
The question came up again today
and the regulars believed they had v
mustered enough strength on the dem
ocratic side to reverse yesterday's ac
tion. The vote developed that they
had been mistaken or deceived, and
the Cannon forces again were beaten.
The second vote took place late in
the afternoon. The effect was startling.
The ' "taste of ' blood" seemed to In
furiate those who had long fretted
under the restraint of organization
rule. Insurgent republicans and demo
crats swarmed to the common battle
ground and made a concerted move
ment; against the rules. '
Reposing in Norris* Uesk had been
the resolution, prepared at the begin
ning of the present session, handy
against the time when it would b»»
useful. He seized the opportunity and
flung the gage of open battle into tha
arena.'
Cannon Forces" Wary
The previous disasters had made th<*
Cannon forces wary and- immediately
they began sparring for time."
It was evident that the organization
was fighting for its very existence.
The conflict was on a plane different
from any that had been held in the
past. It appeared positions had been
reverse'J. The enemy had presented
a solid front and there were wida
breaches in the rgular ranks.
.The regular declared the Xorria
resolution was not in order, but they;
had not "the votes to enforce . their
position. At the same time debate on
this point could not be limited, and
the fight resolved itself into an endur
ance contest with the regulars behind
the • breastworks and the insurgents
and 'democrats the besieging forces.
'.The best orators on both sides ap
peared in the debate. The very fact
that so many members wanted to talk
made it all the easier for the regulars
to keep up their" filibuster.
(Even Speaker Cannon took pact .in",
the discussion. 'After listening; for aeyi
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