Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1910 — SPEAKER DEFIES HIS FOES [ARTICLE]

SPEAKER DEFIES HIS FOES

Cannon in a Rage Over the Action of House "Insurgents.” Speaker Cannon in the national house, again defied the “insurgents” to depose him from the speakership, declaring in a speech on the floor of the house that “unless the Republicans who do not approve of the personality of their speaker have the courage to join the solid minority, I remain speak* er until March 4 next” J. The speaker's wrath had its origin to an attack by the “insurgents,” who joined with the Democrats to defeat an appropriation of $2,500 for mainthe speaker’s automobile. That part of the legislative bill providing for Mr. Cannon’s auto Tsas rejected by the house. -r-'