AMERICAN POLITICS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14898, 29 July 1910, Page 5

AMERICAN POLITICS

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

OPPOSITION TO " CANNONISM."

Press Association—By Tele jrapli— Copyright. NEW YORK, July 27. The Republican State Convention (Nebraska) adopted a- platform strongly endorsing Mr Taft's Administration, expressing unaltcrablo oi>pcsitioii to " Cknnonism," and of liearty' sympathy with the " insurgent" movement,

A MODEL PLATFORM. July 28. The Republican Convention adopted a platform which is expected to servo as a model to othors. It warmly ondorses the achievements of President Taft. THE TARIFF BILL. NEW YORK, July 28. It Was Announced in Congress that tho Tariff Bill had justified expectations. It had transferred a national deficit into a surplus and had simultaneously reduced the average rate of duties.

GOVERNORSHIP OF NEW' YORK NEW YORK, July 28. Mr Warren G, Harding haa been nominated as a, candidate by tho regular Republicans for tho Governorship of New York.

A few months ajo tho insurgent Republicans, co-operating with the Democrats, defeated the scheme of t.lio Cannon party to ap|X)irit a committee of their own cthcoaing to dcal_ with tho dismissal of an important- official. The Dem,serat?i thereupon determined to " clip tho ami a resolution was pnepared providim# for the addition of five members of tho committer on rules, wliicit deals witfe precfxlence of private members' bilk, four of tho now .members to U Republicans and ono a Democrat. Under this soheme tho Speaker was no longer to bo a menvhor of tho oommittec, and a "hrcocdemfc would ho established, as a. result of which ho would 1» robbed of nracticaliy ait his power. A rule was agreed to _ providing that, tho Rules Committee consist of six Republicans ami four Domoorats, 35 insurgent Republicans combining- with tho Democrats to thus curtail tho powers of tlho Speakership. Tho motion was agroed to after a itoi\y dobato, but, though the .Democrats demanded that the Speaker bo deposed, the insurgent Republicans wore satisfied with curtailing his power. Subsequently tho insurgents ' seized another opportunity of annoying the Speaker. By a. coalition of the insurgont Republican,-! and the Democrats, tho vote for t.ho. Speaker's motorcar was rojeated. Mr Cannon, defied the insurgents to dsnofe him from the Speakership. Ho predicted that tjic Republicans Would ■ bo again ret,timed in the autuirai with full- control of tho Government.