The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
He Stated Last Winter That He Saw
No Urgent Need for
49,. Change.
Why This Is Not Take. Seriously
by His Political
Friends. FL
Private Statements of His Position
May Be Made to His Sup
porters. ..'.

Building, Washington.
Washington, Nov. 13.-Representative
Joseph Cannon in his quest OF the speak
ership will run up against a good deal Of
strong revision sentiment in the western
states from which he must secure most
of his strength if he is successful. Al
ready there are indications that the west
erin members Of the fifty-eighth congress
do not purpose to vote for him blindly.
Western republican sentiment is SO
strongly for tariff revision that the mem
bers Of congress from that section will
be compelled to pay some attention to it.
Mr.. Cannon's statement in Chicago on
Wednesday, that he does not care to
make any announcement of his position
regarding the tariff, the trusts and other
public questions, If it is his last word on
that subject, will not be favorable to his
candidacy in states like Minnesota, the
Dakotas, Nebraska, Iowa or Wisconsin,
In congress he has never gone on record
as to the trusts, because that question
has not been up in recent years.
AS to the tariff, he is on record in a
statement made last winter, that he saw
no urgent need for revision. The anti
revisionists have claimed him on the
strength Of that statement, and the evil,
dence Of this is the fact that the five
republican members from Connecticut
have agreed to support him for speaker.
At the same time, the last winter state
ment was not taken seriously by his re-
vision friends in congress, but was re-
garded rather as an evasion of the ques-
ton, brought about by the necessities Of
his position as chairman of the appropri-
| atoms committee. ..r ~
But II he Is to be speaker of the fifty
eighth congress by the grace CT western
votes, a strong effort will be made to
| induce him to tell where he stands, es-
pecially as to revision, because if the
tariff Is not taken up in the fifty-eighth
congress, it will be taken up in the fifty
ninth, which will be elected in the presi-
Dental year, and Mr.. Cannon will be
| speaker of that body also, if it is repub-
| lican. 1t Is possible that he may not care
| to make any public announcement for
reasons attaching to his present position.
| He will want to get as many eastern votes
as possible. A stand for revision, for
instance, would drive away the five Con-
necticut votes already pledged to him and
make impossible his getting votes III
/ Massachusetts,: and other parts of New
England as soon as Littlefield is out Of
| the way. LIZ .'ss-s-, ~ . p. 49,
s It is believed here that as the case now
stands Cannon will divide the New Eng
land vote about evenly with Dalzell with
Littlefield out Of the race. He may need
| these votes to win and naturally does not
care to drive them away needlessly. But
| at the same time it is believed here that
he cannot ignore the revision sentiment
| in the west and will be compelled at least
| to make private statements outlining his
position on that question. Less than that
| he could hardly afford to do
His friends here believe he has already
made such statements to Mr.. Tawney and
| other members from the west who are
| leading the fight for him there.
w. w. Jermane.