Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-09
58TH CONGRESS.
Cannon Nominated for Speaker
by the Republicans.
Rules Of 57th Congress Will Be Used
in Coming Session.
Democrats Select Williams of Missis.
sippi as Leader.

Washington, Nov. S.-Representative
Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois, was NOM
mated for Speaker at the Republican
caucus, Saturday night. His election
will Immediately follow the converting
| of the House. next Monday.
| Representative Hepburn of Iowa,
was presiding officer of the caucus and
Representative Loudenslager of New
Jersey, secretary. The roll call showed
| $50 members present. Mr.. DalZell of
| Pennsylvania, placed Mr.. Cannon in
nomination. After Mr.. Sherman of
| New York had seconded it, the nominal
ton was made unanimous. A COM
mittee, consisting of Hemenway of In
diana, Sherman of New York and
Mann of Illinois, appointed by the
chairman, proceeded to the appropria
| lions committee room, and there noti
fled Mr.. Cannon of the action of the
| caucus. He was escorted into the
chamber, where he was greeted with
applause.
| Mr.. Cannon, addressing the caucus,
| said: your action in designating me
as your candidate for Speaker of the
| House of Representatives of the United
| states Congress, to be vitalized speedily
by an election, is an expression of your
good will and confidence that gratifies
me beyond my power to express. From
my standpoint it is the highest honor
| that could be conferred upon me, and
materialiZes the only great personal
ambition in the way of place that l
| have.
| almost continuous service in the
| House for 2S years, sometimes in the
majority and sometimes in the minority,
has made me proud of the House of
| Representatives, and proud of the peo-
| pie who make it, by their direct vote,
| every two years. 1t lisa representative
body, voicing the policy of the bajority
and legislating for all the people.
| The Speaker is the servant, not the
master; and any Speaker who does not
understand this relation and act ac-
cordingly cannot properly perform his
| function, and is not entitled to the re-
spect and confidence of the House. A
| government of the people is necessarily
| a government through party, Which is
| but another name for oTganization-a
| cooperation of those who agree as to
| the proper policy for the republic.
/ THE Republican party stands for
| those policies that have in the main
i prevailed since 1851, under which in 40
| years from a comparatively small ma
| ton We have grown to be first among
/ the nations OF the earth; and sover-
Il eighty with US is in the people. The
| Republican party, being in the MAORI
| ty, is responsible and is entitled to the
credit.
i Under these policies we enjoy a ma
i terial Well-bcing exceeding that of any
i former period in our existence. The
| people never were SO we'll and profit
| ably employed as now; and the con-
| sumption of the product Of each indi-
vidual aged in gainful occupation
was never before so generous and pro-
fitable to all, at the same time leaving
a surplus for future need in the shape
OF capital, which is better distributed
i among the people and much larger in
the aggregate than ever before.
i 1T is not strange. under these con-
ditions, that a comparatively small
number OF people should seek to over
capitalize the machinery of production
and exchange. But the refusal of the
multitude to invest it's savings in such
II EQUALIZATION has destroyed ficti-
tious values, and the recovery from
| lOCdl liltllStSlloil dilSllIS IIOin COiISulllp-
ton of wind and water is assured.
| Needed legislation was wisely en-
acted under the lead of the Republican
party by the last Congress, and the
laws of the country are being enforced
by the executive. as the constitution
contamplates, by wise administration
and through the courts.
"Under these conditions, in my judg-
ment, our policy should be to consider
and enact proper legislation covering
the convention for reciprocal trade be-
tween the United States and Cuba; to
make generous, not extravagant, ap-
preparations at the regular session of
Congress for the public service; then to
adjourn and return to our homes; and
the people. setting the seal Of approval
upon our action, will do the remainder,
working out their own salvation.
"A word in conclusion. If we prop
erly perform the function of legislators,
covering the needs of the country we
r0ust be prompt in our attendance at
the session of the House and in the per-
Torrance of our committee duties. AS
members of Congress. We should have
the fullest consultation touching poll
cies and harmony of action, in pur-
| Suance OF Il consensus of sentiment. AS
Speaker Of the House, / will fail with
out counsel and support, and a failure
of the presiding officer will tend to
bring criticism upon the 1Iouse-cer-
tainly upon those who by their votes
elected him.
II thank you for your action in con-
! ferring this distinction upon me.
pledge my best efforts to justify your
] confidence, and l ask your co-opera-
ton, without which r cannot hope to
4 succeed"
resolution was adopted making the
elective officers CT the House in the last
Congress the nominees of the caucus
for the 5sth Congress- They are Alex
ander Mcdowell, clerk of the House;
Henry Casson, sergeant at arms;
; Frank Is. Lyon, doorkeeper; ]. c. Nc
Elroy, and the Rev. Henry D. Couden,
!, chaplain.
/ Representative Payne of New York,
4 moved that the rules of the 57th Con-
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