The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-08
CHOSEN
BY REPUBLICANS
Caucus Selects Illinois Man For
Speaker.
HIS ELECTION is ASSURED
RULES OF THE FIFTY SEVENTH
CONGRESS ADOPTED.

/ III ASHINGTON, Nov. AT the eau
w Gus of the Republican members
OF the house Of representatives
held in the han OF the house tonight
Z Representative Joseph 6. Cannon OF
Illinois was unanimously chosen as the
. candidate of The majority as speaker
/ OF the house This action assures his
election Monday Representative Hep
I Durn az Iowa was elected presiding Of
lcer of the caucus and Representative
L-ouuenSiager OF New Jersey secretary
me roll call showed $50 members pres
eng. Representative Dalzeu Of Penn
syivania placed Mr. Cannon in nom
: ilallon- After Representative Sherman
or New York had seconded it,, the Sc
/ lection was made unanimous. A com
I lhlltee proceeded TO the approximations
+ committee room and there notified Mr..
cannon Of the action of the caucus.
+ tie was escorted to the chamber. where
! ne was greeted with applause.
Mr. Cannon's Speech.
ar. Cannop, addressing the caucus.
ss'ld- Almost continuous service IN
/ the n0use for tWenty-eight years.
/ sometimes in the majority and some
. unles IN the minority. has made me
[ proud of the house OF representativas
. ana proud Of the people who make it.
I py their direct vote. every two Years
, To is a representative body. voicIup the
policy Of the majority and legislatinr
| 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
/ junction and is not entitled 10 the re-
spect and confidence Of the public. 4
/ government OF the people is necessarily
/ q government through party. which IS
|n.HHa
/ cooperation Of those who agree as to
! the proper policy for the republic.
Party Responsibility.
/ "The Republican party stands for
/ those policies that have I'm the main
] prevailed since 1861. under which I'm
/ forty years. from a comparatively small
/ nation we have grown TO be first among
! the nations Of the earth. and s0ver-
eighty with us is the people. The Re
\ publican party, being I'm the majority.
/ is responsible and is entitled TO the
/ credit.
/ Under these policies we enfov ma
/ terial well being exceeding. that OF any
! former period in our existence The
J people never We're so well and profit
I ably employed as now. and COnsump-
! ton Of the product Of each individual
/ engaged I'm gainful occupation was
never before so generous and profitable
80 e-A-r at AAAN 0cAAllE NtAlAe AHt hAAAE q rAI-
plus for future need in the shape OF
\ capital which is better distributed
aif -ls ,lie people sad rnuch iaFAar -iIl
] the aggregate than ever before.
As to Trusts.
1T is not strange. under these con-
I diuons, that comparatively small
/ number of people should seek to over
! capitalize the machinery Of production
/ and exchange But the refusal of the
/ multitude to invest its savings in such
/ Over-ca pitalization has destroyed fcti-
/ tious values. and the recovery from To-
+ cal Indigestion arising from cOnsump-
/ ton Of wind and water is assured.
I Needed legislation was wisely en-
I acted under the lead of the Repubii-
I can party by the last congress, and
/ the laws of the country are being en-
/ forced by the executive as the cOnsti-
/ tuition contemplates by wise admins
/ tration and through tho courts.
Work For Congress.
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. 10
make generous, not eXtravagant. ap-
prOpriatiOns at the regular session OF
/ congress for the public service. then
/ 20 adjourn and return to our homes
and the people. setting the seal Of ap-
prevail upon our action. viii do the re-
mainder, working out their own saliva
! ton.
( "A word I'm conclusion. If we prop
! erly perform the function OF leEisla-
! lures. covering the needs Of the coun-
/ try, we must be prompt i'm our attend
/ ance at the session OF the house in the
{ performance OF our committee duties
/ AS members of congress our time be-
3 11rrlr.z IN - ehnrrfl have
the fullest consultation touching poll
/ Cies and harmony of action in pursu-
ance of a cOncensus Of sentiment. As
/ speaker of the house I viii fail with
| out your counsel and support and a
I failure OF the presiding officer would
! tend to bring criticism upon the house
/ certainly upon those who by their
votes elected him.
New Speakers Pledge
ct thank you for your action fin con-
/ ferring this distinction upon me.
+ pledge my best efforts TO Justify your
/ confidence and I ask your cO-Opera-
I ton, without which 1 cannot hope 10
succeed"
I A resolution was adopted making the
elective officers of the house i'm the last
] congress the nominees for the Fifty
/ eighth congress. They are Alexander
( Mcdowell. clerk of the house Herman
! Cason, sergeant-at -arms. Frank j..
I Lyon dOOrkeeper- ID. il. AIcElroy. post
master; Rev. Henry D. COuden. chap
/ lain.
The rules Of the Fifty-seventh con-
/ gress were adopted for the FIFTY
( eighth. 1t was decided that fifty shall
/ be the number necessary to call
/ caucus.
EXPECTED LONGER TERM.