Evening star., 1903-11-09
SPEAKER CANNON NOW
Representative From Illinois
Nominated Unanimously.
REP UBLICAN CAUCUS
NOMINATING SPEECH BY REPRE-
SENTATIVE DALZELL.
The New Speakers Acceptance-All the
Old House Officers Were
Renominated.

At the caucus of republicans OF the
House Saturday night Representative Hep-
burn of Iowa was elected chairman of the
caucus, as forecasted in The Star, and Rep
resentative Loudenslager of New Jersey
was reelected secretary. The caucus pro-
ceeded then to the nomination OF candi-
date for Speaker of the House. Mr.. Cam
non was proposed by Mr.. Dalzell, who said:
He is no new conner I'm the race for legis-
lative honors. Years ago he was a candi-
date for the speakership, with Reed, Nc
kinley, Burrows and Henderson a S his com.
petitors. Reed and Mckinley have gone to
their reward; Burrows is a senator, and
Henderson an ex-Speaker. My candidate,
our candidate, now comes after years Of
faithful service to his well-earned reward,
and / am sure we all wish him joy of 1t,
and will contribute everything in our power
to the success of his administration. | name
TO you Speaker of the House of Representa-
uves of the Fifty eighth Congress. Joseph
G. Cannon of Illinois"
The nomination was seconded by Repre-
sentative Sherman of New York and was
unanimously carried. Mr.. Sherman. MIR.
HemenWay of Indiana and Mr. Mann OF
Illinois were named a committee to escort
Mr.. Cannon from the room of the appro.
priation committee to the hall of the House.
Mr.. Cannon's Speech of Acceptance.
Mr.. Cannon in his speech OF acceptance
said:
Your action in designating me as your
candidate for Speaker of the House of Rep.
resentatives of the United States Congress,
to be vitalized speedily by an election 10
an expression of your goodwill and conf
dence that gratifies me beyond my power
to express. From my standpoint 1t is the
highest honor that could be conferred upon
me, and ma teralizes the only great per.
sonal ambition in the way of place that
have.
Almost continuous service I'm the House
for twenty-eight years, sometimes in the
majority and sometimes in the minority.
has made me proud of the House OF Rep
resentatives and proud of the people who
make it, by their direct vote, every two
years. 1t is representative body, voicing
the policy of the majority and legislating
for all the people.
The Speaker rs the servant not the mas
ter; and any Speaker who does not under-
stand this relation and act accordingly cam
not properly perform his function, and 10
not entitled to the respect and confidence of
the House. government of the people is
necessarily a government through party,
which is but another name for organiza-
tion-a cooperation of those who agree as
to the proper policy for the republic.
The republican party stands for these
policies that have, in the main, prevailed
since 1861 under which In forty years from
comparatively small nation we have
grown to be first among the nations Of the
earth; and sovereignty with US is in the
people. The republican party, being in the
majority, Is responsible, and is entitled to
the credit.
Under these policies we enjoy a material
Well-beng exceeding that Of any former
period in our existence. The people never
were so well and profitably employed as
now; and consumption of the product Of
each individual engaged in gainful occupa-
uor was never before so generous and
profitable to all, at the same time le5ving a
Sl,rDnS for fllfnra need in tln Sb1na of
capital which is better distributed among
the people and much larger in the aggre-
gate than ever before.
ut is not strange. under these condition5,
that a comparatively small number Of peo-
pie should seek to Overcapitalize the ma
chinery of production and exchange. But
the refusal of the multitude to invest its
savings in such overcapitaiization has de-
stroyed fictitious values, and the recovery
from local indigestion arising from con-
sumption of wind and water is assured.
Needed legislation was wisely enacted
under the lead Of the republican party by
the last Congress, and the laws of tho
country are being enforced by the eXecu-
tive, as the Constitution contemplated by
wise administration and through the courts.
Probable Policy.
''Under these conditions in my Judgment
our policy should be to consider and enact
proper legislation covering the convention
for reciprocal trade between the United
States and Cuba; to make generous, not
appropriations 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 properly
perform the function of legislators, cover
ing the needs of the country, we must be
prompt in our attendance at the sessions or
the House and in the performance Of our
,,rpntff a. c
our time belongs to the country. We Should
have the fullest consultation touching poll
icies, and harmony of action, in pursuance
Of consensus of sentiment. As Speaker
o, the House l will fail without your couus
sci and support; and failure of the pre-
siding officer would tend to bring criticism
upon the HouSe-certainly upon those who
by their votes elect him.
II thank you for your action IN confer
ring this distinction upon me. | pledge my
best efforts to justify your confidence. and
ask your cooperation. without which
hope to succeed
All the House officers We're reacminated
as follows: Alexander Mcdowell Of Penn
sylvania, clerk: Henry Casson of Wiscon-
New York doorkeeper; Joseph c. McE,roy
Of Ohio, postmaster, and Rev. Henry NJ
Ccuden of Michigan, chaplain.
After this formal action Mr.. Hepburn
took the floor to make his usual motion for
revision Of the House rules Of procedure.
md repeated the criticism he has made
heretofore of the great latitude pefnltt
The Speaker under the rules. MIR. Hep
,urn's motion was voted down, and the
rules of the Fifty-seventh Congress VIII
prevail until amended.
MI. Bakers Anti-Pass Resolution.
At the democratic caucus Saturday after
noon. after the close of The Stars report
Mr.. Baker of Brooklyn offered a resolution
declaring it to be the sense Of the caucus
hat no democrats should accepr railroad
,asses The resolution was referred to q
consisting of Mr.. Livingston,
Mr. Baker and Mr.. Gooch.
White Man Lynched.