Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-25
TO NOTIFY PRESIDENT
SPEAKER CANNON : PREPARING
FOR WEDNESDAYS CEREMONY.
Will Make Only Brief Speech-Sees
Secretary Shaw and Chair
man Cortelyou.

Speaker Cannon came to town late Sat-
urday afternoon and had little talk with
National Chairman Cortelyou. relative to
the surprise party to be sprung on Presi-
dent will learn for the first time officially
dent will learn for the rst time officially
that his admiring countrymen have deemed
him worthy of nomination for the presi-
dency on the republican ticket.
The Speaker called on Secretary Shaw
this morning, presumably for the purpose
Of discussing plans for the Notification Wed
nesday and of learning from Mr.. Shaw,
who has just returned from Oyster Bay,
the lines which the Presidents speech of
acceptance will be likely to take. The
Speaker, who is chairman Of the notifica-
ton committee, has prepared brief speech
or notification of not more than eight min
utes, but 1t will contain his estimate of the
issues which in this campaign should be
emphasized.
Mr. Roosevelt will respond in formal
speech of acceptance. The latter address is
expected to be one of the strong campaign
utterances this year.
Sees No Cause for Worry.
Crops are good and politics quiet out in
Illinois," remarked Mr.. Cannon today.
There is nothing to worry the republicans
in my state SO far as can see. The cleo
welt and Fairbanks by big. rousing ma
jority. and if l can read the signs Alright
we will gain in our representation In the
House Illinois is in good shape, and ! see
no reason in any part of the country to be
apprehensive of the results this fall"
Mr. Taylor, assistant secretary of the
treasury. who is one of the stalwart leaders
in Wisconsin, asked Mr.. Cannon as they
met this morning what kind of speeches he
WISCONSIN,
Il wish l knew" answered the Speaker.
What shall l say?'
THAT is something that you will have to
decide for yourself" replied TAYLOR allud-
pre- gress there. 1t is understood, however,
that the Speaker will tell the Wisconsin re-
pGblicans of both factions that the success
of the administration OF President Roose-
welt, should lie be reelected, will depend
upon having republican House of Repre-
sentatives, and he will ask that stalwarts
and LaFollettites sink their differences to
accomplish this result, just as they are ex-
pected to do on the electoral ticket, by vot-
ing for the republican candidate for Con-
gress in each district, whichever side he
happens to be allied with. Several of the
republican candidates haye tried to main
tain an attitude of neutrality; others, like
Babcock and Minor, are -avowed stalwarts.
Representative Henry A. Cooper is COM
monty quoted a LaFollett adherent, al
though the stalwarts claim that he is near
non can with good reason make such an
appeal that the congressional committee
intends to send him vigorously into the
Wisconsin fight. He will everywhere speak
for the republican House. tlevoting much of
his attention to the legislative records of
the party by contrast with that of the last
democratic administration. SPublic expen-
ditures and the conditions OF the revenue
will be among his CHIEF topics.
Will Be Prominent Figure.
Mr. Cannon will take prominent part IN
the campaign, it is understood, making
speeches in all the close states and in
many of the close districts. He will prob
ably prove a greater card than any other
man on the republican side.
National Chairman Cortelyou is very anx-
ious to secure the services of the Speaker
for the national committee. but the latter
has already been engaged by the congress
SIGNAL campaign committee. AS Speaker
and candidate for reelection to the House
Mr. Cannon recognizes that the congress
sional committee has first claim on his time
and energies. Committee Chairman Bah
Geek has arranged to star Mr.. Cannon IN
a tour through some forty congressman
districts that are regarded as doubtful
While this tour has been arranged primar-
lily to aid republican candidates for Con-
gress. Mr.. Cannon. in his speeches, viii do
as much for the presidential ticket as
though he were stumping under the au-
spices of the national committee.
MI Cannon while here looked after mat
tiers connected with the construction or the
new office building for the House of Repre-
sentatives He is chairman of the commits
sion that has supervision of this work.