Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-14
THE SPEAKERS TOUR
Mr.. Cannon Will Speak in
Many States.
BEGINS AT SOUTH BEND
URGENT DEMAND FOR ELS sERv-
ICES THIS YEAR.
He Will Visit the Doubtful Districts
and is Expected to Prove
Drawing Card.
BEGINS AT SOUTH BEND

| One of the most remarkable speaking
| tours Of the campaign will be that upon
which Speaker Cannon Of the House OF
Representatives launches tomorrow evening
at South Bend, in the hoosier state. Trav-
cling in a special car. Mr.. Cannon will
swing through many states before the No
i vember ballots fall. His itinerary Is to be
directed by the republican congressional
| campaign committee, and the Speaker
vigorous efforts will be devoted almost in
| entirety to the congressional campaign. He
is to be one Of the stars of greatest magni-
| tude in the republican constellation OF
spellbinders, and the demands for his pres
ence have been SO great he will be able to
spend from three to five days only in each
| state to be traversed.
Speaker Cannon Is expected to prove a
great drawing card this year. He has al
| ways enjoyed wide reputation throughout
the country, which has been enhanced by
| his selection as presiding officer of the
lower branch of the national legislat ature and
| the more recent boom for the vice presi-
Dental nomination.
The clamor for Mr. Cannon's campaign
! services has come from the big guns OF
| the House. as we'll as the members of lesser
prominence. Many of the latter will have
| to be disappointed for when appeals come
| famed prophet and statistician Of the re-
publican party; Mr.. Hemenway Of Indiana
| the chairman Of the all-powerful House
committee on appropriations, and from Mr..
| Babcock, the distinguished chairman Of the
House committee on the District Of Colum-
| bia and the republican congressional cam
paign committee, they must be Needed at
whatever cost to the little fellows. Mr..
| Babcock 1s beset by the La Toilette insur-
gents of Wisconsin, and along with Mr..
| Minor and several other colleagues in the
| state delegation, is sorely pressed. The
strength Of the demands from Mr.. Hemen-
way and from Gen. Grosvenor indicate that
something Is needed in their ordinarily
rock-ribbed republican districts to stir the
| voters up to the proper pitch of campaign
| enthusiasm.
| Mr.. 1. White Busbey, secretary to
Speaker Cannon, left Washington at II
| O'Clock this morning to join the Speaker in
| chicago tomorrow Mr. Busbey will ac-
| company Mr.. Cannon throughout the cam
paign.
Mr.. Cannon's Tour.
Mr.. Cannon's tour will extend over Indi-
| ana, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin. Ohio. West Virginia. Maryland,
| Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, thence back to Indiana and
to his home district in Illinois. 1t can be
| imagined that with such trip before him
the Speaker will have but little time to de-
vote to his own interests at home. During
the past week. however, he has toured his
district, making speeches in each one of
the counties, with big rally in Danville,
his home town. Just at the close of the
campaign Mr.. Cannon will get back to
Danville. and will probably make his last
speech Of the eventful contest of 1904 at
home.
The trip through West Virginia and
Maryland Is attracting much attention in
this section Of the country. 1t Is estimated
that Speaker Cannon will cross the West
Virginia line about October 10 and will
spend three days there. The details Of his
itinerary have not been worked out to
that point, however, nor has a final selec-
ton been made as to the cities to be visited.
Two or three days Will be spent in Mary
land, the biggest meeting being held in
Baltimore about October %.
Leaving Chicago tomorrow afternoon at
3 o'clock Mr.. Cannon's special car will be
whirled away to South Bend, Ind, where
speech at South Bend will be in the inter-
est of Representative Abraham Lincoln
Brick, who was elected two years ago with
a plurality of less than 1900 votes out of
the 4S GOO ballots cast. Mr. Brick is in need
of assistance, and his district was chosen
as one especially worthy of the campaign
committees best efforts. Friday and Sat
urday will be spent in speechmaking at
Terre Haute, Vincennes and Boonville The
latter place Is in Mr.. Hemenways district,
while the two others are in close districts.
At Terre Haute Mr.. Cannon will be in Rep
resentative Elias s. Holidays district,
little more than 1000 votes. At Vincennes
Speaker Cannon will attack the stronghold
Of Representative Robert w. Miers, the
democrat who two years ago won from
John G. CLANCY by the narrow margin Of
739 votes. Mr.. Hemenway had a comfort
able plurality of nearly 1000 votes two
years ago In the first district, and there is
no reason to believe this will be seriously
reduced, II at all.
In Illinois Next Year
Next Monday, the 10Th instant Mr. Cam
non will reach into illinois, speaking that
evening at Fairfield, Wayne county. This
is in the twenty-fourth congressional dis
trict, carried two years ago by Representa-
tive ]. R. williams, democrat, by a plural
ity of only 152 votes. The republicans see
here a fine opportunity for success. So
deep rooted Is this feeling that Mr.. Can
non, although urgently pressed for time,
will spend two days in the district, speak
ing Tuesday the 10th, at Metropolis in
Massac county.
From the twenty-fourth Illinois Mr.. Cam
non goes to the twenty-fifth district speak
ing Wednesday, the 21st, at Sparta Ran
dolph county. The twenty-fifth district is
represented by Representative George W.
Smith, who has been in the House contin-
uously since the Fifty-first Congress Two
years ago Mr.. Smith was closely pressed
by his democratic opponent, and his plu-
rality was cut down to a bare 1000. Thurs
day, the 3D. will find Mr.. Cannon and his
party at b6iIeVllle, ST. Clalr county, In
the twenty-second Illinois district, repre-
sented by Representative William A. Ro-
denburg, the well-known republican leader
of East st. Louis. Like his colleague, Mr.,
Smith, however, Mr.. Rodenburg was sue
cessful at the last congressional election by
plurality Of about 1000 votes These
close districts will be the only ones touched
in Illinois by Mr.. Cannon, although he win
later get back to Chicago for a day or 30,
Leaving Illinois the night Of Thursday,
the 22d, the Speakers party will penetrate
into Nebraska, where William Jennings
Bryan is making his struggle for the Sem
ate. The first meeting in Nebraska will be
In Falls City, Richardson county, in the
first congressional district. This district is
represented by Mr.. Burkett, who Is also
slated for the Senate in case the republi-
cans are successful in controlling the state
legislature. Three or four days will be
spent in Nebraska, as there are as many
close districts. The democrats have fused
with the populists In many Of these, and
the republicans are in real danger.
After Representative Wade's District.
The next state to be visited will be Iowa,
where especial attention will be paid to the
second congressional district now repre-