Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-23
HARD FIGHT AHEAD
Uncle 10 Cannon Still Opposes
JamesiO~ nropriatior.
SUCCESS HOPE aONLyfR
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Large maJOrty Of Representatives are
Said to favor j'roieo, and Hearty
Supper, From Presiden, Roosevelt
ExPected-Comes Up This Winter.

II is becoming moro and more evil
dent every day that The jamestown
Exposition Company ana all who hope
to 500 the tcrccntennial erca, sue
cess must do some GOOD work this
winter if Il proper appropriation is 10
be secured from tho Federal govern.
mont. Although large majority OF
inc Representatives are said 10 favor
substantial appropriation for the
Jamestown fair. it is well known that
Speaker Joe Cannon. who practically
vas responsible for The eating OF tho
bill from $3.Oo0,000 to $250OOO last
winter. is still opposed to the proioc;
and is ready TO continue the Grht this
tiino.
When the bill goes before the com
mitioe during the coming session OF.
Congress, the exposition company will
have II number OF its best men on tho
ground ana it is believed that; with
The assistance OF the Virginia repre-.
sentativcs and the representatives.
from numerous other States which
have already made approximations for
the fair. they will succeed in ovcrcom.
ing tho speakers opposition. Tho
hearty support of the Prcsideus is
counted upon 10 20 long way 10.
ward brinsin" "Unclc Joe to time.
Following is part Of Il special dis
patch 10 the Richmond Evening Jour
nal from its Washington correspun-
dent;
Speaker Joseph Cannon has il In
his power to make or break an APP
preparation for jamestown. The 1nw-
er he yields is such that there Is no
way ON cnrth by which The friends o.
The exposition can get their bill M
without his consent. they cannot
even move suspension OF the rules
1or ih9 consideration of the bill unless
lie is iirst persuaded to allow them 20
40 so II was he who practically killed
the bill last time. II was only after
me most urgent persuasion oi Repre-
sentative swanson and others that he
agreed To make the snail concession
OF allowing Representative Maynard
10 move suspension of the rules rcr
the consideration of The exposition
hill.
W hcn the motion was put IL was
found that more than two.ihirds of
me House We're for The appropriation.
The same condition will prevail this
year. and again it Will all depend On
INC sweet will of Uncle Joe whether
there is suspension al Tie rules for
The consideration OF the bill Ana
there is not a great deal of hope in
him, Tor Of all the men in Congress
who are scared Of The day Of reckon.
lug noXi fall. Mr.. Cannon is perhaps
the worst scared OF them all. He is
going To exercise all Of his Yankee
ingenuity To make the people believe
that there has been Il proper manage
mtnt Of the national finances. ana it
Is this spirit THAT must he overcome in
order TO get q proper sort OF apnropria-
ton for Jamestown.
'Of course, on the other hand. there
Is the President and his strong influ
enco on the side OF the exposition.
If he can diasuade Cannon from on.
posing the exposition there will be
easy sailing. He will Try 10 do so
iint ii may rs well he conceded ,hat
nc Will have about as big task on
MS hands 10 do that as he is going 10
nave 10 get Congress to pass his sort
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