Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-28
ADAM BEDE
FOR Cannon
DECLARES FOR THE SPEAKER
FOR PRESIDENT.
0KLAHOMANS like HIN
Congressman -Humorist Returns From
the New State-Found People
Understood Cannon.

Kansas City, July 27.-The man
who told his constituents they owed
him election because the principal
town in their district was discovered
by humorist, himself humorist of
note, j. Adam Bede, congressman
from the Eighth or Duluth district
of Minnesota, republican insurgent on
the statehood question, stopped in
Kansas City last night on his return
from the Oklahoma Chautauqua cir
cult long enough to declare himself
unequivocally for ''Uncle Joe" Can
non for president.
81 think Cannon would make the
best candidate the republicans could
put up, in spite of his age, on this
account, that when you drop Roose-
welt and take mp a new man, You have
got TO endorse Roosevelt's admins
tration, and should take candidate
who has been identified with the leg
islation that Roosevelt has advocat-
ed, and no one has been so closely
identified with Roosevelt as the
speaker of the house" said Congress
man Bede.
" \ great many have the impression
that the speaker would not have done
anything except for the president, but
| think the speaker is entirely in
sympathy with Roosevelt's plans and
because of his long experience in
public affairs the responsibilities of
the presidency would rest upon him
more lightly than upon an mexperi-
enced man.
~ think Cannon would carry his
own native state of North Carolina
out of local pride, | think he would
be one of the best men to break the
solid south and his nomination would
be, in sense, a recognition of the
south.
"There are lots of other good men
of course, who will aspire to the Of
fee. but believe "Uucle Joe" would
be the strongest mon on election day.
He might not be the strongest when
nominated, but every cartoon would
make him votes.
son my trip in Oklahoma | did
not find any bitterness toward Can
non. They seems to understand that
he had his purpose, and was working
on other things as well as statehood.
The speaker is sort of general man
ager for all the members of congress
and had to keep them all working in
order to accomplish his ends with the
senate and get certain action, "
Congressman Bede said he would
rather praise than defend Congress-
man Ellis course i'll the matter of
statehood, except that he (Bede) was
greatly interested that Arizona be
not forced in with New Mexico, while
Ellis seemed to care only for Okla
homa and Indian Territory.
"As friends Of Oklahoma alone,
there would have been no excuse for
the insurgents" he said. every
body in Washington was for Okla
homa, and there was never any ques-
tion about its admission. Ellis did
right. and the wise thing, in not join
ing the insurgents, 50 far as Okla
homa was concerned. Unless he had
felt as | did in the matter of Arizona
and New Mexico, he would have
made himself ridiculous had he split
with the speaker on statehood" F"
Congressman Bede said that since
his visit to Oklahoma he felt prouder
than ever of his vote to bring the new
state into the union. 81 think there
never was such state admitted to
the union in TIE whole history of our
country as Oklahoma" he said. at
is remarkable for a new country
opened up only seventeen years ago.
Do you know that the cotton crop of
Oklahoma for the last year would
have paid to France Tie entire
amount paid by the United States
for the whole territory of Louisiana
And corn grows right alongside of
cotton.
"The two kings, King Cotton and
King Corn. reigning right in the same
commonwealth. no wonder there are
political troubles, aud take it they
are having them down there. OF
course, for the next year or two they
will talk nothing but politics down
there, but after that. when they get
/ Tire new state running right, they will
vet down to business.