The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-20
TIL d PRESIDENTIAL
BOOM LAUNCHED
from Clarke Fork without dam sew
eral hundred feet In height and tun-
nels aggregating several miles in
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from Clarke Fork without dam sew
eral hundred feet In height and tun-.
nels aggregating several miles in
length.
The presidential boom of Joseph G.
Cannon has been launched. Its launch
Ing is not spontaneous in the sense Of
spontaneity but carefully arranged
performance In which some of the
master politicians of Illinois not only
participated but who have had 1t un-
der prayerful consideration for months
past. Just how far Mr.. Cannon's boom
will be heard and how long 1t will last
Is moot question. In fact 1t is not
vouchsafed to any man to predict what
vogue It will attain before the presi-
Dental convention of the republican
party in 1908. Certain it is. however,
that there are many republicans in the
lower house Of congress and quite
few senators who seriously look upon
uncle" Joe Cannon as formidable
candidate for the republican nominal
ton and that 1t will not be very long
before Mr.. Fairbanks and Mr.. Cannon
meet up" as they say in the parlance
Of the west for series of battle royal
for delegates to the national conven-
ton.
There has been story in circula-
ton for several days here in the seat
of the national government that a
number of the very shrewdest poll
ticians, including Joe Sibley of Penn
sylvania, Jim Sherman and Littauer of
New York, Wachter and Mudd of Mary
land, Blackburn of North Carolina,
Br0wnlow of Tennessee, Loudenslager
of New Jersey, Burton of Ohio. Alex
ander of Buffalo, N. Y, Cullom, Billy
Lorimer, Mann and Boutell of Illinois,
with other congressman scattered
through the remaining states, who be-
lieve that the hour has struck for
Joseph G. Cannon and that with Illi-
nois sending forth it's clarion call for
the Danville statesman to take he
lead that other states will fall into line
and that by the first of April. 1908, he
will be looked upon as the logical sue
cessor of Theodore Roosevelt This
is entirely predicted on the PROPOSE
ton that Theodore Roosevelt will
mean in 1908 what he said on the 9TH
Of November, 1904, when he read his
title clear to the highest Office in the
gift of the American people and there
are those entirely friendly to Joseph
G. Cannon who are telling it about
the country that President Roosevelt
told Joseph G. Cannon in so many
words that he would be the next presi-
dent Of the United States. Be that as
it may, the Cannon boom does not lack
enthusiasm nor does it lack a sure
foundation. Congressman Mckinley of
Illinois. is authority for the statement
that the president told him when with
other members of the republican ma
tional convention committee that
Uncle" Joe Cannon would be nomi-
mated and elected president.
OF course "Uncle" Joe is coy and
he will not permit his name to be
used in a state convention until the
psychological moment has struck.
There is not shrewder nor farther
sighted politician than Joseph G. Can
non of Danville, Ill. 1t is pride with
Joe Cannon to be likened unto the la
mented Lincoln and he has very many
Of Lincoln's characteristics. But it is
always the main chance with Joe Can
non. What seems to be the height of
boldness on his part is the result of
studied reflection and analysis. What
effervescence of big brain is the care
full result of long discussion with him