Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-22
CANNON BOOM IS
NOW LAUNCHED.
Comes as Carefully Arranged
Performance BY Master lIIi-
noiS Politicians.
WILL THE COUNTRY BACK IT.
Republican tongrcssmen and Some
senators Believe "Uncle DOE and
Fairbanks win Meet Up"


Fairbanks win Meet Up"
/ Special Correspondence.
WASHINGTON d. g.. Aug lE-The
presidential boom Of Joseph G. Cannon
has been launched. It's launching Is
not spontaneous in the sense Of spou-
taneity but a carefully arranged per-
formance In which some VI the master
politicians Of Illinois not only particle
lated but who have had 10 under pray
ertul consideration for months past
Just how far Mr.. Cannons boom will
be heard and how long q win last is a
moot question. In fact IL De- not youch-
sated 10 any man 10 predict what vogue
/ II viii attain before the presidential
] convention Of the Republican party u
/ 1915 Certain Il Is, however. that there
! are many Republicans in the lower
! house OF Congress and quite a few sen
/ stors who seriously look upon "Unc.e"
/ Joe cannon as formidable candidate
I Tor the Republican nomination and
! nat II VIII not be very long before Mr..
Fairbanks and Nj Cannon meet up
as they say IN the parlauce Of the west
/ Ior a series Of battles royal FOR dele
gates 10 the national convention.
HOUR FOR CANNON.
There has been a story iu circulation
Tor several days here .n the seat OF the
nauona, government thai d number Of
the very shrewdest politicians. includ.
ing Joe Sibley OF Pennsylvania. Jim
sherman and Littauer of New York.
Wachter and Mudd Of Maryland. Black.
burn Of North Carolina, BrownloW of
Tennessee. Loudeuslager OF New Jer.
sey Burton Of Ohio. Alexander OF Buf.
talo, ~ Y. Culiom. Billy Lorlmer.
Mann and Boutell OF Illinois. with 9th
err congressman scattered through the
remaining states, who believe that the
hour has struck for Joseph g. Cannon
ana that with Illinois sending forth ID,
clarion call for the Danyine statesman
% lake the lead that other states win
iall into line and that by the 6rsj Of
April, 1905 he viii be looked upon "a.
tne logical successor OF Theodore
Roosevelt.
II ROOSEVELT DOESN'T.
This is entirely predlcated ON IN.
proposition that Theodore Roosevelt
will mean ln 1905 what he said ON tbs
lth OF November 1894 when he rad
his title clear 20 the highest office In me
gift OF the American people and there
are those entirely friendly 10 Josoph
u cannon who are telling ID about
the country that President Roosevelt
told Joseph G. Cannon iu So inanv
words that he would be the next pre.i-
dent OF the United States. BE that a.
~ may the Cannon boom does moi lacL
enthusiasm nor does IL lack a sure
foundation, Congressman Mckinley ~
iillhols is authority f0r the statement
mat the president told him when with
other members of the Republican ma
tlonal congressional committee that
Uncle Joe Cannon would be- nominal.
90 and elected president
UNCLE JOE" Is COY.
OF course Uncle" Joe is COY and he |
Will not permit his name 10 be used /
IN a state convention until the psyche /
logical moment has struck There is I
not shrcWder nor a farther sighted !
politician than Joseph @. Cannon Of .
Danville, HIS IL il pride with Joe .
cannon 20 be likened unto the lamented |
Lincoln and he has very many Of Lin .
coins characteristics But Il Is always .
M main chance with Joe Cannon
What seems 10 be the height OF bold
ness on his part is the result Of studied
rejection and analysis What seems 10
De the eftervesence Of biz brain is
the careful result OF long discussion
with himself What are seemingly eN-
preSsions oi a mind stored with world 4
wide knowledge. homely sayings aud
expressive comparisons are the results
Of deep mciitations and close eNamln-
ations
WILL WORK OVERTIME.
From this on II may be confidently
expected that the Cannon press bureau
VIII be working over time. that fea-
iure OF the boom being in the very COM
peten, and resourcefu hands Of J..
Wright Busby the speakers conhdon-
tai secretary and a Washington news.
paper man ~ wide experience Mr.
Bisby Is one Of the veteran newspaper
men ~ the national capital. having
come 10 Washington 20 represent the
chicago Inter Ocean years ago As
Speaker Cannon's secretary he has
shown himself an adept IN the game Of
politics and with his chief occupying
a headline position IN the forthcoming
national play known as tho Presiden-
,ial candidate" Mr. Busby viii be-
found Do the vicinity Of his chief bear
ng his sword and sometimes carrying
lis armor With Taft and Root
Fairbanks and Cannon and possibly
shaw appearing in their celebrated
parts with Roosevelt always in the
background Tho American people are On
.or "a real old fashioned contest boz 1905
4 MANY SIDED MAN.
Elliott Woods superintendent of the
United states capitol bmdmg and
grounds and charged with the COM
'iruction of the senate and house Office
is q many sided man Scarce
70 years Of age, b. has accomplished
10 his life more than ig youchs3fed the (
leaders 40 81 he Is an amateur musi-
ian ~ considerable ability Ho has the
honor ~ having written the score and I
much ~ thc libreto o.! "a comic opera T
Which had O. successful presentation for
'harity iu Baltimore. He Is one % the
inest amateur photographers Zoo the
ouniry lie has made electricity
tudy Tor 30 years and now in c0njunc.
ION with the coast and geodetic survey
IL Il engaged ln series Of experiments
o. wireless telegraphy which gives
lomise OF revoluti0nizlng present meth
ds o. catching sound waves and trans
hitting them % receiver. All these
hings Ar Woods has accomplished ln
n hours or really IN the night hours.
FIRST AND LAST
He is among the first 20 appear in his
'fhce in the morning and the last %
cave The secret Of this mans success
s found bon The single word, method"
every day az q certain hour he Is In
us Office in the Capitol on the same
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