The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-01
CANNON CHOSEN
BY REPUBLICANS
For the Third Time the DanviIIe
Statesman Will Weld the
GaVeI in Lower House.
ADDRESS MADE IN CAUCUS
STRONG GROUND is TAKEN
AGAINST CENTRALizATio

Washington, Nov. 30.-Joseph G. Can
non of Illinois was tonight nominated
by the Republican members of the
house of representatives for his third
term as speaker, and he will be re-
elected to that office upon the conven-
ing of the house at IL o'clock Monday.
The nomination was made in a caucus
held in the house of representatives
which was attended by practically all
Of the 226 Republican members. The
caucus was called to order at o'clock
by Representative Hepburn of Iowa,
who presided. and within an hours
time the nomination not only of the
speaker, but of all the officers of the
house was completed and an adjourn
ment taken.
The other officers chosen were:
The Other Officers.
Alexander Mcdowell, PENNSYLVANIA,
clerk: Frank B. Lyon, New York. door
keeper; Henry Casson, Massachusetts,
sergeant-at-arms, and Samuel w. Lam
gum, Minnesota, postmaster.
With the exception of the speaker, all
the officials were chosen by the adop-
ton of one resolution, which was in
troduced by Representative Tawney of
Minnesota. 1t was adopted without OPP
position. All of the successful candi-
dates now occupy the offices for which
they are designated, except Mr.. Ian
gum, who is a new officer. He succeeds
the former postmaster, who died during
the recess.
Porter Shut Out.
The only business transacted in addi-
ton to the selection of officers was the
rejection of the application of Peter A
Porter of the Thirty-fourth district of
New York. for admission to the eau
Gus. Mr.. Porter was elected as an in
dependent, and had the support of the
Democrats of his district. Notwith-
standing this fact he wrote a letter to
the chairman of the caucus, claiming
to be a Republican and asking to be
admitted TO a seat in the councils of
that party.
Chairman Hepburn explained the cir
cumstances under which Mr.. Porter had
been elected and on motion of Mr.
Tawney the application was laid on the
table, which action was equivalent to
denial of his request.
Cannon Nominated.
To his colleague. H. S. Bouten, fell
nation. and when he rose TO speak he
was greeted by a generous burst OF ap
plause.
Mr.. BoutelTs nomination of the pop
ular speaker caused very general ap
plause, and when it appeared that no
further nominations were TO be pro-
posed, Mr. Cannon was chosen by ac-
clamatiOn. Messrs. Lowden Qli.), Hau-
gen Uowa), and Currier On. h, were
then appointed a committee to escort
the speaker to the hall. He was re-
ceived with applause and, mounting to
the platform on which he had sat for
the past four years, proceeded TO ex-
press his thanks for the honor con-
ferred.
In his reply accepting the nomination.
Speaker Cannon dealt with a number
of public questions. He justified the
large appropriations of the last session
of the Fifty-ninth congress and indi-
Gated very plainly his opposition to any
policy looking toward a too great CEN
traIization of the functions of govern
ment.
Speech of the Speaker.
Following is the full text of his re-
marks:
I'VE have met to exercise the right
of the majority to organize the house
of representatives and we must face
the responsibility that goes with that
privilege. It has been a decade since
the Republican party assumed respon-
sibility for legislation and execution of
law. and in that ten years we have seen
such prosperity as never blessed any
nation. The American people are rich
er by many billions of dollars than they
were ten years ago, and their wealth,
as represented by income from work
and wage, is more equitably distributed
than ever before. This has been the tri-
umph of a peoples government under
laws inspired by the people. and worked
out and executed by the peoples repre-
"But it has been said, Boast not thy
self of tomorrow; for thou knowest not
what a day may bring FORTH
1--WE must face the responsibility for
government without regard to the past.
The recent shock to business that has
arrested commerce admonishes us to
approach our task with soberness and
for we are to be judged by
the work of the present, not by the |
record of the past
Work of Last Congress.
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