Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-12-25
PRESIDENT GIVES
 CANNON A BOOST
Declaration That He Will Not Have the Nomination Removes Chief Ob
 stacle in "Uncle Joe's' Path-Sup
 porters in Congress Already at Work.

A Washington dispatch to the New York Sun says:
 Immediately after the holiday re. cess of congress, the Joseph G. Cannon presidential boom will be launched in earnest. Just what peculiar form the launching will take is matter which the promoters of the speaker's s candi dacy have not definitely divulgcd but 1t will be in such manner as to let the whole country know that the statesman from Danville is real, sure enough nevcr-say-die candidate for the political shoes of Theodore Roosevelt. Up to the time congress convened there was not much to the Cannon boom but talk, but now it is to be a serious matter with a hustling committee actively at work in the interests of MT. Cannon.
 'During the past month Mir. Cannon has with difficulty restrained his sup porters from coming out into the open and pushing him to the front. There were two reasons n month ago why he wanted to bc kept in the background. One was on account of the fact that there was so much talk of the renom- ination of the president, and the speak CT did not want to be regarded as an active candidate until the president should again declare himself against third term. The other reason was that he desired to have the matter of the appointment of the house commit tees out of the way before the real work in his behalf should be begun.
 Plan to Capture Delegates.
 "Cannon organizations will be per fected in all parts of the country, and the executive committee will have its representatives at work in the speak CTS behalf in all of the states where there is any chance of getting dele gates. It is said that the sentiment for Mir. Cannon is overwhelming among the republican membership of the house. The plan which, it is alleged, the Can. non boomers will work is to have every republican congressman who has not a favorite son in his own state work to control the two delegates from his own district. A congressman who cannot control the two delegates from his own district isn't much of a power in poll. ties, they argue, and if the scheme works well Uncle Joe ought to have as good q showing at the start off in the convention as any other candidate. In many districts which are now represent ed by democrats there are former re- publican members of congress, many of whom are friendly to Uncle Joe's can didacy, and the same sort of an ar rangement will be made with them. It is considered highly probable that the republican congressional committee will be brought to serve the purpose of the Cannon boomers. Representative Sher man of New York, who is the chairman of that organization, has just been ap- pointed a member of the house commit tee on rules to succeed General Gros. venor and although he has always been very close to Speaker Cannon, this con neetion will still more strongly cement their friendship. In fact, the entire committee is a Cannon organization, 1t is said at the present time, and will be used very effectively in behalf of his candidacy. Representative McKin- ley, the chief boomer of the Cannon boom, the head of the Cannon executive committee, is also treasurer of the con gressional committee. Representative Loudenslager, who is also power in the committee, as well as in New Jer. sey, which has no favorite son candi- datefi is also said to be extremely friendly to the Cannon boom. The same may be said of Representative Tawney, of Michigan, chairman of the commit tee on appropriations,
 Pleased With Situation.
 The Cannon men are highly pleased with the situation as it exists at pres. ent with regard to their candidate, and ! 1..lono +bot ;f EGITnnla Inp v were ten