Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-27
THE CANNON CAMPAIGN.
Lack of Harmony between Campaign,
No and No 2,

NO ana No 2.
Games T. IIornaday In Chicago Let.
ter TO indianapolis NcwsJ
The republican congressional com.
rnittee has decidid to paddle its own ca.
noe In this campaign. Speaker Cannon
Is 10 bo In charge. Through Repro.
sentative William r.. Mckinley of tn,
18th Illinois district he will direct
tho tight in every close district Abou,
the middle of September he viii take
the stump and will make an effort I.
| appear at least once in every doubt.
iui district. The campaign money
raised by the congressional committee
| Will be turned over 20 the commlttee's
treasurer. Mr.. Dawes Of this city. who
| VIII see that 1t goes 70 the districts
| that arc most in need Of help. In other
words there Is to be no mixing Of the
| campaign for tho election Of n Rcpin
blican House Of Representatives ant
the campaign for the election OF Taft
| and sherman
This is not as National Chairman
| Hitchcock would have had II. The orr.
| ginal suggestion Of the national or.
| Eanization was that Representative
| Mckinley be made treasurer Of both
| the national committee and the con.
gressonal committee. Speaker Cannon
started IN 10 head off such an ar.
| ranRement, but before he reached Mr.
Mckinley who was Mt time at Hot
Springs. Mr.. Taft heard from his
friends In New York. and Mr.. Sheldon
was appointed to the place. Tho no.
| gotiations looking TO cooperation be-
tween the two committees were con-
! tinued until Mr. Cannon got tho Of
| ficers Of the congressional committee
together here Monday evening and
| laid down the law 70 how the cam
paign for the election Of members OF
Congress shall be conducted.
The observation Is being made here
that Mr.. Cannon is looking out for No
|. If he Is TO be speaker for the next
| House OF Representatives there must
be n republican majority in the body.
Moreover. he regards the election Of
| republican House of as much !mpor-
| tance MS the election of a republican
president. 1t Is pointed out that If the
republicans are to revise the tariff az
n special session Of Congress imme.
| diately after the 4th OF next March
| n republican House must be elected IN
| November. The present Congress dies
the day the new president is inaug-
urated
| The decision Of the congressional
committee to adhere to the old plan
of running It's campaign Independently
Of the presidential campaign has re.
vived story that there is more OF
less friction betwoent what IS called
the congressional contingent and the
| volt hut
there is not a great deal of foundation
| for this sort Of talk. AT one time Roo.
sevelt did make something Of q threa'
TO "go after republican congressman
who had refused to support some Of hir
| Legislative measures, but no one ever
supposed he would attempt to carry oui
such program. The fact seems TO HI
that Mr.. Cannon reached tho decision
| that he would be a good deal more GER
tain Of republican majority in the mex,
House II the campaign was conducted
in the old way by the congressional
committee without reference to tn
presidential fight.
| The quiet talk Of the congressional
leaders Is that the republicans are not
| going to have an easy time holding
ma jority in the House. In something
| like 20 districts scattered throughout
| the North the outlook Is anything but
| encouraging at this time. The repu-
blicans are not blind TO the fact
either. that the democrats are ready
70 make a vigorous campaign for the
election of members of Congress
There Is to be close cooperation be-
| tween the democratic national com.
mittee and the democratic congresion'
al committee. Chairman Mack ane
Chairman Lloyd have offices on the
same floor at the headquarters hote'
here and are IN daily conference on the
| situation. The money received by each
will go into common fund and Will
| be used for Bryan or for candidates
for Congress. as the situation may de-
Ynand.