Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27
HOT TIME FRAMED Up
Things to Happen When Law
makers Gather Monday.
CANNON TO BEAR BRUNT
Storm to Break Around Him, and
Then What?
SPECULATION IS VARIED
Noise of Fracas Sure to Be Raucous
and Some One Maybe Will Get
Hurt, or Perhaps Not.
VARIED

BY next Monday the Caiptol-that large
imposing structure on the hill which can
be seen from all parts of the city and is
admired by thousands of visitors though
! heaven knows il will never look right
| until they make the building wide enough
to hold the dome without looking messy
and Elliott Woods who is superintendent
of the Capitol and can paint and tele-
| graph and write music and raise gold
! fish has wanted it fixed for years ana it
would only cost couple of million any
| how never say die they'll do it some
time will begin to wake up and show
some signs of the approaching winter 8
activities.
| There aren't many senators and repre-
sentatives in town as yet for most of
them like to stay home for Thanksgiving
this is not by way of criticism for why
! shouldn't they and there fine turkeys
/ in the west though most people prefer
the Rhode Island breed and corned beef
and cabbage hog iowl and green's
! aren't bad if you're hungry besides it is
| the spirit OF the thing that counts but
! they'll be dropping in at pretty lively
! rate for the next day two. Most of
| them will want to have "a week or SO
here before the session begins to do their
/ departmental chores and discuss with
| their colleagues all the different scan
dalOuS things that are going to be done
to Uncle Joe Cannon this winter.
As for Uncle joe
| AS for Uncle Joe he doesn't seem to be
worrying though goodness only knows
| it's a wonder he's alive with that Victor
Murdoch Fostering him and all those
other horrid insurgents just trying to put
him out and make him resign though
| that's foolish for he won't do it and be-
sides why should lie when he is nice
| old man even if he does smoke and
swear and is real close with his money?
| Mr. Busbey who works for Mr.. Can
| non and knows everything says Uncle
| Joe isn't going to get out and that the
| only way the insurgents can take the
gavel away from him is 10 hit him in
the head with a rock and steal it when
| he drops but maybe he wouldn't want
that published because it doesn't sound
dignif1ed. Anyhow it's true and every
| body says SO and one man who doesn't
| like Mr.. Cannon very much says that
when he sinks his teeth in a government
| job you can't pry his face apart with
| crow'bar.
Cannon, the Gentle and Kind.
Mr.. Cannon is very gentle and kind
but all his friends say his patience is
nearly at an end and that he is getting
very cross with Victor Murdoch who
| comes from Kansas and has red hair and
a loud voice and is very pleasant most
of the time but can say harsh things
when put to it which he sometimes is
though he may be sorry for it afterward.
Bur anyhow he heard Mr.. Cannon say
or says he did anyhow it is the same
thing in the end that if most of the
members of the House wanted him to quit
he'd quit he didn't have to have the job
and could live comfortably if he didn't
have if and long the majOrltE
And then he winked. And ever since
Victor Murdoch heard Mr.. Cannon say
that or says he heard him say it but
either way it is the same he has been
paper asking Mr.. Cannon to step down
and out which is ridiculous as every
body knows and besides makes him
mad
And now as a result of all that every
body around the Capitol is certain there
is going to be a lot OF trouble at this
session with harsh words on both sides
and perhaps they will come to blows and
strike each other in the face. Won't it
be exciting? All the republicans and
democrats are just anxious for things
to begin and say that Mr.. Cannon feels
the same way about it and drinks raw
egg with something in it to take away
the taste every morning before break
fast. They are very strengthening.
OF Course, He Is Old.
VI course lie IS dll Olu Iudi Dul iiop'aS
seems to think that counts and one man
who would like to see him thrown out
but doesn't believe it will happen says
| that when Mr. Cannon comes down here
and picks up his gavel and faces the
| House and rolls up his eyes and begins
| to work his camp-meetir.s voice that
everything will get quiet and everybody
will listen. And that after he has talked
awhile and told how he loves the in
| how he always bows to the will of the
| ma jority and the Lord Is his guiding
star God bless our home there won't
| be a dry eye in the House and every
| body will go home to plan a dinner for
| him and wishing it was a new Congress
| SO they could elect him for another term
| right away.
| The incest thing about the insurgents
| so everybody thinks because 1t will keep
| things hot all the session is just that
they don't know what they want and
| don't seem to care just there is lots
of trouble with plenty of heads to hit
and perhaps they would be disappointed
| II they got what they wanted for every
thing would be peaceful and quiet then
and how would they get an issue to come
| back to Congress on?
Love Feastp Not Impossible.
| But there isn't much more to say about
Mr. Cannon except that everybody will
De glad to see him even those who don't
! like him because he is a car and doesn't
treat them right and then they go and
play poker with him in the evening and
he takes their money which doesn't
make them feel any better If anything
worse. Some of the members of Congress
| who have come back here already are
prohibitionists and they say the move
memo is getting along fine that in their
| districts which voted dry you can't get a
| thing TO drink If you don't ask for it
| and 1t isn't safe for a man in public life
to do that because somebody might tell
| so they have 1t shipped in from the out
side and keep it in the cellar which is
| safer and they get better rum that way
Mr.. cannon isn't a prohibitionist and he
doesn't have to be even IL he had any
| inclinations that way because the people
in his district will send him back to Con-
| gress until he dies and no wonder for
he gets Danville talked about and Is all
| right anyhow when you come to know
him and don't try to borrow money or
get bill through the House so every
body thinks it's going to be a lively
session.
ALBERT FALCK APPOINTED.
Will Be Census Supervisor for New