The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14
CANNON WILL HANDLE
GAVEL ANOTHER TERM
Continued from Page /.

For stmaster-Samuel A. Langum
Of Minnesota.
For Sergeant-at-Arms-Henry Cssson
of Wisconsin.
For Doorkeeper-F. B. Lyon of New
York.
For Chaplain-Rev. y, Couden, the
blind preacher.
to succeed themselves.
Representative Currier of New Hamp-
shire was elected chairman of the eau
Gus. and Representative Loudenslager
of New Jersey was elected to succeed
himself as its secretary.
Representative John W. Dwight OF
New York was chosen whip" of the
next house.
Representative Loudenslager of New
Jersey. secretary of the last caucus,
called tonight's meeting to order AS
Colonel Hepburn of Iowa was defeated
for reelection, there was no chairman
to preside until Representative Currier
of New Hampshire was chosen.
To nominate Mr.. Cannon, representa-
tive William A. ROdenberg of Illinois
was recognized. His first reference to
Lincoln and the other great men of IL
linois stirred the members. He spoke
of the proud privilege of presenting
candidate for speaker at this time
when individual initiative is assailed
bv the discordant and destructive forces
of socialism.
illinois is justly proud of her most
distinguished SON. exclaimed Mr.. Ro-
deuberg. as he approached the mention
of the name of Mr.. Cannon. We are
proud of him. because in all the viCissi-
tudes of public life, in the storm and
stress and strife of political combat, in
the sunshine of victory and in the
shadow of defeat, he has ever stood
four-square to all the winds that blow
With a declara ton that his candidate
knew naught of expediency, Mr.. ROden-
berg said that his fidelity to principle
was his religion, and loyalty to honest
conviction was the cardinal tenet of his
creed. His courage was described as
that born of conscience, originating in
the Hottest conception of public duty.
Continuously for more than a third
of a century he has been in the calcium
light Of publicity" continued Mr.. Ro-
denberg. and as that light has grown
stronger with succeeding years, it has
served only to reveal more and more
clearly his transCendent qualities of
head and heart, until today the fair
minded people of the United States,
with one accord, regard Joseph @. Can
non as one of the greatest and most
forceful of American statesmen.
inspiration" to Youth.
His very name is a synonym for in
tegrity, a guarantee of consistency, and
his masteTful. militant record as a
member of congress for thiTty-four
years is an inspiration TO the struggling
ambitious youth of the land.
Three times he has been honored by
his Republican colleagues with their
unanimous vote for the spealership of
this house, q position second only in
prestige and Importance to the presi-
dency itself With consummate skill
and unfaltering frmness he has kept
the legislative ship in the middle of the
channel of progress, weathering all the
storms of unjust criticism. avoiding the
rocks of radicalism on the one hand
and the shoals Of uitra-cOnservatism
on the other. Today he stands forth in
all the splendor of matured intellectu-
atty, vigorous in mind and body. better
equipped than ever to discharge the du-
ties Of the high office which he has so
signally hOnOTsd for six years, chaI-
longing the admiration of every Amer
lean who believes in doing honor to
brave and a manly man.
Mr. Chairman, catching the spirit
that brsathes upon us from the gloriou.
memories OF an earlier day, the spirit
that gave birth to the Republican
party. of which he was one Of the
founders, in response to the admirinz
sentiment of the Republican member
ship Of this house, / nominate for
speaker of the Sixty-first congress the
Iron Duke Of American politics. Joseph
G. Cannon.