The Washington times., 1909-10-01
Will Speak for One of His
Henchmen Out in Insur-
gent Iowa District.
MOVE IN INTEREST
OF CAPTAIN HULL
Pact That Senator Cummins Is to
Appear in Same Town Fore
BODIES Hot Controversy.

Uncle Joe" Cannon is going to carry
The war into Africa. He is going 10 lay
down the lines II is expected, on which
the battles over nominations of men,
bers Of Congress next spring and sum
mer will be fought The Speaker has
been invited TO speak next week at
Knoxville. Iowa. in the Seventh Con-
gressional district This IS a strong pro-
Eressive country and is in Senator Cum
Minis home district Tho Speaker has
accepted the invitation.
The affair at which Mr. Cannon will
speak will be a home coming" and
there will be many thousands Of Iowans
present, including a large number OF
those who don't like the new tariff law
and who have small use for Uncle
Joe" and for Senator Nelson Wilmarth
Aldrich. Now It is barely possible that
the Speaker will go there and talk gilt
tering generalities. But he win disap-
point expectation II he does not talk n
defense of the tariT bill. in support or
CsnnOnism, in support u the House
rules and I'm commentator Of Senator
Aldrich.
Cannon Is Invited
Speaker Cannon mas been invited out
into the Iowa country ana into a hot
bed Of progressive sentiment through
the efforts Of Representative John A. T.
Hull. chairman Of the House Commit
tee on Military Affairs. who represents
the Seventh Iowa district in Congress
Captain Hull Is an adherent Of the Can
non organization. lie has a great fight
on his hands in his district and is en-
countering bitter opposition. Knoxville
Is the county seat Of Marion county and
Is an anu-Hull and anti-Cannon county
Naturally, Captain Hull wants 20 make
some converts there. II so happened
that the committee IN charge Of the
home coming" festivities is friendly TO
captain Hull, and Il readily took Up
with his suggestion TO get Uncle joe"
10 speak.
For the. Speaker to make a speech in
Iowa at this time with public feeling
much wrought up on tariff and some
other subjects, would OF itself be enter
tanning enough but the Knoxville folks
have arranged for Senator Cummins 10
speak on the day following MI Cannon
Mr. Cannon is expected to indOrse Rep
resentative Hull and urge his re-elec-
ton Senator Cummins Is likely to take
stand against the reelection OF men
who stand for what Hull does. 10 Op-
pose the tariff bill. 70 speak against thp
House rules and IN general TO arraign
Cannonism and the regime Of Senator
Aldrich. All Of which is expected 10 stir
up no small measure OF political ex-
element IN Iowa and through the mid
die Vest
Excitement Expected
The lines are shaping up there. as in
other parts Of the country, for the Con-
gressionsl contests Of next year. The
House insurgent Republicans are hop
ing that the next Congressional cleo
tons viii mean a strong accession to
their forces II this proves 20 be the
case, then the end Of the Cannon regime
in the House is likely and "A change iu
the existing rules may be compelled
Under such circumstances Spea ker
Cannon Is fighting for big stakes. n
Is possible he may not run for Speaker
again. though this is not a cerfainfv
ana some Of his close friends think ne
will But at any rate. he does NOT want
control Of the House To pass from tho
hands Of his friends. His forthcoming
Iowa speech may have large bearing
on the outcome