The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-14
REPUBLICANS Of
HOUSE IN CAUCUS
NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR
OFFICES IN THE SIXTY
FIRST CONGRESS.
CANNON AGAIN CHOSEN
AS Cand date For Speaker, After
Stirring Nomination Speech BY
Rode enberg--cannon De-
t7nds Rules IN Reply.

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Waahingt n March 13 TIE I /
loving Ks the personnel Of the harsa
organization as chosen by the Rep II
lican caucus tonight:
Speaker joseph @. cannaa III
nois clerk. Alexander Med well.
Pennsylvania; postmaster. Samuel A.
Iangum, Minnesota; scrgeant.at rms
Henry Casson, Wisconsin; or
kee per. F. b. Lyon. New York; chap
lain, Rev. Henry ~ Couden. the hiad
preacher
All these were selected as candl.
dates IN srcceed themselves
Mr.. Currier. Of New Hamrshire.
chairman of tfn raucrs and Mr..
Loudensla~ az New Jersey seer.
tarv Dwight Of New York was
rhCsen whip of the next house.
currier Chairman.
Loudenslager called tonights meat-
ing to order As Colonel Hepbur J. OF
Iowa, was defeated for re.e'ec ion,
there was no chairman to pr sisle.
The honor of being successor to
Hepburn fell to Currier, Of New
Hampshire. To nominate Cannon.
Rodenberg of Illinois was recogniz d.
His FIRST reference to Linefln and
other great men of Ilint Ia stirred he
members. He spoke cf tie fr nd
privilege of presenting candidate
for speaker at this time "whel in
diyidual initiative is as allied by the
discordant and destructive forces of
socialism"
"IIlnois is Justly proud of Ter most
distinguished son" exclaimed RcIen-
berg as he approached the mention
Of the name cf Cannon I'VE ara
proud OF him because In all the
vieissutes of public life, in the storm
and stress aaf strife of political com.
bat. IN the sunshine Of victory and in
the shadow of defeat, he has ever
stood four squares to all the winds
that blow"
A Courageous Man.
With the declaration that his can
lidate knew naught Of expediency,
Rodenterg said that his fidelity to
principle was his religion AMI his
loyalty 10 honest conviction was the
cardinal tenet OF his creed. His
courage was described as that b ra
Of conscience. originating In the
loftiost conception OF public drty
Continuously for mere than
third Of century he has been in
the calcium light of publicity" CON
tlnued Rodenberg, "and as that light
has grown stronger with the succeed
ing years it has served only to re-
veal more and more clearly his
qualities of head and
heart, until today fair.minded people
of the United States with one accorl
regard Joseph G. Cannon as one Of
the greatest and most forceful Of
Anne rlcan statesmen. His very name
IS a synonym for integrity. guaran-
tee of consistency and his masterful
militant record as q member OF con.
ggress for "a years is an inspiration
20 the struggling. ambitious youth Ct
the land
Three Times Speaker.
Three times he has been honcrad
by his Republican colleagues with
their unanimous vote for the speaker.
ship of the house. a position second
cnly in prestige and importance to
the presidency itself With cCnsumate
skill and unfalteriug frmness he hes
kept The legislative ship In the mid
lie of the channel OF progrc SIS. wea.
'hering all storms Of unjust criticism.
avoiding the rocks OF radicalism on
he one hand and the shoals Of ultra
on the ether.
To-Day he stands forth in all the
Splendor OF matured intellectually.
vigorous in mind and body, b. Il r
~quipped than ever TO discharge the
luties of the high Office which he has
so sisnally honc,-ed for six tvthrs.
challenging the admiration Of every
american who believes in doing
honor to a brave and manly maa
MIR Chairman. catching the spirit
hat hreathes upon us from the gicri-
nus memories of earlier days. the
spirit that gave birth to the Republi-
,an party. Of which he Nas Cne of tho
founders in response to the adnir-
ing sentiment of the Republican
membership of this house ] nomiaate
or speaker of the Sixty-hrst congress
he Iron Duke of American politics.
FcceDh q Cannon
Cannon Makes Response.
IN response TO the demand for
1pceeh Cannon addressed the eau,
rs. Cannon thanked his fellow Re.
ublicans aud promised to conduct
he high office 50 as to further the
,est interests Of the United States
ind merit the approval of his fellow
We have before US a NEST difficult
session. he continued. Tariff iegis-