The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-23
CANNON Will
Be CANDIDATE
Uncle Joe Will Not orIy Run for
Congress Again But also
Wants to be the
Speaker
NEVER WAS DICTATOR
He is Not a Gutter and Will Not
Lay Down Now After His
Recent Partial
Defeat.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-That
Joseph G. Cannon not only will be
candidate to the next congress, but
will also be candidate for re-elec-
ton as speaker of the house, is the
firm conviction of one of his loyal
friends in the house who had talk
with him.
The speaker made no specific state
ment to this effect, but there was no
other inference to be drawn from his
remarks during discussion OF the
situation in the house and the coming
congressional campaign. He d1d nor
gain from Mr. Cannon any lntlmatlon
remotely indicating what has been
believed and hoped by the insurgents,
that the speaker in the course Oh
the next two months, or before Jhe
close of the present session OF coli-
gress, would announce that he Would
not be a candidate for speaker again
in order to .unburden" certain IN
surgents who had decried Cannon ana
Cannonism in their districts ana then
turned around and voted Tor MIN
when he challenged the insurgents
and democrats to unseat him.
At the present stage of the game
Mr.. Cannon does not feel at all tnat
he is called upon to step ASIDE IN the
interest OF party harmony, that these
men may have plain sailing in thelr
districts. instead, the speaker is stiii
Of the opinion he expressed Saturday
night to the loyal Illinoisans. II mas
been SO repeatedly demonstrated IN
his congressional district as well as
in congress that he is no gutter
when a fight is before him that 1t Is
useless to consider for a moment any
cessation on his part when hostliitles
are started against him. 1t is as
senseless to deduce from this posi-
tion Of the speaker also that he VIII
ATTEMPT to dictate the action OF the
partv caucus. A member OF the
Illinois delegation, who is perhaps as
close to Mr.. Cannon as any o.hei
member from his home state, sald'
II have never known of Mr.. Cannon
attempting to dictate anything IN oul
caucuses ! recall distinctly one O
the last caucuses we lllinoisans naa
when the speaker sat in the croWd
taking no active part Whatever Whli'
he was there, and when the tlm'
came for him to leave the meeting t
fill an engagement he remarked
We'll boys, / will be satisfied W.T.
whatever you decide on That ma
been his attitude always in caucuse
that have attended since coming I
congress-
Mr.. Cannon is proceeding cautious
ly. He recognizes that the new mi
iority created last Saturday is
control of the house if it desires
assume it. However, that does nj
mean that he is willing to conced
that the republican majority whle
ostensibly exists in the house an
which was sent to the house by tt
country may not yet regain contro
II does not mean that he will agre
to any great concessions in the 0
ganiZation OF the new committee =
rules. He is in harmony with h
strong radical supporters, who will d
mand that none but regular repub
cans shall constitute the ma1ori'
membership of that committee. Co
cilliation has been the order for Il
past two days, and some wonderful
interesting scenes have been witnes
ed on the floor in the personnel
little groups of members who ha'
never before been seen in close co
sultation. The insurgents still insi
that is, the conservative portion
them-that no recognition should
given the insurgents on the comm
tee. This meets with hearty appro
al from regulars.