Milford chronicle., 1910-01-14
SPEAKER CANNON
WILL NOT RETIRE
Says He viii Be a Candidate
For Reelection.
LEADERS TIGHTEN LINES

Pairing In House Of Representatives
to Be Closely Scanned by Both Par,
tlss-lnsurgents Have Strong Agree
ment and Keep Their Plans Secret.
Washington, Jan. 12.-Speaker Can
non in an interview emphatically de-
MED that he intended to retire as 8
result of the bitter factional fight in
the house. He also said he did not
contemplate making an announcement
that he would not be a candidate again
for speaker
These imaginary stories dealing
with my retirement are getting to be
the regular thing" he said Here
after l am not going to take the trou-
bic to deny them. But l will say now,
once and for all. that I am not think
ing Of resigning and will not resign. I
have repeatedly said that intended to
die in the harness. and the only thing
that will make me change my mind
will be in the failure of the people of
my district to re-elect me to my seat
in the house"
Nothing could have been more EN-
phatic than the manner in which
Speaker Cannon made this statement
Apparently unworried never with
more vigor Mr. Cannon did his best
to put a quietus once for all for the
reports that as a concession to his
loyal but harassed friends in the house
ne was contemplating making an an
nouncement that he would not be a
candidate for the speakership of that
body in the SiXty-second congress.
Undoubtedly at this stage of the
game there are quite a number of Mr. |
Cannon's friends who are having con
siderable trouble in their districts over
the issue Of Cannonism. sO-called. and !
who would be happy to hear that the !
speaker had issued a formal statement !
declining to be a candidate for re- !
election to his present Office But they !
are not the kind Of men who duck |
from under. and they intend to stand |
by the speaker Significant action was
taken by Representative John Dwight, |
Of New York, the Republican whip OF
the house, when he ordered the Re
publican pair clerks not to make up
any more pairs until approved by him
As soon as Representative Underwood.
OF Alabama. the acting minority lead
err learned of this he sent Represen-
tative Garner. of Pennsylvania. acting
minority whip. to the Democratic pair
clerks to say that no more applications
for pairs should be considered unless
submitted In writing and approved by
him
Those insurgents to whose attention
the Cannon non-retirement statement
was directed just smiled. sat tight and
said nothing They learned one thing
since the strenuous days preceding the
special session of congress which
opened with a fight on the rules,
wherein the insurgents lost out by only
dye votes. and that is to keep their
mouths shut. Nowadays they are car
rying the secrecy agreement among
which they admit they
have made as strong and as binding as
possible to the extreme. refusing even
o tell where they are holding their
'reQuent meetings aud all that sort Of
hing.
The insurgents we're continuing to
,ialm that the statement purporting
. have come from the Republican con-
TressionAl committee. but in reality
ssued BY two OF its oficers. Chairman
Gcllinley and Secretary Loudenslager,
I'D not have the endorsement and ap-
'rOVal Of President Taft. Organization
lea around the house end Of the capt.
Of were just as emphatic in their
lain that Mr.. Taft read the state
lsnt and that II was issued with his :
all approval