The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-19
Cannon Shows Anger Over
Longworth Statement at
Beverly, Which He Regards
as Inspired by President.
STANDS ON HIS RECORD
AS SPEAKER OF HOUSE
Has No Quarrel With Any Re-
publican Who VIII Enter the
Party Caucus and Abide by
the Result Reached There,
MAKES A HOT STATEMENT

DANVILLE, III, Aug. 1S.-Despite
the declaration of Congressman
Nicholas LOngWOrth that he will
Cannon for sneaker Of the House OF
Representatives, MIR. Cannon will con
time In the race, according TO his own
statement, made 10 the Associated
Press tonight.
lie win go into the caucus as "A can
tifdnte, no matter how many Republican
eongressmen declare they VIII oppose
his recollection.
All ne asks h that those who go into
the caucus abide by It's vote, and he
promises IN do the same.
He dOes not ask any man 40 pledge
himself 10 vote for his recollection IL
ne believes that pledge Will work
against him in the election this fail,
-iOr does he want any candidate for the
Republican nomination for Congress to
Sepudiate his party by failure 10 enter
the caucus.
That MIR. Cannon was considerably
nettied by the dispatch from beverly
was apparent this afternoon, when a
copy of IL WIS handed him.
Mr.. Cannon is usually ready to grant
or refuse an Interview without a mo-
ments hesitation. but today he read
and re-read the Longworth statement
then dictated and re-dlcIated halr-
dozen statements before he got one
which finanY suited him.
BlHmes Ii 10 Taft.
There is no doubt that Cannon be-
lieVes the LongwOrth statement was in
spired by President Taft. He does not
say SO in so many words, but he in
timated as much when he said that 1T
was time enough To answer the Prest-
dent OF the United States II he has any
statement TO make touching on the Re
pubIicanism OF the speaker OF the
House OF Representatives when he
makes that statement under his own
hand. i viii not fight Windmills filled
In "a n
political or personal enemies or cow
ards"
Following the reply made TO Long
worth early in the afternoon Mr. Can
non supplemented III with the follow
Ing. dictated this evening:
The legislation enacted and the rec
ord made by the Republican party dur
ing the eight years have been
speaker speaks Tor itself. / have con-
tributed what l could toward the en-
actment OF that legislation. L have CO.
operated with the Republican majority
in Congress in the effort TO put on the
statute books the policies OF the party.
and ] have no apology TO make for the
part 1 have taken In the legisla tive
councils Of the nation.
In the present campaign, so far as
am concerned, i shall do what I can
10 bring about the election OF a Re
publican House OF Representatives in
the SiXty-firsJ Congress, and without d
Republican majority IN the next House
there VIII be no Republican speaker.
I'm the event OF my reelection al a
member OF the House. 1 shall attend
and abide by the action OF the Repub-
lean caucus and, from mis- statement,
Mr.. LOngwOrth will do the same. as viii
every Republican member Of the House.
Therefore, / have no quarrel with Rep
resentatiVe LOngwOrth as 10 who shall
be speaker OF the next House Of Repre-
sentatives. and there Is no room for
disagreement touching this matter be-
tween Representative Longworth and
myself.
IF any Republican candidate for Con-
gress feels that his position as a can
didate on the Republican ticket would
be strengthened by pledging that he
will not support me in a Republican
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