The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-19
Il viii Stay In Race Says
Cannon to Longworth

DANVILLE, Ill, Aug. 1s-Despite
the declaration OF Rep. Longwortn
/ that he will not again vote for Joseph
ia. Cannon for speaker of the house OF
/ repres entativos, MI Cannon will con-
ttnue In the race, according to a state
4 ment he made last night.
He said he would go into the caucus
. g q candidate now, no matter now
many Republican congressman declar-
I'd they would oppose his reelection.
I He said that all he asked was mat
those who went into the caucus abide
by it's vote, and he promised 10 DO the
same. He would not ask any man 10
pledge himself to vote for his fe-eiec.
tion II he believed that pledge would
work against him In the election this
fall, nor would be want any candidate
for the Republican nomination TO
congress to repudiate his party by
failure to enter the caucus.
That Mr.. Cannon was considerably
neltled by the dispatch from Beverly
was apparent when a copy Of IT was
handed him. Mr.. Cannon is usually
ready to grant or refuse an interview
without q moments hesitation, but
Yesterday he read and re-read the
Icngworth statement. Then he dc
tated and re-dictated half dozen
statements before he got one which
finally suited him.
BIames President Taft.
Mr.. Cannon evidently believes that
the Longworth statement was inspir-
Cd by President Taft. He did not say
20. but he intimated as much when
ho said that 1T is time enough TO an
swer the president B OF the United
States, II he has any statHmeut 20
make touching on the Republicanism
OF the speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentatives, when he makes that state
ment under ais own hand. Will not
nxht windmills filed by breezes
blown from the lungs of political or
personal enemies or towards
Following brief reply made to Mr..
IongwOrth early In the day, Mr.. Can
not tonight dictated the following:
isTho legislation enacted and the
reeura made by the Republican party
dur(ne The eight yearseI have been
spsolker speaks for itself ! have con-
!. trfbuted what could toward the en-
5 octment OF that legislation. l have
oOrOrerated with the Republican ma
jority In congress In the effort TO put
on the statute books the policies on
the party, and 1 have no apology to
make for the part have taken IN
the legislative councils Of the nation
I'm the present campaign, so far as
I am concerned, shall do what can
70 bring about the election of a Re-
publican house OF representatives In
The sixty-second congress. and with
cut q Republican majority In the next
house there will be no Republican
speaker. ~ f.a -- ~
No ouarrel With Longworth.
I'm the event of my reelection as
q member Of the house, shall attend
and abide by the action OF the Repub-
lican caucus, and from his statement,
Mr.. Longworth will do the same. as
viii every Republican member OF the
house. Therefore, have no quarrel
with Representative Longworth as TO
who shall be speaker of the next
house OF representatives, and there Is
no room for disagreement touching
this matter between Representative
Longworth AMI myself
IF any Republican candidate for
congress feels that his position as
candidate on the Republican ticket
would be strengthened by pledging
that he will not support me In Re-
publican caucus, have no objection
to his making the pledge.
THE only thought ! would make as
to the Republicanism OF candidates
f6r congress IL: VIII he, IL elected, at
tend the Republican caucus and abide
by the same in the organization OF
the house and In the enactment OF
legislation in pursuance Of Republi-