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tary inquiry: is this not the anniver-
sary NJ the birthday Of the Speaker of
! the House, II was most unusual
prncecding. a. was the gIft of a loving
; cup to the Speaker two wears before
every member contributing - the prIr-
chase fund ncl" JuE admitted n
va, hr Speakers br' hdav. wherrupon. "
| SIMPLY want ~ sav that "" all wish
YOU many happy returns, SAID Mt.
CIARk "a his best manner III" speaker.
proCrrding under unanimous consent.
mad" a tender speech full of gratitude
and beginning II - some COmpcusa-
ton for being :? that friends rccollrct
the birthday anniversary with kind
words and thoughts In honor Of the
IDOL of he House q motion bv Mr. MaCON
Of Arkansas. a Democrat. who nearly
sucCumbed 20 his emotions. that in
consideration Of the fact that this is
the Speakers birthday the roll call be-
dispensed with, was adopted
The loving cup episode was even
more touching as "A demonstration ~
universal good will The Speaker was
thanked in resolution. irrespective
of political affillation. for 'the integrity
faithfulness. ability and broad patriot
ism with which he haa filed his high
Office The thirty-fourth anniversary
Of Uncle JoE's maiden speech. February
-, 1905. was also notable occasion in
the House. The Hon. HENRY : Dor-
TEII made il the text % an afeCtionate
speech, in which he was interrupted -hv
one NJ the most enthusiastic demun-
strations the hall has ever had Demo-
Gratis and Republicans rising 10 their
feet with ringing cheerS Certainly
Uncle JOE must have been well liked
two years ago bv members ~ the Eoise,
All this emotion could not have been
counterfeited. IA a matter 81 fact We
do not recall anv man connected with
that body who ever seemed 10 be- a. well
liked as Mr. CANNON. II lips do not lie.
These "Reminiscences are suggested by
the painful ostracism Of Uncle JoR IN
almost every dist rict where Republican
Representatives desire s. denomination
and election Even in Illinois. where
tho Republican State tcommittee IN
dorsed Mr. CANNON for! President IN
sounding resolutions two wears ago, he
IL stunned like a moral leper "A Take
the Third Congress district as an exam
pie There the Hon WILLIAM! WAR
FIELD WILSON. formerly a. s,ifT as buck
ram in loyalty 90 Speaker CANNON, is
now asking TO be- returned To Congress
as a Progressive He sternly pledges
himself not 70 vote for Mr. CANNON for
Speaker Mr.. WILSON has taken a
strong stand against Cannonlsm He
has rivals for the nomination and all are
spartan Progressives making fervent
affidavit that Il Mr. CANNON l. candi-
date for Speaker h. shall never never t.
gr' their votes
Meanwhile the Man Of Sin - about as
sure OF being returned to Congress from .
the Dsuvillr district a. candidAt" can /
h. H.. will still he Sp.ak-r when Con .
gress meets IN December. bu' Ntli auy
member notice HIM Will not every
sagacIous man c'lt him dead and shrink
from contact with him as b" passes by .
Such would be fair presumption from
the chorus OF Odum that ought 10 make
: he old gentleman hold has burning ears
once the most popular man in Congress
he has sunk in le<= than two wears 10 /
depths OF reprobation such as few public !
men have sounded. Il W. can believe In .
the sincerity OF all these rrnunciations +
Perhaps Mr. CNNNoN will bear mp with .
the emblem Of authority ia his hand. a.
il will b. he short session But why |
does he want 20 be member Of the /
Sixty second Congress What a state
Of chilling solitude should be his Lost .
in the majority or the minority, a. the
case NAV be would th.r. h. RepreSen-
tatlve 80 Young and green "a 10 10 hrn
reverence II might be thought thar
he would be almost as lonely AMI ab-
horred as he Man Without q Country
o Humbug what farc-s are plsvad N