Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
CANNON WILL FIGHT TO FINISH
Insists that He VIII suII BE Candi'
hntr fnr anenkerahin.

Insists thnt He VIII StiII Be Candi-
date for speakershiD.
DANv1LLE, H.. Aug. 1s-Despite the
declaration Of Congressman Longworth
that he will not again vote for Joseph @.
Cannon for speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentatives, Mr.. Cannon will continue in the
race, according to his own statement mace
to the Associated Press this evening He
win go into the caucus as a candidate, no
matter how many republican congressman
declare that will oppose his reelection
All he asks is that those who go into the
caucus abide by It's vote and he promises TO
do the same He does not ask any man to
pledge himself to vote for his reelection
IL he believes his pledge will work against
him In the election this fall nor does he
want any candidate for the republican
nomination for congress to repudiate his
party by failure to enter the caucus
That Mr. Cannon was considerably nettled
| by the dispatch from Beverly was appar-
emit this afternoon when copy of 1t was
handed him. Mr.. Cannon is usually ready
to grant or refuse an interview without
moments hesitation, but today he read
and reread the Longworth statement, then
dictated and re-dictated a half dozen state
ments before he got one which finally
suited him.
Thinks Taft Inspired Statement.
/ There is no doubt that Mr.. Cannon be-
lieves the Longworth statement was in
| spired by President Taft. He did not say
so in SO many words but he intimated as
much when he said that 1T is time enough
to answer the president of the United
States If he has any statement to make
touching the republicanism of the speaker
| of the house OF representatives, when ne
makes that statement over his own hand
1 win not fight windmills filled by breeze'
blown from the. lungs Of political or per
sonal enemies or towards.
Following the reply made to Longwortf
this afternoon, Mr.. Cannon supplemented
It with the following dictated this evening
1.-THE legislation enacted and the recort
made by the republican party during thu
eight years 1 have been speaker speaks
for itself. have contributed what coult
toward the enactment of that legislation.
have eo-operated with the republican ma
liority in congress In the effort to put oil
: the statute books the policies of the part!
land / have no. apology to make for the par
L have taken in the legislative councils o
, the country. # =.
Will Abide by Action OF Caucus.
; s"In the present campaign, so far as
am concerned I shall do what can Z
bring about the election of q republican
house OF representatives in the Sixty-firs
congress and without republican ma
jority in the next house there will be n
l republican speaker.
'In the event of my reelection as a mem
Q Der Of the house shall attend and abide b
U the action OF the republican caucus, an
i from his statement, Mr.. Longworth will d
q the same, as will every republican mem
: Ser of the house. Therefore, have n
/. Quarrel with Representative Longworth a
: ito who shall be speaker Of the next hous
0 of representatives and there is no ROOF
t for disagreement touching this matter be
tween Representative Longworth and my
n self
n IF any republican candidate feels that HI
d position as a candidate on the republica
% ticket would be strengthened by pledgin
: that he will not support me in a republ
y can caucus, I have no objection to his NAL
a ling the pledge. The only thought woul
make as TO tho republicanlsm of candidate
v for congress, is--'will he, If elected. a.
~ tend the republican caucus and abide b
Il the same in the organization of the hous
\ ana In the enactment of legislation in pu1
suance of republican poiicies?'"