The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-19
CANNON DECLARES
HE WILL NOT BE ROUTED
BY SUPPOSED ENEMIES
Says That He Will Be a Can
didatc for the Speakcrship
Again Regardless Of the
Stand Taken by Longworth
and Others---Believes the
President Is in the Scheme.

Danvillc, M. Aug. fs.--Dcspitc the
declaration of Congressman Long
worth that he Will not again vote for
Joseph q. Cannon for speaker of tie
house Of representatives. NJ. Cannon
VIII continue In the race according
to his own statement made to the AS
sociated Press this evening lie viii
go into tile caucus as candidate, no
matter how nanys republican con
grcssmen declare they viii oppose his
re- election All he asks is that those
who go into the caucus abide by It's
vote. and he promises to do the same.
Hc does not ask any man 10 pledge
himself to vote for his re election if
lie believes that pledge viii work
against him In the election this fall.
nor docs he want any candidate f.r
the republican nomination for cen
gress 70 repudIatc his party by failure
to enter the caucus. That MIR Can.
non was considerably ncttl ~ b, the
dispatch from Beverly was apparent
this afternoon when II copy OF IL was
handed to him. Mr.. Cannon ~ usually
ready to grant or -efus. en interview
without a moments hesitation. but
today he read and re-read the Long
worth statement. then dictated and
re-dictated half dozen statements
before he got one which finally suited
him.
inspired BY Taft.
There is no doubt that Cannon be-
licvcs the Longworth statement was
inspired by President Taft He does
not say so in so many words, but he
intimatcd as much when he said that
IT Is time enough to answer the pres
ldent Of the United States IL he has
any statement to make touching on
the republicanism OF the speaker OF
the house Of representatives when he
makes that statement under his own
hand. will not fight windmills filled
by breezes blown from the lungs of
political or personal enemies or cow
ards"
Following the reply made to Long
worth early In the afternoon Mr. Can
non supplemented II with the follow
ing, dictated this evening:
"Thc legislation enacted and the
record made by the republican party
during the eight years have been
speaker, speaks for itself have con-
tributed what | could toward the en-
actment of that legislation. have
co.. operated with the republican ma
jority In congress In the effort to put
on the statute books policies of the
party and / have no, apology to make
for the part | have taken In the lcgis-
latlvc councils OF the nation.
I'm the present campaign, so far as
am concerned, / shall do what can
to bring about the election of "A re.
publican house of representatives In
the stxty-flrst congress and without a
republican majority In the next house
there VIII be no republican speaker
What He viii Do.
In the event of my re- election as
a member OF the house. shall attend
and abide by the action of the repub-
llcan caucus and from his statement,
Mr.. Longworth will do the same, as will
every republican men,Der Of the house
Therefore. have no quarrel with Rep
rescntative Longworth as to who shall
be speaker of tire next house OF rep
rescntatiycs and there Is no room for
disagreement touching this matter be- 4
tween Representative i.ongworth and
myself.
IF any republican candidate for
congress feels that his position as a |
candidate on the republican ticket
would be strengthened by pledglng
that he will not support mo In a re-
publican caucus. | have no objection
to his making the pledge The only
suggestion ! would make as to the re-
publicanism of a candidate for CON
gress Is. that he will. IL elected. attend
the republican caucus and abide by tho
same In the organization of the house
and In the enactment of legislation In
pursuance OF republican policies"