The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-23
CANNON TO FIGHT
FOR SpEAkERSH!P
Uncle Joe Cnndaunted by LOngWorth's
Repudiaion.-Will Enter House
Caucus.

Caucus.
Danville, ILL.,, Aug. 1S.-Despite the
declaration of Congressman Long
worth that he will not again vote for
Joseph G. Cannon of the house of rep
resentatives, Mr. Cannon will continue
in the race, according to his own
statement to the Associated Press this
evening.
He will go into the caucus as a can
didate, no matter how many Repub-
lican congressman declare they will
oppose his reelection. All he asks is
that those who go into the caucus
abide it's vote, and he promises to
do the same He does not ask any
man to pledge himself to vote for his
reelection, if he believes that pledge
will work against him in the election
this fall. Nor does he want any can
didate 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 apparent this afternoon when a
copy Of it was handed him Mr.. Can
non is usually ready to grant or re-
fuse an interview without a moments
hesitation. But today he read and re-
read the Longworth stale1.euU, then
dictated and redictated half dozen
statements before he got one which
finally suited him.
Thinks TAFT His Enemy.
There is no doubt that Mr. Cannon
believed the Longworth statement was
inspired by President Taft. He did
not say so in SO many words but he
intimated as much when be said:
''It is time enough to answer the
president of the United States if he
has any such statement to make
touching on the Republicanism of the
speaker Of the house of representa-
tiVes when he makes that statement
under his own hand. I will not fight
windmills filed by breezes blown from
the lungs of personal enemies Of cow
ards"
Following the reply made to Long,
worth early in the afternoon, Mr.. Can
non supplemented it with the follow
ing dictated this evening:
"The legislation enacted and the
records made by the Republican party
during the eight years I have been
speaker speaks for itself. have con-
triouted what I could toward the en-
actment of that legislation. I have
cooperated with the Republican ma
Jority iE congress in the effort to put
on the statute books the policies of
the party and I have no apology to
make for the part T have taken in the
legislative councils of the nation.
To Fight For Party.
I'm the present campaign, so far
as [ am concerned, shall do what T
can to bring about the election of a
Republican house of.representatives in
the Sixty-frst congress and without a
Republican majority in the next house
there will be no Republican speaker.
in the event Of my reelection as q
member of the house I shall attend
and abide by the action Of the Republi-
can caucus and from his statement Mr..
Longworth will do the same as every
Republican member of the house.
Therefore have no quarrel with Rep
resentative Longworth as to who shall
be speaker of the next house of rep
resentatives and there is no room for
disagreement touching this matter be-
tween Representative Longworth and
myself.
IF any Republican candidate for
congress feels that his position as a
candidate on the Republican ticket
would be strengthened by pledging
that he will not support me in the Re-
publican caucus I have no objection
to his making the PLEDGE
The speaker reiterated his intention
to attend the caucus if reelected.
Longworth Opposes Cannon.
Beverly, Mass, Aug. 1S.-Refecting
the views of the administration, it is