Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17
Venerable Speaker ColIapScS on
ChautauQua Platform After
Speech Of Nearly Two Hours,
at Winfield
HAS HAD THREE YEARS OF
WORK AND WORRY, HE SAYS
Friends Rush to Half Painting
Orators Rescuei viii Con-
tinue Tour Against Doctors
Advice,

| IBy Morning journal Special LEASED WIfsl
Winfield, Kan. July l6.-Joscph q.
Cannon speaker Of the national house
OF representatives. collapsed hero this
afternoon OH the chautauqua plat
form after speaking for an hour ana
quarters, Promp, aid prevent-
ed him from fainting, but ne was un-
able TO continue his speech aud
begged the audience 10 excuse him,
speaking with the greatest diff
Guilty The intense heat affected him
and brought on u sudden sinking
spell Ice water aud fresh air par
tally revived him, and he haltingly
thanked the audience for listening to
him for so great a length of time.
Then he was led AWAY by his friends
and taken to the home Of J. \. Ilaf-
ferly wherc he was a guest His
secretary said shortly nfter that the
attack wits not serious and that the
speaker WAS planning for an automo-
bile ride later in The evening.
During the latter part OF his
speech, Speaker Cannon was notice.
ably affected by the heat. He be-
oane v nak Ne harlIrd np against
a table Oh the platform, aud half
seated he continued to talk. His
face assumed an unnatural white
pallor He reached back and took
tile Ice from pitcher and placed n
on his head His head dropped TO his
chest
II cannot talk longer" he almost
gasped There are many more things
should Hike 10 have said hut |
cannot | am overcome with tho
heat
Friends rushed forward with
chair and an electric fan was turned
on him, water and ice were procured
and the platform was cleared of the
curious. The audience remained In
tensely quiet Finally. Uncle Joe"
arose with a friend on either side and
said.
n am sorry | can't continue. but |
have been through three years Of
hard work and worry and this In
tense heat has boen more thnn I eau
stand. ! thank you"
A temperature OF l05 prevailed
here today.
Mr. Cannon had sufficiently rccov-
erod by the time he had reached the 4
home OF J r. Rafferty,, whose guest
he was while here 20 saX few words
to his friends and the ncwspapermen.
ITS all right he said, nothing 10
Il. boys"
The speaker was prevailed upon TO
rest awhile and two physicians we're
called 10 attend him
Speaker Cannon appeared tired
when he reached here today. His all
night ride from Knnsas City ana the
excitement incident 20 his debate with
clifford Finchot before the Knife ana
Fork club az Kansas city last night.
together with the hot weather here.
seemed 10 unnerve him. II was mo-
ticcd hc did not walk with his old
time firm step as he advanced TO ad-
dress his audience. The speaker
seemed 70 realize he was in the
cnemys country"
While the audience WAS not hostile
ID certainly was not friendly. and this
made Uncle Joe's' position more dif-
'lcult
Almost from the beginning he
abandoned his manuscript and spoke
IN the development OF constitutional
government After an hour aud three
quarters, he took up the Payne tariff
ji He had spoken but few words
audatory of a., when he grew pale
Speaker Cannons Itinerary IN Kan
ias az arranged included five speeches
he first days of next week as fol-
OWs.
Emporin Monday afternoon Bur-
iugame. MoudaV night. Alma Tues
lay morning. Harrington, Tuesday
afternoon. and Marion. Tuesday night.
Mr Cannon spoke OF "WindJam
ming BE said that congress woulc
.ooner or later reform its rules 50
hat % could bring g. bili To a vote
D. reasonable length OF time. He
hen turned Go senator Bristow.
~f have no personal quarrel with
fr Bfisfow. hc said. He and
rc on quite friendly terms person
uy cali him senator when
meet him and be- calls me Mr. Can
.on oniy quarrel with what he
ud bis little knot of Insurgents stand
or 20 Brlstow and Cummins trail
iong AFTER champ Clark. Il win be a
orrF dAv FOR kansas That little
not uf insurgents told Us TO do a.
sey wanted us o. do. or they would
iin az. democrats I told them they
luid do so. 30 FAR as I was concerned
They lacked that wise plan which
in churches and secret
,cicties They are selfish. wish
rat the spirit of cooperation which
carried out by Methodists and