The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-16
JOE
Y. DECLARES
HIMSELF
WILL STAND FOR Rr-
ELECTION AS SPEAKER
or HOUSE
REFUSES TO Be READ
OUT or REPUBLICAN PARTY
Fighting Warrior Of The vsr-
million Makes His Position
Plain Ii Statement
lBY Associated Press.I

(By Associated PressJ
Chi ago, Aug. 1.-THE lnter-Ocean
prints an interview with Joseph G..
Cannon, speaker OF the house OF rep
resentatiyes, in which he denounces
insurgents. says that he WIN be a can
didate for the speakership Of the next
house, and declares reports OF CON
tempated reorganization Of the Re-
publican party originated with insur-
gents and Democrats.
Referring to the dispatches from
Beverly, Mr.. Cannon said:
Il don't believe Mr.. Taft contem
plates any such action. The president
is not the kind OF man to yield TO
every passing whim OF minority.
The story that Senator Aldrich and
Hale and myself we're to be thrown
out OF the party will be found, when
traced to its source, to have originated
with some OF the insnrgents-Demo.
Gratis allies, whose wishes are father
to the thought.
II expect to he re elected to con-
gress by an overwhelming majority,
and then | will be candidate for
speaker, but always subject to the will
u the people. IL am beaten In the
caucus. when believe is remote,
will willingly take my place in the
fanks.s
Anwsering the question, ''Will you
be candidate for reelection as
speaker OF tne next house% Mr.. Can.
aon made this statement:
II have been asked that question
frequently, especially by our Demo
cratic friends, and their practical al.
lies, the followers of La Toilette and
cummins. have answered 1t, but so
far the answer as ! gave it. has never
been published by our friends. the
enemy. sGH
81 am speaker of the house, elected
by Republican majority, four times
have been in harmony with. and
have to the best OF my ability cooper
ated with the Republican majority H.
the legislation that has been enacted
for the last seven years. During the
administration of Theodore Roose
welt and William H. Taft
II know of no reason, personal oI
poiti,al, that would prevent my be
ing speaker again II n majority of the
house representatives should so de
sire. Under these conditions, pend
ing a campaign, could not, upon tn,
demand of the enemy. pledge in the
event OF my reelection to congress
that ! would not be candidate fol
speaker without acknowledging thai
the record of the house during the
past seven years Is subject to crlti
cism and that the Republican major
ity with which | have operated in tht
enactment of legislation Is subject {
just criticism.
'rhis | will not do be- ause | be
lieye that the record OF the party roi
the past seven years should be IN
dorsed and not condemned
"No Republican representative II
the next congress will be elected
speaker unless there is majority o
real Republicans in the house tha
will unite in a caucus touching tn,
organization of the house and abide
the action of the caucus In the selec
tlon of the speaker and other officers.
Mr.. Cannon then devoted his atten
tlon to the insurgents.
"The senators and representative
who call themselves insurgents an,
who vote against the enactment o
the Payne bill. voted to increase OF
maintain the duties on the industries
and products OF their own states anC
sections" he declared. "They wer,
protectionists for their own people
but were opposed to protection 10
other people in other sections.
Senators La Toilette and Bristow
and other so-called insurgents vote,
TO increase the duty on barley an,
barley malt for the reason that thel
constituents produce barley In othel
words, these gentlemen who call them
selves insurgents voted with the Re
publicans on shedules that protected
the product of their constituents an,
with the Democrats on schedules tina
protected the production OF other. sec
tlons of the country"