Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-19
THINKS REELECTION IMPOSSIBLE
Cannon, on Reading Statement, Says
Republicans Are Free TO Take
whatever Course Desire to
Gain own Re-eIection.

BEVERLY Mass. Aug. 1s.-Reflecting
the visws OF the administration, it is gen.
orally believed, Representative Nicholas
Longworth Of Ohio today gave out a state
Inent in which he says he will never sup
port Speaker Cannon again and that he
does not believe that Cannon ever can be
reelected. This is regarded as the actual
beginning Of the real fight on Mr.. Cannon
1t has been regarded as significant that
Mr. Longworth has been called into all of
the recent conferences of political char
acter held by President Taft He was
present yesterday afternoon when the pres
ident and vice president talked together
1t was reported then that a statement ad-
verso to Mr.. Cannon was being prepared
in quarters close to the administration and
It was also intimated that Mr.. Sherman
who like Mr.. Longworth, has always been
supporter of Mr.. Cannon, had become
reconciled to the fact that Mr.. Cannon
must go
TheraAnay be further significance in the
fact thai Representative Longworth is go
ing to oyster Bay Saturday to spend sew
eral days with his father-in-law, Colonel
Roosevelt.
MIR. LOnEwOrth's Statement.
Mr. Longworths statement in full is as
follows;
of Mr.. Cannon's unequivocal declaration
that he intends TO be a candidate for
speaker In the next house, 1 think It is
incumbent on those OF us who are candl-
dates for membership in the next house,
who have made up our minds on our course
CT action and have positive views on the
subject, to state our position publicly
Had Mr.. Cannon not made this an
nouncement and had it remained doubtful
whether he would be a candidate 1t was
my intention not to commit myself before
election as to whom 1 should or should
not support for speaker. But since Mr..
Cannon has, in his speeches so far In the
campaign and In his recent declaration
made candidacy for the speakership on
issue, 1 for one do not propose to dodge
that issue.
"I shall oppose Mr.. Cannon's election as
speaker and I shall do so in the manner
that consider proper and effective in the
settlement of controversies In my party
namely, in the republican caucus. made
up my mind before the adjournment of the
Alast session OF congress that Mr. Cannon
Mould not be reelected speaker and my
ppinion has been Strengthened since through
correspondence apdt-talks with my col
leagues.
Cannot he Reelected.
II am not referring to those who have
openly opposed him in the past but t
those who like myself, have supported him
II am absolutely convinced If there is
fun attendance at the republican caucus
that Mr.. Cannon cannot be again elected
speaker.
II have a genuine affection for Mr.. Can
non as a man and the highest respect fo
his splendid fighting qualities. have sup
ported him five times for the speakership
having voted four times for his election
aud once against his removal, but canno
q %so again.
N repeat that shall oppose the re
election OF Mr.. Cannon to the speakershil
~ and that / am firmly of the opinion tina
his reelection is impossible. l want 1
especially understood that say this solel.
on my own responsibility and on the sug
!, gestion of no one else"
a The fact that the statement was givei
out following the conference at the sum
mer White house yesterday afternoon re
garding plans for the coming congressional
campaign is taken here as indicating tina
President Taft as well as Vice Presiden
Sherman is behind the movement I
eliminate Mr.. Cannon.
Uncle Joe Has No Objection.
DANVILLE, Ill, Aug. is-Speaker Can
non when shown the dispatch from Beverl
regarding the statement given out by ReI
Tesentative Nicholas Longworth, said:
''Mr. Cannon declines to answer any state
ment which MIR. Nicholas Longworth ma
or may not have made until he sees 1t.
do not answer any statement which / be
lfeve to be fakes that mischievous partie
make.
1T Is time enough for me to answer th
president of the United States IL he hu
any statement TO make touching on the r.
publlcanism OF the speaker of the house {
representatives, when he makes that STATE
ment over his own hand. / will not figf
windmills filled by breezes blown frol
the lungs Of political or personal enemi'
or towards.
Il have no quarrel with Longworth g
70 who shall be speaker of the next hou'
and there is no room for disagreemer
touching on this matter between Repr,
q sentative Longworth and myself" sal
Speaker Cannon today.
III any republican candidate for cOngre'
feels that his position as a candidate Il
congress on the republican ticket would |
strengthened by pledging that he will NJ
n support me in a republican caucus l HAY
I no objection to him making the pledge"
\ CAREY WILL BE A CANDIDATI