The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-19
Colonel Roosevelt's Son-in-Law
Issues Statement Declaring
He Will Oppose Mr.. Cannon
for Reelection as Speaker.
FIGHT HIM IN CAUCUS,
BUT NO OTHER PLACE
Fact That Statement Is Given
Out at Beverly After Talk
With President Looks Sig
nificant to the Politicians.
WILL VISIT ROOSEVELT

II
ID the views of the administration it
Is generally believed, Representa-
tive Nicholas LOngwOrth OF Ohio today
gave cut a statement In which he says
he VIII never support Speaker Cannon
again and that he does not believe MIR.
Cannon ever can be reelected.
This is regarded as the actual begin
ming of the real fight ON MIR. Cannon.
IL had been regarded significant
that 1Ir. LOngUOrth had been called into
all OF the recent conferences of a poItt-
Teal character held by President Taft.
He was present yesterday afternoon
when the President and vice president
talked together. 1t was reported then
that a statement adverse TO Mr.. Can
non was being prepared in quarters
close to the administration and II was
also intimated that Mr.. Sherman who.
like Mr.. Longworth, has always been
a supporter of Mr.. Cannon, had become
recOnciled to the fact that Mr.. Cannon
must go.
Further Significance
There may be further significance in
the fact that Representative LOngWorth
is going TO oyster Bay on Saturday to
spend several days with his father-in-
law, Col. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Longworth's statement in full is
as follows:
Beverly, Mass, Aug. IS, 1910.
declaration that he intends to be a
candidate for speaker OF the next
House. l think 1t is incumbent on those
of US who are candidates for member
ship in the next House, who have made
m our minds on our course OF action
ana have positive views on the subject,
to state our position publicly.
Had Mr.. Cannon not made this an
nouncement and had IL remained doubt
ful whether he would be candidate, IL
was my intention not to commit my
self before election as to whom l should
or should not support for speaker. But
since Mr.. Cannon has, in his speeches
so far in the campaign and IN his re-
cent declaration, made candidacy Tor
the speakerShip an ISSUE l Tor one DO
not propose to dodge that issue.
i shall oppose Mr.. Cannon's election
as speaker and ] shall do so in the
manner that l consider proper and Ell
fective in the settlement of contro-
Versies in my party, namely, in the Re
publican caucus. l made up my mind
before the adjournment OF the last seS-
sion of Congress that Mr.. Cannon could
not be reelected speaker, and my opln-
ion has been strengthened since
through correspondence and talks with
my colleagues.
Thinks Cannon Can BE Beaten.
81 am not referring TO those who have
openly opposed him in the past, but to
those who, like myself, have supported
MIN. / am aDSOluLGtN COuNlnCCu II lIGl0
is full attendance at the Republican
caucus that Mr.. Cannon cannot be
again elected speaker.
Il have a genuine affection for Mr..
Cannon as a man and the highest re-
specI for his splendid fighting quail
ties. / have supported him five times
for the speakership, having voted four
times for his election and once against
his removal. but l cannot do so again.
81 reDaat that L shall oppose the re-
81 DF X r.
ship and that / am firmly of the opin-
ion that his reelection is impossible
| want IL especially understood that
say this solely on my own responsible
ity and on the suggestion of no one
else"
Mr. Longworth said he had hesitated
as TO whether he should give this
statement out at Beverly, where he is
sojourning, or whether he should wait
until he returned to his home in Gin
cinnati.
The fact that the statement was given
out following the conference at the
summer White house yesterday after
noon regarding plans for the coming
congressional campaign, is taken here
as Indicating that President Taft, as
well as Vice President Sherman, is be-
hind the movement 10 eliminate Mr..
Cannon.
That a movement was on foot to this
end was indicated a week ago. Since
that time il has been believed sentiment
rapidly crystallized and that the fight
is fairly on. Whether the speaker ac-
cepts or not, it is felt here that he Is
already eliminated.