Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16

coming back. ! hope that is not true,
and do not believe it is true. think
when he goes out to that district ana
walks 10 and down Vermill1on county,
and finds how many people are s1af ~
they did not vote for him at this last
election. the warhorse will scent the
battle from afar. and he will come mere
again to be, not with us, but WIN
those who are here, to snow them dsalIl
the old traditions Of the republican
party when 1t was In power OH" AZ
IT thank you for listening to me, and
T close with the sentiment Coo DieSs
that patriotic American Uncle Joe Oan
non." 49,. ,hoers
Those present then gave three cneers
for the President Of the United states.
Maj. stofer Sings.
Mai Alfred ]. Stofer. Washington cor
RESPONDENT for several southern news
papers. an authority on negro olaiec.
sone ."rhe watermelon Song." for which
he is famous.
REPRESENTATIVE Oscar Underwood OF
Alabama. floor leader of the House anu
chairman of the ways and means Goli u
inittee paid an eloquent tribute 10 Ohc.e
Toe He was followed by James "A
Tawnev. formerly representative in Con
gress from Minnesota. who. curing .nt
Cannon days was chairman OF the House
committee on appropriations.
John A. Corwin. we'll known through.
out Illinois for his newspaper worA VI
| twenty years, put on an act which MI
Cannon regarded as one of the best ever
presented He was the barker OF SIDE
show. outside the main tent ana A-I
Corwin depicted In raucous tones the az
fractions to be seen on the Insiue LIE ~
announcements were accompanied DS
pictures of the kind seen at circus slde'
shows He made great nit
l. White Busbey, for years secretary
| TO Mr.. Cannon when he was speaker
made an address under the h I'VE art
ence he found that Mr.. Cannon never
made any one the goat" which he said
spoke volumes for his integrity
Williams and Grosvenor.
Senator Williams of Mississippi. who
served with Mr.. Cannon In the House.
and Gen .Grosvenor of Ohio, a lieutenant
under him for many years, and now sta
| tistician of the republican party In the
House, spoke next. Music interviewed al
| this time and John III. Nolan rendered
I the 'Stein Song"
| Hilary Herbert. Secretary or the Navy
under the last democratic administrator
and who was once a member OF a1e
| House; Postmaster General Hitchcock
Secretary Nagel, Senator-elect ONE
James OF kentucky and former senator
| Bailey of Texas also were speakers
One OF the touching features OF the
dinner was the presentation to Mr.. Can
non Of a marble bust This was present
ed through the subscriptions of friends
| who year ago commissioned Albert
Jaegers to perform the work. Every one
stood up as Representative Bartholdt OF
| Missouri was introduced to make the
presentation. At the proper moment the
| banquet hall was thrown in complete
darkness At one end. behind curtains
which were drawn slowly to one side.
the bust was shown under the bright
rays Of hidden lights. 1t was an effective
touch. and Mr.. Bartholdt concluded his
| speech in the darkness.
| Cannon Makes Reply.
| Mr.. Cannon then made his reply in a
speech which he distinctly termed was
not q swan song.
Mr.. Cannon said. in part: "At this hour
! OF the night I can only say to you in con
| Guiding. / take 1t, the exercises OF the
| evening that from my heart thank yo,
for the courtesies you have extended t.
| me tonight.
eve divide into marty orranization,