New Britain herald., 1914-04-03

IIllU AlldllllC UCG6n. MILL RUN HIMSELF IN NOVEMBER ! He's Also Sure That He Will Be Re-
 turned to Congress-Says Bull
 Moose Are. Petering Out-He Lost
 by 700 Last Time.
 New York, April 3.-Uncle Joe Eannon arrived at the Waldorf yes crday with a pocket full of cigars and
 heart full of optimism for every hing and everybody save the demo- Eratic party, which Uncle Joe firmly believes is headed straight for per-
 ition. Leaning back in his chair and booking his feet on the table, he Erumbled,:
 teactionary?"
 Millions. Mr. Cannon" ventured a Eewspaperman. They'd like to know howsyou feel at 7S; what you think is going to happen to the republican party; whether you are going back To congress -
 e"WelI"A Uncle Joe broke in, i've had a, he1luVa time with he grip. It had be tied up in double bow knots, but I'm feeling pretty chipper now. I'm going to Bermuda in a few days, after run over to Washington to see some people. have always wanted to visit Bermuda-it ought to be a good place for an old has been to boil out in. t
 J4et me tell you about the republi- can party, son. wouldn't trade even on its chances for victory in 1916. Not even, by darn sight. What's more, think we'll win a majority of the house next November. I don't be- lieve we'll get the senate. There are lot of little states that will keep on sending democratic senators because they started wrong end foremost. but I'm betting we'll have the best hand in the house showdown.
 Bull Moose Petering Out.
 "Me?. Wait 8 minute. Have, cigar. Got her lit? All right. I'm just as, sure as I'm sitting here that |IlI. be. returned to congress next November. They only beat me TOO votes last time, but the Bull Moose arc petering out in my district and the Republicans are getting lot more gumption. My judgment is that the Bull Moose is losing out all over the .cpuntry.'' .a. X, .e
 HOW about Colonel Roosevelt in l916. MT. Cannon ?'' S
 Well, what. about him?" snapped ! the elder statesman. T don't believe Theodore Roosevelt is as popular, to- day as he was twelve months ago by Ia sight. Where's he going to get his votes from? z | don't believe he'll get any more republicans, but if these democrats keep yank yankin' around / in congress he'll get some of their votes. There goes that internal tele- . phone." +.s5es.
 Uncle U oe informed a woman that she wanted Senator Cannon of Utah, not Joe Cannon of Danville. III.
 Whom do you think is the most likely republican for the presidential nonination ?"s the reporter asked when Uncle Joe surged back to the easy chair.
 Let me answer that" he replied. "bys asking you how many of the 1OO,- 000,0o0 people in this country ever heard of Woodrow Wilson three years and half ago? The woods and corn fields are full of good presi- dentiai timber. My notion is that the nominee is very likely to be a man you hardly ever heard of, a brand new discovery. Don't know but what that would be the most sensible thing anyway" ~
 "Ting-a-ling-a-li a-ling-a-ling! called the phone, and Uncle Joe uttered a comment which is never printed, in the Congressional Record or other family Journals. He was back in minute and had fresh cigar going with the expertness of prestidigita- tor.
 Will Heed the Call. 'tNo, I'm not through with politics. I'm not buttin' in, but if the people of my district want me back in con- gress--and guess they dol am not going to be deaf when the call comes They made me the goat two years ago, but I haven't had a bad time at that have a few farms scattered round in Indiana and Illinois and own some bank stock in Danville-enough work to keep me busy when I'm not } reading, and I've been catching up in my reading" What author do you like best, MT. Cannon ?''
 Walter Scott,' said Uncle Joe de- fisively. "In the past year I have soaked myself in Scott. I liked The Heart of Midlothian best of all. Then I've pottered around with Dickens