Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-12
NOTED OLD
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Iiainrd to the family how e"~y i,
'sas to mahc money i' one ont,
hop, his eyes and ears open.
Born in u poor famllv's 5 home a.
"uiltord Court House, North Cars
, Ina, May :, 1876. Cannon moved
with his family To Indiana when h
vas four. \, II he started out to
hel1 the family and went TO wora
IN 4 store. lie saved and studied
, law and at - moved to Danvilla.
iHhese he lived continuously until
, his death, except during sessions ia
Washington.
Elected prosecuting attorney N
'>i4 be- mHdc = record hy tightin.
eerrar heads during the war
lie marricJ Mar T. Reed of Can.
f.eid OHIO, in ISL AMI two d.agl
te}s We're born of tar union.
First elected Ia congress in ls72.
as served continuously there VIII
t'Ir exception OF Two terms. for haIf
a century.
Speaker Of the lou~2 from l9o5
10 l9l2 he received and earned tin
'ittr ''t'2#r O.. the House Of Repre-.
sgutatiy,>.
Under the old Reed rules. tn
speaker WAS the house" and Can.
aan made it >tirl, until the famous
eetolution marked the fall OF III.
Cd autocracN
Attends Conventions
Cannon Was. of course. delegate
- many conventions. He wa>
mentioned tof the presidency in
nearly every convention +or -
Years hut ncver came closer than
n ZOOS. That wasn't very close.
In 1928 Uncle Joe volnntari,v +
ald down the burden which hal .
-toWa too heavy for him.
Political cnrmie> mourncl his 20
~ personal enemies hc Lad frw.
The last few wears OF his liz
'esre sPrat in almost complete ra.
fiaement IL walked a little. rod
n automobiles aS much as possible.
about MS homo town, con
yrr>iHg with old cronicS and rem,
'l.>e5r- Il toruer da>S.
lie made hi> homo with t47o
iau-H5';-. Mrs. Ernest y. LrS,ure
nj Miss liciru Cannon.
IL hast public appearance vas =.
q ki"aHl> clIb luncheon shortly
,tfef his birthday til, wear. Nav :.
5sa - at tie speakers table undo
2 ha@e American fiag. hu. his urc5
nee otoG4h; only memories Of the
- 81 bis strength and vigar. He
ls..tiE went to s!eep listcniRo -
IL after luncheon sneechas.
Ills final public address was dc.
lEefed about Two year az, at n
district meeting al chambers ef
-ommsrc" in Daa4ille.
Cannon WAS easilv the grcatest
''.ifiriau Of his aav 9ad his genera.
ION. Md that day and generation
.7FrTod - years q political activ-
His history was the record Of tbe
'otl'lcal life IF the union since be
ore tie Civil war.
H. was known rs Tho ''czar" of
\meriran polities: sometimes byi
fasm friends. a. >tatrmau. Ca1.
soH was q Ecpuhncan.
\ >t"iwart Of the >taiWartS. = real
,'nnanding general Of the old guard
/ he old guar might rclcnt Cannon
never.
With the Republican party and he
With the cpublical, parry arl he
He'd stcadfas1 in his faith. He was
ne or the first members of the par
" Of Lincoln. He WA, elected TO
Is first public otfiec in 1860 aS
'roSccuting attorney il Danyiuc. III. /
Lincoln ran for president at the
.oad Of the same ticket.
Cannon : political life extended
hrough the regimes of Lincoln.
rant, Cleveland Roosevelt. Tart.
Wilson and Harding.
Cannon : tilted stogic. his rakish- I
Y worn wide hat. his long tailcd
.oat, his poker games. his outspokeh
anguage. often tingcd with profan.
", made him familiar I" the pub
ic through sixty wears Of cartoons.