Show CANNON Will NOT iNOT LIEDO DOWN YIN Sturdy Old Fighter Declares He Expects To Be Reelect Reelected ed and Will Again Become a Candidate for House Speaker CHICAGO 0 AUK Aug 15 The t C tomorrow morning will print an nil Interview with nUb Joseph ph G Cannon Camion speaker peake of the House of Representatives tives tiYe th II In which be he denounces denounce the In Insurgents say n he will be u n candidate e te teto for to the of the next House and declares hat bat reports of f n a contemplated cont m plated reorganization of the COn cnn party part originated with nUh Insurgents 1 Democrats u u to the dispatches from Bev Ber Beverly Beverly erly Mr Cannon said saidI I 1 dont believe Mr Taft contemplates any an such action The President is not the kind of man to yield to every passing whim of a minority The story that Senators Aldrich and Hale and myself were to be thrown out of the party will be found when traced to its source to have hoye originated with some of the allies whose wishes are father to the thought I expect to be reelected to Congress by an overwhelming majority m and then I win be bo a candidate for speaker but always subject to the will of the people If It I am beaten In the caucus which I believe bellove is remote I will will willingly take my ray place in the tho ranks Answering the question Will you yoube yoube ou be a candidate for reelection as speaker speak er or for the next House Mr lIr Cannon made this statement I have been asked that question fre Ire frequently frequently and amI especially by hy our Demo Democratic Democratic cratic friends and their practical allies aUles the followers of Lafollette and Cummins I 1 have it but so far the answer as I gave Ilias never I been published by our friends the enemy an am w I n Seer Never ever Surrender I am speaker of oC the House elected by a Republican majority four times I 1 have been in harmony with and have hae to the best of my ability cooperated with the Republican majority in the legislation that has been enacted for forthe forthe forthe the last seven years during the administrations ad administrations administrations ministrations of Theodore Roosevelt and William H Taft I know of no reason personal or political that would prevent my bo be being boIng boing ing speaker if It a majority of the House of oC Representatives should desire it Under these conditions pending a cam campaign campaign campaign I could not upon demand of the enemy pledge that in the event of or my reelection to Congress I would not notI be a candidate for tor speaker without acknowledging that the record of the House during the last seven years Is subject to criticism and that the Re Republican Republican Republican publican majority with which I have cooperated in the enactment of leg legislation legIslation is subject to just criticism This I will not do because I be believe believe believe lieve that the record of the party part for forthe forthe I Ithe the last seven years ears should be Indorsed and not condemned No Republican representative in the next Congress will be bl elected speaker unless there is 18 a majority of real Re Ue Continued d on Page PaJe Two To I CANNON Will ILL 1 I I NOT LIE DOWN Continued from e One publicans in the House that will wUl unite in 10 a caucus touching the organization of the House Houlle and abide by the action of ot the caucus in the selection of ot tho the speaker and other officers Mr then devoted his atten atton attention attention tion to the insurgents The senators and representatives who call themselves them elves Insurgents Insurgent and who voted against the enactment of ot the Payne bill voted to increase or maintain the duties on the Ule industries and productions of ot their own states and sections he declared They were vere protectionists for tor their own people hut but were opposed ed to protection for tor other people In other sections Senator Lafollette did not to increase the duties on lead and zinc but he defended the finance commit committee tee toe schedules On those tho products in II speeches saying they were not high enough explaining however that he could not vote on the question be because because cause he said he bad a personal pr onal pecuniary pecunia nia interest in the outcome Senators Lafollette and Bristow and other insurgents voted to Increase the duty on barley and bar barley barley bartoy ley toy malt for tor the reason rea on that their con eon constituents constituents produce harley barley b In other words these those gentlemen who call them themselves themselves selves insurgents in urgent voted with the Re Republicans RepUblicans Republicans publicans on schedules that protected the tIme product of their constituents and with the Democrats on schedules schedule that protected the production of other othor see sec sections ee of ot the tile country |