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Show GANNON WILL NOT ACCEPT NOMINATION Even Should Vice-Presidency Bo Tendered Ten-dered Him Ho Would Decline. WASHINGTON. "May 3 "Even "at the. risk of being acctiHed of declining de-clining that which T probably could not get if I desired It, I onswer most unequivocally that If the nomination were tendered to mo I would rot accept It under any circumstances whatever." Thus Btrongly did Speaker Cannon, In an authorized interview with a Post reporter re-porter today emphasize his determination determina-tion with referenco to the Ylcc-Presl-dency. As he concluded dictating what ho had to say, tho speaker added; "If thoro Is any language which can be moro decisive, write It In." "What are your reasons for such a statement?" he was asked. "I havo been for almost thirty years a member of the National House of Representatives. I may say my life work has boon In connection with legislation legis-lation In the House- I have been nominated nomi-nated by tho Republicans of the Congressional Con-gressional district In which I reside and accepted the nomination. I have evcry roason to hope I shall bo re-elected. "If tho Republicans have a majority in tho next House of Representatives, of which, In my opinion," he continued, "there Is no reasonable doubt, I will be a candidate to succeed myself as Speaker. Speak-er. If, perchance, however, the Republicans Repub-licans should not have a majority in the next House. I will take my place on the floor and give the best service In my power to tho minority. In my judgment judg-ment I can do better service in my capacity ca-pacity as a member of the House than I can do elsewhere." Just at this point there was an Interesting Inter-esting Incident, Illustrative of the frequency fre-quency with which Vlce-Prcsldontlal talk is kept ringing in the Speaker's ears. The doors of his room Hew open and Senator Burrows entered, escorting a couple of his constituents, who wanted, want-ed, as Senator Burrows smilingly said in introducing them "to meet tho present pres-ent Speaker and the next Vice-President." Mr. Cannon bowed' courteously, expressed ex-pressed his pleasure at seeing tho two Michigan people and, turning to Mr. Burrows, observed: "You will see mc as an archangel before I am vice-president." vice-president." "I am glad you retain your senses' said the Senator, in seriousness. "I have no ambitionn touching the public service," declared Speaker Cannon, Can-non, resuming the Interview as soon as the door closed behind his visitors, "outside of and disconnected with the Houpe of Representatives. "Ono word more. There are many men in the Republican party In the Middle West and elsewhere who are better equipped for the office of Vice-President Vice-President than I am and who would add more strength to the ticket Vian I would, bo that the decision ao above announced and my duty as a citizen and a Republican run together in the conclusion that I have come to, which Is final." |
