Show ILLINOIS CONGRESSMEN BOOST UNCLE JOE CHICAGO Oct 20 Speaker Speaker Joseph G G. G Cannons Cannon's official campaign campal n for the presidential presidential nomination was started today at ata ata ata a meeting of fourteen en Illinois Re Republican can congressmen at the Auditorium It was as decided to pla place c Speaker Cannon In Ir thorace therace tho the thorace race whether ho lie acquiesced or not but hut when tho the speaker was called In at nt th the end of tho the three hours' hours conference heWell he said lad Well boys boS will ill be bo boys s Do as aJ you ou please pleast Five FI other Illinois con congressmen who wore were unable to be present arc also back backof of ot the movement Con Congressman essman McKinley was made chairman o of a committee that Is to have hae the Cannon campaign In charge Con Congressman Frank 0 O Louden lican National Committeeman for tor or IllinoIs Illinois Illi Illi- nois called tho the meeting and the following other congressmen were present Wilson Chapman Rod Rodenberg en ber Smith Graft Graff McGavin Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Gavin ln Prince Sterling Suller McKinley Ix Lorimer and Madden Congressmen Boutell and Mann Monn telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- graphed sympathy with the tile pur purpose oo of or the meeting Congressman Foss Is In Massachusetts at tho the bedside of his father tather Congressman Knopf Is sick while Co Congressman e McKInney is on the wa way home from the Philippines |