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Show CLE JOE" GANNON'S TIME-TRIED PHILOSOPHY OR LIFE AsHeTakesHis First 6 Voluntary Vacation' in 62 Years of Public Life tiro. Roosevelt and rnnon were bet of food friends dnplte their political . differences. It is now related how Unci Jo spent many evenings in the Whit House with Teddy, slipping in quietly unbeknown to th public. In 101 Unci Joe Insisted upon giving a dinner to the' famoua Gridiron Club. "I've . been their guest upon many occeeione," he Mid, "nd now I want to give them a dinner." Mirk Hanna had one dona tba same thing. Ho Cannon m boat to mora than fiftr meuibere of the Gridiron Club. It vii one of the greatest dlnnera ever etaged In Washington, lament were Gary. Morgan Mor-gan and many eelebritiei. Defying custom and tradition. President Rooeevelt attended. He had been told that the President of tba luited 8latescouliI nof De!nttted"Y5 meet aiy one at dinner In thla fashion. It wai not according to the Hoyfe of the State Department. De-partment. "But I ran Invke myself," aaid T. H., and he did, walking In on the dinner without with-out Invitation. And that waa the night he auade hie famous first muck-raking speech. Uncle Joe liked dinners and, of course, was Inimitable aa an after-dinner apeaker. Ha waa considerable of an epicure. One of his favorite dishes was fresh green corn. Busbey tells of Uncle Joe stopping once at a hotel during a campaign where tbey served much fine com. Uncle Joe ordered and reordered. re-ordered. The proprietor, thinking to turn a Joke onr.the famous Speaker, who was always "kidding" some one else, aaid to him I "You ought never to put up at a hotel a livery stable la the place for you." PROBABLY In the mlnda of tba people at large, they best picture Unci Jo wrltb the famous stogie sticking up out of his face at a 45-defree angle. Like Grant, who waa aerer at peers without a cigar. Uncle Joa and his perfecto are Inseparable companions. At elgbty-sli be puffs away on a cigar with great relish. Once a Southern admirer, calling call-ing upon him, noted that Uncle Joa seemed to rhew rather than amoke a elgar. "What be needa Is a chewing cigar and not a smoking cigar," said the visitor. So be went borne and got up a boi of unique rlgars, panatela shaped, and aent them to Mr. Cannoa with this note: "Dear Mr. Cannon I'm sending you a box. of elgar. la (he battle of life are 70a aa good lighter aa Joeeph Gurney Cannon 7 Ha baa announced hia retirement retire-ment after twenty-three terms In the Houae of Representative., Repre-sentative., forty -aix yeara of active service, the premier long-time, long-distance champion of American public life. Always "Uncle Joe" waa a "scrapper." Ever since the day. ef "Unconditional Surrender" Grant, "Uncle Joe" has been the etalwart champion of the G. O, P. Anal new that he la through, here are soma ef the thlnge they say about thia ragged eld warrior 1 "He aerer shunned a fight "He norsr naked for quarter, "He kit hard., but never below the belt "No man ever aaw hint lower hia colore or hoist the white lag. "Ee waa sometimes beaten, but he often won where' another would not have dared to Bght , "The van who at all timea and nnder all circum-ataaeee circum-ataaeee had the auperb courage to give exproeaion to hoaeat conviction. . To friend and foe alike, he waa alwaya the embodl. ment of courage, of direct nana, nf Integrity." Are yea that kind of a BghtcrT - ' , ' - 1 , " ' Cosrrliht, 11a Sr rubue Vttnr Comas. ( . " , ' r I In (he battle of life are yon aa good a fighter aa aw .- f I Joseph Gamer CennonT He haa announced hia retire- JSr ', : ; I merit after twenty-three terma In the Houae of Repro- "CW'-- d . I I aentativea, forty -ais yeara of active service, the premier - ." ' ''- . I long-time, long-distance champion of American public n ai , ma 1 ' ' .', I life. Alwaya "Uncle Joe" waa a "acrapper." Ever aince "mkmn.swmes- V ' I the daye ef "Unconditional Surrender" Grant, "Uncle Joseph Cannon aa he looked In 187C at the end of his V ( k I Joe" haa beeaj the etalwart champion of the G. O. P. flrat term in Congreaa ' I And new that he la through, here are eoma ef the thinga I ther aay abent thia ragged eld warrior 1 1 I "He never shunned a Bght "' rfrty. He aent for his lawyer 1 i I "He Barer naked for quarter. and dictated hia will-so much for the re- J " I n. ku k. . , ... P of hia soul, aa much for this and that 1 1 TBe kit hard., but nwv.r b.low theb.lt hospiul. and an much for vsrlous charities. 1 - "No man ever aaw him lower hia colore or hoist the After it was all over there remained un- I I whiUiag. f allotted the sum of 110. The time waa 1 , , I I "Ee waa aometimee beaten, but he oft.a won where inflTIPH short. ' 1 I another would not have dared to Bght , VftWf tCfl "Whst shall we do with ten dollars?" I "The man who at all timea and nnder all circum- TI- Jlthi 'M 1,WT'r- 1 I ataaeea had the aaperb courage to give expreaaion to ' AVlwiYt? The-Irlshmea thought a moment and then 1 I honesi conviction. ' replied: "I'll tell you. It can be Invested ! ' 9 Ta friend and foe -alike, he waa alwaya the embodl- '""J",17 ,0 bdru1nk," '?"'" . . mant of cour.gs. of dlrectnsoa. of inUgrlty," Go n, returning? askH the lawyer. . J I , , . . 7. . ' Uoing, of course, said Ue Irishman. 1 , Ara yen that kind of a Bghterl . "r be wld 'em then." I " ' ' Some one once asked "Uncle Joe" what ' TMLTED back ' !n a four-legged, cane- ' ceeofut candidate for prosecuting attorney 12 ily.LVnn"". ,h"t ' 1 ereud chair rf the-, tnrlght-back ufftce in hi. I.llnol. home district. He ha. been U.7lJlIt ' variety a.ly art .t lor unwelcome vud- In public life ever slnc-ai.ty.tw. year.. ' 0"ld. " 'n","" . ton. a eott brew, ebap.au set rakhshly rwr time. k. was Sneaker of the Hous ?.i P T' ' en one aide hia white-th.tchsd bead, a In the Flfty-elghth. rifty-nlnth. Si.tieth ..wit'.. v ,. . W gold-band cigar held Bnnly between hia and 8lity-llrst CongreasM. Only Henry k ' . t ,. ' ,hr I lip., hi. recumbent flfure enveloped in a Clay ..eeeded him In tenure of thla offlca. JT m" ?. 't U th I nicotln. ks-acrn. Jo.- Cannon waa "Th.Or..tKentucki.n" having!, elected " """-'"I .t will b. 100 I having the high-light, of th. morning new. to the 8ne.kerrtip ,1. lime, and serving in " ,0 ,ak I S read to him by one ef hia secretaries. .11 tea year and 248 days. huf fll.t . . ... . ., Tie-:M in U,. morning. Pl.ce- Elected t. Co,re, .....y.re. Un.. offered ' " " " J H'"?.v!r!l1'.1 S"- W,,h'B' l " rounding out hi. forty-th ye.r "Hut I would not hsve the policy, any- J ,f. P?" ' ,hV""1 If halls, "Unci. Jo." w.y. bec.u .very d.y th.t wiuld p. U C gnme from the Eighteenth llllnol. District. I. without .ny Amerlc. rival In hi. unique would occur to m. th.t It w.s on. d, Center etW ..d "dom-up .'-The grand record. Only three me. have approached blm le." countered "Uncle Joe." Andth I eld autesmaa n.rltus. wh. 1. probsbly th. I. length of legi.1.,,,, min, ju.Md 8mlth be .dded : "Th. Ore.t T.ther hs. arr.nged I t plcu. n.tUlc.1 p.lit, that Morrill. M Vermont. I. th. Ho... .,d It properly ; ma. n forel wbe. he I has Bashed acres, th. .t.g. ef America Senate for forty-three years, nine months will die." public Ufa sine th. day. of Abraham Lin- and t-enty-four daya. William Boyd Alll- And th.t I. Jo. C.nnon'. phllophy of - -V " eta, wit h, PMlb . .aceptlo. of Th . ,ow., ..d . wrTlc, lB ,a, Uf. and death. He know, he csn not live "i dor. Roeev.lt-th. Honor.bl. Jeph Gur- tw. bodl t.t.llng forty-thre. ye.r. ,nd Br. forever and is content to t.k. Ufa ., u .v 1 ne, Cannon, champion long-time servant ef month.. WUll.m Pierce Fry., of Maine, cornea. the Amm-lcaa pw.pl., .rstwhil. exponent ef served In th. tw. rh.mber. for forty y.srs, 1 I ' - e 1 lrl'Tr"" "t'nn0nl," ' r. moath. and four d.ys. TAESPITE his eighty four years, ha la still rlZll!. EZ Jph O. C.nnon'. record of forty-sl, Tr aiuch on th. Job. Th. day I talked V I -l-Z. " '' LT .. ? V " American " ' Washington he pulled ll 1 ..a .Z? "UUtV !i '' Hme to come. It 1. Icm than out hi. watch promptly on the dot ef 10 ,? i aZZEI T v" ,poltm" ' 150 yesr. .Inc. th. Decl.ratlon of Ind.- nd aurri to attend a meeting I tZrZT" Z' D"d"" ----. Continental Approprl.t.on. Committee, of whlci . I 2H! ILTT. el r Joa. tonT' "Vt through thm., .. k ! wuu? tLTt ' 'lmMt "" '' Ufa f th. na. " '"". Er.ry da, h. go wlrt v, ell fo, ..ny mor. ye.r.." tlon. His Is almost a world's record. Gl.d- hack and forth between hi. home In th. Slowly, but with a graceful gestur., th. .ton. I. said to hold th. palm with hi. fifty. Sorthwew: re.llenti.l section of W.shingto. 5 t 1 reteraa sutesmaa got up from bla chair. three vers' service In the House of Com- ,nd ,h tapltol riding in a motorcar. , ; f -. ,".. I I?'???'?"" fcto W,, hut In England they start them out In -Bard, you are going te write, or have 4 , I V ' I V 1 hia right kand he doffed the soft hat and public life muck younger. William Pitt wr,,,'n' book comprehending the long C x ' ' I I ermd t er kl. he.rt after th. f.rtlo. took hi. t In Psrll.ment when h. w.. only jm", '7, !" 1 "Wted to I l of- aa eld warrior returning the seluu of nineteen. Joeeph O. Cannon was thirty-six Wr- c"""- w" '" ha had been In V (; " , hie faithful rtd gu.rd. In that (eature when electod to Congress. H.d he started Conr'" ,Ibc ,h Jya of Ulysses 8. Grant i-'L J " " ' '' ' I . etbSj; M' "T '. Pit, at ninety. d servl without la- o"" the day. of au... J" waa embodied dignified acquiescence to the terruptlon his record now would be sUty Koy,- wirdem, onned music, electric era r 4.- "V I fate that la sireeplng him out of the aaddl. three ,esr., or ten more than Gladstones. nd 0,' Plr. typewrit, s.d 4ii' . s after long year, of ssrvtce. whatnots. TTy wm - ' .. I "It U tune for m. to get out of here and QOME of thess things fls.hed through my H ,w,,n ' t.raa secrtt.ry, U - sm.- - ea-w .m.. J Si m" " oun" ." lnd a. I rtood contemplsting the fin. W"" Bub- ' "I 1 t1 tf iwcl. Jos waa saying. II. stood directly old political warrior In bla Capitol offlca ",f "" book ,T" Is written I guess -Uncle Joe" at the height of hia career, when he f ' nnder the auge gUm-tinkllng chandelier Gone u the old Bash and fir. th.t mad. Busbey will do th. Job," uld "Unci. Jo. " became known as the wily Speaker of th. House t.V- . " f I th.l iheorne hi. ofiW-tb. eh.nd,li th.t Broker C.nnon the del.ght of friend and with a whlm.lcal mnil.. fr . irE. H.: -.wheeaden-yad-th. ' f J ' velt had removed la the remodeling the l '1 ' JlT " " rrt'?' BWM 8pe.ker. 0. th.t asked him. Joseph Cannon aa he looked In 187 at the end of hia Brat term in Congreaa will his property. Ha aent for his lawyer' and dictated hia will so much for the repose re-pose of hia soul, ao much for this and that Yy hospital, and sa much for vsrlous charities. jU After It was all over there remained un- allotted the sum of 110. The time waa flhnripst hort- tf frlf H-O "Wbt j,,,, w d wjth tn dolIirir. JIT Tljil-r) aked the lawyer. rl AJUllis The. Irishmen thought a mordent and then replied: "I'll tell you. It can be Invested in whisky to be drunk at my funeral." "Going or returning?" asked the lawyer. , "Going, of course, - said Ue Irishman. "I'll be wld 'em then." Some one once asked "Uncle Joe" what TILTED back In a four-tegtcd. cane, eeetod chair ef the-atraight-back vffire variety usually art out lor unwelcome visitors, visi-tors, a soft brawn chape u set rakwhly en one aid. bla white-thsthsd bead, a gold -band cigar held firmly between hia llpe, hia recumbent figure enveloped in a nicotine emoks-srreen, Joe- Cannon waa having the hlth -lights of the morning aewa read to him by one ef bla secretaries. Time 9:80 in the morning. Place -Prlv.t. offic in the Capitol in Washington Washing-ton ef the dlstingulshsd member of Congress Con-gress from th. Eighteenth llllnol. District. Center .tag. and "dose-up" Th. grand eld statesmsn emeritus, who Is probably the moat picturesque political personality that haa Bashed acres the atag. ef America public Hf. dace the daya of Abraham Lincoln, Lin-coln, with th. possible sxcptloa ef Theodore Theo-dore Roowv.lt th. Honorabl. Joseph Gurney Gur-ney Cannon, champion long-time servant ef the America people, erstwhile exponent ef th. political system known aa "Cannenuun," venerable dean of Congress. "Good morning. Unci. Joe!" wss my salutation. "Aa a representative of the American pres. and spokesmsa for th. American public, I've com. to fellclt.t. yea npoa your remarkable career now that you have decided te retire from public life, and wish yon wdl for many mora year.." Slowly, but with a graceful gesture, th. veteran sutesmaa got up from bla chair. Th. cigar came away from hia llpe. With hia right kand ha doffed the soft hat and crossed It ever kla heart after the fashion ef aa eld warrior returning the aaluu of hi. fslthful eld guard. In that gesture and the smile that played about hia llpe waa embodied dignified acquiescence to the fate that la aweeplng him out of the aaddla after long yeara of ssrvtce. "It Is time for m. to get out of here and give my place te sum younger man." "Uncle Joe" waa earing. II. ttood directly nnder the huge gUss-tinkllng chandelier that adorn, his office the chandelier that Ulyasea 8. Grant ence lasts I led in the White Hanse. the chandelier under wlirk Grever Cleveland .ad bla bride were married, mar-ried, the chandelier that Theodora Koos.. velt had removed la the remodeling of tb. Executive M.nsioa twenty year. .go. A ND what a renurkabl. man ia thia vet - erea ef congressional corridors and chamber. ! Just for a moment sum up the eonspicooua highlight, of hi. career! May T h will b elghty-sli years old and atiU ea th. Job la Washington. Michael Angela painted bis greatest picture at eighty. Tennysea wrote ''Crossing th. Bar" at eighty-three. Gladstone wss master mas-ter of Croat Brittle t eighty-three. Victor Huge was at hi. beet from aerenty-flv. to eighty. Thorns. Jefferson, Herbert Speocwr, Talleyrand and Veltaire were still active ' at eighty. But Jo Cannoa doffs his hat te none of them for he I. still on the oS . every day, ram or akin., hot or cold. In ; Congreaa at eighty-six. Out of dose to sight thousand mea who ' hare served la ear CMurresse. sinew ' 1T;, "Undo Jo." enjoy, te. anlqu. ,' distinction ef having served longer In pcblle I life tkaa any man In America, hbtory. a , IStiO. on the mm. Republican ticket a t w'-.lrk Abraham Lincoln waa a successful U'S"'! .ftg fpacnt. Cangoa jaa a, - eeeafu! candidate for prosecuting attorney In his Illinois home district. He haa been In public life ever since sixty-two year. Four time. k. was Sneaker of the House-In House-In the Flfty-elghth, Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth nd Slity-flrst Congress.. Only Henry Clay .xreeded him la tenure of thl. offic, "Th. Gnat Kenturkl.n" hsving been elected to th. Speakership tlx time and serving In all tea year, and 245 dys. Elected te Congress twenty-three times, and now rounding out kla forty -sixth year In the national leglslstlve hslls, "Undo Joe" la without any Amerlcn rival In hia unique record. Only three men have approached him la length of legislative aervlc. Justin Smith Morrill, of Vermont, served la the House .ad Senate for forty-three year., nine months and twenty-four daya. William Boyd Allison, Alli-son, of Iowa, had a combined service In the two bodies totaling forty-three ye.r. .nd fir. months. William Plerc Fry., of Main., served In th. two rh.mber. for forty run, Br. moatba and four daya. Joseph 0. Cannon'a record of forty -six yeara will probably stand th. American record for Mm tlm. to com.. It 1. less th.n ISO years alnr th. Declaration of Ind.-pendenc Ind.-pendenc wss signed by th. first Continental Congress. "Uncle Jo." has served through almost one-third the official life of the nation. na-tion. His Is almost a world's record. Glad-atone Glad-atone la aaid to hold the palm, with hie fifty, three yeara' aervlc In the House of Commons, Com-mons, but in England they start them out in public life muck younger. William Iltt took hia ml In Parliament when h. was only nineteen. Joeeph G. Cannon waa thirty-six when elected Is Congress. H.d he started like Pitt at nineteen and served without Interruption In-terruption hia record now would be sixty-three sixty-three years, or tea more than Gladstone's. COME of theet thing. O.ahed through my ' J mind s I stood contemplating the fine old political warrior In kla Capitol offlc Gone ia the eld Baah and fire that made Speaker Cannon the delight of friend and the despair of foe la the old day. when Cannon Can-non Ism prevailed. And now the little ex-exar ex-exar realise, hi. pours. Is nearly run. At the end ef bla present term he will retire. A ew endidnt. U to be nominated at the spring primaries; In the fell a successor will b elected by kle Illinois constituency, tsklng hi. seat In ths Sixty. eighth Coogreee. "It Is time for me te step ssl.le." uld "Unci. Joe" plaintively. "! written th. folk, back bom. a letter telling them It's tlm. for old head, te give way to young kearte and vigorous bodies. I'rs bad my dsy and enjoyed It Immensely. I'll Just step out ef the procession now .nd for th. rest of my dsrs watch th. parade go by. "I may not last muck longer wke knows?" queried "Uncle Joe." aa he stood munching th.' end of his cigar. "And then, agaiat I may. At any rate. I'la going back to Danville end live Just as long aa I cn Just a rittwh in the ranks hereafter. 1 hope to lite ti ee even greater things than have happened during this long period I bare served In 'lie !lous." STTNLLE JOE" ran Joka about d,ath J and dee. One of bis favorite stories has r. do wttb .a Irishman who was about to die. He !md no e!slive In thl. ,oun-trj, ,oun-trj, ami hi- relative in luc uld .uuniry hud ell died. Thar, waa ne one to whom te . a he would glv. for n Insurance policy th.t hs would live to be 100 year. old. "I would rather pay something not to have such a policy," waa hia reply. "Why?" was asked. "Well," said 'Uncle Joe." "there is probably one man In half a million In th. United Statea now living that will be 100 yeara old, and 1 am going to take my chances," "Yea, but that Is a slim chance," was offered. "Hut I would not bare the policy, anyway, any-way, because every day that would pass it would occur to me that It waa ona day less," countered "Uncle Joe." And then be added: "The Great Father haa arranged It properly; no man can foresee when he will die." And that la Joe Cannon'a philosophy of life and death. He knows he csnnot live forever and ia content to take Ufa aa it cornea. TAESPITE his eighty-four yeara. ha Is still A-' very much on the Job. The day I talked wllh him recently In Washington he pulled out hie watch promptly on the dot of 10 and then hurried away to attend a meeting of the Appropriations Committee, of which he baa bees a member thirty-three yeara. ten yeara a. chairman. Every day he goes bark and forth between hia home la the Northwest residential section of Washington and the Capitol riding In a motorcar. "Surdy you are going te writ., or has. written, a book comprehending the long yeara of your service, " I suggested to Mr. C.nnoa. thinking how he h.d been In Congress sine the (Jays of Ulysses 8. Gr.nt way bsck there before the day. of automobile, auto-mobile, wireless, canned music, electric care and trains, motion pictures, typewriters and wh.tnuU. H. swung oa hi. vetlrss secretary. L. White Busbey. 7 "If such a bonk ever Is written I guess Busbey will do the Job," aaid "Unci. Jo.." with a whimsical smile. Busbey bn. been with Mr. Cannoa for year.. H. was the Washington correspondent correspond-ent of the Chicago Inter Ocean when Mr Cannon-waa first elected Speaker. Oa that day maay yeara .go Unci. Jo. aent to the pres. gallery for Busbey, .nd whta ,h Chicago newspaper man appeared Uncle Joe Just Mid : "Busbey. I want yon to take that desk," pointing to the secretary', desk. Th.t'. .11 there waa to it ; Busbey baa been there ever aince and Uncle Joe', right-hand man. Busbey said sever.! publisher, h.d be, after Mr. Cannoa'e memoirs. It wu th. Iste Champ Cl.rk who said there were three distinguished Americans who owed It to themselves and the country to write books ef reminiarencea Senator Cbauncey M. Depew. "Mares" Henry Watteraoa end "Uncle Joe" Cannoa. Th. first two beve obliged. "Uncle Joe" has still to make rd. and it la quite likely, now that ha la to retire, that the memoir, of tb. famous .id political veteran will be forthcoming. And what a volume It will be! Just aa Inkling of what such . volume would hold waa forthcoming thia morning whil I sat In "Unci. Joe" Cannon', odr converging with him between Interruptions, as caliers and visitors dropped ia to wih slut Weil, la popped Brureeeautlve Joe Walsh, mad. especially for oa. Tou do not appear to amok., but to rhew. Thee, are made for chewing." Investigation showed cigars cut solid out of chewing tobacco. Unlike Mr. Volstead, who recently wa. caught with a "chaw," Mr. Cannon never chewed tobacco'. He gave th. unique "chewing clgara" away ar souvenirs. Mr. Cannon declared that the Bret notoriety no-toriety that cme hie way waa with the aid of "Sunset" Cox, who came Into Congreaa from Ohio, and then from New York. On. day Cox waa making a speech In which k. made a referenc tP a constituent of "Uncle Joe's'' wbo had been nominated for Commissioner Com-missioner of Internal Revenue. That riled Cannon and be demanded that Cox yield the floor to him. At which Cox refused, and then yielded. "For what time doea he yield?" Inquired Speaker Blaine. "Aa long aa the gentleman (Mr. Cannon) Can-non) will keep hi. left b.nd In his pocket," answered Cox. Mr. Cannon accepted the condition and then began vigorously to defend bis friend of the internal revenue appointment. But he bad not talked for more than a minute when out came the left hand and he begs a ahsklng a menacing forefinger. "Time'a up sit down!" yelled Cox, and Csnnnn sat down. That was the first picture of "Uncle Joe" cartooned over the country the pointed finger. It lasted until the famoua tilted stogie. In recent yeara the Joke most attributed at-tributed to "Uncle Joe" Is the statement be was alleged to have made oa the floor of the House when he was supposed to have Mid the rcson so many army officers wore spurs wss to keep their feet from slipping off their desks. But "Uncle Jo.-' Insist, he w.s misquoted there. ALWATS the foe of any and everything bearing the label of reform Unci., Joe knew bow to express himself on that score. He hsd a verse be used to quote '1 that connection, con-nection, and It ran In this fashion : J'm thankful 1kt Ike moo. end Ml Are be' s ee kits Tkal a f'tlrntitmt sued can stretch Ami pall fsern rem tkt sky. lc were nl. I sec ne doubt Hmt tome reforming sea VVoefd rccofewend to tsJce them d.sre Ad liv world Kith .... It 1. a long spsd that th. lif. of "U.cl. Joe" C.nnon bridges. A solum, very thick with very many pages would b required u tell the .tnry of hi. rem.rkshl. life. An- ' other wonderful velum, could b. devoted to anecdotes. Jokes, storlea and qui pa of thla famous wit. "I realise that It Is rather a long time that I have been here," said "Uncle J.." "but It b.s not seemed long, for tfm. never drags In the House." In May he will cel.. br.t. another birthday bis last as a mwiber of Congress but he ws nts ne wak. made of It. As he retires from the House cjxer forty-six forty-six years' eervlc. taking n.w a "veloa tary vacation" he refers to th. two time, b. wa. defeated .. "Involuntary vacation." ' "Uncle Jo" says th. sweetest thing of .11 1k remembrance of th great friendsblpe he shared en the floor, friendshipa of the kind the late Champ Clark waa wont to refer to when be said : 1 Fssv. ts tae erewtfess t, sewer girh ee.de rrH-s . fo'd. . Iritmdtkip t tkt rcr rese, with .weal, sa ever, eld, i 'Uncle Joe" at the height of hia career, 'when he became known aa the wily Speaker of the House one of the many who ao deeply admire the ex-Speaker. "What's your best Jo. Csnnon story?" I asked him. Wslsk thought for a moment and then spua off this one: ' "Back In 1MM, joa will remember, there was some talk of Unt ie Joe as a presidential candidate. Uncle Jo. got som votes in the convention. Just before the convention 1 happened to ask Uncle Joe one day If he thought he had any-banc lo the convention as a raadidate. " '"""'a.' aaid Uncle Joe, 'not a chance.' And tkea be added. 'But I wlllay they could go further and do worse .nd they probably will.' " Before the laughter bad subsided I turned oa Busbey, hi. secretary, and aked bim for hia beat Jo. Cnn.ni story. Busbey told m a lot of them that morning and thia was the first oa.: PROBABLY on. of th. flashiest retorts ever made by the ex -Speaker on the floor of the House waa ence while Teddy Roosevelt waa President. Roosevelt wasted change and renovation, made la the White House. Architects were called la from New York, the work authorised and exciutej under T. It.'e direction. When the bl'l esuie (ate Uuagreae U wee wen than upavlcd. V " As rh.irmsn of the Appropriations Committee Commit-tee Uncle Joe brought iu a deticirncy rider to cover the White House bill. Amid crlea of rxtrav.ganc from the Democratic side of the House the bill was debated. In the midst of the hsransue. Jolni We.lev (.sine., of Tennessee, delivered a long tirade and at the eoniiuelon demanded to know what had become of a famous sideboard put ia the White House by W. C. T. U. friends during the regime of President Hayes .nd his tern- pernnce wife, Lucy Webb II. yes. "iku you know th.t th.t famous relic was sold at auction and now serve ia a Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania .venue saloon?" demanded Gaine. in Indignation. Un.-le Joe C.nnon listened patiently until Gaines was done and then spoke up: "We are told In hUtory that the good Abigail Adams, wife of the second President of rhe United States, need to bang her ws.k out to dry in the East room. Great God. men, what bas become of that clothes line?" And In the uproars of laughter the Speaker of the House was quick to put the vote aa the White House rider, .nd It went over without further. ado. . 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