Show AfTER SPEAKERS JOB Republican Regulars An Announces AnI Announces Candidacy to Suc Sue Succeed Succeed I Uncle Joe WOULD BE SUCCESSORS APPEAR MORE NUMEROUS I Michigan Representative Declares Hes for Cannon and Will Take Litters L Place Washington D C Jan 15 Representative G J 3 Diekema Michigan today formally announced his candi cand candidacy dacy for speaker of or the lie house of rep representatives representatives to succeed Mr ll Cannon at tho the end of tim the present session Speaker Cannon has made it plain that he has no Intention of resigning He lie has hn said he lie will be a candidate I for reelection to congress hut but has I never hovel declared that he lie would again I be a for the sIH I Besides Mr Diekma a number of possible candidates have been mentioned including Walter Waiter 1 Smith of Iowa a member of the tho rules committee Martin E of Pennsylvania chairman of the tue In Insular insular sular committe and James Tames R fi Mann rann of Illinois chairman of the lie commit committee I tee teo on interstate and foreign com coin merce 1 am lUll a regular not an insurgent said Mr Diekema No man could ever over give ghe me better hotter treatment than Speaker Cannon has given and I think ho he Is the fairest presiding officer cel I J ever saw In a chair I believe bellevo the next will go to the Middle West rest and not to any an man who had long Ion service in congress and an has lias hind had ha close affiliation with tho the men who have dominated congress It does oes not seem selm possible on the other hand that the will go goto goto goto to any an of tho the present insurgents ls Mr lr is a member of o tho the judiciary ju committee and anel of the com coin committee on election of the President vice president nl and representatives He Ho has boon called by b Mr Ir Cannon to lo preside over the house h use temporarily three times and has served two terms in congress congressI III I am ani not a candidate can for the said Mr Ir Mann I am for fOl Uncle Joe first last and all nIl the time timi him as the very ver best est estmon men mon for that office He has been heen the tho fairest on the thC floor and the ablest presiding officer Hes overlooking the fact that the lie next house will be Democratic and anet that the tho Democrats will choose the thin speaker was Minority ty Leader Loader Champ Clarks comment on Mr Dick emas announcement As to the opposition that other pos IoS possible sible candidates ates might encounter it was suggested today that Mr Manns activity on tho the floor his vote voto to re recommit recommIt recommit commit the tariff bill blU and his l s position position tion of o fearless Independence as to other party lart measures might figure in tho the event ho he sought the speaker ship that Mr Olmstead comes conies from froman an ultrahigh tariff state and that Judge Smith has hns troubles in his own state delegation |