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Show CANNON TO SPEAK IN SPITBM)F HEAT WIN FIELD, Kas., July 17 Although Al-though he wa6 overcome by heat rhile delivering a Chautauqua address ad-dress here yesterday afternoon, .Joseph .Jo-seph G. Cannon, speaker of the housu of representatives, said today he was feeling vigorous as ever. Contrary to the advice of friends, however, be determined to begin, tomorrow a f-erles of political speeches In the Fourth Kansas Congressional district "Undo Joe," however qualified his announcement by saying that he will not attempt to fill all the speaking dates if he suffers from the heat while speaking at Emporia tomorrow afternoon. after-noon. In fact, he' may curtail the Emporia Em-poria speech to about florty-flvo niin- utes. "Congressman Miller of the Fourth dictrict," said Speaker Cannon to the Afsoclated Pre68 today,' "is sick and unable on that account to wage the campaign In his district that be desires. de-sires. He asked mc to help him and I want to do it, for he is an honest congressman and a square man." Cannon is scheduled to speak at Emporia Monday afternoon; at Bur-Jingame Bur-Jingame Monday night; at Herington Tuesday afternoon and Marlou Tuesday Tues-day night. Theso are all the speaking speak-ing engagements he now has in Kansas. Kan-sas. Last night was cool and Speaker Cannon slept well 'despite his unpleasant un-pleasant experience in the afternoon. He was driven in an automobile last night to Arkansas City, where ho made an open-air political speech. As he expressed It, he "began at Arkansas City, where he left off at Winfleld." Speaker Cannon had a late breakfast break-fast this morning at the home of J. T. Lafferty, whose guest he has been during his stay In Winfleld, and spent the rest of the morning on the front porch entertaining political friends. Congressman Campbell of the Third Kansas district was one of the early callers. Speaker Campbell left here at 12:40 p. ni. for Emporia. Arrives at Emporia. EMPORIA. Kas., July 17. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon arrived here from Wlnfield, Kas, at 5:f.0 p. m., and despite de-spite the heat said he made the five hours trip without discomfort. So far as Is now apparent, tho speaker is suffering no after effects from his experience at Winfleld yesterday yes-terday when he was temporarily overcome over-come by the heat He will open his tour of the Fourth Congressional district dis-trict with a speech here tomorrow afternoon. |
