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Show tiroes for his election and once against 1 his removal, burl cannot do so again. .'If repeat thai I shall oppose the re-election of Mr. Cannon to tbe speakersnip, and that I am Onnly of the pinion that his reflection is Impossible. Im-possible. 1 wnnt It specially understood under-stood that I bay this solely on my on my own responsibility and on the suggestion of no one else," Mr. Longworth said he had besi-tathed besi-tathed as to whether h- should give this statement out at Beverly, where he Is sojourning, or whether he should watt until hr returned to his home ia Cincinnati. The fact that the statement was given out following the conference at the summer White House yesterday afternoon regarding plana for the coming congressional campaign. Is taken ht-re as indicating that President Presi-dent Taft as well as Vice-President Sherman is behind the move to eliminate elimi-nate Mr. Can ron. Since a week ago, it tms been believed be-lieved that senllmDt wa rapidly crystallized and now the fight Is fairly fair-ly m. Whether the speaker will accept ac-cept the b.tuatk.n whlcn ha,s developed devel-oped sine yesterday's conference with the president remains to be scrn. Whether he accepts or not, it Ip felt here that Mr. Cannon is already eliminated. 'Snated Taft and Sherman Are Behind the Latest Movement Beverly, Mass.. Aug. IS. It has been regarded as significant that Mr. Long-worth Long-worth had been called Into all of the recent conferences of a political character char-acter held by President TafL Ho was present yesterday afternoon when the President and vice president talked talk-ed together. It was reported then that a statement adverse to Mr. Cannon Can-non was being prepared In quarters close to the administration and it was also Intimated that Mr. Sherman who. llko Mr. Longworth, has always been a supporter of Mr. Cannon, had become reconciled to the fact that Mr. Cannon must go. There may be furth-er significance in the fact tbat Representative Long-worth Long-worth is going ro Oyster Bay, Saturday, Sat-urday, to spend several days with his rather ln-law, Colonel Roosevelt. Mr. Longworth's statement In full ' ia as follows: "Beverly, Mass.. Aug. IS, 1910. In view of Mr Caunon's unequivocal declaration dec-laration that he intends to be a candidate can-didate for speaker of the next house, I think it Is incumbent on those of us who arc candidates for membership member-ship in the next house, who have up our minds on our course of action and have positive views on the subject, sub-ject, to stato our position publicly. "Had Mr Cannon not made this announcement and had It remained doubtful whether he would be a candidate, candi-date, It was. my intention not to commit com-mit myself before election as to whom 1 should, or should not, support for speaker. But since Mr. Cannon has, in his candidacy so far in the campaign cam-paign and In his recent declaration, made tire candidacy for the speakership speaker-ship an lseuo.I for one do not purpose pur-pose to dodge that Issue. "I shall oppose Mr. Cannon's election elec-tion as speaker and I shall do so In tho manner that I consider proper and effective in the settlement of controversies con-troversies in my party, namely. In the Republican caucus. 1 made urj ray mind before the adjournment of the last tcssion of congress that Mr. Cannon Can-non could not be re-elected speaker and my opinion has been strengthened strengthen-ed since throuich correspondence. "I am not referring to those who lippe openly opposed hlnr In the past, but to those who, like myself,, have supported hlrn. "I am absolutely convinced If there Is a foil attendance at the Republican caucus, that Mr Cannon cannot again lie elected speaker. ... 1 Genuine Affection for Cannon. "I have a genuine HfTectinn for .Mr. Cunru.u a a man and the highest respect re-spect for his t-plendid fighting o.uall-t(ps. o.uall-t(ps. I hav si'ppnrted him live time for the speakership, hav.ng voted four |