Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1908 — CANNON BOOM HEARD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CANNON BOOM HEARD

•, ■ i . Bouteli Fires the First Gun in the National Hsuse and Raises Enthusiasm. OVATION ALL OVER THE PLACE Illinois Republican Committee Also Speaks for the Speaker. Taft Men Preaent Ask fop a Primary Vote, Which b Not Conceded——Bryan Indorsed in Ohio.

At Washington Tuesday, Speaker Gannon’s presidential boom received marked impetus In the house of representatives when Bouteli, bis colleague from Illinois, brought the subject to the fore as the climax of a half hour’s speech. His remarks were based on the fact that the day was the thirtyfourth anniversary of Cannon's first speech in the house. Bouteli recalled the noted men of the house at that time, whose friendship Cannon enjoyed, among them Speaker Blaine, JoX?h R. Hawley, William F. Frye, Eune Hale, Henry L. Dawes, E. Rockwood Hoar, George F. Hoar. Benjamin F. Butler, Julius C. Burrows, James A. Garfield, Alexander H. Stephens, William R. Morrison, William 8. Holman, Lucius Q. C. Lamar, Richard P. Bland, Fernando Wood, Samuel J. liaudall and Roger Q. Mills. Gibed by a Member.

Boutoll said ttont Cannon, then thir-~fy-slx yean old, spoke on a bill reducing rates of postage on books, for the carrying free of newspapers within the counties of their publication, and for the extension of the franking privilege to public correspondence. “He made

a carefully prepared, logical argument In support of the bill,” snid Boutell. Several extracts from tbe speech were read by Boutell, who spoke of a gibe by a member directed at Cannon that “the gentleman must have oats in his pocket.”

Retort That Cannon Made.

Boutell snid that tumultuous applause greeted Cannon’s retort, when he said: “1 understand the gentleman. Yes, I have oats in my pocket and hayseed in my hair, and the western people generally are affected in the same way, and wo expect that the seed, being good, will yield a good crop, I trust ten-fold.” “That speech,” said Boutell, “gave Mr. Cannon a position as one of the strong men in the house and won for him the respect of his colleagues in both branches of congress, and of the leaders in official life.”

SPEAKER CANNON.