Mr. Cannon’s speech of acceptance
The Commercial-News of Danville, Illinois, reprints the acceptance speech of Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon. The state’s Republican congressional convention has renominated Cannon for Congress and endorsed him as a presidential candidate in 1908. In his acceptance speech, Cannon urges state leaders to fix their eyes on the imminent congressional election, not on the presidential election that is two years away. “No man would refuse a nomination at the hands of a great party for the highest office,” Cannon says, “but such a nomination is not to be had for the seeking.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-16