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HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL

Reining in the Speaker

Francis Cushman to Joseph Cannon

Francis Cushman to Joseph Cannon

 

Letter from Francis Cushman to Joseph Cannon, November 13, 1902

Representative Francis Cushman of Washington candidly expressed his concerns to Cannon, who had requested Cushman support his candidacy for Speaker. Cushman addressed Cannon by a nickname commonly used at the time.

Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

 
History of Congress and the Capitol