Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
WASHINGTON LETTER

should be nominated for governor
as settling influence for all fact
lonal as well as political troubles.
Former Assemblyman Cowling of
Oshkosh wass another member of
the politically we'll known crowd
who has been here and GIN. Dahl.
of StevensgPoint, one of the lead
ing young republicans of the state
is here during the week.
Senator LaFollette will no doubt
take part in the debate upon the
railroad rate proposition. in case his
health permits, as this measure will
command the attention of congress
tor some time to come and will be
extensively debated upon the floor
OF the senate. His investigations
of this subject will no doubt con-
stitute him an able advocate on the
side OF those who favor giving addi-
tiOnal power to the interstate COM
mission. Senate debates are usual
ly devoted to specific subjects and
speakers are kept within concrete
lines instead of speaking to gener-
alltles upon any given subject. Tt
is expected here that Senator La
Toilette during the tendency Of the
measure will address the senate and
that his remarks will be valuable
contribution in the way Of informa-
ton upon the rate law situation.
SOrOoon4 Of
Casson's room is generally the head
quarters for Wisconsin people dur
ing the session of congress for ali
Wisconsin people who are at the
capitol. 1t is bureau of informa-
ton for those inquiring about mem
Ders of the Wisconsin contingent
and meeting place for members of
the delegation as well as for the
visitors. AS is known, admissions
to the galleries are by card, and
many Wisconsin visitor carries
away a souvenir bearing Colonel
CassOn's name which during the
Washington visit has entitled the
bearer to all the privileges of a
visitor.
The Milwaukee postoffice contest
appears to be determined in favor
of Vim. G. Green, the original Sc
lection OF majority Of the patrons
of the office. The contest however,
represents peculiar tangle of
politics and the situation provokes
general comment here Congress
manOtJenrecOmmended Richardson,
Congressman Stafford recommended
Green and Postmaster General Cor
telyOu named Owen. After con
siderable skirmishing, the two con-
gressmen united upon Green and at
the present time it appears that
the postmaster general viii be
obliged to recede from the position
he assumed.
George M. Hotchseck, for many
years an employee in the capitol at
Madison, as chief clerk in the state
department under secretary of
State Froehlich and since in the
land Office, through the recommen-
dation of Senator SpooEer has been
made counsel at Trieste, Austria,
position carrying a salary of So, 600
per annum with fees and other per-
quisities. Mr. Hotchseck has been
in Washington taking his examina-
ton and passed, SO that his appoint
ment will be made during the week.
He is well known to German Ameri-
can republicans of Wisconsin hay
ing frequently campaigned the state
and is also one of the ablest Ger
man newspaper writer's in the coun-
| try, having fol years been a we'll
known contributor to the Germania.
The demand made upon congress
men from constituents are classified
in the widest possible range and
/ cover almost every conceivable re-
quest that can be made from APP
pOintments to packages of seed.
| The other day one of the we'll known
republican members from the west
received a request for a queen bee
| to be placed in an apiary and after
considerable of an effort the bee
was secured at considerable expense
to the member and a diligent search
on the part Of the man entrusted
with the task of providing it. Many
stories are told to 1llustr4 tie the
unusual demands of constituents,
but the average congressman makes
bona fide effort to provide the
articles requested if it possibly can
be done.
When Jerry Simpson was in con
gress some of the men who were op-
posed to him flooded his district
with catalogues giving the publica-
tions of the government and for the
entire time of his service he arnnlnu