Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
Nothing at all of Bryan or the

ago, made the solemn prediction that
Theodore Roosevelt would succeed
himself as president on March 4,
1909, and the World has stuck
to it ever since. The World doesn't
like Roosevelt in the White House
at all, and this is it's way of fighting
him. Perhaps the Suns prediction
may have been intended to help the
warning republican factions to get to-
gether
If the present efforts to bring about
harmony fail of effort, the republican
situation In the Empire state certainly
will have an ugly aspect, and the cleo
ton of democratic governor could
be acceptedas natural reslt. Any demo
crat with the triumph of success
full campaign for the New York COVER
norship fresh upon him would be
presidential quantity of weight in
ordinary seasons, but just now 1t would
be hard to find a democrat, aside from
the Hearst enthusiasts, who was In
clined to go to New York for a presi-
Dental candidate.
Some little while ago we were re-
called with the story that Congressman
Littlefield of Main had determined to
follow the example of that other son
of Maine. Thomas B. Reed. and retire
from congress to practice law in New
York He would not stand for re-
election, the story ran. and there were
elaborate details of his plans for the
legal conquest of the metropolis. Mr..
Littlefeld did not confirm the story,
nor did he deny it. At least, the denial
never overlook the original tale,
Rr itf1HEa1I OH
ing tooth and nail up in Maine to pre-
vent the very thing for which he was
said ITO languish, i. e., retirement
from the house of representatives.
The labor unions have him on their
"black list" and are said to have in
jected a good deal of ginger into the
contest.
Cannon Helps LittIefield.
Even with election day yet far re-
moved, the situation became SO alarm
ing that Mr. Littlefeld set up a
Macedonian cry for help, more par
ticularly the help of Speaker Cannon,
who also Is under the ban of labor Mr..
Cannon heard the cry, and responded
with q note of sympathy He will do
all he can to save the scalp of Little
field.
This is about the first returns we
have had from the campaign organized
labor announced it was going to wage
against those members Of congress
whose records and promises did not
square themselves with the demands of
the American Federation of Labor.
Credit has been claimed for the failure
of couple of minor men to secure
4 tn, oil fhncn M
factiolal fights cut more figure than
the labor unions.
The case of Mr.. Littlefeld, in Maine
and the contests at other points where
the unions have set out to defeat
prominent men will be watched with
interest by politicians of all parties. If
the unions make good by defeating
any considerable number Of the men
they have marked for slaughter, there
will be new force in American
politics and one that must be rekoned
with under all circumstances. 1t may
come to pass that no man will dare
become a candidate for office in this
land of liberty unless he bear the Q. K
mark of some walking delegate.
Map Of Oklahoma Almost Ready.
A map of the new statet of Oklaho
ma has just been completed by the
draughting division of the general lane
office It is now being Autographed
and will be ready for distribution abou
4 September 1, at least the contract calls
for 5000 copies by that time.
4 When it began to be apparent at thu
capital, more than month ago, tina
the statehood bill would pass. Franz
Bond, chief of the draughting division
of the land Office. put some of his TWEEN
ty clerks to work on what he though
would be the first official map Of tn
new state. The last edition of a maj
of Oklahoma had been made in 1888
and of Indian Territory in 1899. Bot
} editions had been exhausted for som
time, and there had been repeate
calls for another edition. but Mr.. Bon
waited for the statehood bill, and whel
it was passed was prepared to rush
splendid draught of a combination
t the two territories to the printer.
The new map will be one of the fines
photo-lithograph maps ever turned GU
of the land Office. The mountains vii
be marked in brown, the water linin
in blue, the Indian reservations, c
WHICH There are Dul d lev olllelil ohCs
in yellow, and the game reserves i
purple The district boundaries wi
be purple, and the state, county an
military reservation boundaries in rec
The distance scale will be twelve mile
to the inch, and the size of the entir
map will be by III feet.
There has already been big deman
at the interior department for tn
maps. The work of putting the me-
state on the big map of the Unite
States, which is published by the gel
eral land Office, is more complicated
On this map, which is generally see
j, in government offices throughout tn
country. there is big yellow spot {
Oklahoma beside it. Because of tn
allotment of Indian lands in Indian TIE
:, ritory the yellow spot will disappear o
, the new map the boundary betwee
the two territories will be eliminate
and the new state will be all whit
with big Oklahoma spelled across il
face.