Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-21
DISCUSSES HIS FIGHT
REPRESENTATIVE BRowNLoW
TELLS OF HIS HOT CAMPAIGN.
Has No Resentment-Win Push His
Good Roads Bill In the Com
ing Session. ,-t.l~ f>s- -

the Capitol this morning and shook hands
all around. Mr.. Brownlow has been in
Washington for several days. but had some
work to do and consequently carefully
avoided the gas works. Having completed
his task. he expects to be seen in that vicin-
ity with commendable frequency from now
on.
Mr.. Brownlow's friends in town-and
they're too numerous to express in figures
will be glad to know that the republican
boss of Tennessee is as fat and sassy as
ever and just good natured. The latter
is Mr. Brownlow's strong point When the
wind points right his genial chuckle can be
heard from the appropriations committee
room in the House wing clear down to Wide
Water, Va. the historic stamping ground
of ducks and aeroplanes.
Had Hot Campaign.
Mr. Brownlow had a hot campaign this
fall.
THE other fellows were in a strenuous
mood this year." said Mr.. Brownlow to a
Star reporter today. "and made lots of
noise and buster. But just kept calm and
sawed wood"
The boss remarked incidentally, that, al
though 1t might have looked for time as
If trouble and disaffection were turned loose
when he thought himself In danger.
1T is true l had two formidable candi-
dates running against me, one IN my own
party and one in the democratic party
The democrat was wealthy business man
and the independent in my party has served
three terms in the House from the first dis
trict and retired on his own motion.
How do l account for such a spiendld
victory under these circumstances? Wen,
1 can only say that my constituents are the
truest and most patriotic people in all the
world. cat this point Mr.. Brownlow smiled.
probably at the thought of what scrump,
tious reading that last sentence would
make down home.) They are the descend
ants of the patriots who fought at King 8
Mountain. and they never swerve from
principle or thing they think to be right:
and you can always count on enough OF
them in any righteous cause to carry It,
(Another smile of the same brandy
Il was elected by the largest majority l
have ever had in an OF year since L nave
been coming to Congress, my majority be-
ing S.165 over the democratic nominee and
1O6S6 over the boiling republican candi-
date"
His Good Roads Bill.
Mr.. Brownlow said he intended to push
his good roads bill hard. because. in his
opinion, it was the most important piece
of legislation before the American Congress
today.
such legislation" he said, will serve
more people In this country than all other
legislation combined. 1t will save the farm;
ers alone of this country more than $6OO,-
100000 year. And added to this will be
multiplied millions to all other classes"
Mr.. Brown1ow is also hopeful to get his
rational forest reserve bill through the
House during the coming session, 1t having
passed the Senate last year. He has also
a bill to establish a national Juvenile re-
form school somewhere in the south. This
bill he considers in the light of a public
necessity and believes it should pass with
out delay.
After Elliott Woods. the superintendent
of the Capitol, and James c. Courts and
Kennedy Rea of the appropriations COM
mittee had discussed at some length the
relative merits of Maryland and Tennessee
'yaller-laig chicken, Mr.. Brownlow got
back to politics long enough to say a few
kind things Of some members Of the down..
and-out club. -.. -...l.--. ---f IS. --,
Has No Resentment. =
I'm my recent campaign he remarked,
there was considerable feeling. in fact,
some mighty harsh criticism was INDUCED
in. But have always contended, that life
being so short, a man could not afford to
weigh himself down with load of ami
mostly and revenge toward his opponents,
when he should be truly representing his
people as a whole and looking out con-
stant'y for their best interests and future
happiness. 1 take it that l am in Congress
to benefit my people, not to harm them.
And so 1 desire to say that 1 cherish no:
ill-feeling and hold no grudges, but stand
ready to do my duty to each and every
individual of the twelve counties of my
district. irrespective of their former politi-
cal affiliations"
Having relieved himself of this last bunch
of sentiment Mr.. Brownlow looked over
the reporters notes to see that he had 1t
down straight and set sail for his office
In the round room to interview an ex-
pressman.