The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-11
CRUMPACKER TO STOP FIGHT No More Attempt to Prosecute South. VOICE FROM WHITE HOUSE Must Let Representation in Con
 gross Alone. Watson of Tndlan~ Surprised and Dis- appointed at Result of Election Troubles of the stand
 Patters.
BY ALFRED .. sToFER.

viii hardly make another attempt to pass his bill looking to the cutting down of Congressional representation in the South on account of alleged dts franchisement of negro voters.
 This matter has been the stock of trade of Judge crumpacker for the past six years His idea apparently was that the agitation of the question would help him in his district.
 Gen. J. Warren Keller of Ohio has been about the only prominent mem Der of the House who aided him in this matter The Republican caucus would never indorse the proposition, and this was largely due to the atti- tude of Speaker Cannon. Partisan as to the proposition that Congress had the right to cut down Southern rep- resentati
 At the last session in a fit of am ger and to block the program of the Democrats in regard to the publicity question. the Republicans of the House tackled that matter on to the former bill, we'll knowing that it would put an end 10 the agitation, silence Demo- cratic filibustering talk in the Senate. and bring about an early adjournment after the enactment of the so-calIed emergency currency bill. Tn other words 1t was used as a club oyer the heads of Senate Democrats. and prov ed effectual, for the Democrats realiz- ed that they did not have votes enough to stand out against the Republicans ina long fight La Toilette of wiscon- sin was the only Republican who showed spunk enough to fight the or ganizatlon In the Senate.
 Crumpacker. within the past few days, has read statement from Pres ident Roosevelt in regard to Southern representation that is said to have given him cold chiils, and along with 1t came a decision from Federal Judge Con. which clearly indicates that. the fellows who hope to make trouble for the y,eople of the south will have . rough road to travel.s2
 Watson Disappointed.
 About the most disappointed man who has served several terms in the House of Renresentatives Is James Ell watson Of, Indiana. He had very lively campaign for the Republican nomination for Governor of Indiana. Having secured the prize he and his friends thought he was sure of cleo ton. Last spring when he returned from the HoosIer State after capturing the nomination he was given a rous- ing ovation in the hall of the House. Never did a man look happier than MT. Watson on that occasion.
 The Republicans laughed at the idea that there was q possibility even Of his defeat They considered Indiana in a presidential election year abso- lutely certain as to the Governorship, and as For losing control of the Leg islature that was simply out of the question. Worse than all the Demo- crats elected last week eleven out of the thirteen Congressman.
 Tn this respect Indiana did better for the Democrats than any Of the Northern or Western States. And col- orado was no siouch either when 1t came to busting Republicans. All three of the Congressman from the Centennial State in the next House will be Democrats. The Representa- tives from Colorado at present are all Republicans
 There Is much rejoicing among Dem ocrats in Washington over the fact that Hon. John F. Shafroth was elect ed Governor of Colorado on the Dem ocratic ticket. He was a Republican when he first came to Congress from Colorado, but left that party in .1sss, when Senator Teller led the bolt from the St. Louis convention which nomi- mated William Mckinley for President. Ever since Mir. Shafroth has acted with the Democrats.
 Several years ago he was given seat in the House on the face of the re- turns from the Denver district. The seat was contested by Representative Bonynge on the ground of fraud at the polls. MT. Shafroth carefully investi- gated the charges and finding that they were true he was fair and manly enough to admit the truth of the ale gations. He promptly resigned and the seat was given to Mir. Bonynge. who has served ever since.
 Mir. Shafroth was not in the least responsible for the tricks employed and was square enough to refuse to profit by questionable methods of his parti sans. That made him more popular than ever with the people of Colorado. and no wonder is expressed here that he should have been elected Govrnor. He is looked upon as a high-class man in every respect
 James F. Watson has been a mem ber of the House Ways and Means Committee. having stood sixth on a list of nineteen, the Republicans having twelve and the Democrats seven mem bers of this. the most important com mittee In the popular branch of Con gress. As he goes out of Congress 1t will be necessary for Speaker Cannon to appoint another Republican in the place of Mir. Watson. There will also be another Republican vacancy on the committee as Mir Bonynge, of Cobra do has been defeated in view of the fact that the next Congress will undertake to revise the tarIff there Is apt to be a mighty scramble among Republicans to fill the vacancies on Ways and Means.
 Granger and Cochran.
 As it seems to be conceded that Rep resentative Granger has been defeated In Rhode Island by A small plurality there will also be two vacancies among the Democrats on Ways and Means. Mir. Granger Is demanding a recount of the ballots in his district. claiming that a careful overhauling of the boxes will show his election instead of his defeat. The other Democrat who goes off is W. Bourke Cochran, of New York. Boss Murphy. of Tammany. did not somehow like the cut of Cockrans eyebrows and refused to permit him to have another nomination. They have a queer way of doing things up in the big metropolis. and Murphy's word Is