New-York tribune., 1908-01-23
MIR. KIMBALL AMUSES HOUSE.
Predicts Democratic Success and Names In
portant Officers.
From The Tribune Bureau.l


Washington jan 2e-The monotonous discussion
of the Penal Code bill interrupted for a brief
period in the House to-day when Representative
w P Kimball, of Kentucky, chose for the SUBJECT
of his maiden speech the naming of two men Whonl
he regards as the next Presidential candidates and
the men who will fill the offices OF Speaker or the
next House. Secretary of the Treasury and leader
of the coming Democratic majority. Bryan, ne
said would be President, Champ Clark. OF MISSOURI
Speaker of the House Henry Watterson, Secretary
of the Treasury and Mr.. De Arnlond' OF missouri
the floor leader
Mr.. KiinbalPs remarks at times In huinor-
Gus vein Referring to Mr.. Clark. he said: He
went to school in my town. He shot fellow ana
they fired him out. He would have graduated at
Transylvana If it had not been for that dis
close secrets here that hope will not De OFFENSIVE
He is a great fellow. Think of him as Speaker
He held up to ridicule Mr. Payne, OF New YORK
saying: with what reverence, with what awe, ne
would address Champ Clark as MIR. speaker ne
declared there necessity for the RepuoilcanS
holding their convention at Chicago, because Will
lam H. Taft would be nominated on the hrsl oal-
lot. You may not like it, he said, anna iausntef'
He referred to the President as the young ieio"
at the other end of the avenue VINO hao eo' eo.,
troll of his party and would nominate 1ait' anu
he added, "it will be the biggest race we ever Sd"
in the country between Bryan and Iaft
Both parties he declared, had made up 'heii
minds that the reactionares and the men VINO
have stifed honest expression and belief unuer
he said would give its respective Presidential can
ddate chance to control 1t. To eulosize ffesi-
dent Roosevelt, he said, was to Suggest d suo'ei
ranean passage to the White House, but after as
serting that he would not know the President IL nc
passed him on the street he gave him creoi' ioi
ropularizng the notions that Bryan stood Tor III
1896 and making them the law of the lano' he
dared any Republican Ito stand up ana say tia'
the man that Roosevelt does not put his y. n. On
will be the Republican nominee for President next
time and he added .'it does not make any Diff
ference how many whskers he has This remark
was interpreted applying to Governor hughes
He concluded amid Democratic applause ana
laughter by congratulating the Republicans on
having "a young statesman from New YORK IN
tbe White House who had taught them their duty
and made them be good when the time came
Henry Watterson. who sat near MI klmpai our
ing his speech refrained from congratulat1ns him
at it's conclusion, although many other Democrats
did.
The progress on the Penal Code was rapid To-Day
and the House was working section III when
adjournment was taken. An amendment proposed
to this section by Representative Houston, of Ten
nessee providing that all obscene, Indecent iInn1ofai
and filthy books be prohibited from the mails, was
widely discussed and passed by the House. but
later left on the table the discovery that quo
rum had not been present. The amendment 10
thought by some members to broaden the statute
rreat confusion will