Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-04
NO OPPOSITION
TO NATE KENDALL

Des Moines, Sept. Among politi-
clans from over the state there is as
much interest in the seventh district
congressional outlook as there is in
their own districts. This, Of course.
refers to the men who are not expos
ling their ambitious lightning rods to
the political bolts which, every two
years, play over political Iowa. The
congressman themselves will arrive to-
day. but yesterday the capital began
| to fill up with members OF the state
| legislature, former legislators and pol
iticians in general.
| United States Marshal Frank B.
Clark of Ottumwa declared that the
talk of a candidate against N. e. Ken
| dali is idle. Standing in an eddy
while the state fair crowds swirled
past him, Mr.. Clark told about condi.
tons in his district.
| ut is all bosh," he said when ask,
ed about the probability Of a candi
date against Congressman Kendall
| Yes. | know there is more or less
talk. but you can always hear that,
Take is from me, there will be no 9th.
er candidate in the field in our dis
trict. We will nominate Kendall with.
out opposition down there.
Pickett to Co Back.
| "Of course there will be no opposi
ton to Charles e. Pickett" said n
w. Beebe Of Hampton, who represent
ed Franklin county in the lower house
of the legislature last winter. 'The
third district will return Mr.. Pickett
without any doubt. for he is we'll liked
over there Anti-Haugen talk is start
ling again in the fourth district. but
Capitalization on any one man.
I'm the tenth, Mr.. Woods may have
some trouble holding down his job i
some OF the young fellows up there gel
busy. haven't heard of any forma
announcements of candidates., bnt
there Is considerable talk of Senator
John Hammill coming out. That has
been mentioned ever since Mr.. Ham
mill came down to Des Moines to take
his seat as senator. but have never
heard OF a statement by him"
II don't see anything TO 1t bu
Smith in the NINTH" said Senator Ar
thur Savage of Adair. who spent mos
of yesterday visiting with the official:
OF the Iowa State Fair association. g
don't think Walter I. Smith can b
beaten for denomination next year
I have been pretty well over The
district just recently, and this opinion
is pretty generally expressed by those
with whom I have talked
Quiet in the First.
Senator ". B. Seeley of Noun
Pleasant is an enthusiastic live stool
fancier, and it was hard to get him K
focus his mind on politics. He tool
time. however to assert that in hi
opinion Charles Kennedy will go bacl
to Washington as the first district
congressman despite the warming III
of candidates for the place. Colone
Brookhart of washington. whose nam
has been mentioned often in connec
ton with the place. doesn't look like
man who can defeat Kennedy, in Ser
ator Seeley's estimation.
a Former Senator Dan Turner Q
Corning is still in Des Moines, having
been here most of the week. He is a
backward about talking on eighth dis
trict congressional matters as he ca
we'll be, but there are many who be
lieve that he WI be the man who vii
contend with w. d. Jameson for tn
place that was held SO long by WI
. liam Peters tIeph'.
former, will today file suit TO
: hands of her attorney.