The Washington times., 1909-07-08
Capital Tales

the belief that Representative
George W. Norris Of Nebraska, who
was one Of the leaders in the anti-Can-
non fight over the organization of the
present House. and who led the night
that resulted in the House knocking off
the duty on petroleum, win be a caudi-
date for the Senate next year against
Senator Elmer ]. Burkett
Judge Norris went home six or seven
weeks ago, and has just returned. His
Senatorial boom was launched at the
time Of the fight in the House. Ne
braska being a thoroughly insurgent
State, Mr. Norris participation in the
fight against the old organization in the
House strengthened him at home, and
the fact that he was engaged in that
fight for two years 3es fore It began TO
become popular, have attracted atten-
ton to him, The elements IN tie State
which are inclined not TO Concede
another term to Mr. Burkett have been
considering former Governor Sheldon
and Representative Norris. and indica-
items are that one OF the other of the
two viii make the night for the Republic
can nomination,
Mr.. Norris Is handicapped Ey his geo
graphical location His district is as
big as three or four New ENGLAND
States. embracing a big slice OF the
state. Senator Brown is also a west
end resident The effort 10 locate
two Senators cut in the sandhili
country, while the pOpulOus eastern
half, with the cities of Omaha, Lin
coin, Nebraska city and many other
in the upper house, would be sure 10
arouse some opposition.
At present Omaha has no senator;
and it has always been part of that
city's fundamental law til L it must
GTa he
Omaha viii come forward with can
tiidate Is not known thus far, but
eyes are kept on that city by aspt-
rants from the rural parts Of the Stae,
in the expectation that it VIII make
sign before long
There s difference Of opinion among
Nebraska people who come TO Wash
ington with their political troubles as
TO whether MI Bryan is going to run
for Senator; but the prepOnderauce Of
opinion as IL is found here is that he
viii finally run. A recent auuoun se-
ment by the editor Of his newpaper
is t&ken to mean that Mr.. Bryan, WHILE
not ready TO enter the field formally,
is warning other Democrats TO keep Oft
The grass.
Senator BurI1ett expects to defeat all
opposition IN his party and then to beat
any. Democrat who may be named
against him
According to Jenerson's Manual.
Senator is not only supposed to refrain
from voting on a question in which he
ffas a personal interest, that is a finan-
cial interest, but he is supposed to leave
the chamber This rule, it is hardly
necessary to say, is not strictly OBJ
served. If 1t had been it is likely the
tariff bill would have turned out diff
ferent from what It now is And so
would a good many other pieces of
proposed legislation
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The fact that Senator Nathan Bay
Scott of West Virginia recently called
on an aged couple that he ran down "a
an auto. got their buggy fixed up. and
made every effort TO make amends, 10
the extent of calling on them, illus
trates the fact that the West Virginia
Senator is not the hard-heaTted ind
vidual some psOple imagine
Brusque and blunt Senator Scott is.
bur he has q reputation among those
who know him best for being kind
hearted. He gives to charity and he
gives TO churches, and IN quiet way
does a lot Of good turns for his West
Virginia constituents.
n REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR MUIR
* DOCK. Of Kansas comes from the
city Of Wichita and there is more
or less tendency TO poke fun at the
towns lame, which somehow seems 30
strike lot Of eRete Fasteners as fun
ny. Murdoch always gets mad" about
such illusions. He used 10 be editor OF
the Wichita Eagle, and there are al
ways excuses for alluding to the scream
of the bird, when he is around.
The other evening Murdoch and two
fellow members were walking down
Pennsylvania avenue, and one said:
What did you say was the name of
that town Of yours. VtC2''
Wichita. sir; the greatest and
best"
And your paper was the EagIe?''
Yes mighty good paper. too. They
always shove it at you In New York
first thing. Say, III Get YOU they'll Of
fer it 20 you the first thing at that news
stand on the corner"
And I'll bet they never heard Of it,
The bet was made, dinners for the
trio. They walked up to the stand. one
OF the ',name-your-home-cIty-and-rve-
acknowledgements variety. They
stood and glanced casually over the
stock as If thinking Of purchasing.
Papers, gentlemen inquired the boy
IN charge. Got EN- all. name your
home city an III get out the pepper
5 pOse you all want the Wichita Eagle
today"
With that he produced the paper. AZ
ter they had had the dinner and the
bin had been paid Murdock admitted
that he had planted the paper there,
and he guessed he was beginning TO get
even with some folks who never saw
anything so good as Kansas and
wouldn't recognize first class town
II they were put of I'm it.
The Chautauqua season is on and
Senators who are in demand are passing
up good money right along. Every day
that passes means a lot Of them will
De considerably poorer when the Chau-
tauqua season is over than if the ses-
sion had closed July T.
'Ftddling Bob Taylor had dates for
this week which he had to cancel. Ia
Toilette could be making 81 600 a week or
more now If he were footIOOsc. ana not
half try.
Senator Newlands of Nevada uas. been
one Of the most persistent speakers since
the tariff debate has been on. He has
discussed many subjects Indeed, there
are few of the larger questions relating