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The National tribune., 1909-12-30
The SPEAKERSHIP.
Several Lightning Rods Up for
the Next House-Speaker Can.
non Not a Gutter.

The tumultuous insurgents of the
Senate and House have been calm dur
ing the holidays They promise new
operations as soon as Congress recon-
yenes. But apparently their heavy work
will be in the Senate, as far as the pres
ent session of Congress is concerned.
The House insurgents have less COM
pact organization than their brethren
of the Senate and less opportunity, per-
haps, for successful resistance to the
program of the regular Republicans.
Then. the House insurgents have no
Cummins and no La Toilette TO lead
them in their campaigns.
They say that Speaker Cannon Will
not retire The House of Representa-
tives. as a whole. seems to have a grow
ing conviction that way. He is not a
man to quit under fire. But in the face
of these facts the campaign for the
choice of his successor is taking shape
The Speakers best and stanchest
friends, while protesting that he VIII
succeed himself, are discussing in low
tone of voice and with confidential pre-
cautions who should WELD the gavel II
the next Congress is Republican.
Two or three lightning rods already
rear their points into the political firma-
ment. The word is going around that
President Taft wants Representative
Walter l. Smith. of Iowa, and has told
him so. The Speakers friends refuse
to believe that the President said any
such thing. Smith is one of the Speak
er'S lieutenants, whom President Itoose-
Welt smote nightly in a special message
about a year ago The regulars Of New
York, New England and other Eastern
States have told one another that they
col INIT II nm a.
tive Marlin e. OImsted, of the Harris
burg (Pa.) District He is another of
the Speakers very close Heutenanrs,
probably the abest parliamentarian in
the House-saving only the Speaker
Is level-headed, long-headed and we'll
informed.
As New England can hardly expect
to have a candidate and New York has
no Representative of sufficient strength
and popularity, Olmsted, who is well
liked. would poll the vote of that sec
tion and win many from Ohio and
States even farther West, as the current
gossip runs.
This sort of situation is anomalous
In a Republican House. The talk, just
how under the surface, will crop out as
the session progresses. 1t is encour-
aged by the knowledge that Mr. Cannon
Is now on his fourth term of two years
If he completes it. he will have served
longer continuously than any other
Speaker. Henry Clay is the only other
who was four times elected Speaker.
1t is not likely that Mr.. Cannon will
be at all gracious. however, over this
attitude inside the camp of his own fol-
lowers. The covetous eyes that are
upon his mantle, even tho disclaimers
abound. cannot be but disquieting to
him. This development, too. comes just
when the House insurgents seem to be
hSf1 in IN fr1 nd
the rumors that another former lieu
tenant, ex-senator and ex-Representa-
tive James A. Hemenway, is going back
to Indiana, and may seek a reelection
to the House with view to getting into
the Speakership race.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30
Captured by whceIcr's Cava,rv.

Editor National Tribune: In August
1864, part of Cos. G and +, 115th
Ohio, were stationed at Fort Lavergnc
on the Nashville & Chattanooga Rail-
road, near Nashville, Tenn. The writer
and a number of the boys were in
charge of Uncle Sans teams, hauling
wood to the railroad to make steam
Tor the locomotives to forward hard
tack and supplies to Uncle Billy Sher-
man in Georgia.
On the morning of the goth our
teams had gone about a half mile thru
an Old Held north Of the fort and were
about To enter the cedars at the edge
Of the field, when we discovered the
negro woodchoppers coming thru the
brush, bareheaded, hollering: "Rebs,
Eebs! We saw some horsemen DASH
ing among the brush. but were not con-
vinced they were rebels until they be-
gan firing on US.
The writer. Billy Harrison and Ben
Mcclellan climbed the fence and ran
into field of tall corn near by. EIick
Lynn climbed the fence at the same
time, but dropped down among the
weeds IN fence corner, concealed him.
self and was not discovered, aItho they
gathered the prisoners and spent at
least half hour within 10 feet of him.
rms all took place in plain view of the
fort. but Harrison, Mcclellan and I were
captured.
Harrison ran thru a corn row about
40 yards and l after him. Harrison
obliqued to the left thru the tall corn.
and L stopped and lay fiat down. The
negros made for the cornfield and the
rebels after them. They passed me ON
either side, heads up and pistol in
hand heard them capture Harrison.
and ask him where the - rascal was
that came in there with him. He was
then ordered to follow his tracks hacI-
thru the cornfield. hugged the ground
closely, but to no purpose. They came
straight to me. They took our arms.
pocketbooks, handkerchiefs, knives.
combs. shoes, etc. My shoes were too
small for them. They marched us out
to the road, where we found they had
corralled some 20 of the boys. we
learned then that they were of Joe
Wheelers command. Wheeler was
then on his famous raid in rear of
Sherman.-P. d. Hall, Co. B, 1st Ala
Cav, Martins Mills, Tenn.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30
A Suggestion for Golden weddings

Editor National Tribune: In The Ma
tional Tribune of Dec. 23 Sister Smith,
of Fair Oaks, o., thinks II would be a
good idea IL any old soldier whose 50th
wedding anniversary is approaching
would send his name to The National
Tribune, so that he and his wife might
receive congratulations from other
comrades in a shower of postal cards,
Inclosed find invitation, which will ex-
plain itself. Please acknowledge the
same in the best soldier paper in the
world.
1860 1910
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra II. Shepherd
request the pleasure of your company
at the fiftieth anniversary
of their marriage
Monday evening, January third,
nineteen hundred and ten,
from 8 to IL o'clock,
119 First street, ithaca, N. Y.
Ezra IL. Shepherd. Eliza J. Sigfer.
So come on, Sisters Smith and COM
rades, with your cards, and obiige-Sfs-
ter Eliza j. Shepherd, Glenny Circle.
Ladies' of the G. A. r., l19 First street,
Ithaca, n. Y.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30
THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Postmaster-GeneraIH HitchcocS's Report.
He Makes Many Recommendations.

The last of the big Cabinet reports is
just in, and Congress now has the nee
essary fundamental information on
which to prepare the appropriation
bills. 1t was the report of Postmaster
General Hitchcock. He has had hard
time getting the last finishing touches
upon that report. President Taft keeps
him jumping with political errands. and
Mr.. Hitchcock has trouble getting any
thing like the hours he ought to have
for the administration of his Depart
ment. This year there were very i'm
portant matters to be discussed in the
annual report, but It looked to Mr.
Hitchcock as tho he never could get
around to give those matters consider
alton.
Then, up at the Capitol was Repre-
sentative John w. Weeks, Chairman of
the House Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads. He has been frettlng
and fuming because he could not begin
the preparation Of his annual appro-
priation bill But not wheel could he
turn till Mr.. Hitchcock could get thru
with those pestiferOus politicians and
office seekers and write the last sem
tence of the annual report. He could
not invite the officials of the Depart
ment up to his committee to testify
about the funds needed for the next
fiscal year, and so there was q Sam Hill
VI d Time. but at ldSt MT. HltchcOck
has that annual report in type and q
copy on Mr.. Weeks's desk, so once more
the goose honks high, and Mr.. Weeks
can try to catch up with the Chairmen
of other House committees that have
appropriation bills to prepare.
Altho Mr.. Hitchcock suggests consid-
cradle legislation, such as postal savings
banks, postal subsidies and higher rates
of postage upon magazines and periodi-
cals-in which he is in full accord with
his official chief, the President-there
are no signs that Congress is likely to
comply at this session, or that the Pres
ident will press very vigorously for
compliance. A postal subsidy bill has
been agreed upon in a general way, and
there is plenty of talk about getting it
thru Congress in swift order, but that is
not likely to be the reality.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

harbor bill, and outlines ideas about
preventing 1t from becoming a pork
barreP' bill. In that he is in thoro ac-
cord with the former Chairman, now
Senator Burton, of Ohio, under whom
he served for many years as Il member
of the committee. Mr.. Alexander is
giving careful attention to the prepara
ton of the bill, and is making many
friends by the courteous attention he
gives to the requests of visiting delega-
uons. These visits always are sore
trial to the Rivers and Harbors Chair
man. In most cases he knows more
about the merits of divers local projects
than the members of the visiting dele
cations, but withal is expected to listen
TO long-drawn-out speeches which con-
tain nothing new.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Everywhere laughed cried the ung
for another nslment selections their Post
children
written of real life in the Union Army After its publication
National Tribune publishers yielded
shed IN book The editions long but the demand
FORM with additional illustrations and in dtable typographical
with transformation into soldier and then
lsoned
Each volume will be of about printed in large clear
address postpaid and $Ioo for those bound
lin under and will It deals
with Kegs leaving enlist and his
Other volumes will follow
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The National tribune., 1909-12-30
His Transformation from a
Raw Recruit to a Veteran
ILLUSTRATED

HEW BOOKS in the lit
erary history of this
= country had such in
Simultaneous success and wide
popularity as the "Si Klegg"
series. From the very first
the story attracted a host OF
readers, and these increased
In geometrical ratio as the
publication progressed.
1t is the story plainly, SIM
ply and truihfully told of the
development of two green
country boys into veteran
soldiers of the highest type.
The story is told with affec-
tionate fidelity by one who
marched, camped and fought
with them, and there is a
universal agreement that it Is
far the best story of the eX-
perience of the enlisted men
in the Union Army that has
ever been written. Every
detail and incident is so
truthful, so like his OWE ex-
perience that the veteran in
stantly recognizes it with
a burst of laughter or the
tears yelling into his eyes.
The abounding humor of the
book is one of It's most fas-
cinating features. Wherever
it is possible to extract fun
out of any situation or hap
pening it is done in the real
old army way. The heros of
the story see the fun them +.
selves at once and the
author vividly depicts it.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30
CHAIRMAN ALEXANDER.
Working Hard on the River and Hal
Dor Bill.

Representative Alexander, Chairman
OF Rivers and Harbors. and Repub-
Lean leader in New York State, is bend
ing down to the preparation of the river
and harbor appropriation bill, and has
enunciated some new plans with refer
ence to that legislation. He proposes
that the bill shall be smaller than was
the last river and harbor bill of three
years ago, and also that there shall not
be any provision for issuing waterways
D"hds Ii can be taken for granted
that Mr.. Alexander has decided upon
1aese points with the full approval of
President Taft. because he and the
Fres dent. are very close personal
friends. and have been much in con-
sultation together of late.
TIE Chairman also announces his at
'uude in favor Of an annual river and
The National tribune., 1909-12-30
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The National tribune., 1909-12-30
Veterans in the City.

I. N. Everett, 31st Ohio. Comrada
Everett is employed in the Interior De-
partment.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: I indorse
Comrade McElroy for Commander-in-
Chief of the G. A. r., and The National
Tribune Biil.-A. L. NJ. O'Brien, Wells
vile, Kan.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

II. w. Arnold, jamestown, r. l.: "It
is a source of great satisfaction to me
to know that there are so many Grand
Army Posts indorsing John McElroy
for Commander-in-Chief There is no
you"
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

John d. Sanders, Ft. Leavenworth,
Kan: 81 am for The National Tribune
because it is for me, and if / had a
thousand votes L would cast every one
of them for Comrade McElroy for Com
mander-in-C Chief of our Order, the
greatest organization on earth"
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune:-I am for
you heart and soul for our next Com
mander-inC Chief. May you win, as you
have already won, by your invalua-
BILE and unequaled service, loyalty and
ability. Cordially-G. Clay Goodloe,
1903 10th st. N. W., Washington, D. c.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: When /
think of what The National Tribune
has done for us old fellows and is still
doing, l feel IL my duty to support it
with my little dollar, as it is all 1 can
do. Here's hoping you will be our next
Comma Gder-in- -in-Chief.-James Camrel
Sergeant. Co. Il, 5th Mass. cav, Bos-
ton, Mass.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: am
glad to see so many Endorsements for
Comrade McElroy for Commander-in-
Chief. I also fully indorse The Ma
tional Tribune Bill.-Bray Ellis, Wind
sor, Wis.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

L. F. IRELAND, Stafford. Ark: 81
am in favor of Comrade McElroy for
Commander-in-Ch Success to him
and The National Tribune"
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: I am for
John McElroy for Commander-in-C Chief
not less than two terms.-B., Volimer,
Liberty, Ill.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

E. NJ. Chamberlin, Albany, n. Y:
81 hope you will be successful in your
candidacy for Commander-in-Chief of
our great Order. I expect 10 be a del
egate from our Post to Department En-
campment, and will do what 1 can in
your behalf"
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: Am In
favor of The Tribune Pension Bill; also
am for John McElroy for Commander
in-Chief.-L. W. Gist, Sciotoville, Ohio.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

]. e. Perkins, Sulphur Springs, Ark:
81 second the motion that ComraGe
MeElroy be elected Commarlder-in-
Chief at the next National Encamp-
ment. / also hope The National Trib-
une Pension Bill will be passed at an
early date
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

At a regular meeting of Thomas
Huston Post. 81, Department of Iowa,
Reddin, on Nov. '27. heartily indorsed
the candidacy of Comrade John Nc
Elroy for Commander-in-Ch Chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, to be
elected at the National Encampment to
be held at Atlantic City in September,
1910. The Post also heartily indorses
The National Tribune bill. T. A. Ar
neal, Adjutant. l9tT
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: I heartily
indorse the candidacy of Comrade John
McEiroy for Commander-in-Ch of
the GAR, and hope he may be elected
by unanimous vote. I am also in
favor of The National Tribune Bill, and
hope it may become a law.-E G..
Black, Lafayette, Ind.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune No COM
rade of the G.. A. r. has, in my opinion,
superior claim to the position OF
Commander-in-Chief than yourself
and 1 viii be delighted to know that
the honor has been given you and will
joyfully and gratefully use all my in
fluence to that end.-Rev. Chas. A.
Mum, d. D., Fresno, Cal.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: I see a
move on foot which gives me much
pleasure, because it seems so fitting
in every way. That is, your election
as Commander-in-Ch at the next
National Encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic Comrade Nc
Elroy has well earned that honor. No
one deserves it more, and 1 do not
think we could have a better Com
mander-P. A Stevens.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Sharpsburg, Md, Dec. 8. 1909.
Editor National Tribune: At reg
ular meeting of Antietam Post, A. G..
A. r., Department of Maryland, Nov.
%, 1909 by vote of the Post, they
have unanimously indOrsed The Trib-
une Pension Bill. and also indorsed
Comrade John McElroy for Comman-
r-in-Chief.-Jas. A. Seaman, Com
mander; j. f. Stauber, Adjutant.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: I enjoy
reading The National Tribune and ap-
prove of it's pension bill, and hope Com
rade McElroy may be elected Nation
al COMMANDER unanimously.-A. r.
Barnes. Commander, Orman Post, 337,
G. A. r., Abba, Iowa.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: The boys
out here are all Joe Cannon men, and
also for John McElroy for Commander
in-Chief. We think, in view of Com
rade McElroy's many and great servi-
ces, there should be no opposition tC
his election.-A. w. Sawyer, Kahoka
Mo.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: AS the
name of John McElroy has been men
toned for candidate for the next Com
Chief at the next National
Encampment, and believing that Col.
McElroy has done more, as editor of
The National Tribune, for the COM
rades of the Grand Army than any
other living comrade for the veterans
of the war of the rebellion, and their
widows, L pledge myself to do, by So
licitatiOn and otherwise, all that | can
to influence our delegates at our En-
campment in 1910 to vote for his cleo
ton for n-Chief.-Edwin
Forbes, Past Department Historian.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Comrade McElroy: I will be more
than delighted to see you elected Com
Chief of the G.. A. r. at the
next Annual Encampment.-C. V.
Strickland, Huntington, Ind.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Resolved, by Eli p Alexander Post,
103, Department of Michigan, G. A. r.,
That we as a Post do heartily indorse
The National Tribune pension bill of
Comrade John McElroy. Also we do
most heart ly indorse Comrade John
McElroy for our next National Com
which resolutions were unani-
mously passed at our last meeting
II. NJ. BiSelow, Post Commander.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National> Tribune: I surely
indorse the bill. and also the Domina-
ton and election by acclamation of
Col. John McElroy for Commander-in-
Chief of the G. A. R.-W. A. Green,
Narrows, Ky.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30
Faithful Services Reconu;zcd

Robert Anderson Post, 80, &. A. r.
YORK, Neb., with live membership OF
io4, by unanimous vote, Dec. ., in.
dorsed John McE'roy, edrtoI of Tht
National Tribune, for our next Nation.
al Commander-M. Sewerage. Adi,,.
tant.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: Your PEN
sion bill is all right and we hope it
will be enacted into law this Winter.
We also hope to see you made Com
mander-in-Chief at the next National
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: At our last
meeting the comrades were all in favor
of Comrade John McElroy for Com
mander-in-Chief, hoping he will be our
next Commanderin-Chie NJ
Town, Pap Thomas Post, 121, g. A, r..
Chesaning, Mich.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: In behalf
of Dan Brown Post, $50, q A. r., Dun
can Falls, O., write you that our Post
unanimously indorses your pension bill.
and to the man dcs Tres to see you elect
ed to the office of Commander in Chief
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

George KreiIer Post, No. SIS, Mil
legeville, ILL.,: AT regular meeting of
the Post the candidacy of Comrade
John McElroy for Commander-in-
Chief at the National Encampment for
1910 was unanimouslu indorsed. George
Kreiler Post considers Comrade Nc
Elroy the soldiers best friend on earth.
Horace +. Healey, Commander; Geo.
H Ehni Adjutant
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: F. A. Snv-
der Post, III, Cygnet, Department of
Ohio, @. A. r., unanimously indorses
The National Tribune pension bill; also
the candidacy of Col. John McEIroy
for the next Commander-in-Ch of
the Grand Army of the Republic-G.
c. Rickard, Commander.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

49, believe the comrades of the De-
partment of washington and Alaska
will favor John McElroy. of Washing
ton, D. c., for our Commander-in-C Chief
next year at our National Encampment.
G. ID. Spencer, Department Chaplain,
Ill Plum street, Centralia, Wash.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

John Cashner, Co. E. 18th Ind. Seat
tie. WASH: II have been fighting for
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Success to your pension bill, for we
old men are feeling the weight of our
years. Success to McElroy's candidacy
for Commander-in-Ch Chief of the G.. A. r.
L. b. Pinkerton, Waterville, o.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: George w.
Gohagan Post, 3S, indorses Comrade
John McElroy as Commander-in-Chi
of the Grand Army of the Republic, at
the next National Encampment, which
VIII be held at Atlantic City, n. J., in
september, 1905. NJ. Davis, Com
mander.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Editor National Tribune: I cannot
but add my small voice to the many
thousands who look for and expect
your unanimous election to the high
est honor possible, as Commander-in-
Chief of the G. A. X. May you long
enjoy these blessings and honors is
the wish of-W. Foyer, Bremen, Ga.
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MIR. Margroff Not In Sympathy With
The Movement.

The following pubica-
ton by Mr. Edward Magro Accident the
cansm questioned ard piece of
of the boss of the Peoples Party Marrof
committee. Mr.. Margrof's letter follows:
ACCIDENT. Nd Oct. f. 1902
EDITOR OF GARRETT Journal.
Oakland. Md.
DEAR SR:- see by issue of Sept Goth that have
been appointed member of the Executive the
Peoples Party Please allow space your per to say
that this appointment without nv know or
and that the first that knew in
your paper.
desire to say to the people of Garrett county that AN
REPUBLICAN, and that shall for the candidates of
the Republican party at the coming election. am
not in sympathy with the Independent movement i'm Garrett
county.
Whenever | satisfied with the conduct of the Re-
publican party will objections inside the party
not out
look the Peoples Party instrument to further
the private and political spite of prominent Demo-
and certain corporations represented by him. use
the Peoples Party to advance the certain cand
date the Democratic ticket and do propose allow
my to be used for any such purpose.
This is notice to the Peoples Party shall not accept
the appointment Of its Executive Committees and
hereby appeal all old have been Ioya
to the party and have been instrumental in winning victory
after victory, with increased majores year to rally
the support of the entire ticket from top
am entirely satisfied with it and is that every Re
publican conscientiously support
The candidate for Senator is young man o my own dis
trct have known him from boy and if there is man
in Garrett county capable of representing neIiqenv in
the Maryland Senate it is Harvey j. Speicher and We all
should feel proud that have such hiqh esteem
to carry the Republican banner TO VICTORY.
Yours truly.
EDWARD MARGR0FF.