The Detroit times., 1910-10-20
WAGES HARD FIGHT
ON GONG. DAlzELL
James A. Wakefield Is Sure Progress
sive Wave Will Give Him Victory
Over Standpatter.
BY w. S. COUCH.

PITTSBURG. Oct 20-The troubles
OF Representative John Dalzell, most
stubborn OF all the standpatterS. did
not end when he wrung his renorina-
ton from the courts. Dalzeli now
fsces the fight OF his career FOR re-
election
James A. Wakefield, popular citizen
and well-known lawyer OF Pittsburs.
is Dalzell's opponent "Standpatism
has grown SO unpopular that Wakefield
and his supporters have every conf
dence that they can beat the thing
erd its chief champion in. their very
citadel. ..---
Wakefield, the Democratic candi-
date. is a big. wholesome fellow. at
tractive In manner, "A man who makes
friends unconsciously. and who has
devoted as much energy 20 helping his
fellows all his life as he has 10 mis-
practice and his private interests.
John Dalzell is one OF the lOst dis
agreeable and most able memb rs o.
congress. Slender, sharp-faced. with
q rasping voice and brusque way OF
treating with his fellow members, Dal-
cell has won great power by his mas
terry OF congressional procedure. his
knowledge OF law. and his readiness II
do great amount OF work. AS
Speaker Cannon's chief lieutenant. and
the right-hand man OF two previous
speakers. DalZell has been feared and
detested. The snappy little .yfani
seemed TO enjoy being SO regarded.
II did hurt Dalzell. In tine TO find
bis stancpat colleagues passing over
him to I'LL three successive vacancies
In The chair with Lther men u uid
not occur 10 him. though that he
would face opposition AT hone. He
xas furious when enough progressive
Republicans bobbed UP al home 10 al
most beat him for denomination. Now
Il is adding insult 10 injnry mat u
Democrat should dare to think he can
carry the thirtieth Pennsylyani bdis-
trict. Dalzell is in a most waspisn
temper.
Wakefield has attacked Dalzell on
his whole record In congress. Always
the roll calls and debates show the
little man supporting standpatism.
Once Dalzell met a proposition for 4
congressional inquiry into the cost
OF iron and steel production with the
statement that he desired ito resent
impertinent intrusion into the private
affairs Of certain OF my constituents.
He supported the efforts OF the trans
continental railway pools TO beat the
government in the settlement OF the
debts owed to il b. the roads.
Dalzell always supported ship sub
sidy, opposed bills backed by organ
ized labor. He worked to have the i'm
prisonment penalty for railroad rebat-
ers repealed. and voted against the in
come tax. Needless to say he voted
for all tariff increases proposed dur
ing the framing Of the Aldrich bill,
and II was his support OF Aldrich in
the conference committee that made II
possible TO substitute the steep AID
rich schedules for the somewhat lower
ones In the Payne draft.
II Is clear enough that Dalzell has
always considered his constituents TO
be the magnates and manufacturers
who live In his district, or who have
their plants there. II was their inter
ests that he always looked out for, and
II was their support on which he de-
pended. He did not pretend to know
the geography of his district
Now Dalzell has discovered that his
district contains a voting population
with grievance against high prices
and standpat conditions generally. IL
IL o new problem TO Dalzell to direct
q campaign to these people.
These same people, on the other
hand. are Wakefeld's folks. neighbors.
and friends. He Is reaching them and
Dalxeil grows more furious every day