The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-08
= POLITICAL PsEoacTaoM.
smf-s .. Fry Asserts Confidently
Tfas :. (. Nrnoman Will be Re
publican Nouines Tor Con
green's m Esgsssh District.

WASHINGTON. Ap-A S-Nsban
john : Waols0n Esef Tfhs Gate Ifits
news aoy N 1he cnlumns nj the old
Dies Asalnes Register. predicted THAT
Congressman Smith azEFshs-san WOULD
he EIapnin1ad 10 succeed him IN the
judicial bench All 81 the nsw1sgsa Jss-s
81 1Dwa shpHsad that ms p,eaiciinn
was absurd; End 1hsy gave many ral
un1ns nj reasons w'hs ii would be i'm
possible 5or Sm1th MCPHERSON to he
Hl1pDEnas6, o. 10 nccaFr Il allpnin1ss6
5 NsEsaI'lhesass. the ElrsdictlDn WAS re.
nawad again End again fnr period
d four months. and then Smith MIR
Pnsrsnn Was RylElBinIa Rnd ne accept
/ el the position
Nov. The Gate Csirv news bUy pre-
d5crs TINT Charles Z. Trooman, VI
AT1ranonsa. Win be nominated stf
congress hr ths the Republicans OF
the Eighth district. Hnd ffla1 ne r-in
~ esattad
al Of Ths members az 1isa MIR IN
thar part of Iowa VIII sgy that Judge
Tawnar VIII rag;eiTa me nomination
hEt SON VIII find that they are mis-
1Rhsn The Inelnbers OF the bar
would Hike 10 ger Judge T0wTnar 0fT
Esf the bench ana some Of them rs
8lira 70 the judsesiip; so Epn see fha
members nf the bar have reasons For
+ supporting Judge Towner. and predict
ing his nomination BIT. ne wiz not
he noHiinaIad primarily because ii Is
sraHtly feared that he could not he
elected; and the Republicans want
70 carry that district this year.
BRvartfng 10 1he subject of chair
mRnships In the national house OF
representatives, it should be stated
snd reiterated. that the man VINO
achieves chairnanship Of import
Rnca N the house OF representatives.
becomes power for his people No
asan can hope for q Craftsmanship un-
n ne shall hive served continuously
fnr SIX 0r eight wears in the house OF
representatives TIE people are fool
ISL VINO turn uut good representa-
tive after he has obtained d chairman
SHIP IN the house Of Representative
merely 10 make room Tor an ambitious
nian who hopes 10 benefit himself by
rrefermant when il should be plain to
the people that ne cannos benefit
them. Six chairmanshtps that were
formerly held by the Iowa men in the
house OF Representatives have been
thrown away wEuton1y and foolishly
by the people who have made room
for new men. and those new men arg
mot prominent IN the house of repre-
sgntativas. and cannon be so unit
after q period Of Elk or eight years d
continuous service, when they might
achieve something worthy and beDa
} fetal 70 their neun1e
All the CaatrmansfIips mentioned 4
q farmer letter To The Gate City
! have basn fT'irfersd HwsY except 1Es
Craftsmanship Of 1he committee 81
2 military affairs one Of the most i'm
portant and Influential chairmRnshipl
IN the house OF represen tativss II ii
] held bv Congressman John A. T
} Hull. and IN ambitious politician il
. Ths Seventh district. Is now trying Il
J induce Lhe people there To furfhs
his ambition TO their own dstrimsnt
NO man IN the senate or in the hous.
of representative could have obtained
2 the military post FOR Das Moines. no
: even have in5ncaa the war Fiaparf
mem TO consider asta blishing q pos
there except Tie man who occHpie
the commanding position Of Chairman
; of tile committee on military affair
Of the honse Of Representatives. n
4
Chairman Hill could possibly actisr
eny Craftsmanship whatever IN les
than six or eight years and ne w0ul
~ fortunate indaad 10 obtain chair
manship in Jess ttlan ten wears ]
seems exceedingly strange To Dne VII
is experienced and vsrsea in p0Iitirs
effairs that the people can be fooled
NOT I'll of the time but any of III
time IN fIrrrherinc the Rmbfrion c
one individual to the dstriment q
many thousands Of people Whe
Chairman Hull rerires from congress-
I tire a-my post now located II DE
Muinas. viii be Withdrawn from tina
place The retirement OF Chairma
Hull would be financial calamity I
Das MUtnes. End 10 Iowa for vine
the Ernr post is taken away hul
I arsds of thousands of dollars viii b
Q taken out IF the trade circulatlon (
Iowa
For this common sense reason. II
= H=rffer opposed rhe election Of GUvsrl
Z pr Cummins 10 the ssnatH 50 long E
Senator Allison lived Senator AlEiso
1rad ATTAINED commanding positie
in national affairs. position that wa
s1tained only after mann wears of cOl
Z Isnunns service q position of pows
Is iiat Nc new mian could achieve witt
e CIT similar Is---ylh 81 service
s. For this san4a common sanss reasn
y file writer would oppose the eisctio
IS ct cry new man ~ place Of 5enatf
nmming. afEer be lsitatt have mad 81
aRrE of Bers'irs in the senats z
fhar time Senator CinHHinE VII hsr
Z attained such standing rs 80 max
y. rfm tnn valuable man 10 lose; I'd
y BinaI.gp to turn niit nterHiy to mai
vtIty1u ffyr z new ann ssrnDft5nlls YYlar