The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
WAGES HARD FIGHT
ON CONG. OAlzELL
James A. Wakefield Is Sure Progress
sive Wave Will Give Him Victory
Over Standpatter.
BY w. 8. COUCH.

PITTSBURG, Oct. 2O.-The troubles
OF Representative John Dalzell most
stubborn OF all the standpatters. did
not end when he wrung his renoTina-
ton from the courts. Dalzell now
faces the fight OF his career for re-
election.
James A. Wakefield, popular citizen
and well-known lawyer of Pittsburs.
is Dalzells opponent. "Standpatism'
has grown 80 unpopular that Wakefield
and his supporters have every conf
dence that they can beat the thing
and it's chief champion in Their very
citadel
Wakefield. the Democratic candi-
date. Is 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 to mis-
practice and his private int ercsts.
John Dalzell is one OF the lost dis
agreeable and most able members o.
congress. Slender, sharp-faced. with
a rasping voice and a brilsque way OF
zell has won great power by his mas
terry of congressional procedure. his
knowledge Of law. and his readiness 10
do a 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 lyrant
seemed to enjoy being SO regarded.
m In IN An
bis standpat colleagues passing over
him to al three successive vacancies
in The chair with ether men. u Jid
not occur TO him, though that he
would face opposition at home. He
was furious when enough progressive
Republicans bobbed up at home to al.
most beat him for renOminat'cn. Now
II Is adding insult 10 Injury that ,,
Democrat should dare to think he can
carry the thirtieth Pennsylvania dir
trict. Dalzell Is In a most waspish
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 a
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 1t b. the roads.
Daizell always supported ship sub
sidy. opposed bills backed by organ
lied labor He worked TO have the i'm
prisonment penalty for railroad rebat-
ers repealed, and voted. a gafnst 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 IL
possible to substitute the steep Aid
rich schedules for the somewhat lower
ones In the Payne draft.
IL 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. 1t was their inter
ests that he always looked out for, and
IL was their support on which he de-
pended He did not pretend to know
the geography OF his district.
Now Dalzell has -.scovered that his
district contains voting population
with a grievance against high prices
and standpat conditions generally. It
is a new problem TO Dalzell to direct
campaign to these people.
These same people, on the other
hand, are Wakefeld's folks, neighbors,
and friends. He is reaching them and
DalZell grows more furious every day.