Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-14
Iowa Congressman Prominently Men.
toned for Leading Place in
House of Representatives.
MEMBERS GREET HIM ON RETURN
Tells Them How He Triumphed Over
Cummins.
LATTER'S WORK IN DISTRICT
Smith Carried Every Town Where He
Spoke or Cut Majority.
NORRIS NOT AFTER SENATORSHIP
Nebraska Congressman Tells Mem
bers He VIII Not Enter This
Contest in Nebraska This
Fan.
WORK IN DISTRICT
NORRIS NOT AFTER sENATORsHu
(From a start Correspondent.l !

(trom starr Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 1S.--(Special
Telegram; Representative Walter 1 Smith
and a company of fellow congressman
gathered about the luncheon table in the
House restaurant today when the Iowan
told how Senator Cummins had spent three
out of the four days he was in Iowa dur
ing the recent campaign In the Ninth dis
tritc and as result Judge Smith carried
every town in which Senator Cummins
had spoken or had reduced the progress
sives majority.
IF Senator Cummins had remained an
other day in my district" said Judge
Smith, nobody can tell what my majority
might have been. The vote cast would
seem to indicate that the people of the dis
trict which represent resented his lntru-
sion into congressional politics"
Judge Smith is seriously talked of for
speaker, and 1t is believed would command
more insurgent strength than any Of the
men who have been mentioned for the
place. 1t is known some Of the representa-
tives from Iowa look favorably upon him,
and 1t is believed that Illinois would be
for Smith, should Uncle Joe decide to be
candidate, which is really not looked
for seriously among the leaders
But Mr.. Mann of Illinois. is a factor to
be reckoned with, as is Tawney of Mime
sofa, should things so well with him and
the house be republican
Hull Back at Capital.
Captain J. A. T. Hull of the Des Mones
district returned this morning from his
late encounter with Judge Prouty. The
captain did not seem in the least crest
fallen. He felt the stalwarts of Iowa
had triumphed, Notwithstanding he went
down to defeat Captain Hull did not
mince words when he said the democrats
had been voted like cattle for Prouty,
and that where there were large democratic
strongholds they were completely wiped
out because OF their failure to vote for
| their candidate.
| The stalwarts are in control of thestate
convention" said Captain Hull, land there
will be no uncertain sound as to the reso-
lutions the convention Will adopt. That
convention will declare unreservedly in
favor Of the Taft administration and the
| policies of the president. 1t will also de-
| clare in favor of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
| BILL 1t Will endorse things that Senators
Cummins and DoIiver are opposed to-
The names of the Senators. in my judg-
ment will not even be referred to-"
Taft May BE Here in FAN.
! Senator Brown had a short talk with the
president today, and learned that the presl-
dent is seriously considering a trip through
the west during the campaign, and may
possibly touch Nebraska. OF course this is
wholly speculative as to the exten Of the
country which the president may desire to
cover If he goes at all, But that Mr.. Taft
has such trip under contemplation is cer-
tain. Whether he will decide to break
precedents and take hand in the fall cam
paign, is another matter.
Of
this morning that he felt there was no
doubt of this session of congress enactipR
into law the railroad bill, the conserva-
tion measure and the postal savings bill
| With these measures as a text, the presi-
dent would be an additional power in
championing the cause of the republican
party in the fall campaign
Hog Cholera Experiments.
DIR. Melvin of the bureau of animal in
dustry was shown a clipping today from
the Nebraska aFrmer, wherein theassertion
was made that the plan of conducting an
experiment at the South Omaha stock yard
as to the efficacy of hog cholera serum, fol-
lowing efforts made by Senator Burkett to
bring this valuable remedy more sharply
to the attention of Nebraska stockmen, wss
the result of political maneuverins.
DR.. Melvin said there was no occasion for
made to show stockmen what the serum
would do for them in preventing loss among
their hogs from cholera, and for no other
purpose that the department had met SEN
ator Burkett's suggestion, that this expert
ment be made in a spirit OF helpfuness
and with the sole desire TO be OF service to
the public. lie said further that while the
department had had some correspondence
with Mr. Crocker upon this subject, no ar
rangements for experiments had been made
until Senator Burkett suggested lt and
that there was no politics in 1t whatever.
The same experiment was conducted in
Kansas City about a year ago with spen-
did results, and Senator Burkett there
fore believed it would be a good plan to
have the experiment made under similar
conditions at the South Omaha stock
yards.
Following the senator's correspondence
with the stock yards management facll-
ties were offered to carry on the test, and
the department had simply accepted
plan, and would go ahead with H. Dr.
Melvin was somewhat puzzled by the ar
ticle, for he said II was absolutely un-
called for, as no political maneuvering had
entered into the matter at any point.
To some Of his colleagues OF the house
of representatives Senator Norris an
nounced today that be would MOI be a
candidate FOR United states senator.
on recommendation Of Congressman
Wood, Dr. j. J. Hamilton has bocn ap.
pointed pension examining surgeon al
Itofe. Ia, vice Dr. H. a. Wilson resigned
Major w. M Lazzlter, inspector general
is relieved from duty at headquarters Ia
the Philippines division and VIII proceed
10 Omaha fQr duty as assistant ins
tor general, Department OF Missouri
James NJ. Fodge uf Broken Bow. Nab
had been admitted 90 practice before th,,
/ interior department.
Ii Postmasters appointed were as foloNs3
Nebraska-Cortland. Gage county. Albert
l.. Sausman, vice Il. l.. Balderson. resigned.