Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-15
FAFr TO BE OVERWHELMED IN
EFFORT TO TAKE CARE OF
DOWNS AND OUTS.
MANY LOYAL SUPPORTERS
TURNED DOWN BY VOTERS
Duncan Mckinley, eouteII, Hull and
rawney Among the List - All Like
Washington Life and Want to Re-
main in capital-Tawney Believes
Retirement 10 Only Temporary.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Washington. Oct. 15. Unless all
signs fail President Taft is going to be
hard pressed to take care OF the Lame
Duck Brigade" upon the adjournment
of the Sixty-First congress March a.
1911. There is a formidable list al
ready on hand and that there will be
additions to the list no one Is prepared
to deny
Some Of the men who were most
loyal to President Taft during the most
irving periods of his administration
are already retired from public life
that is they have been defeated IN
the primaries and will say goodbye
to congressional life at the close OF the
short session which meets the first
week in December. Other members OF
congress who have been equally loyal
to the administration are doomed 20
certain defeat at the poll next month.
Many of these men will not be content I'd
take up life where they left 1t wnen
they entered politics. They do not take
easily to the idea of becoming just
to continue in the limelight, most OF
them with a view to returning to con-
rress at a more propitious time. Some
Of them can not afford to begin pro-
fessional life over again. They aoan-
doned their professions years ago and
are too old to begin again. Others nave
become 80 fond Of official life In WASH
ineton that the old home back yonder
no longer holds forth any attractions
for them.
Mckinley Hunting Job.
Already plans are on foot to have the
nresident take care Of Representative
puncan Mckinley. OF California Be-
fore coming to congress Mckinley was
. mouse oaifater. He developed into one
az the best campaign orators IN 1ne
ho,,se and he was sent out on tho ROAD
long before the adjournment OF con-
1ress TO stem the tide which had set IN
against the organization candidates
Not only was he unsuccessful IN TINS
EFFORT but he went down to defeat nlm-
self.
Representative Scott. Of Kansas. an
other standpatter, is high on the lls'
Of .lame ducks" who, his frlends ue-
clare, should be looked a1ter oy .n
nresident. Mr.. Scott, who was defeateo
nr,etor. but ne would much prefer TO
davote himself to the administrator
~ the AGRICULTURAL department He IS
heine doomed persistently as the sue
.assor of Secretary Wilson. but the
racord breaking cabinet officer SHOWS
- wore disposition to quit now than
he did year ago.
eouteII Likes Washington.
..o,4a4ive Boutelps fondness for
,;,a in Washington in preference 10
r.h,ca 90. to which city he returned ev-
erv two years for reelection, was
,artially responsible for that gentle
mans defeat at the primaries recehtly'
.l.ho his attitude on the tariff and MS
,daalism and idolism of Speaker can
non also contributed in a large meas
rve Mr Boutell was in doubt ABOUT
accepting the verdict of the voters at
.he nolls and threatened to run as an
independent, thereby endangerlns not
only himself but the insurgent VINO ae-
saated him for the nomination. MI.
pa,,te,,. haa now returned to his home
In washington with the assurance OF
hia friends that his party loyalty Will
ba recognized by the administration.
HILL In Lame Squad.
John A. T. Hull, of Iowa, chairman
Of the house committee on mlntary az
fairs is another lame duck who finds
hir,se,f in much the same difficulty
aa that encountered by Mr.. Boutell.
TI,s fondness for life in Washington
4 ronnled with his alliance with Cannon
nroved especially distasteful in q pro-
BOUNCED insurgent state and Mr.. Hull
Is scheduled to leave the halls or con-
vress on March 4, 1911. 1t is now ex-
nected that he will return to Iowa but
Il Is expected that he will be provided
with some official position in the gov
eminent service which will permit him
to continugto enjoy Washington life.
Tawney Is Popular.
There Is one member Of the lame
duck brigade who is almost certain
to command the support of the entire
house. irrespective of action or party,
II he gives evidence of desire to con-
tinue on the government pay roll. and
that man is James A. Tawney, chair
man Of the house committee on appro-
priations. Mr.. Tawney has been fight
Ing for economy in government ex-
penditures for many years and because
nf hfs advocacy of that policy he has
made countless enemies. 1t is sug-
xested now that Mr.. Tawney would be
invaluable to the president in working
out the plans Of economy which Mr..
TAFT Is determined to put into effect in
each and every branch of the govern
ment service. Mr.. Tawney has an in
innate knowledge Of the expenditures of
every department of the government
and.,tt Is believed by his friends, could
do more to save the government money
than any other man whose services
could be commanded by the president.
Mr.. Tawney, however, expects to be out
OF the ring only two years and 1T Is
barely possible that he will prefer to
remain in his district rebuilding his
broken political fences.