The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-06

the interests of the voters of the
Third district. In the campaign Mr..
kronmiller merely pulled" the rec
ord vote on Mr.. Wolf, saying to the
people that if they sent him, Kronmil-
Ter to Washington, they could de-
| pend upon it that whenever a vote
was taken he would be in his seat to
answer to his name: he would make
a record for the district to be proud
of, like his opponent, Mr.. Wolf, have
| a credit of only answering % times to
his name
This Did the Work.
This appeal to the record vote did
the work. Congressman Wolf was
defeated by the narrow margin of a
little over 200 votes in a district nor
mally democratic. Congressman kron-
miller lives in Baltimore and goes
back and forth from Washington each
day. When the house is not in ses-
sion he spends his time at his factory
few days ago. while at his factory
wearing his working clothes, constit-
uent, who did not know him personal
ly, called to see him. The constitu-
ent asked for the congressman. well,
what can I do for you?" was Mr.
KrOnmiller's greeting. Il want to see
the congressman Il am he" was
the reply. The constituent, much sur
prised. said he did not expect to see
workingman. ''Oh. am a working
man." said the congressman, lin
Washington. when the house is in ses-
sion I work for you and my other
constituents, and when the house is
not in session, l come to the factory
and work for myself"
This made an impression on the
voter who said as he was leaving,
well, you can always get my vote
Shorley Bright Man.
One of the bright members of the
house. is Swagar Shorley, of Ken
lucky. He says, with much force
that it is not necessary to have first
class committee assignments to WELD
influence on the legislation enacted by
the house. Many members. and this
includes some of those old in service,
imagine that one must stand close to
the speaker or be on one of the lead
ing committees in order to exercise
any power in the house. or to catch
the speakers eye to get the floor; but
in the opinion of the member from the
bluegrass state all one has to know is
parliamentary law and be familiar
with the measure that happens to be
before the house. II an appropria-
ton bill is coming up, says Mr. Shor-
ley, and a member is anxious to take
n oil hn
do is to acquaint himself with the con-
tents of the bill, which he can do by
reading the hearings had by the ap-
preparation committee. BY doing this
the member will obtain full knowledge
OF all the information possessed by
members of the appropriation COM
mfttee. and will then be in position
to throw light upon the subject if. in
deed, he cannot impart information to
members of the committee who have
framed the bill
Task An Easy One.
Any member who studies a bill re-
ported from one of the big commit
tees of the house can easily make
himself an authority and command
the attention of members, whenever
he takes the floor. Such a member
does not have to be in high favor
with the speaker to secure recognition
for his familiarity with the bills under
consideration will at once arrest the
attention of members.
Representative Shorley. in his COM
ment on the Importance of a mem
Der acquainting himself with what the
committees are doing in the way of
framing legislation says that close
observer may see the business of the
mouse being managed by about fifty
out OF the total 3s1 members
Earninos