The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-08
CUPID lNvADES
LOWER HOUSE
Plays Prank on Congress-
man From Oregon.
LAFFERTY IN TROUBLE

Bachelor Representative Writes Let.
ter to Young Lady Whose Picture
In Paper Attracted Attention, Ex.
pressing Hope Of Early Meeting
and Enclosing Card For Members
GalIery--Latcr 6lames II All on
Young Men In Office.
Washington. Aug. S.-Dy writing a
letter to Miss Florence Kubel, the
17-year-old daughter of S. J. Kubel.
chief clerk of the geological survey,
expressing the horo that he would
meet her sometime" Representative
A. w. Lafferty of Oregon seems to
have involved himself in lot of
trouble.
Congressional circles haven't been
stirred in long time as they are
over tho publication of letter ad
dressed by MIR. Lafferty to Miss Ku-
bel, whom he never met and who
came to his notice through the publi-
cation of the young woman's picture
in local newspaper. The incident
happened early in May Mr.. Lafferty
charges the disclosure to his political
enemies. Mr.. Lafforty's letter to
Miss Kubel, dated May Z, reads as
follows
Dear Miss Kubol-Your picture in
the paper so impressed me that |
hope | will get to meet you some.
time. Please overlook tho unconvcn
tionality OF the request II yoI can. !
enclose card TO the mcmbers' family
gallery. which 7 here you will use II
you have occasion to visit the house.
! happen to be bachelor without
any family Of my own"
In a statement explaining how he
came TO send this letter to Miss Ku-
bel the Oregon member said
Three months ago sent out aboat
300 cards of admission to the house
gallery, most OF them going 10 Marv-
land and few to friends hero In
| Washington. In one case | sent a
card to Miss Kubel. who I had not
met, and stated that II she would
have occasion TO visit the gallery at
the house hoped she would pse tho
card. also stated that J would feel
honored to have an introduction to
her sometime in the future If agree.
able to her Tint was all my letter
| contained 80 '1o4sg
In letter written to S. ]. Kubei,
father of the girl, Lafferty explained
the affair In a manner not in accord
with his authorized statement. In
his letter to MIR. Kuhel, Laffeuy said
| that the letter was written ana mailed
by boys in his Office who were In the
habit oil Joking him about being a
bachelor
Had Blood In His Eye.
According to a statement OF MIR,
Kubel, he called upon Mr. Lafferty
soon after the receipt Of the letter
addressed TO his daughter. He wen,
to Lafferty's oiice with the intention
of properly punishing him"
when ! arrived there" said Mr.
Kubel, "and found him much small.
er man than myself told him that
II htd reconsidered giving him a
thrashing, but demanded from him an
explanation Of what he meant by his
attitude towards my daughter. lie
then told me with much wringlng OF
his hands and pleas for consideration
that he did not write tho letter, but
that he knew It had been written by
one OF the young mon In his office
He begged me TO give matter no pub
licity and told me what II would
mean to him politically II the matter
should DC aired in the newspapers.
Lafferty declares that all of the
trouble arises from a speech no do
liyered IN the house in which he ad
vocated The enforcement of railroad
grant to the California G. Oregon rail-
road. 81 do not wish to imply" he
said, that the secret service depart
ment of tho railroad 10 doing me any
harm with the knowledge of the head
Offices OF the company. But dc
know that they have two detectives
from San Francisco watching every
move | make"
Lafferty was led to this conclusion
he said, by examining the paper upor
which Mr.. kubel wrote letter do