Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-10
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3 Washington. May 9.--Champ Clark
has unwittirgly punctured the stock In
trade Of some of slis most earnest sup
porters.
Like many other men who aspire to
high station In political lie Champ
Clark's early youth has been the sub
ject Of much comment. When Champ
was Just plain. every day member Of
the house it was related that when he
was a pillow boy in the hills Of Ken
lucky he would desert the pillow handles
from time to time to sit under q tree
and dream Of the days when he would
have a seat In the national house Of
representatives.
When Champ was elected to the
speakership the story was somewhat
embellished. AS related in recent days
the dream had to do with Champs
election as speakerpf the house. for in
the days Of his youth he regarded the
office of speaker as the second in the
land.
AS soon as the Clark presidential
boom got under way Clark's friends
again revised the story Of his youth.
This time they had Champ under the
same old shade tree, but with q differ
ent dream. As:she Eazed into the sky
he saw a vision Of the, White House
ana he pictureds the day when he would
be the chief executive OF this great
country.
Il IT'S related that Champ believed
each and every one Of these yarns. And
now At a time when q rehearsal OF the
no
most effective Champ goes and knock
ed It into a cooked hat IN an IN
guarded moment at the National Press
Club he delivered himself Of this state
ment: .-..
.ewlien was a boy there were three
things I thought would never happen
that would ever get old enough to
marry: to wear beard, or to vote"
Bang! Just like that. Champ busted
the dream into thousand pieces. Now
his friends have got to dig up another
vivid story Of his youth.
Great is the spirit Of cameradie in
the house OF representatives during
general debate A friend in need IS a
friend indeed, and there Is need for
patient and enthusiastic friends during
general debate since Vic Murdoch has
put doubt into the peoples minds as
to whether speech is delivered on the
floor OF the house or written by M
teen hundred dollar. secretary and
shipped along to the government print
ing office without a singled labored
thought on the part of the member.
siMurdock'ei row, over the Congression-
al Record has made It essential that
speeches shall show evidence OF hav-
ing been delivered on the floor. They
also must show evidence of approval
on the part Of the house. and an oc-
casional intersection helps a whole lot.
Representative Moss. Of Indiana, was
delivering speech on the farmers
free list bill. He was surrounded by
a wilderness Of desks Representative
Cox. also Of Indiana. observed that the
few men who were IN the house would
got on reading their papers and writing
their letters without ever giving heed
to the efforts Of his colleague
Cox a.ceora!n@.yt n1a cod himself near
Moss, and at freuuent intervals inter-
rupted the speech with solitary but
vigorous applause. The official steno-
grapher must of necessity note the APP
pla,,se, without giving note OF its vol
ume.
.Tm going to speak IN half an hour
said Cox to Moss. when the latter had
concluded his speech.
'T.ll come right back as soon as can
get a bite to eat" replied Moss.
He did and applauded Cox at the
proper Intervals.
.shot- gum Ructer. NJ Colorado had
q speech TO deliver. He tippeA of HIS
two colleagues. Taylor and Martin. The
two sat patiently thruout the speech
ana were there with the applause.
Later n the debate the two served no.
tice on Rucfer that they were to
speak. and he had to listen 10 two
speeches IN return for havin9 real APP
planse fntervpersed th1uout bis own re-
nearlu, And 10 Il eoes thru delegation
eftsr delegation KS.
!. when the whina on the repnbMean
ana emocratics sides Of tire mouse eet
an iordeFstc roll the memhsrss on arys
proposition thew dread n1eetins up with