Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-14
POLITICAL CREDITORS DEMAND.
ING PAY FROM HOUSE
MAJORITY.
SEVERAL CHANGE ABODES
TO ESCAPE THE HUNGRY
Sneak Into Hotels Late at
Night to Avoid Political Collectors
Davidson, Of Wisconsin. Slated for
Diplomatic Post at 1oeot., Highest
Fort in World As to Altitude.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, April Alt has been
many a Year since members of con-
gress have been driven to expedients
to escape their political creditors as
the house democrats have been in re-
cent weeks.
Because of the inability of the demo-
cratic members of the house to pay off
to the aforesaid political creditors
their just dues in the shape OF JOBS,
many of the members have lived for
some days the lives of hunted men.
They have adopted all sorts of eTpe-
dents to escape the seekers for places.
The whole business has been funny
in the extreme to onlookers. 1t has
not been funny to the democratic
members who have been hardest
pressed. Some OF them have actually
STAYED away from the capitol in order to
evade the men who We're persistenty
camping on thetir trail to secure an
noin tments. Others have not only
stayed away from the capitol but have
ever rena ined away from their hotels
and boarding houses.
Secretly Change Abodes.
It has happened. moreover, that
members Of the house in desperate
straits have secretly changed their
abodes. They have given their ad-
dresses as one place whereas they have
found place to rest their weary head
at some other address.
Many have remained away from
their hotels or boarding houses until
late at night and then quietly sneaked
no In
the early morning.
No suspect with shadow chasing
him has ever been put to 1t to turn
corners more quickly than some OF the
house democrats have been. 1t is all
because at the first democratic caucus
II was given out each member would
have $4,000 worth Of places to dispense
and In few days this simmered down
to about 5000. The whole performance
has cost the democratic party votes.
Diplomatic Job for Davidson.
Former Governor James Davidson.
Of Wisconsin. who is known all over
the state as "Yim" Davidson, is likely
to be the next minister to Bogota, Col
ombia. ~
Uncle Ike" Stephenson. after . con-
ference with the president the other
day, wired Governor Davidson he could
have the place II he would accept. He
accepted. Now it is expected he Will
be named
The ministership to Bogota Is the
highest Diplomatic post in the world.
in point Of altitude. It takes month
to get there. much OF the time on q
river steamer. Ont In wisconsin the
politicians are throwing flts at the
idea Of "Yim" Davidson going to rep
resent this country among the Latin
Americans. but he and "Uncle Ike" are
satisfied over 1t.
Complications have arisen because OF
the fact another former governor Of
Wisconsin wants the place. This Is
Former Governor "Rilp' Upham. He
was down in Washington not long ago
and the story spread he was to get a
diplomatic post. He gave 1t out he had
been assured Of one. Now the support
ers OF Upham are alarmed over the
Davidson story. The spectacle is pre-
sented Of two former governors Of
Wisconsin fighting for g. diplomatic
job.
A complication In the situation Is that
Fred Upham. of Chicago, is cousin Of
"RilT" Upham and is credited with be-
ing heavy contributor to the repub-
lican campaign fund in 1903. How to
placate Cousin Fred is the question. An
effort is being made to do 1t by keep
ing a relative Of his in the postmaster
ship at Ripon, Wis.
AS neither of the parties most con-
cerned is LaFollette republican II
may be added that Fighting Bob" is
not sitting up nights.