Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-26
MEMBERS ALL WORN OUT;
MORE HASTE THAN USUAL
Some Go 70 Get Needed Rest, othsrs
Have Political Fences to Look After
MANY Committees Must Meet in
oetobsr-La Toilette Stays in Wash.
inoton.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

than the senate and house have done
since the adjournment Of the extra
session Tuesday afternoon, Aug. ~
/, Now. to see a member OF either house
Of congress about the streets or IN
his office is like catching a glimpse
OF a rare bird.
In fact. most of congress had depart
ed before adjournment. Had some
quorum in either house on the last
day it would have been most emoar
raising. OF course. nobody ventured 10
do it, tho there was some .a!R me
redoubtable troublemaker. Jim" Manu.
might see nit to demand the presence
OF quorum IN the house.
Thinking 1t all over. however Mann
decided he wasn't ready Yet to get
mobbed and so he refrained.
All Worn Out.
The reason why congress has III
out" from Washington so quickly Is
chiefly that it was all worn out. with
its nerves on edge and II coulon
stand ii a minute longer. 1t has been
trying session Moreover. the reg
uiar session will convene only ABOUT
three months hence. with big work cut
out for it. and II members are TO get
any rest they must be about IL. Many
Of the Investigating committees VIII
meet again in October and this 1act
stands in the way Of a long vacation
for number of members or the mouse
Where has congress gone!
To answer this question with aoso-
! iva
.tnct answers But one can get good
idea bv considering where a few OF
its representative members have gone.
or course. the great bulk OF the
members have simply headed for home.
, They have gone 70 their home districts
or states ostensibly TO rest but really
TO look after their political fences Tor
next year Political fences are woe
fully shaky and uncertain just now ana
! 1, behooves one to watch them.
Get Busy in Political Game.
Some of the leading congress figures
are not going to putter around on an!
vacation but get right TO WORK on the
political fence business For instance
there is Senator Martin OF Virginia
He has the fight OF his life on ms
hands and the primaries are soon COM
ing. ne L. So1hS ~ >AASNN
campaign without delay and take the
stump and keep i, until the fight is
over. The same is true OF his COL
| league. Senator Swanson.
| Senator penrose is another who has
war on MS hands. He is vitality inter-
ested in the mayorship fight in Phila-
delphia. The Ware crowd there is bent
| on beating his candidate for mayor,
| George II. Earle. Jr.. and II they do
| II. i, will probably sound the death
Eneu of the Penrose leadership in
| Pennsylvania That Is why Senator
! Penrose Is hurrying over to Philadel-
| phia by auto today and he Will keep IN
| close touch with things until the fight
! Is over.
| Senator Bacon has started for Eu-
rope Senator Guggenheim is bound
There Senator Lodge is going. SO is
Senator Burton. Senator Galiinger has
been in New England for weeks. SEN
ator Crane has gone to his home at
| Dalton. Mass Vice President Sher-
man has already departed for Utica.
his home
Senator Bourne. who is going to let
Oregon return him to the senate OF It's
own volition. will not go back to his
state this fall but will spend the fall
at the resorts along the coast with
Mrs. Bourne.
Senator Cummins has gone to Iowa.
where he will play golf and keep
sharp eye on presidential and other
kinds of politics He will also pre-
pare for the important hearing OF the
! interstate commerce committee OF the
senate on corporation control. He Is
| taking charge Of the investigation
along with Senator Clapp.
LaFoIlstts Stays in Washington.
Senator LaF'ollette is one Of the few
who will stay here. He will do liter
airy work, likewise politics. Senator
c,lapp is heading for Arizona and Cali
fornia then for Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin on a speaking tour. Senator BIS
tow is going to Kansas, and will dc
some speaking.
Senator Warren, with his bride. viii
go to Wyoming and see the frontier
day celebration at Cheyenne.
Senator Kenyon is already in the
midst OF chautauqua speeches IN Iowa
He is getting ready for the fight ovel
his reelection next year. Senator
Pomerene Of Ohio has gone back tc
Canton and Senator Bryan Of Florida
has gone to his home. Uncle Ike
Stephenson had hit the rails" for Wis
consin to undergo rest and then face
the ordeal Of a senate investigation OF
charges as to corrupt practices in hi
election.
Champ Clark will remain here unit
Sept l and will then 90 to his home II
Missouri, but ne will make important
political speeches thru the fall.
Representative Bartholdt is en- route
to Berlin ~ special representative o
this country at the presentation to tn
kaiser Of the Steuben replica.
Murdoch and Norris are going 4
speak for the progressive league. Rep
rssentative Russell Of Missouri 10 TAX
ing his family ana friends for a tril
thru the east before returning home.
One OF the most interesting trip
} lplanned BY members OF congress vii
b the jaunt Of the house appropria
ltions committee, headed by ChairmGl
fitzgerald. 20 Panama. Most OF tn
lnkesmbefs 4of the commlttee viii 8,
Geers ater IN The tai =.