Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-23
OF SMITH, OF
IOWA, TO JupoEshiP, TAKEN
As REPUTATION.
EARLIER PROMISES OF TAFT
HELD TO BE WITHDRAWN
Urged Name Of Norris, Progressive, ~
Test Of Presidents Sincerity in
Holding Out Olive Branch = insur-
gent Feeling Of Resentment Now
Aseentuatod.
Aseentuated.
Especial Correspondence

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members of congress who pleaded with
President Taft 10 appoint Representa-
tive George w. Norris. of Nebraska,
judge of the Eighth circuit court to
succeed Judge Van Deventer, who was
promoted to the supreme court, are not
entirely downcast because the presi-
/ dent ignored their recommendations
and appointed Representative Waiter |.
Smith, the only standpat member of
! the house from Iowa
Ii was learned today that In putting
the name OF Norris before the president
/, the insurgents had two objects in view.
One was their sincere desire to see the
most prominent insurgent in the house
get very desirable place on the bench
The other object was to determine just
exactly where the president stood as
between insurgert republicans and
standpat republicans.
Insurgents came to Washington last
De mber having in mind President
Taft's campaign letter in which he an
nounced his intention to restore patron
age 10 the insurgents and treat them on
the same basis as regulars These in
surSents now assert that the first OPP
ooTtunitE they had TO present them
selves TO the president on an equal
footing with The regulars, was on the
Judgeship for which Norris and Smith
we're rival candidates. According to the
story which is being told among the in
su-gent senators who intend to oppose
Smiths confirmation in the senate the
president adm tilted that the legal quail
:ications OF DO tn men were equal. Pro-
no
desired the president TO appoint Norris
as his first pu bic act in support OF hts
campatgn letter. The president decided
on Smith as the proper man and now
the insurgents regard the appointment
as an unofficial announcement that the
peace Offering made by the president
during the congressional election Is no
longer held forth to the men who have
I been fighting Cannon and his followers
in the house and Aldrich and his fol-
lowers in the senate.
This insurgent feeling Of resent
ment against the president has been
accentuated by the presidents action
In his latest nominations in Wisconsin.
Attic the president had an opportunity
to make division of the patronage be-
tween Senator Stephenson, the stand
pat senator, and Senator LaFoIlette.
I the leader OF the progressive wing of
the party. he ignored LaFollette and
followed the wishes OF Stephenson AS
a result LaFoliette is certain to oppose
the nominations and the incident will
serve TO call attention to the presi-
dents choice as between Norris and
Smith and his general attitude toward
the insurgent element in the party.
! Representative A. Mitchell Palmer.
OF Pennsylvania, is telling a good story
1 on Speaker Cannon.
/ Few people realize" said Mr.. Pal
Her. that the Quakers have a larger
representation in congress, in proper
ton to the membership of that sect,
than any other religious body. There
are only 100000 Quakers In the United
states; the present apportionment
calls for one member of the house for
approximately each 100000 Of popula-
ftion. and yet there are nine Quakers
in the house and senate. They are
Representatives Cocks. of New York;
Butler. Of Pennsylvania; Grest. of
Pennsylvania; Barnard. of Indiana
Head, Of Delaware; Speaker Cannon
and myself. Over in the senate the
Quakers are Hepburn. Of Idaho; Scott,
Of West Virginia, and Dixon, OF Mon
tana.
Strictly speaking there are only
nine Of Us. Speaker Cannon ex-com-
municated himself the day he was
married. When the meeting heard of
Cannon's marriage they sent a COM
mittee to him.
Joseph said the committee thee
has committed a great wrong by mar
rytng a non-friend. II thee will say
that thee are sorry thee will be taken
back into the meeting
Brothers, said Cannon, thee come
to me too soon. If thee will come TO
me IN about year 1 will be able to
tell thee whether I am sorry"
They would not wait year." in
terrupted the speaker. who was enjoy
Ing the story. "and they lost damned
good Quaker. However. I am not
lonely. because altho Palmer says Sem
ators Dixon and Scott are Quakers I
don't think either OF them work at it
any more than I do"
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