Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-01
NOT UNUSUAL FOR EMPLOYEES OF
CONGRESS TO eE ELECTED (
TO MEMsERsH,P.
SENATE OFFICIAL WOULD
REPRESENT IOWA DISTRICT
LaFoIIstts Followers Pleased At Tafts
Change Of Campaign Plans in Ohio
Fairbanks Only Politician in Indiana
Who Remains calm-out Of Politics
For All Time.

Washington. Jan. 1.-The announce
ficials Of the senate, that he is can
didate for congress from the Third
Iowa district, has served to call at
tention to the fact that it is not at all
uncommon for employees Of the senate
and house to graduate into congress.
Sometimes they climb their way into
the house and sometimes into the SEN
ate.
One Of the most conspicuous recent
instances of this has been seen In the
election Of William j. Browning. for
sixteen years chief clerk of the house,
to a seat in the house from the First
New jersey district to succeed H. c.
Loudenslager. Mr.. Browning and Mr..
Loudenslager were for years closely
affiliated politically and when Mr..
Loudenslager died 1t was natural for
Mr.. Browning to aspire to his place.
Another conspicuous instance Of a
house official becoming member OF 1t
is found in the election Of Asher Kinds
of Maine to represent the First district
of that state. Mr.. Kinds was long the
house parliamentarian and in that po-
sition became famous.
Arthur Pue German. who became
distinguished member OF the senate
from Maryland, was once page In
the senate and later on senate post
master. Albert F. Dawson, Of Iowa,
was long secretary to Senator Allison
and then was elected to the house.
Oddly enough, his successor, !. S. Pep
per, a democrat, first came to WASH
ington as secretary to Judge NJ. j..
Wade, when he represented the Second
Iowa district.
Mr.. Sumner. whose home is in Wat
terloo, entered the service Of the SEN
ate years ago as a page. From this he
has risen until now he is one Of the
trusted messengers of the senate. He
is running for congress against
Charles E. Pickett. Mr.. Sumner has
come out on a progressive platform
The fact that President Taft is go
ing to make three important speeches
in Ohio the closing days OF January, is
hailed with seeming delight at the La
Toilette headquarters here. However
much the friends Of President Taft
may protest to the contrary, 1t Is well
understood that the Ohio situation is
critical for him ard that the real OBJ
ject OF his speeches IN Ohio is to try
to prevent big break in the Buckeye
state delegation.
At the LaFollette headquarters the
view taken is that the president and
his friends are alarmed over the re-
ception LaFollette is getting and tina:
they are trying to counteract the ef-
feet. The view at LaFollette headquar-
ters is that the Taft managers fear the
effect OF LaFollettes visit to Ohio not
alone on that state but In other states
and that they realize the moral effect
of big crowds for LaFollette in the
presidents home state is something
not to be overlooked.
Walter L. Eouser. manager Of the
LaFollette headquarters, declared him
self pleased that the president was go
ing to make speeches in Ohio and
said:
We'll go back there again.
| Mr.. Houser indicated that he was
sufficiently we'll satisfied with the
Ohio outlook TO believe that the Wis
consin senator would make another
trip there later on, subsequent to the
| trip of the president. +
|
| Amid the storm and stress Of the
political struggle, the world Is borne In
| from Indiana that the one man who
is rema ming calm thru 1t all is Charles
Warren Fairbanks. former vice pres.
ident. Mr.. Fairbanks is no longer play
ing the political game. He has retired
from politics and is taking life easily
and peacefully.
The one thing atove all others &c
which the former vice president il de-
voting his attention is the building q!
a new house in Indianapolis. He Il
| looking after its construction person
ally. In his efforts to see that brick
| is not laid amiss here and that q
| single is not placed awry there, tc
see that the plum bers do not cheat him
and that the painter does not hand
him any gold bricks. Mr.. Fairbanks is
said to find himself pretty we'll occu-
pied.
In addition to this, Mr.. Fairbank.
still gives close attention to the bic
Illinois farm which he used to have
when he was in the public eye. He f.
an expert farmer. reads all the agri
cultural department bulletins faith.
fully and endeavors to put into prac
tice the scientific precepts as taught
by the department experts.
Still more than this, just to kee,
himself from reverting back to politics
whenever the old longing comes OF
him, Mr.. Fairbanks has bought anoth.
er large tract Of land in southern II.
lirois Of about 10000 acres. He has l1at
to drain this and get it in condition fol
farming and has spent good deal o
time on 1t.