Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-02
SINCE ROOSEVELT SPEECH CON.
cREss IS FLOODED WITH RE.
QUESTS FOR INFORMATION.
PLENTY OF LITERATURE
SOON TO BE AVAILABLE
Will Print and Circulate
Speech to Meet Public Demands
Murdoch, Of Kansas, First to Start
Agitation Of Qucstion-SoIs Topic in
Congressional Cloak Rooms.
Especial Correspondence.l

Washington, March 2.-One OF the
results OF the Columbus speech by Col
cnel Roosevelt has been to flood men,
bers Of congress with letters asking for
information about the recall and es-
pecially about the recall Of the judic-
iary.
! Letters are coming in to many MEM
hers asking them for literature on the
subject Of the recall. Inasmuch as such
! literature, so far as the government is
concerned at least. is as scarce as hen
/ teeth, the applicants for information
! have to be told that Uncle Sam does
not have it in stock.
| However, there is little doubt that
plenty of such literature will soon be
obtainable. 1t is expected that the
present session will be marked by a
numi,er of speeches dealing with the
| recall Some will advocate it and some
will oppose it. A number OF the pro-
gressives are expected to make speech
es advocating the recall and especially
the recall of the judiciary.
Government Prints Roosevelt Speech.
Already the senate, at the instance
Of Senator Clapp. has had the Roose-
welt speech at Columbus printed as
document This is one of the pieces OF
literature that will be distributed 20
applicants for information on the re-
call.
It is only within recent months that
the recall OF the judiciary has been ser
iously discussed in congress. that IS
TO saw. in the Hobbies and cloak rooms
and on the floor. The row over the
admission OF Arizona and the veto OF
the president because OF the recall OF
the judiciary in the Arizona const1su-
ton is what first gave impetus TO the
discussion.
Murdoch Starts Discussion.
It was Victor Murdoch, OF Kansas
the red-haired insurgent from the sun
flower state, who first advocated the
recall of judges in either house OF
congress. That was about year ago.
It was when the house was discussing
the admission Of Arizona. Martin. OF
Colorado, had the floor. Congressman
Murdoch had been going to and fro ana
up and down in the country lecturins
and he had come, to the conclusion
, from observation and had so toto ms
colleagues in the cloak rooms that the
neople were wrought UP over 'he
question Of what to do with the courts
and were determined to put cneck on
them by adoption of the recaii system
At a convenient moment ne lhter'upe-
ed Martin with question as 10 "neth-
er he favored the recall OF judges
Before the gentleman answers
want to say that I am for the recall OF
the judiciary" asseverated the member
from Kansas.
Martin replied that he was, TOO.
That was the first the country had
heard Of members Of congress declar-
ing themselves for the recall OF the ju-
dietary. Since that time, however.
there can be no question that many
members Of congress, both on the re-
nublican and the democratic sides, In
house and senate. have been converted
to the recall, including the recall OF
the judiciary. Most of the lawyers in
congress are opposed to it but by no
means all OF them. For instance. Con-
sressman Norris, of Nebraska, who has
himself sat on the bench, and Is an
able lawyer. is for the recall.
Recall is Coming.
+ Many members Of congress say the
recall OF judges is coming but they are
not vet ready to advocate 1t and that
the time is not yet ripe for 1t. II the
lawyers of congress as whole were
sounded on the subject, they would de-
clare loudly against 1t.
Regardless Of what comes OF the
Roosevelt candidacy, there can be no
doubt that an effect Of his recent ut
terances will be to promote discussion
| Of the initiative, referendum and recall
IN con-eSs. In the cloak rooms, shell
tered from the critical gaze Of the pub
lie, that Is about all the servants al
The canitol are talking about lltterly.