The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-05
Washington Letter.
Especial to The Gate City.l

Especial to The Gate City.]
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 5.-The
contest for county offices in jackson
county next ,r will be between the
democrats and bull moosers, accord
ing to the view of A. F. Kearney OF
Maquoketa. who recently was appoint
ed a special agent in the bureau OF
detection and prosecution, department
of justice, and who came to Washing
ton to report for duty. Mr.. Kearney
said the only show republican can
didates in Jackson county would have
of winning would be to run as fol
lowers OF Theodore Roosevelt-that
is, come out on the progressive party
ticket.
| AS to the senatorial election, -dr.
Kearney feels confident that demo
crat will succeed Senator Cummins.
He said that in all of his campaigns.
A. B. Cummins had been assisted by
the democrats of Jackson county and
the other river counties-Dubuque
county, bordering on the north, and
/ Clinton. Scott, Mnscatine Louisa,
Des MONIES and Lee counties to the
southwark This support was given,
Mr.. kearney said, because of Mr..
Cummins stand on the liquor ques-
tion. But now" added Mr. Kearney,
since the senator has told US that he
thinks the worst republican is better
, than the best democrat, we'll let him
, see what it means to him to go into
: an election without our votes to help
him out 1t was the democratic vote
/ of the river counties that saved him
in 1906"
/ WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 5.-ln-
| terests which resent the action of Rep
J resentative Pepper in voting for the
Webb bill in the house are preparing
E to oppose his candidacy for the Unit
/ ed States senate in the event that he
D shall enter the primary for the dem
. iocratic nomination.
! The second district congressman
: made statement at the time he
voted for this measure, in which he
;. said he was not prohibitionist, bu
I that he did believe in the observance
/ of the law. and that this bill was t.
J. enforce law already on the statute:
lof Iowa. He pointed out that the Law
q provided for in the Webb bill did no
q In any way affect interstate ship
: ments of liquor for personal use O.
O for any lawful use, but that, of course
h it did affect the speakeasy and thu
e bootlegger.
a WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 81
a Judge Martin j. Wade, Iowa membe
k of the democratic national committee
s. who was in Washington when the cul
Is tain was rung down on the extraordir
II airy session OF congress and witnesse
" the confirmation of large number G
presidential nominations, which ha
been hanging fire for weeks, include
in which were few Iowa appoin
% ments, expressed himself as well ga
i" izat.on had Jared with its recon
W mendations during this first periot
81 So far as the appointment of low
~ uostmasters go. every nominatio
Of which was sent to the senate b
President Wilson was upon recon
mendation made by Postmaster Gel
eral Burleson upon an application i
dorsed by the Iowa organization,
e. which Judge Wade is the titular hea
- The organization was ignored in or
OIL appointment made by the departmel
ly CT Justice, that OF A. Van Wagene
Oh to be United States attorney for tt
m- northern district; and by the treasul
department in two appointment
those of Jerry Sullivan to be mel
Der of the New York board of gener
ng appraisers. and OF Louis Murphy to
ut district collector of internal revenu
ep The four Iowa nominations for POI
- masters. which were unconfirm
~ when the extra session lapsed, W
=. have to be sent to the senate agai
:. as also will all other unconfrm
nominations Judge Wade said the
would be no change in the aDpoil
ments for these towns, which a
- Fairbank. Fontanelle, Lansing a
-, West Branch.
ice
WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 5.-ss
ator George w Norris of Nebrasl
formerly was a republican represe
nd alive from that state. He "insurge
US and thereby succeeded in defeat
OF the able and brilliant Senator Nor
ief Brown, who is a native Of Maquoke
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