The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-07
INTEREST Of NATION
||SFOCUSED UPON THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Meeting of Sixty-third Con-
gress Center of Peoples
' Attention
| IOFFICESEEKERS
FLOOD THE CITY
Many Alabamians Visit Washington.
Little Doubt of Campbelrs Ap-
Notwithstanding of
Disapproval
Ry c. e. STEWART

by c. e. STEWART
Washington. April 6.--(SpeciaD-Was
ington is going to be the centre of at
traction again this week The sixty
third Congress called together in extraor-
dinary session to consider the tariff will
itself be in the limelight, and in addi-
ton thereto, the city will be filled with
office seekers, from all parts of the coun-
try 1t is expected that by that time
many appointments will be settled upon
by the President and the various cabi-
net officers, and then the question OF
postmasters will have an inning
The public mind will soon be relieved
so far as the tariff bill is concerned. By
Tuesday morning every reader of the
newspapers in the country will have an
opportunity to pass upon the bill. Tn
derwood approves of the measure and
after various conferences with the
President, the democratic leader appears
in excellent spirits and announces that
there are no material differences be-
tween the committee and the chief execu-
tive. With the approval of the Presi-
dent of the bill. there will be little to
row over, and indeed the only contests
worth while that may reasonably be ex-
pected, will be on the sugar schedule
and wool
There is little doubt but that the name
of T.. X Campbell of Birmingham will
be sent TO the Senate early in the ses-
sion as judge of the court of claims II
has not been officially announced by the
attorney general that Mr.. Campbell is
to receive the appointment, but he in
timates that there is no question about
| 1t.
Ks TO foreign appointments, II is mn
possible to tell just what the chances
are in favor of several Alabama candi-
dates who are seeking these places.
There has been quite a lull in plum hunt
ing for several days which will prob
ably give way to great activity next
week,
w NJ. Little of Birmingham, who
wants to be minister to Honduras, is in
the city now His rival, Woodford May
brey, also from Alabama, perhaps will
be on hand to urge his claims, and Geor-
gia has a candidate in the person of
Thomas W. Troy. who has lived for
years In Honduras and is said to be a
wealthy promoter of that country. Just
which of these gentlemen will land the
job it is impossible to state, and it may
be given TO someone else
John d. Dunlap of Gadsden wants to
go to Guatemala. and very likely he
will be back in Washington next week
seeking to convince William J. Bryan
that he is the man for the place. kep-
resentative Burnett Is strongly urging
Mr.. Dunlap for the appointment.
Gen. Bibb Graves did not take a yaea-
ton. He is still on the job. He is still
hopeful of being the assistant secretary
OF war and If being on hand will count
for anything he win grade 100 No in
tlnation is yet given at the White House
of who will be appointed to this place.
Candidates for postoffiees are still the
greatest problem confronting members of
Congress Representative Burnett has
not yet decided whether he will call IA
primary to settle the question at Gads-
den or not--Gadsden is Mr.. Burnetts
principal city, and quite a large collec-
ton OF his very able supporters in that
hustling little centre believe that they
are entitled to the postoffice. Only one
of them can be .gratified, and Represen-
tative Burnett who delights in such vex-
atous questions as immigration and bat
tleshpsy admits that when it comes to
dividing one postoffice between friends
that 1t is very annoying job.
Representative Clayton has three extra
| StenO2TaDnefS all DuSy assuring Ile can
didates in his district that he Is doing
everything possible in their interest. Mr.
Clayton has many places to fill. but he
is holding off ON making final selections
until he can see what the policy of the
administration will finally be regarding
allowing postmasters to serve out their
commissions.
There are beginning to be heard faint
rumblngs of disapproval which will cer-
tainly grow into open rebellion at the
policy of the administration in keeping
republicans in fat jobs and democrats
on. the waiting list if there is no change
right away. Already gentlemen are say
ing. not for publication or to be quoted,
that it is impossible to carry out demo-
cratic principles with republican office
holders. 1t is earnestly hoped that
President Wilson and the members of
his cabinet will get busy and begin
cleaning house at an early date, for
unless they do they are going to find
Congress unresponsive to some of the
legislation that they earnestly advocate.
1t Is now believed that some sort OF
currency legislation will be introduced
at least during the extra session, and if
it progresses well it may be passed In
this event the session may last all sum-