Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03
ATTORNEY AND
MARSHALSH|P
RECOMMENDED
Wade's O. K. is Personal and
1 for Two Posts Only; Con-
gressmen Approve Post
master Nominations.
TBY E. H. HA-NSON.1

Washington, D. c., May Alt de-
veloped today in filing the petitions
and recommendations OF the various
candidates in Iowa for federal Offices
with the departmental heads National
Committeeman Wade recommended
persons only for marshal and attor-
|ney in the southern district. His rec
concentrations we're purely personal
|, and not those Of the democratic con-
gressmen and himself. Wade still re-
| fuses to give their names, though ut
Is assumed that they are Nick Reed
and Claude Porter. No recommends
ition was made for collector In the
southern district. Representative Pep
lper is waiting the turn OF events in
the hope OF landing the collectorship
for the second district. He will not
lpresent any name until he sees
whether 1t will be considered. The
nominations of the twenty-six Iowa
postmasters which went to the senate
were made on the recommendations OF
the three congressman and approved
the administration intends to recognize
them there. So far Iowa has more
postoffice nominations before the
senate than any other state.
A delegation Of Muscatine button
manufacturers arrived in Washington
and will have conference with Sem
ator Hughes OF New Jersey Monday
morning. They want a specific duty
of cent line on buttons instead of
duty of 40 per cent ad valorem. These
in the party are W.. F. Bishop, Henry
Umlant, N. BARLEY and Archie Adams.
Underwood Possibility.
If the new tariff law proves a sue
cess, without doubt the Mason and
Dixon line will be wiped out of future
politics. If that bill reduces the high
cost Of living or equalizes some of the
present inequalities in American life.
there isn't politician in Washington
today who believes there is man that
could beat Mr. Underwood for the presi-
dency as soon as President Wilson
steps down and out. If 1t is in 1916,
they figure that Mr.. Underwood will be
elected then. If Mr.. Wilson desires g
second term, no one could beat him II
this administration is successful, ac-
cording to these men, and then Mr..
Underwood would have but four years
longer to wait.
When Representative Palmer Of
Pennsylvania, regarded by nearly
everyone as the presidents spokesman
in the house, nominated Mr.. Under
wood for the presidency in his master
full speech last summer he placed the
stamp of approval Of the progressive
democracy upon the Alabama man.
On the other hand, If the tariff bill
does not prove success, there are
some who claim that Mr.. Underwood
will be q martyr to his ideals of
loyalty in public service. These men
declare the chairman Of the ways and
means committee is not for free raw
wool, free sugar, and many OF the other
radical reductions in the bill, but that
he is fighting for them because the
president desires them and that he SO
earnestly desires the success OF the
Wilson administration that he will
forego few personal beliefs In order
to make that success q certainty.
Clark Has Not Forgotten.
However this may be, there is q
close bond between the president and
the majority leader Of the house. It Is
a bond which began when that between
the leader and Speaker Clark was
severed. To this day the speaker be-
lieves he could have been nominated
at Baltimore had Mr.. Underwood at
tempted to deliver his delegates to
him. He believes this notwithstanding
the fact that President Wilson was
second choice Of all the southern dele
gates. But Mr.. Underwood didn't de-
liver to Speaker Clark and his dele
gates did 60 to the president when
they saw it was possible to nominate
him and there is no question but that
Mr.. Wilson feels profoundly grateful.