The Caucasian., 1913-10-14
OnIOOkerS Believe the HdtChet
Is Not Permanently Buried.
CAMPAIGN MAY DIG IT UP.
Undervsoods Future a Puzzle to Wise
acres Who Think He Had Last
Chance to Be Nominated For Presi.
dency in t912-kentucky Representa-
tive Tells How to Get to Congress.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.

| Washington. Oct 15.-ISpecial. lit
has amused onlookers to notice that
on several occasions lately 1t has been
announced that Speaker Clark refused
all offers to lecture because he felt that
he could not leave Washington. Just
about the time that Secretary Bryan
started on his last trip a statement
emanated from the speakers office to
the effect that Mr.. Clark had sacrificed
900 by not going on the lecture plat
| form.
The aforesaid onlookers, being more
or less imbued with Sherlock Holmes
qualities. believe that these little ex-
pressions show that the bitterness en-
gendered at Baltimore in 1912 has not
departed Although there is a truce
between Bryan and Clark, it is an
armed truce. which will be broken If
either should be a candidate for the
presidency in the future.
Shelving Underwood.
The retirement Of Oscar ". Under
wood from the house is taken to mean
that he has lost all hope Of the presi-
dency next time. that he expects Will
son to be nominated by the Democrats
and, further, that in going to the SEN
ate the author of the tariff bill has
.'shelved himself" because no party
takes a man from the senate.
But there are many contingencies
Underwood probably knows that 1912
was his best chance. But suppose he
| is beaten by Captain Hobson. a not
unlikely supposition with Clayton and
Hefin in the race. Underwood retres
to private life and away from all the
turmoil of national politics. He may
be kept in the public eye as governor
of Alabama. Beyond 1916 there is
1920, and Underwood will be fifty
eight years old in 1890
How to Get to Congress.
| Congressman Sherley Of Kentucky
was talking. and Murdock of Kansas
asked him:
will you take Republican vote
when you can get it?'
Yes: am willing any of them shall
come over to the right camp"
And you will not ask that they be
Democrats when they Gomez" pursued
Murdock
why. no." replied Sherley
and you will take any kind Of
vote because you want to get the men
of your district behind you?"
| "Unquestionably. because that is the
price of a seat here" replied Sherley.
at which there was an outburst Of
laughter.
''Oh. yes" went on Sherley. "and
that is not a matter to laugh about
| That is fact I know no way Of get
ting here except by getting majority
Of the voters ofsmy district to send me
here. Those who laugh may know of
some other method by which to obtain
a seat here. but do not"
Then the laugh was on his side
Williams Can't Help II.
John Sharp Williams simply can't
help breaking into any senator's speech
and telling some historical incident
Thus it happened the Mississippi SEN
|
one day when he interrupted the Geor-
gia senator and told his incident
Il thank the senator for anticipat-
ing me by his remarks" said Smith.
Il was coming to that historical fea-
| ture as part Of my own remarks. and
l had about reached it. He has pre-
sented it in that clear and interesting
way which he so often presents history
to u.s.
| Notice Of a Filibuster.
There was a proposition to eliminate
an amendment in the bill abolishing
the commerce court which would at
the same time abolish the judges. IF
that goes out Of the BILL" remarked
Senator Borah, "the debate Of 1902
will go into the Record If am phys
ically able TO put 1t there. The Idaho
senator alluded to a voluminous de
bate on similar proposition more than
100 years ago. The provision was not
| disturbed
| Country Does Its Share.
Every time there Is talk about pub
|
districts point out the large postal re-
ceipts in their cities. Why" said
Mondell Of Wyoming. lone would i'm
agine from hearing the gentlemen talk
I, that all these vast postal receipts came
from billet doux passing back and forth
across the city. They forget that II it
were not for the country for the little
| towns. for the rural communities. those
/ enormous postal receipts would never
be gathered in the large cities"
"Wornout Senate"
When the friends of the Hetch-
Hetchy bill were pressing that measure
;or consideration several senators pro
tested against anything further being
done at this time which required
quorum. II appeal to the friends Of
this measure not to press this matter
on a worn out senate" said Senator
Bristow, who Is usually about the last
man to cry quit when there 10 work.