Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08
PATRONAGE IS
GIVEN A JOLT;
WADE LEAVES
National Democratic Com
mitteeman Quits Wash
ington Leaving No Rec
concentrations.
EBY e. H. HA.NspN.l

Washington, d. c., April - The
departure Of National Committeemar
Wade Of Iowa last night will hold UT
the recommendations for the six fed
eral offices indefinitely. Wade set nc
date for his return and left no recon.
mendations of his own. Representative
Connolly arrived late yesterday and 90
far has been too busy to discuss any
appointments. He will announce some
postmasters later in the week.
Representatives Pepper and Kirk.
patrick are inclined to believe that
Wilson's decision to personally read
his message to congress will be re.
ceived as an evidence Of his desire ia
become better acquainted with mem.
bers.. They do not think he will con.
tinue the practice on all matters. but
just those of especial Importance.
Good Voted for Mann.
Representative Good OF the fifth dis.
trict In announcing that he and every
other Iowa republican member OF
congress in Washington at the time
would attend the republican. caucus
and vote for James r. Mann OF Chi
cago for minority leader, said:
Il propose to stay in the republican
party and vote for those progressive
principles which will give every man
an equal chance with every. other man.
While believe some changes are
needed, think they will come and
that. they are now on the way. A law
which will let us nominate our presi-
dent by direct vote of the people
will in itself do away with much of
the criticism hurled at US during the
last campaign"
Mr. Goods attitude is the same as
Senator LaFollette's of Wisconsin
who still believes in the republican
party and intends to carry on his
fight within the party itself in prefer.
ence to going outside of 1t. The Wis.
consin man hopes that within the next
four years affairs will so shape them.
selves that the progressives within his
party will gain absolute control of its
organization and that he will be
chosen it's leader by virtue of the long
battle he has fought, and in case
Roosevelt Is again named by the new
party, give him a crack at the man
whom he accused of betraying him a
year ago. 81
The Iowa Senator'S.
Senator Cummins Is supposed now
to be with Senator LaFollette In his
plan to carry on the internecine war.
but it will be remembered that it was
just at the most critical stage of Sena-
tor LaFollette's candidacy last year
that Senator Cummins saw fit to
throw his hat into the ring.
What would happen If LaFollette
should suddenly turn to and support
the Wilson program on tariff and in
dustrial measures, no one knows, but
it is pretty fair guess that the senior
senator from Iowa would manage to
join some issue with the democrats,
preparatory to his campoign for re-
election next year.
Senator Kenyon has been away from
Washington all during the interim
since congress adjourned on March 4,
and his immediate plans are not
known, though, he announced to the
Iowa legislature that 1t was his in
tention to render such service to the
Wilson administration as 1t is within
his power to render on all progressive
measures Whether Senator Cummins
will be able to dissuade him from this
idea, for his, Cummins', own good, also
remains to be seen.