Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14
Representative KindeI Insists
on Reviewing Merger of
Pacific Railways.
Determined TO SECURE
LOWER FREIGHT RATES
Democrat Of House in Insurgent
Mood-Proposes to Inaugurate
Merry War"

No matter whether or not David
Lamar, called 'the wolf of Wall street.
is interested in Representative Kinders
resolution to review the dissolution of
the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific
merger. Representative Kindel himself
says he is in no way connected with or
interested In Mr.. Lamar. and does not
care the slightest what Mr.. Lamar does
or how he works. as long as the Kindel
fight for lower freight rates to and
from Denver. Col. can be carried on.
In manner unexplained, Mr.. Lamar
became aware of the fact Friday night
that Mr.. kindel was about to take an
other step in his fight to have his resolu-
ton put through the House. Mr.. Kindel
cares nothing for the effect on Wall
street, as he explained yesterday All
ne wants is to get lower freight rates
to his district. which he claims is gross
ly Disseminated against
Backed by Maps and Charts.
Representative Kindel is carrying on a
merry war in Congress. When he came
here he brought q large collection of
maps and charts of intricate character
showing every phase of the railroad rate
discrimination which he says is operating
against the welfare of Denver He i'm
mediately started I'm to make his views
known, and has been so persistent about
1t, not caring whose head he hit, that
he has run plumb up against the biggest
men in the democratic party. He has
been taken to task by Secretary Bryan
and President Wilson. and boasts of 1t.
Il came to Congress for my people and
I am going to fight IKE mad for the next
two years for the principle 1 was elected
on, and I'll give some one the merriest
war he ever had"
Mr.. kindel tried to get place on the
interstate and foreign commerce COM
mittee on the theory that he knows as
much about railroad rates as does any
man In Congress. Being a new men,
Der, he had to take the usual committee
bill Of fare, however. and was given
a place on a. small committee, and also
place at the bottom OF the list of the
District committee. Both of these he re-
fused.
Reasons for Declining.
AS a reason for resigning from the Dis
trict committee he said he believed in
the principle of home rule and that he
could see no reason why man from
Colorado should take any part in the
affairs Of Washington. -. C. Since that
time he has been appointed to no COM
mittee, and up to the time Representa-
tive Anderson resigned from the ways
and means committee was the only man
in Congress without a committee as
Segment; and he positively asserts that
for him it is interstate and foreign COM
merce committee or nothing.
Mr.. Kindel is insurging with as much
ebullition as he can, and, on the the
DRY that if he kicks hard enough he
night He recently went up against"
the administration on a post office mat
ter Although democrat. he advo-
Gated the appointment of a republican
postmaster at Littleton. Colo. He
bucked UP against Postmaster General
Burleson, who tried to persuade him
not to stand for republican. Mr..
Kindel persisted, however. His dis
trict was switched about in some man
ner and this particular post of1ce fell
Seldomridge, who advocated demo-
GRAFT and this prevailed.
Appeals to the President.
Then Mr.. Kindel insurged to the
President.
The President told me that Burle-
son was all right and good fellow
and was handling these matters all
right. and l expressed the opinion that
ne wasn't" said Mr.. Kindei.
The Colorado democrat made a haro
fight for this post Office, with no result.
and then he told the President ana
every one else connected with the admin
istration whom he could possibly reacn
that he was done with patronage; that
no did not come here for patronage, ana
wanted no more of it. In one Of the
letters he wrote to very high omciai
IF the administration he called the ap-
nointment of the democrat high
handed" piece of work.
Interested Only in Freight Rates.
Following these characteristics. Mr..
Kindel cares not a rap whether MT.
Lamar finds any advantage in his resolu-
ton regarding the Union Pacific-South-
ern Pacific merger. He says he does
not care whether or not the Antitrust
League is making capital OF 1t or not.
All he wants is to keep on banging
away at the freight rates to Colorado.