Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11
PEPPER TRYING TO
GET THE ARSENAL
CONTINUED From Page ~


i've in Washington, received with him.
A bronze bust Of Secretary Wilson
will be placed In the hallway entrance
to the executive building Of the de-
partment and a replica of this bust
was presented "Tama Jim" on Thurs
day night to take back home with
him.
Among those who called during the
evening were w. J. Bryan and M. De
Pulligny, chief engineer OF roads and
bridges in France.
The name Of Wilson will certainly
live long In American political annals.
There has hardly been day, II day,
since the civil war when some man
with that name has not been proml-
nent in public life.
The retiring secretary has been be-
fore the national public since 1872
when he was elected to congress. Now
after sixteen years of service III the
cabinet, under three presidents. he
passes off the stage to make room for
new secretary Of agriculture, under
new president named Wilson, and in
the new cabinet, the newest depart
ment there of Is headed by man
named Wilson, who, like the long
time secretary from Iowa, was born In
Scotland.
Certainly If one II fortunate enough
to have the name Wilson, he has more
than an equal chance with other peo-
pie in the field of politics.
lowans Are Popular.
There are two Iowans whom the
high cost Of living during inaugural
week hasn't affected at all. They are
Unique" Cronin, private secretary to
Representative Pepper, and Miss Mary
Neylan, stenographer at the state
headquarters and now in charge of the
job applications here at washington.
Both of them had so many dining en-
gagements that they found 1t un-
necessary to get meal tickets for the
week. Each of them had so many ap-
pointments that they had to switch In
a few for breakfast and Cronin capped
the climax on Thursday when he had
two breakfasts between eight and
eleven and then at 1915 went of with
Claude Porter for lunch. All of which
shows that politics may prove prof.
table If one Is thought to stand in
with the powers that be. .
Representative Connolly planned to
leave on Sunday night for Dubuque
where he has some business matters to
attend to before he returns for the
tariff session on April 1. He will get
back to Washington in time for the
caucus on the tariff bills which are
now in course of preparation.
Cato Sells, democratic national COM
Frcy,, ic in Wachinp-
ton and he spends much time around
the Iowa Offices chatting with the
boys. Sells has had meteoric ca
reer in Texas. having been elected
national committeeman by a unani-
nous vote after but seven years resi-
dence in the state.
Sells succeeded Cole Johnston, edi-
tor of the Houston Post, as national
committeeman. Johnston is the man
in whose favor Joe Bailey resigned
from the United States senate. Bail
ey's plan failed to carry out to per-
lection however, for Morris Sheppard,
who won the nomination for the regu-
lar term took fight before the Texas
legislature and had Johnston ousted
and himself elected for the remain der
of Bailey's term. That's the way they
do things in Texas.
Senator Kenyon left, for Iowa on
Thursday morning, expecting to re-
main until the special session. The
senate is now in session, but only for
the purpose Of confirming nominations
and as Mr.. Kenyon believes in letting
the new president name his administra-
tive officers without embarrassing
him with confirmation fight, there
was no need Of his remaining IN
Washington.
Senator Kenyon established a rec
ord for persistency in the recent SEES
sion, for he was seldom absent from
the senate chamber and when there
refused to be called out for any
purpose. %.. ..J ..-
He lost his big fight. however. that
for the abolition of the free seed dis
tribution. Though he won the fight to
cut free seeds out in the senate, the
conferees stuck the item back in the
bill and the president signed 1t, so now
there will be congressional distrlbu'
lions for at least another year. -.
Representative Kennedy of the first
district does not expect to return
home during the interim because OF the
illness in the family of his secretary,
R. H. Rankin, who was called west
several days before the inauguration.