Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-02
NEW CONGRESSMAN FROM SIXTH
DISTRICT LOSES OUT ON
PATRONAGE.
TRIED TO oBLlTERATE
FRACTIONAL DIFFERENCES
Finds That President is Inclined to
Appoint Only Wilson Followers 10
Places in Iowa-Wade and Pepper to
Be Permitted to Have Way on South
srn District Patronage.

| Washington, May Fudge Wade
and Representative Pepper now feel
that they will be recognized in the APP
! pointments for the southern districts.
Wade has conferred with Tumulty.
McAdoo and McReynolds on the mat
! Louis Murphy's nomination yesterday
as he was endorsed to McAdoo by Wade
| and Pepper several weeks ago when
here. Senator Cummins is known to
object strongly to Claude Porter.
Just takes so much responsibility off
our shoulders" said Judge Wade, and
Mr.. Pepper was inclined to agree with
him, tho both admitted that they would
like to see some of their friends con-
sidered, If the president cared to con-
slider them.
SAINT Has No Faction.
The one man who has been most
worried is Representative Kirkpatrick,
VINO seems to have been caught COM
ing and going.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick was quite surprised
to hear of the presidents action and
after he thought the matter over he
said he would strongly resent the Sc
lection of all Wilson men, as he be-
lieved every faction of the party should
be represented in the fat federal Of
fees.
Il make no distinction in my dis
trict," said Mr.. Kirkpatrick, between
Champ Clark democrats and Woodrow
Wilson democrats. They are all mem
bers of the great democratic party and
lust because some of them happened
to favor Champ Clark for the presi-
dency. no ban should be placed on
them now"
The unfortunate thing about Mr..
Kirkpatrick situation since the presi-
dent has taken the initiative into his
own hands, is that he was one Of the
original Wilson men, but thru his be-
lief that the president would distrib-
ute the patronage in the usual way, he
allowed himself to be persuaded into
endorsing the scheme to divide the
patronage with Wade, Pepper. Connol-
ly and Reed. Altho Mr.. kirkpatrick
favored another for the position OF
United States marshal he was appar-
entity convinced that Nick Reed would
be endorsed by the other members OF
the patronage situation, and he finally
told Nick he would stand by him.
Now, when it appears that the presi-
dent isn't going to recognize that COM
bine, Mr.. Kirkpatrick isn't in posi-
ton to go to the White House and
claim recognition as a Wilson man.
and demand that his particular candi-
date, whomsoever he might be, should
be named.
Pepper is Resigned to Events.
Representative Pepper says the only
thing that bothers him is the uncer-
tainty of the thing and he hopes the
president will clear that up soon. IF
am to have anything to say" said
Mr.. Pepper Il would like to know it so
can make my plans accordingly. Ev-
cry one knows that those offices do
not belong to the congressman. but ac-
cording to an early announcement OF
the administration. in the states where
there are no democratic senators. it
was intimated that federal offices
would be distributed by the congress-
men and national committeeman, to-
getfer with the state committee. 1t
was along the lines of that announce
ment that we were proceeding when the
nomina ton of Judge Van Wagenen was
sent to the senate. I am perfectly
willing to let Mr.. Wilson name the
other offices"