The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-30

represent the second district In con-
gress the remainder of his life and
they say he will not be SO foolish as
to give ~ = sure thing for an uncer-
tafnty, but that bull moose candi-
date in the field would make his cleo
ton to the senate "copper-riveted
cinch,, and entrance of a third party
candidate in the senatorial race will
be quickly followed by the announce
ment Of his own candidacy.
Mr.. Pepper first came to Washing
ton as the secretary to Judge Wade,
when the Judge represented the sec
ond district In congress. In the last
election he was returned to congress
for his third term.
Hopeless View.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. 3o.-Re.
publican senators generally took a
hopeless view last evening of the sit.
uation with respect to confirmation of
an executive session today by vote
I OF 81 to 81. with La Toilette, Bristow
and Poindexter voting with the demo-
Gratis, indicating the weakness of the
republican situation.
The impression is general that all
political appointments of President
Taft will go by the board. This in.
cludes the Iowa postoffice appoint
ments. Senator Norris Brown of Ne.
braska expressed the opinion this at
iternoon that the republican appoint
ments generally would fail of CON
| firmation.
Friends Of Interstate Commerce
commissioner e. e. Clark of Cedar
Rapids are in despair about getting
him confirmed.
President Taft has given no sign
he will send in the appointments fol
Iowa mar~als and attorneys. Mem
bers OF the delegation think he will
not make the appointments. In any
event there is no probability they
would be confirmed.
h
Picket Opposes Rood.
i WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 30
Representative Pickett was one of the
speakers on the Lincoln mem
orial bin. He strongly opposed the
i plan for road to Gettysburg for the
purpose Of commemorating Lincoln
and urged the memorial building pro
posed for Washington. Mr.. Pickett is
a member of the library COMMITTEES
and stood with the committee In en-
i dorsing the memorial building. He
criticised the propaganda for the
Gettysburg project put out by the au
Il tomobile interests and condemned the
4 proposed road as the creates 'joy
ride" in America and sacrilege te
the memory of Lincoln.
| To investigate Dam Pern,lts.
i WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 29.-Sen
ator Kenyon said he would take steps
at once to look up the proposed legis
lation granting permits for dams il
1.-THE Des Moines river Representations
were made him in Des Moines that an
effort was being made to get such
Legislation through without prone,
safeguard He said that as soon az
possible he would investigate all the
facts.
! Red Light Bill.
/ WASHINGTON, d. c. Jan. 30
Representative Prouty is getting
many letters from Des Moines ant
other parts of Iowa favoring the Ken
/ yon red light bill applying the Cossor
law to the district OF Columbia. Judge
Prouty has charge of the fight for Il
in the house. A number of Des Moines
pastors have written favoring the bill
Kenyon and Thorne.
! WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 3o.--
/ Senator Kenyon and State Railwa,
4 Commissioner Thorne both appeared
before the house committee on inter
state commerce In behalf of thu
Kenyon uniform classification bill. A
number of railroad attorneys appear
ed to oppose the measure.
Senator Kenyon is much pleased a
Mr.. Thorne's efforts for the bill. Fl,
said, THE people of Iowa ought Il
know the fact that Railway Commits
sioner Thorne is doing great work
1 His efforts in this important matte
of classification legislation are highl,
commendable."