Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-20
MERGER GIVEN
ENDORSEMENT
FOR PR|N TER
Iowa City Man Choice of
Iowa Delegation for Fed
eral Plum; Jamison Look
ing for Place in Service.
[BY e. H. HANSON.l

Washington, D. c., March 19-f W.
ID. Jamison Of Shenandoah, the man
who beat Colonel Pete Hepburn for
congress and who successfully man.
aged Champ Clark's pre-convention
campaign in Iowa, is after political
lob, he hasn't informed the powers
that be. in Washington. 49,. I
| Yet, Notwithstanding Jamison's sil
ence, there Is an active effort in his
behalf to land him the position of gov
ernment printer, according to the 10
cal press.
The names which are now receiving
the most consideration are those OF
Jamison, DR.. Arnold, chief Of the bu'
reau of publications in the department
of agriculture, and Frank Mercer OF
Iowa City.
Representative Pepper acting for
the democratic delegation, and the
state committee, has asked President
Wilson to name Mercer, who has the
endorsement of all the Iowa demo
Gratis AS Jamison has not requested
the place, nor suggested that he might
take 1t IL offered to him, nothing has
been done in his behalf by the Iowans.
here. Mr.. Pepper recently said nothing
would please him better than to recon-
mend Jamison for some place, If Jami.
son cares for anything.
Urge Mercer For Printer.
Mr.. Arnold Is being urged by promi-
nent democrats because of his long
experience In the publication bureau
of the department of agriculture, and
also because Of his familiarity with
the workings of the government print
ing office. AS the position demands q
man who is printer by trade, Mr..
Mercer is being highly recommended
by the Iowans who have also urged in
speaking for him, that Iowa be consid-
cred early in the patronage distribu-
tion by the president, as Mr. Wilson Is
the first democratic candidate for
president to hold the honor of getting
Iowa's electoral vote.
Bryan Looked Up Records.
The announcement that Secretary
Bryan was looking into the past rec
ords of the state department as re-
CARDS the placing of men in the civil
service consular positions, caused gen.
uine satisfaction to the democrats in
Washington. When Mr.. Bryan an.
nounced that the records showed that
only five per cent of those who were
successful were democrats, these gen.
tlemen nodded their heads with an 81
told you so" air.
For some years, it has been charged
that the south has not been given a
fair deal in the appointment of consuls
and in the sixty-frst congress Repre-.
sentative Hull Of Tennessee, introduc.
ed a resolution to compel the secre-
tary of state to inform congress why
there wasn't a single consular repre-.
sentative from any one Of the cotton
growing states. The resolution was
never passed, but it was the fore-run.
ner of Mr.. Bryan's introspection and
retrospection.
Gather to Spin Yarns.
Representative Kirkpatrick of Iowa.
and Representative Sherwood of Ohio
both old soldiers, the former lieuten-
ant and the latter general in the civil
war, have already become fast friends.
Unfortunately, both are now laboring
under physical disabilities, Mr.. Kirk.
patrick being very nearly devoid OF
eyesight and General Sherwood ex.
ceedinglJ deaf.
Last week after they had one OF
their friendly visits, wag In the cap.
itol said:
They're great pair all right.
Kirkpatrick can hear but can't see
Sherwood and Sherwood can see but
can't hear Kirkpatrick"
The representative from the sixth
district has already made many friends
in Washington and his office is a rem.
devious for good fellows and good
story tellers.