The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-03-12
SAINT KIRKPATRICK OBJECTS
SAYS LATE Mr.. PEPPERS RELA.
TIvES DO NOT NEED MONEY
Iowa Politicians in Washington Do
Not Believe Mr.. Marsh viii Run
Against Mr.. Hamilton,

Washington, ID. c., March 1O.-The
other day, when the urgency defcien.
cy bill was up i'm the house and Rep.
resentative Tom Sisson of Mississ-
ippi, made point of order against an
amendment offered by Representative
Good, to pay to the aged father of
the late Representative Pepper the
one years salary customarily given
to dependant relatives Representa-.
tive Maurice Connolly, who was a
democratic colleague of the late Mr..
Pepper, was not in the house, but it
developed that Representative Kirk
patrick, the other democratic col
league of the late Mr.. Pepper, was,
and, moreover, was sitting near Mr.
Sisson, and thereby hangs an item of
news. ...,
When Mr.. Connolly heard that the
amendment offered by Mr.. Good, Gt
was offered by him because he is a
member of the committee on appro-
priations and it had been favorably
reported by that committed, had
been ruled out on a point of order
and this point of order had been
made by Tom SsSon, who is very
popular member of the house and
was friend of the late Congressman
Pepper, he hunted him up and asked
him what in the world made him do
| it,.
IF Mr.. Fitzgerald chairman of the
committee on appropriations didn't
object to the amendment, why should
you object Mr.. Connolly asked, in
all friendliness.
Mr.. SiSson replied that because a
congressman who said he lived in OF
tumwa, the home of Mr.. Peppers
father, declared he knew the old man
well, that he was well off, and didn'
need the money.
Il wasn't going to let such an
amendment get by when a congress-
man living in the same town, and
who said he knew all about the finan.
cial standing of the proposed bene-
| ticiary, thought it would be robbing
the government" the Mississippi rep,
resentative added.
Who was this congressman" Mr.
Connolly asked.
Mr.. Sisson replied: He asked me
not to quote his name, as his district
was neighboring on to Peppers old
district and because the republicans
would use it against him in the cam
paign by attempting to prejudice
| friends against the Pepper family"
Iowa politicians in Washington can
not believe that Wilbur w. Marsh in
tends to be candidate against John
| T. Hamilton for the democratic nom
nation for governor, but they are at
loss to explain why State Represent
CHARLES MILAN nf NaunrIy
continues to travel about the state
urging democrats to nominate Mr.
Marsh.
| The candidacy of Mr.. Hamilton has
been we'll received by Iowa demo
Gratis in Washington and the under
standing it that it Is looked upon
with favor by prominent men in botE
the socalled original Wilson" and
Champ Clark factions.
1t. is expected In Washington the
democratic situation with respect &c
the senatorship will develop short
lily. Representative Maurice Connolly
| is the choice of large number OF
democrats in the state who have been
writing him, but he breads the con
test in the primary and he dislikes
the thought of making any kind of a
| tight for the nomination against
Uncle Fred" White. However, il
Mr.. Connolly is to be candidate al
all, he will be compelled to make il
known pretty soon.
There is said to be a possibility OF
Mr.. Whites Withdrawing in favor OF
INF. Connolly. 1t is quite certain that
if the Third district congressman
shall be candidate for the senate
and shall be unOpposed in the pri
mary. that the approval of the VIII
son administration will be made
known early.
Kirkpatrick Denies.
Representative Kirkpatrick said to-
day that certain newspaper attacks
were being made on him in his dis
trict on the charge he had blocked
the Appropriation of years salary to
the father of Mr.. Pepper.
Il wired out today that the author
of such attacks was a monumental
fraud and an unabridged liar" said
Mr.. Kirkpatrick.