South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-01
STATESMEN
REAL AND NEAR
NJ FRED G. KELLY.

WASHINGTON, May Here is a
little tale Of political intrigue. the
facts for which are furnished by Rep
resentative Martin b. Madden of Hi
nOis and denied, in part, by Repre-
sentative Timothy Ansberry of Ohio,
who happens TO be the hero of the
story.
Ansberry was about to run for his
third term in congress a few years
ago, and he was fretful over the fact
that there was great prejudice in
his district against a man remaining
in congress for more than two con-
secutive terms.
He went about among his fellow
statesmen, seeking counsel, and in
due courae appealed to Morris Shop
pard, now senator from Texas. who
is a young man of much political
sapience.
We'll, let's see" muser Sheppard.
Nov, as | understand il, you want
third term for congress and the rule
out your way is against such "A thing.
All, yes, tbs a serious case but per-
haps / can help you" And he be-
gan TO knit his brows perplexedly.
like physician diagnosing a case of
hives.
Haven't you any rivers out that
way?" asked Sheppard. You know
there's nothing that will please a
body of constituents more readily
than to see a congressman showing a
kind interest in a river"
"Oh, yes, we have a river" replied
Ansberry, with pride; lit is called the
Maumee, and they're talking of hav-
ing it excavated some way to con-
meet Lake Erie with Lake Michigan.
In fact, there's an organization to
hnnSf al nd
There you have it," interrupted
Sheppard. Il knew there must be a
way"
There I have what?" queried Tim.
The way to get your third term
All you have to do is to get Yourself
made president of that waterway as
ISOLATION and no one would think of
voting against a man who is so
prominently connected with a move
ment to improve a nice little river"
Several months now are supposed
to have elapsed. and we take up the
thread of our fascinating little story
shortly after Tim. with the help of
his fellow congressman in several
lake cities. is made president OF the
waterway association which proposed
TO improve the Maumee. Plans are
afoOt for the organization of a local
chapter of the association in Tins
-
and the principal speaker is Martin
Madden of Chicago. who now furnish
es us with our data for this tale.
Madden speaks for a moment or
two about waterway improvements in
a general way. and then goes on to
say that regardless of Waterways all
would be well with the district if the
voters would simply keep an able per-
son like Mr.. Ansberry as their repre-
sentative in cOngTeSS-that they
should take advantage OF the oppor-
tunity 10 have such an excellent man
in Washington.
There are several other speeches to
follow. but when Madden has finished
his remarks Tim gets up and ad-
dresses the people. so Madden says,
substantially as follows:
Gentlemen. that will close the ex-
ercises for this evening. If you will
just pass out now in a quiet and or
DERBY manner. without needless
crowdins A" etc.
And the meeting disperses. Madden
turns to Tim in establishment when il
was all over, and asks:
What cid you mean by breaking
the thing up so soon? Why. there
we're three or four other speeches to
be given. and YOU hadn't even elected
loGdl Officers yet
"Oh. WELL explains Tim. 81 had got
all I wanted out of il, and il looks a
little like rain. and I saw no need OF
keeping the good people away from
their homes any longer"
Representative Claude Weaver. OF
Oklahoma. is an eloquent and sci 0lar-
~ taIker and in addition he talks
with a great many gestures. They
are characteristic gestures and some
times the atmosphere all about him is
punched full of holes made by his two
index fingers as his hands work in
unison. The day after he spoke in
regard TO Panama canal tolls. Weaver
1 asked another colleague: Did you
hear my speech
Ne" replied the other man. 81
was sitting too far away TO hear il
but 1 distinctly saw it,"
They were having a heated polite
al convention out in Kansas. as Vic
tor Murdoch tells the story, and tive
men from rival delegations get into
I serious personal dispute
'Oh. you're crazy" shouted one.
I'm not crazy" denied the other.
but you are crazyi"
Il can prove I'm not crazy, an'
that's mOre'n YOU can do"
Let's see you prove il, then"
WhereupOn the man who was &c
/ cused of being crazy pulled from al
/ inside pocket his discharge paper
from a nearby insane asylum.
Representative Roberts OF Nevad
I is az authority on water SORl an