The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-04-11
SOME POLITICAL HuMoR.


The democrats lost seat in the
House Of Representatives at the cleo
lions on Tuesday, when the place held
by the late Representative Bremner
was filled by the election Of Dow II.
Drukker, Republican. The administra-
tion made a strong appeal to the yOt-
ers in behalf Of the Democratic can
didate, J. J. OByrne, and some Of the
big men from Washington went up to
New Jersey to sp ak for him. Sen
'ator Ollie James, of Kentucky, and
Senator j. Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois,
were there the night before the cleo
ton. Said the Kentucky mammoth:
Mr.. OByrne is the choice Of Presi-
dent Wilson. The eyes Of the country
are upon the voters Of the seventh
New Jersey district. If the Democrat
ic candidate Is defeated 1t will be TAX
en- as a personal Insult to President
Wilson. coming as it does from his
own State" Senator Lewis also said
the defeat of O'Byrne would be an
insult to the President.
The day before the election the Re
publicans claimed that their candi-
date would win by three thousand
votes. He had plurality of more
than five thousand votes over Mr,
J'Byrnc When the news reached
Washington, Representative Doremus,
chairman of the Democratic Congress
sional campaign committee, went to
the White House, had talk with
Secretary Tumulty, and said: The
seventh New Jersey district, as re-
Gently gerrymandered, is strongly Re
publican and always has been. The
late Mr. Bremner, because of his
tremendous personal popularity, was
the only Democrat who could
carry the district. II the Democrats
had succeeded there 1t would have
been almost miracle. Secretary Tu-
multy said he had expected just such
a result as had come.
In the House of Representative
Thursday Republican Leader Mann
had some fun over the incident He
had inserted in the record President
Wilson's letter to Candidate O'Byrne,
a which the President said that the
voters Of the seventh New Jersey dis
ariet at this election would show
their judgment with regard to the
present administration. Mr.. Mann
that they did show their
Judgment, aud very good Judgment it
was"
Who would begrudge the Republi-
cans the satisfaction and enjoyment
hey can get and are taking out of
This little side show 1t is a long
.lme since they had anything nut
kicks and cuffs and they ought to
have some of the good things of life.
Political humor is one of the best
there is, and II is refreshing to see
them, IN the midst of their woe, get.
ting one good laugh.
Tho Judgment of the voters of thu
seventh New Jersey distrct Is not a
matter OF very moving concern to the
administration nor of Significance to
the country. President Wilson's let
ter was tho usual campaign material.
aud II is not TO be held up to exact
mathematical measurement in the so
Der reality of the event. Senators
James and Lewis are spot light stump
orators, and their talk about an ad.
verse vote being an insult TO the Pres
ident was buncomhe, as everybody
knew when they said H. BY next week
tho contest in the seventh New der,
sey district, in its relation TO the adj
ADMINISTRATION, viii have been forgot,
ten, II would not have been made
anything of except for the immutable
Jaw of politics aud the irresponsible
humor q the American people.
EEPsLLiNG THE SPANlARpS.