The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-14

tclLenenLS which 20 10 make a con-
fgrcssman's life in Washington an ex-
Vibrating chapter IL his earthly ex-
iistcnce.
Efficiency Noted.
Efficiency ii the public service has
become about as strong a requirement.
there as IL has IN every other line
z human effort. 1t Is the fellow who
lis on the job every minute. az
Howard Sutherland's campaign slo-
gan so truthfuIly said Of him. and
who shows an aptitude and efficiency
and industry when he Is on the lob.
who gets there. 1t is decidedly true
when it is applied to the congress-
man Of contemporary times. He Is a
busy man. lie has to be busy if he
attends to his duties. for they are
many, varied and continuous And II
he isn't that the folks back home
soon know 1t. and If he is they know
il and reward him by giving him
chance to make a congressional career
for himself.
II was this consideration. more
than any other, it is the opinion
iamong the politicians here. which en-
Eabled Bowers and Cooper, Nicely and
4 Littlepage to retain their seats il the
/ House. and it vas this consideration,
too, which weighed heavily in favor
tof Harry G. woodward There was
mo more Industrious. alert and sue
cessful congressman ever sent from
West Virginia to Washington than
| woodward, and, when 1t came 10
getting the things that his district
wanted, there never was as success
#ful member lis he. He made the
( high record there and has held it
aever since It was that which was
q u V1t iy,t ~, n 2
years candidacy and which enabled
\ him to come back. IL the Repub-
licans organize the House, which it
now seems likely that they will
woodward will have at once an In
| fluence in the new Congress which
! no other West Virginia member can
| hope to start out with for the very
simple reason that the new Congress
VIII be filled with his friends, men
with whom he worked and played the
game Of congressional politics for
clght very full Republican years.
SutherlantI's Reputation
What q figure this reputation for
being efficiently and INCREASINGLY on
the job cut In the career OF the Hon.
tH. sutherland is story SO wen
worn in West Virginia that 1t need
not be dwelt upon. On the strength.
Of that reputation the Randolph
Ecounty political efficiency expert first
laid Prof. Hodges on the shelf and
now has done the same thing to Sen
ator Chiffon. On the Job every
minute" and not keeping his con
stituents In ignorance Of 1t has made
the public career of Sutherland from
start to finish. He is the most strik-
ing example IN contemporaneous POI
litical history of the success which
extends efficiency and industry
The shifting signs seem to indI-
cate strongly that the Republicans
will organize the House It is close
as between the parties and is. like
the presidential winds still are. in
clined to shift from day to day. But
right now it looks as If the Repub1i-
cans have short lead and will be
able to elect a speaker and organize
It. In that event the Republican
a figure. They will, it is decidedly
probable. land desirable committee
appointments. This is especially
true as affecting woodward, Cooper
and Bowers. The first named with
his long experience and intimate ac-
quaintance should have no trouble
on the committees he desires,
while Cooper with one term to his
ICredit, and highly esteemed By his
colleagues, will probably not be dis
appointed In having his demands
fer to remain on. the mines and
mining committee but will be adj
vanced considerably. 1t is not inn
probable that he might secure the
Craftsmanship OF that Important COM
s5mfttee. Bowers. who has had more
experience than either OF the other
/ two in official service in Washing
ton though not as a congressman,
Will, it is safe bet, get what he
wants. It will be something new to
him il he doesn't. Stuart Reed, be
Ling new member. will be helped
by the others and, just as soon as he
Sit up some day to recognize that it
has a new orator in 1t who is some
pumpkins when it comes to putting
lover the logic and argument in elo-
Hquent and finished fashion, he will be
liable to 20 it alone without the help
tof his colleagues. But In the begin
ming. Reed will gladly accept the ex-
tperienced assistance of woodward.
i Bowers and Cooper to land on the
iconlmitIees which he is best fitted to
lifelong to and which he has picked
page Will no doubt stay where they
ARE, but as minority members, the
former on the judiciary and the latter
Lon military, two OF the most import
ant committees that there are.
Election Contests.
In maneuvering for control or the
i House between the parties, there is
likely to be number of election con
tests filed. The talk now is that there
VIII be a larger number OF such con
1 tests than have pestered the House
Hsince the F1fty-frst Congress. The
/ margin between the parties being SO
/ close, whichever can organize House
lis likely TO invite contests for no other
i nurpose than increasing that margin.