The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-26
Chickasha Citizen Back from Trip to
National Capital, Passes Out Bouquets
to Congressman; Places Scott
Ferris Among Biggest Men
PREDICTS REELECTION
OF PRESIDENT WILSON
Finds Abundant Evidences Of Prosperity
Along Route; Declares LawtOn States
man in Line for Speakership
if Clark Drops Out

Judge N. N. Williams who recently
returned from pleasant trip of com
bined busines and pleasure TO the ma
tion's capital. when seen by an Ex-
press reporter this morning stated that
be had enjoyed his trip hugely.
Il went to Washington" said Judge
Williams, by way of Boston, =. New
York and other eastern cities.
"A general air OF prosperity was to
be seen everywhere. might say, an
unprecedented air of prosperity was to
be met with on every hand. The mer
chant and the professional man were
alike, 1t seemed, busy and were also
alike well satisfied with the results
Of their being busy"
Judge Williams, owing to rush Of
business and the limited time which
he allowed himself in Washington, did
net avail himself Of the opportunity
which was afforded him of calling
upon President Wilson.
However, Judge Williams spent a
part OF his time with different menu
bers OF the Oklahoma delegation iu
congress and expresses himself as
feeling highly pleased with the stand
ing Of this delegation, taken as
whole.
There is not a state in this union,
said the judge. speaking in this con
nectlon, which has delegation in
the halls OF the national legislature
standing higher, or even as high as
does the delegation from this great
new state. Taken as a body the
Oklahoma delegation shows percent
age OF craftsmanship far above the
average. Taken separately, we find
some Of the strongest men composing
the present congress, in both houses,
belong to the Oklahoma delegation.
4 was pleased TO note" continued
judge Williams. that our own mem
ber. Scott Ferris, ranks along with
the best and strongest members OF the
present congress. Congressman Fer
ris has been in the nations legislative
halls at Washington until he has an
acquaintance which is proving most
valuable TO himself individually, as
well as proving TO be no mean asset
t. us folks back home lie is the
chairman Of one of the strongest ana
hardest worked and working commit
tees of the house"
ITO show you just how Scott FER
ris stands said Judge Williams WIN
q marked degree OF enthusiasm, : ! VIII
say that ! found a good part OF inc
opinion OF his congressional colleguea
so favorable toward him that believe
were the present speaker of the house
Champ Clark OF Missouri to die to-
morrow, Scott Ferris. the idol OF Okla
homa. would step into his shoes. both
as executive head of the lower branch
of congress and as leader Of the great
national democracy in the politica'
battles now being waged at the capital
OF the United States
Reverting to the prosperous conai'
tions of the country, as seen in inc
eastern portions of the country, Judge
Williams mentioned the hustle ana
bnstle which was in evidence on
-
every hand. "From indianapolis TO
Pittsburgh" said the judge, might
was turned into day by the constant
glare from the coke ovens and by the
binding flashes which leaped from
hundreds and thousands of blast fur
naces along the line of railway over
which | travelled"
Judge Williams stated that in his
opinion based upon interviews with
tllnse with whom he was thrown II
contact at different points alone his
journeys route, Woodrow Wilson
would not only walk away with the
nomination of the democracy for pres
ident of the United States, succeed
ing himself but that he now had the
election grabbed and gone with
While in Washington Judge VIII
liams called upon his old friend, Post