The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-01-05
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conoressmaA Says Republic
cans Have Splendid Chance 70
Carry Oklahoma In 1916.
COMPLAIN soF POSTAL SERVICE
Many Places Whore THiee . Day Ssrv.
Ice Was Enjoyed Now Cut Down
TO Once Day Service

# Warrington, Jan. Especial Cor.
pondence) We have n mighty
good chance to carry Oklahoma ii
1916 Z said q well known western con.
gresham to group Of his colleagues
on the door d fthes house. Il g When you
take into cOnsfdernti ton that the pres.
ent ienaocratic governor Vas only
elected by 4. majoritY ot about / zoo II
must become apD a1Hnt h tkia.atat6
|is showing y very strong drisf towards
Many OF the recent
settlers in Oklahoma have come from
the eastern states and most of them
are republicans. The democrats found
1t necessary to redistrict the state
three years ago in order to keep up
their representation in congress. On
q statewide election under present con-
ditiOns Oklahoma becomes debatable
state The republicans down there
are united and optimistic. They feel
confident of victory. The socialist
vote. which is very, large in this state,
promises to be greatly augmented next
year owing to dissatisfaction with the
present administration and this will
be q contributing factor to republican
success"
II never knew such universal COM
plant with the postal service as ex-
lists today" said an Ohio congressman
one day this week. Almost every
member have talked with came back
to Washington with many petitions
and circumstances against curtail-
ments and changes that have taken
place by the present administration.
In both the populOus and rural sections
told that many OF the cities have had
their mail deliveries cut down and all
ever the country many places that
have enjoyed two mails day, which
are situated away from the railroad,
have had, their service cut to one mail
q day which has worked great hard
ship on men who are in business. Com
plant comes from business men in
these towns that it is now impossible
to receive and answer letter the same
day it is received. There has also
been a curtailment of many of the rur-
al routes and the people all over the
country are expressing general dissat-
isfaction with the service as it is con-
Quoted today. The question of serv-
ice and efficiency seems to have been
entirely overlooked in the desire, to
making q showing financially"
"Uncle Joe" Cannon was convers-
ing with fellow member of the house
one day during the opening week Of
congress, when the latter turned to
the Illinois statesman and said:
"Uncle, Joe. suppose. you have
seen your old friend 'Cy' Sulloway from
New Hampshire, haven't you?"
"Seen him." replied Uncle Joe, ''how
in thunder could help seeing him =
he was anywhere here in the district"
When it is recalled that the Hon.
Cyrus Adams Sulloway looms up feet
and 75inches in his stocking feet and
is THE skyscraper Of either branch of
congress, then the aptness of former
Speaker Cannon's remark becomes
even more pertinent.
"A group of "elder statesmen" were
in the house lobby recently
and one of them was telling OF the
drbllness and wit of the late Senator
Thomas B. Reed of Maine. To illus
trite his point he told the following
story, which he said was told him on
one occasion by the late David A. De-
Almond, long well known and able
representative from the
state of Missouri, 1t was as follows:
Zone day shortly before Reeds death
he was going up to the capitol in al
street car and DeArmond happened to
get in a seat beside him. The latter
began to deprecate. the fact that the
minority in congress, which at that.
time was the democratic party, had
no great-leaders in the lower branch
of congress. DeArmond said that the
greatest safety to good government
was a vigorous fighting minority,