The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-08
SENATOR WATSON
AS DARK HORSE
Smith D. Fry Would Not be
Surprised to See Lightning
Strike Man from In
diana.
EXODUS FROM CAPITAL
Members Of Congress Hastened to
chicago, But Kennedy Has Gone
to Home in Mont
rose.
EXODUS FROM CAPITAL
TBy Smith d, Fry.l

have seen the, exodus from the ma
tional capital city on Saturday and
| Sunday all day long and all might!
long. Although the congress did not
adjourn until four o'clock on Satur-
day. afternoon the anxious ones began
to rush for the trains long before
noon; and they kept chasing each
other like sheep trying to keep up
with the bell wether. Congressman
Kennedy let em rush. He did not
get into the crush at all. He's too
wise for that He had accomplished
wonderful work in securing the en-
actment of river and harbor ap-
preparation bill, Just as his committee
had prepared it. and without allowing
any of the senate's proposed increas-
es. 1t is the smallest appropriation
made for that purpose in two-score
years; and yet it is sufficient for ac-
tual national needs. Congressman
Kennedy did not go to the big politi-
i cal picnic which is being held here
ron the sands of the shore OF the lake
/ He went to Mpntrose and is there by
this time.
! Some were wisely slow enough to
remain in Washington until Monday
morning, avoid the quarrelsome
crowding and yet get here in time for
| worth while work. One of the last
ones to start was the dearly Beloved
old teacher of the infant class in poll
tics, who found comfortable cubby
corner, surrounded himself with ia,
pers and landed in his pre-engaged
quarters Tuesday morning before the
opening exercises of the pow-wow.
One OF the funniest things here is
to look upon the swift and energetic
workers gathering news Each one of
those young fellows is like Atlas,
bearing the weight of the world upon
his shoulders. They are cleaning and
garnering all facts obtainable, and are
adding their guesses to their inquiries
SO that the people at home who could
not go to the big picnic on the sands
by the lake can get correct ideas of
the performances of the political per
formers.
Here is a guess you will see in no
other paper; and it may be as wide of
the mark as any other. Then again, it
might hit the bulls eye. There is one
dark horse whose name you have
never seen in print. He is believed,
by many, to be the best living repub-
lican stump speaker. He spoke in
Montrose few years ago and Con-
gressman Kennedy says that it was
the best public speech that he ever
heard
This man, who has kept his name
out of the papers, is likely to get the
Lowden votes all IN bunch, for Low
den is his friend. He has no enc
oil &c
friends. Harding, Sutherland, John
son, PoinGexter, Penrose and all 9TH
ers believe in him, trust him, and re-
gard him as of presidential size. In
the house of representatives he main
tanned the organization which held up
the hands of speaker Cannon, and
Iowden was there helping him. Iii
nois is heartily for him; after Lowden.
But for his quiet but firm organiza-
ton, Speaker Cannon would have fail
ed during the terrific struggles of a
dozen years ago. .....N-,
While Senator Lodge has been in
the limelight as the chairman of the
committee on foreign relations, this
same man, now a senator, kept up the
republican organization in the senate;
and without that work Senator Lodge
could not have succeeded; so, Of
course Senator Lodge is for him, ul-
timately. .%
Moreover, he has long been a per
sonal friend Of General Wood and
Wood likes him. So you see, while
keeping in the back ground, not max
ing speeches nor attracting attention,
this man seems to be right in the way
of dark horse lightning So, with this
little view of what is happening be-
hind the scenes, you need not be sur
prised if that uproarious convention
shall finally turn to the great organ
izer, orator, modest but powerful and
universally hKeable Senator James E.
Watson, Of Indiana.
That's as good a guess as anybody
can make today: and it is nearer the
core Of the situation than any of these
aitive young fellows can get, for they
don't know these little inside dopes.
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