The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1921-01-15
SERVICE, NOT 0RATORY, SLOGAN
OF INCOMING ADMINISTRATION
ROUNDUP OF WESTERN CANDIDATES

where he can become familiar with
the development of land projects in
the far West and ultimately direct
Southern colored farmers to localities
where they can live in peace and pros
perity while engaged in the gentle art
of tilling the soil. 1t is not thought
that Rivers will have much, if any,
opposition because most of the can
didates except +. ii. Holmes, of
Spokane, and John L. Ryan, of
Tacoma, would rather hear the music
of a Jazz band in n crowded theater
than the song of whippOorwill on Il
shady bank of Il babbling brook.
The people of Omaha will be salts
fled to place Walter j. Singleton in
the Bureau of Animal Industry, in the
Department of Agriculture, so that he
carf-inform the Western colored farm
ers how to raise the hogs and cattle
that sooner or later find their way TO
the Omaha slaughter houses. But 1t
has been long time since Walter
saw a live hog and it is thought that
he would rather specialize in poultry.
Since Adam Paterson left Oklahoma
and refused the position of Register of
the Treasurer under the present adj
ministration, everybody, including
shooting oil wells and selling oil stock,
and they are too busy to seek office.
This is also true of the people in
Texas, the home of Bill Mcdonald,
who threw a monkey wrench into the
Republican machinery and got badly
wounded by piece of flying debris.
No one wants to leave the glorious
climate of California except editors
McBeth and Noah Thompson, and DIR.
John Outlaw. 1t seems that McBeth
and Thompson are from Baltimore
and miss Druid Hill avenue, and Out
law, who halls from this city, would
not object to chance at Freedman's
hospital should Warfield decide to re
sign. There is no doubt but that the
Western men will be given substantial
recognition because of the strength
and influence of their Congressional
delegations.
But getting back to the "Near East"
There is S. Joe Brown, of Des NIoines
who has been mentioned for place
under the Attorney General, and Fred
d. McCracken, of st. Paul, who is now
the City Manager of TruXton, Virginia,
for the U. S. Housing Corporation.
McCra cken can get the backing of the
Minnesota delegation and of Clarence
b. Miller, Secretary of the Nationel
Committee, but it is thought that in Il
showdown Col. Henry Lincoln Johnson
would support Attorney W.T.. Francis,
another live wire, should Francis enter
the field as expected. Then there is
DIR. George, of Kentucky, whose
friends insist that he will have the
undivided support of National Com
mitteeman Hart, and for some myster-
ious reason they are not trying to
keep this information from Phil H
Brown, who is now doing the heavy
work on the editorial staff of the
Chicago Defender. Another Illinois
Colonel in the person of John X. Mar
shall has unSheathed his sword and
will fight for recognition, and the
Colonel is some fighter as | happen
to know. The Colonel spent two or
three busy days here last week in con-
ference with members of the Illinois
Congressional delegation and with his
personal friends. 1t is generally con-
ceded that because of his National ac-
quaintance and the part he played in
the recent campaign he will be fitting
ly rewarded, and it is believed that
Editors Abbott and Bibb, Colonel Dun
can and Major Bob Jackson, all of
whom know every curve in the politi-
cal game VIII rally 10 the support VI
Marshall.
A great many of the candidates have
already engaged rooms here for from
two weeks to three months, and un-
less the others have personal friends
who will look after their comfort l
suggest that they bring camping out
fits and pitch their tents on the bank
of the Potomac while waiting for the
amounting oil to be poured upon them.