The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-10-05
CAMPBELL, KELLY AND MEL
son NOT TO BE IN THE NEXT
HOUSE.


HOUSE.
(From Willy & Kennedy, The Star,
Washington, d. CO.
Congressional primaries are merci-
less. In the wedding process men
of long and efficient legislative SER
vice are thrown aside often in much
the same way that a careless gar
dener sometimes destroys the choic-
est plants.
This has been shown in startling
way during the last couple of months
The number OF stalwarts, of both
parties, who fell by the wayside in
the primaries are too numerous to
be discussed individually and in de-
tail in one article. Three particular
cases will serve to illustrate-Re-
preventative Philip P. Campbell of
Kansas for twenty consecutive years
a member of the House and consider
ed a promising candidate for Speak
er; Representative Patrick HI. Kelley
of Michigan, who might have been
the next House leader land Repre-
sentative Adolphus P. Nelson, a
progressive and considered one of
the best friends of the workingman
in Congress.
The National Capital, and especial
ly the government employees, lose an
unusually active and sincere friend
in the passing of each of these men.
Representative Campbell is now
chairman of the important rules
committee. which gives right of way
to the legislation it deems of the
most pressing Importance. He was
for ter years member of the House
District committee, which has juris-
diction over the legislation affecting
the National Capital. He was a
member of the ways and means COM
mittee and chairman of the judiciary
committee most of that time.
In those days District legislation
had its full day in the House twice a
month, and Campbell was floor man.
ager most of the time. He was
author of the child labor law for the
District, which has been used as a
model in most of the states. The
''million-dollar bridge" on Connecti-
cut avenue in one particular monu-
ment to his zeal for the development
of the federal city. His energy re-
suited in the opening up of the great
10Th street and 14th street high
ways and the general enlargement
of Washington. He has always been
interested in every means to promote
the welfare of the capital, always
looking upon this city as belonging
to the nation.
Discarded in the primaries, Re-
preventative Campbell is going back
home to practice law.
Representative Patrick j. Kelley,
it is claimed, would have been next
senator from Michigan but for an
unexpected breaking up OF the re-
publican vote in the last days of the
campaign. There were some 10000
votes for Senator Townsend and
24O, 900 cast against him, scattered
among three andidates. The last
entrant into the race was Herbert F.
Baker, man of the La Toilette type,
going the full limit for government
ownership, etc. Industrial condi-
tiors threw him an enormous sur
prise vote.
Representative Kelley is probably
the best informed man in Congress,
or in public life with regard to the
United States Navy and has been
the "wheel horse" for Navy legis-
lation. He has been in Congress
ten years. Since the federal bud
get system was installed he has been
in charge of Navy appropriations.
With the going of Mondell (candi-
date for Senate,) of Campbell (de-
feated for renomination), of Walsh
(appointed to Massachusetts Judge