The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-10-10
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; juading George W. Norris, an OBJ
scure grocery store proprietor in Ne
braska, to file for the United States
-enate against Senator George w.
Norris, who was then seeking re-
election. Punishment was melted out
the Groceryman Norris, who it
appeared after the thing was over,
was more or less of an innocent by
stander who was willing to lend the
use of his name.
Thus, when a few weeks ago, Mr..
Lucas personally sent a question
naire to the hundreds of Republic
can state and county chairmen,
seeking their views as to a Presi-
Dental nominee for the party, those
who remembered his services with
the Republican national committee
Immediately wondered what his OBJ
iect was. have tried to ascertain
what the purpose might be and
have thus far had no success other
than the statement which Mr.. Lu-
cas- mace TO me.
He told me at the time of his poll
that he wanted to discover exactly
what the sentiment was of those
party chairmen far removed from
the hotbed of party control. It was
his conviction, he said, that the
method he was employing would
bring to the attention of those in
control of the Republican party
facts that should awaken them and
keep them from allowing the party
machine to be, subordinated to the
wishes of a few. He declined to
name those few.
Now, however, he is in the lime
light in a new fashion. If he has
been damaged, as he claims, by the
conspiring ought to be exposed.
Nevertheless, unbiased observers re-
main without a conviction that Mr..
Lucas has been the victim of such
conspiracy.
=. About Miss O'Reilly :.
Let us turn from a discussion of
political rows and personal enmities
to learn something about one of the
most calm and complacent women
who has ever served in a public ca
pacity I refere to Miss Mary M.
O'ReilIy. F.: ~. g. ~,
1t is probable that few of those
who read my observation on Wash
ington affairs ever have heard of
Miss O'Reilly, nor is it strange that
they have not heard of her for I do
not believe there is any individual
more retiring and less DESTROYS of
than she is.
For 80 years Miss O'Reilly has
graced an office in the treasury.
Starting as a minor clerk she con-
tinued as a servant of the public
in the office of the director of the
mint. She did a job once so faith
fult and SO efficient that promo
lions continued to come until eight
or ten years ago she was made as
oAoOct11U I'LL CIGO1 VI GllC oll1GOO oGC1OCS
minis. Administrations came and
went through all of those years and
Miss O'Reilly continued to do her
job, to do it so faithfully that no
one ever thought of what her polit-
ical affiliations may have been.
A few days ago, there came from
the White House an executive or
der which said that the treasury
might continue to keep Miss o.
Religion the pay roll for year after
November 1-she will be seventy
years old on that date and under
the law would be forced to retire.
Secretary Morgenthau, however,
recognized the unique capacity and
quality which Miss O'Reilly pos
sesses and has extended her term of
service. =.
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I was telling Washington visit
or the other day the system employ