The Nome daily nugget., 1936-02-07
just looked at me a minute, and then said, 'Aw quit your kidding, mister.'

just looked at me a minute, and then said, 'Aw quit your kidding, mister.'
 "For two weeks now I've been try. ing to see the chairmen of the commit tees my bills have been sent to and always they sent word out to come in some other day. And by the time I ever get chance to see them the ses- sion will probably be over, and then 1t will be too late.
 "Yes, 1 know some of the fellows in the same delegation, but they're on the other side of the house, and so they can't do me any good. Some of them are sociable enough. and even say that when they have some bill that isn't partisan they will let me know SO I can vote for 1t, which 1 think is sort of decent of 'em. don't you? But the men in my own party don't seem to have any time to give me.
 Eff I go down to the restaurant for lunch and draw a chair up to a table where three or four fellows are eating, the conversation they were carrying on stops right away. and they begin to talk about the weather, or ask me what kind of climate we have in our state. and if I think Notre Dame will have as good team this year as they did last.
 Il don't know what the folks at home are going to say if my name don't get into the local papers pretty soon. You know all the promises I made, about retrenchment and the foreign debts sort of let folks think that as soon as 1 got down here l would take those matters up right away and fight 'em through in the face of any opposition. We'll, Pm here, and I'm ready and eager to fight, but how are you going to fight when mo- body will give you a chance to say any. thing? And if you don't say anything how will the boys at home know what you are doing-or rather why you ain't doing anything?
 "I'd been down here before 1 was elected but was constituent then, had no trouble in seeing anybody 1 wanted to see. But now! The other day l sent my card in to one of the house leaders, and heard him say to his secretary: What is he, con- gressman?' Yes, sir says the secre. tary. Well tell him Pm engaged with the speaker and cant see him till Friday week. was the answer.
 No, 1 ain't getting downhearted or respondent. exactly. l guess if I stay around here for five or ten years that 1 may be somebody, and now and then get my name into the papers. A man 1 know who used to be in the house told me the other day that he was here for four terms before the speak CT knew he wasn't doorkeeper, so maybe l oughtn't to be discouraged. But believe me that fellow Robinson Crusoe couldn't have been so lone some as am, for he did have a col- ored boy to talk to, and besides there wasn't nobody back home sittin' around an wondering why he wasn't a national celebrity, and making good on all his prophecies of brilliant and useful career for himself" AS l made a move in the direction of the door he laid retaining hand on my coat lapel.
 "Don't go now," he pleaded. Come up to my boarding house and have dn- ner with me. or go to restaurant if you would rather. I want to tell you of some of the things I'm going to do when get a chance"
 'So you really think you will be able to get something done."
 "Well, the fact is, do. They all do. If 1t wasn't for the illusion of hope about third of the members would burst out crying the middle of the first week they were here and take trains for home. But we're a hopeful lot and-by the way, I'd like to read you that last bill Of mine. begin to think that may be It will | make my reputation here."
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