Evening star., 1938-10-02
Capital Sidelights
By WILL p. KENNEDY.

There are two former Republican SEN
ators who are candidates against Demo-
Gratis seeking reelection to the Senate
and at least 16 former House members
who are striving to make a Comeback"
Also Robert A. Taft, son of the former
President and Chief Justice William H.
Taft, is Republican candidate for the
Senate in Ohio. against Senator Robert
j. Bulkley. The two former Senators
who are challenging incumbents are
Lester j. Dickinson, opposing Senator
Guy M. Gillette in Iowa, and Tasker L.
Oddie, opposing Senator Patrick A. Nc
Carren in Nevada
The 16 former House members who have
entered the lists include seven Repub-
llcans; one Royal Oak, Everett Kent,
clashing with Representative Francis E.
Walter in the 2lst Pennsylvania district,
and eight Democrats, two Of whom, But
Ter B. Hare in the third South Carolina
district and Colgate w. Darden, jr., in
the second Virginia district, are unop-
posed in the November election.
Among the Republican candidates Is
Chester c. Bolton, former chairman of
the Republican Congressional Commit
tee, who is endeavoring to turn the tables
on Representative Anthony A. Fleger
who defeated him two years ago-the
only Democrat ever elected from the 22d
Ohio district. Another veteran Repub-
lican is George P. Darrow, who served %
years in Congress from the seventh Penn
sylvania district before his defeat two
years ago by Representative Ira w. Drew.
During the 18th Congress Mr.. Darrow
has been serving as one of the Repub-
lican employees in the House chamber.
Clarence j. Mcleod. who first came to
Congress as "the baby member Just
after service in the World War and who
acted for long time as chairman of the
House District Committee, is endeavor-
ing to recapture his old seat from Rep
resentative George D. O'Brien in the
18th Michigan district. The other Re-
publican come back" candidates are:
Frank M. Ramey, opposing Representa-
tive Edwin M. Schaefer, 2lst Illinois dis
trict; Noble j. johnson. opposing Mrs.
Virginia E. Jenckes, sixth Indiana dis
trict; William A. Pittenger, opposing Rep
resentative John T. Bernard CFarmer-
Labor, eighth Minnesota district; Will
liam E. Hess, opposing Representative
Herbert 8. Bigelow. second Ohio district
The most picturesque Of the Democrats
attempting to win their way back to the
House is Edgar Howard, newspaper
publisher and at one time secretary to
the late William Jennings Bryan. He is
trying to defeat Representative Karl
Stefan in the third Nebraska district. The
other Democratic contenders are: HUI
bert Utterback, opposing Representative
Cassius c. DoWell, sixth Iowa district;
Frank H. Lee, opposing Representative
Dewey Short, sole Republican member
from Missouri; William L. FieSinger, op-
posing Representative Dudley A. White,
18th Ohio district; Stephen M. Young,
running against Representative Harold G.
Mosier, who was defeated in the pri-
mary, at large from Ohio, and Earl H.
Beshlin, who also has the Royal Oak in
dorsement, opposing Representative Ben
jamin Jarrett, goth Pennsylvania district.
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Always booster for the postal service.
Representative James M. Mead, chair
man Of the House Post Office and Post
Roads Committee, now calls attention
that we are just entering Letter Writing
Week"-October 2-8, and Is urging all
his friends and as many people as he
can reach to write letter" Some of his
colleagues on Capitol Hill are taking
the hint and are writing "Jim," who is
extremely popular, wishing him success
in his campaign. Mr.. Mead said: "The
splendid spirit Of cooperation and the
genuine enthusiasm displayed during
National Airmail Week last May by the
postal works and the public alike have
prompted the Postmaster General to in
augurate general program designed to
promote the greater use of all postal IA
cilities. Major promotional efforts at
this time are being directed to induce a
greater use Of hrst-class mail and all
its related services such as airmail, spe-
cial delivery, registry, including return
receipts; business reply cards and en-
velopes, and the advantages Of the lock
box system at post offices.
National Letter Writing Week will not
only help to make the public conscious
OF the many postal facilities available,
but Will promote good fellowship and
bring cheer into many homes. It will
stress the desirability OF replying
promptly. 1t will incite each one of us
to write that long promised letter to
mother, father, sister, brother, sweet
heart or friend. It will cause us to drop
line Of encouragement to the sick, to
write few words Of thanks to those
who give US pleasure-the author of an
entertaining book, the actor, the person
who invites us into his dwelling and
makes us feel welcome. It will bring
home to us what a good thing 1t is to
let others know what an influence Tor
good they are In our Nves-how they In"
spare, please, encourage, sustain Va.
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