Show l liA iA A Washington Daybook ok i By HERBERT FLUMMER WASHINGTON Dec Dee 4 Few 4 Few men who come to c congress for tor the first time ime are are are- areas as well known as will be beRichard beRichard Richard lichard Kleberg of Corpus Christi Christ Texas exas Texas when he appears in Washington Washing- Washing ton on within the next few da days s. s Kleberg is the man who will take takeover takeover over ver the seat of the late Harry Wurzbach Wurzbach Wurz- Wurz bach jach Texas' Texas sole Republican In con- con gress ress Seldom have the political eyes of f Washington been centered on a congressional race as they have been on n this contest in the tile Fourteenth Texas district A lot was at stake in this election Conceivably the outcome might have determined party control in the corning corning corn corn- ing ng congress But the Fourteenth Texas now is safely in the Democratic column column- for or the first time in more than a dec dec- ade do And ruddy-faced ruddy Jack Garner has apparently removed the last obstacle obstacle ob- ob stacle in his way for tor the of f the house KLEBERG FACES TASK But how about the political future of f Mr Kleberg It is fairly safe to say that the Texan has in store for him about one of f the hardest years year's work he h has s ever everone done one if he desires to remain in con con- gress The race for tor the tile Wurzbach seat scat was something of a scramble Seven Democrats were pitted against one Republican on election day Kleberg won von over the field But probably the man who Could have lave given him the closest race withdrew withdrew with- with drew for the sake of party harmony That man was County Judge W William Wurzbach brother of Harry and a I Democrat Gossip has it that Brother William Wil WU- Wil- Wil liam wants the seat badly and willbe will willbe be in the running next next- year Kleberg's term is for only one year In the primaries of of 1932 he must seek At that time it will not be the free for fight which which existed existed in the special election just held ELECTION FIGHT LOOMS Democrat must fight it out with Demo Democrat rat to determine who will oppose oppose oppose op op- op- op pose the Republican candidate in the general election That's where William is expected to make his showing The Wurzbach family Is somewhat of a tradition political and sentimentally sentimentally senti senti- mentally in the Fourteenth Texas district Harry served as a county j judge dge before he came to congress and though he was a Republican in a normally normally nor nor- mally maIly Democratic district no one was able to defeat him William is a county judge also Going Going Going Go Go- ing further back the father of the two brothers was an officer of the confederacy during the civil war and led troops into battle recruited from residents of that district Kleberg must make a showing In Inthe Inthe Inthe the next year if he hopes to hold on onto onto onto to what he has gained And that's a ahard ahard ahard hard thing for tor a freshman in congress to do What with minor committee as assignments assignments assignments as- as and the obscure position that Is naturally the l lot t of a newcomer newcomer new new- comer corner to the house a sort of yes man is usually the rule rather than the exception in a congressman's first session |