The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-12-07
coNNER's BIG PLURALITY.
Representative From the Big Tenth
Has Greatest Plurality on Record in
Annals of Congressional Elections.
WASHINGTON. D. c. Nov. 2o, 1904

WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. &c, 1904
Not the least gratifying of the many
propitious results of the late election was
the tremendous majority for Judge Conner
in the 10th congressional district of Iowa.
Counties that for four years had been
under almost hopeless democratic denom-
inat,on stand this year with the trium
plant majority. If it signifies anything it
means that republican principles are ac-
ceptable to the people, and that Judge
Conner is growing in the esteem and adj
miration of his constituents. He enjoys
the distinction of representing one of the
most populous and most important con-
gressional districts in the country, and he
comes back to Washington this time with
perhaps the greatest plurality on recSrd in
the annals of congressional elections.
This is in accord with the predictions of
those who know him best Worth and
capacity will meet with reward, even in
the absence of an enterprisng press agent,
and Conner is today factor in state and
national affairs.
In this age of positivism the recent I'M
precedented victory at the polls finds
ready explanation, The American people
en- masse possess powers of discernment
with respect to concrete thiogs and tested
policies far in excess of theirs appreciation
of abstract philosophy and theories
political which embrace in their scope all
nations, and harbor oblivion to the special
duties due people from the government
of its own creation The rre election
calm, due to the mental att tude of men
whose minds had been maze up, extends
into the days following the election. A
few expressions of astonishment because
of unusual majorities, or some cursory re-
mark on the redemption of Missouri ana
Washington talks of the races at Benning,
or the social events at the national CAPT
toll. The late remarkable endorsement of
President Roosevelt seems to be accepted
as a tribute to the good sense of the
American people Mr. julius Brown, a
prominent democrat of the south. and the
son of Georgias war governor has suggest
ed that the democratic electors be instruct
ed to make the election of Roosevelt
unanimous, and his suggestion has been
met with approval bv other prominent
democrats In the city OF Washintoa
there reside number of sou hern people
and sympathiZers, However, and of course
the trivial incident of Roosevelt's enter
tainment at luncheon of Booker 7. Wash
ington last winter has embittered them
toward the president. The feeling of the
southern people toward negro equality,
social or political, is intense. and they
bitterly resent and denounee any step
toward a recognition of the culored race
in the sense of man to man. Even the
I1I
statesmen of the north recognize in this
question serious problem. in its bearing
upon prosperity and our destiny as PEG.
pie. The bitter cry of amalgamation and
ian hybredlzed race" which the south
ern nolit clan employs with all the in
tenslty of deep-rooted prejudice and the
vehemenc- of an impetuous and cho,eric
nature. finds modified echo in the calm
er meditations of northern thinker.
The new paper correspondents are now
busily engag in arranging the personel
of the next cabinet and in filling the
various official positions where changes
are to be made, real or imaginary Afte'
the newspapers have gene over and sifted
the list of men available and more or less
qualified for the cabinet and other posi-
tons in sight. it is probable that Roose-
welt will take hand in the matter. and
with brutal indifference to the slate of the
correspondents select a set of men after
his own heart. Of course no one would
deny the correspondents the diversions
incident to their calling. 1t has been
rumored that Secret ary Shaw. Secretary
of the Treasury. will resign and accept
some important position with New York
firm. Is is also reported that Gov.
Cummins is to be offered the Attorney
Generalship. Either or both of these
reports may be fictitious. The visit OF
Governor Cummins to Washington during
the early part of last week, however,
lends color to the latter report. At the
Arlington, where the writer intervie wed
him, the Governor met a number Of
prominent newspaper men and tariff
revisionists. He urges special session OF
congress torevise the tariff All concede
that Governor Cummins would add digni-
ty and force to the cabinet in whatever
CAPACITY he may be called to enter
The election returns carry with them
more of disappointment and rejoicing
than are revealed by a perusal of the cold
figures tabulated by the election officials
Shattered ambitions and blasted hopes
are incidents of the count of votes. MI
merous changes in the membership OF
SOuSTeSS VIII IOllOW the results OIL the late
election. Not only will many of the lesser
lights of congress go out in the darkness
of obscurity to which they have been rele-
gated, but such luminous bodies as Sena-
tor Cockerell and others will be obliter.
ated SO sfar as their present offices are
concerned, at least for time
WASHINGTON. D. c. Dec 3, 1904.
The steady relentless ravages of time
invade high places as well as the low. In
contemplating the membership of the
senate and comparing that of the coming
session with It's membership year agt
there occurs to us TWO notable vacancies
The senior senator from Massachusetts,
the Hon G F. Hoar, has passed to hi
reward since the adjournment of tn
second session OF the 5Sth congress; ant
SO has also the senior senator from Penn
syvania, M. S. Quay. These are figure
which loom up in thair respective sphere
with extraordinary conspicuousness
Senator Hoar was type of the old schoo
OF Puritanic statesmen and scholars
now almost extinct. He subjected