Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-09-05
Will he Figure?

a writer who signs himself ~. Il. ST."
lad the following interesting commune
cation in metropolitan exchange a few
days ago:
Just what part the wiley Binger Her
mann will play In the forthcoming Con-
gressio al propaganda is a subj ct of
vide speculation among the wiseacres of
poiitics these days. By many, the man
With the felicitous digits is not looked
upon as political entity of any conse-
quence whatever, while others are wont
to regard him in the light of force that
Is not yet spent, the predictions of his
enemies and the indictments of the Fed
eral Grand Jury to the contrary notwith-
standing.
One thing is thought to be reasonably
sure, however, and that is, that unless
the tides of fortune set in for the troubled
Congressman, as faras his compilations
with the United States are concerned, he
will not figure of much Importance as a
candidate propria persona. Otherwise
should the edifce of accusation erected
by Francis J. Heney ct al, be found to
be built upon the sand, or collapse in
failure of its purpose, the sociable states
man might pull out from under the clouds
| and become factor in the race for his
succ ession. In other words, Binger might
make try to succeed himself. But
should the indictments against him pan
out as Francis Joseph Heney would have
them, or his trial be deferred until after
the primary period, it is reasonably GER
tain that the political Napoleon OF Rose
burg will have to stay behind the scenes
In the coming drama ofpolitical warfare.
| As it is, however, B. Hermann has not
baen shaking hands and inquiring into
the status of domesticity all these years
for nothing, and whatever the outcome
as far as he is@personslly concerned, his
influence will and does extend and ramify
through large areas of political territory
and his say may and likely will have a
whole lot to do with directing the opera
tions ofthe Hesmann wing ofthe political
lineup in the Willamette Valley.
But just supposing Ringer should by
some hook and crook get the nomination
on the Republicansticket. What would
be the result? The prophets are all
agreed that it would mean the election
of Robert Glenn Smith, ''the gentleman
from Josephine to the halls of the
lower branch of the National. Legislature
1t feems pretty sure that Robert Glenn
Smith will cast his toga at the feet of the
fee and sound the slogan of war, for il
has come tripping on divers tongues from
the South during many days that the
fre-eating.. tron Josephine in.
tendssto shy bis castor into the ring
With campaign motto of "Anti raj.
roads and anti. Hermann many of the
foes of the Democracy think they see
wherein disaster would wait its convent.
ence to call, and it is source of some
alarm at this early date.
Sure it is that the Democrats would
hail such mixup as message of glad
tidings in the First. District where the
power of the. enemy has not been called
into questiontsince Vanderburg, the Pop.
ulist, gave Thomas H. Tongue close
shave for Congressional honors in the
middle '9os. But, aside from these lu
gubrious speculations, it seems to be 8
commons opinion in curbstene circles
that the statesman with the glad hanc
and solicitous'query is doomed by circum
stances over which he has no control t.
go dafkling in the trackless void o
political and. official .forgetfulness.