The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-28

New York, Dec. 27-The Wadsworths,
James W, ST. and James w, jr., the
former defeated for reelection to Con
gress in the Thirty-fourth district on
election day by 5000 plurality. and the
latter reelected assemblyman for Liv-
ingston county by 1850 plurality. are
cont" with President Roosevelt, accord
ing TO reports. Representative Wads-
worth. it is stated, has Mt visited the
White House since his defeat, and As
semblyman Wadsworth has also alb
stained from his usual visits.
The story about the Wadsworths was
told by Republicans, who say t'Iat unless
there is change somewhere Assembly
man Wadsworth's reelection as speaker
Of the Assembly may be jeopardized.
Republican friends Of Speaker Wads-
worth at the Holland House said that
they did not believe anything of the kind,
and they were ready to bet pumpkins to
cookies that Young Jim" would be
named for speaker at the assembly eau
Gus 10 be held in Albany on January p
The Republicans who told the story
about the Wadsworths and their alleged
differences with President Roosevelt, said
that Representative Wadsworth blames
President Roosevelt for his defeat He
is said to lay his defeat directly 10 his
controversy with President Roosevelt
over the meat inspection bill, Mr. Wads-
worth being chairman Of the House Com
mittee on Agriculture.
stevens Probable Cause.
Other Republicans said that Mr. Wads-
worth's defeat for Congress was due quite
as much to himself in another way. and
also to dissatisfaction with the Senate
apportioument which eliminated Fred
erick c. Stevens from the FOrty-SiXth
Senate district for no other reason than
that MT Wadsworth believed that Sena-
tor Stevens might at some time turn up
as a dangerous candidate for the Con
gressional nomination.
The Republicans of the senate district
as well as the Republicans Of the Con-
gressional district. IL was stated, have
been impressed with the belief that Sena-
tor Stevens should be nominated either TOR
governor or for Congress, and That since
his work as head Of the Stevens gas in
vestigating commission he should not
have been eliminated as a possibility for
reelection.
4 veteran in the group at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel tonight said:
Young Jimmy Wadsworth should not
take up his fathers fight, neither should
old jim permit Young Jim to do so. /
have passed very tempestuous life this
fan. I have been compelled To make many
powerful enemies. and at the same time,
as I am grateful to know, I have won the
friendship of many good men.
Must Not Take Part.
7 have a son myself, and / have told
him frequently that he must not under
any circumstances assume my quarrels.
have told him that l am quite competent
to take care Of myself and that even If ]
should die with many quarrels unsettled.
il would be far better that death should
settle these quarrels than for him TO ac-
cept them as a heritage.
so. as I say, no father should ever en-
courage his son in taking up with quar-
reIs which the old man. justly or I'M
Justly. has been compelled TO make. But
do not believe Young jim WadswOrth' S
attitude toward the President since cleo
ton day viii hurt him as candidate for
reelection as speaker.
Senator Stevens, it was stated, is still so
angry at the Wadsworths that he believes
Young jim" should not be reelected
/ speaker.