The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
HELPED TO BEAT Mr.. lands
LongwOrths UnknOwingly Gave
Aid to the Opposition.
Trip Made Social Breacb-Presi-
dents Son-in-Iaw and Daughter
Went Into Indiana District.

/ Air. and AIRS. Nick" Longworth un-
Willingly contributed TO the defeat of
Congressman Frederick Lands, in the
Eleventh Indiana district.
In view Of the fact that the campaign
was made with the President as the is
sue. and on the plea that he should have
a Republican Congress 10 back him. Il Is
hard that his daughter and his son-in-
law should be Indirectly responsible for
aiding the landslide that overwhelmed the
youngest member OF the now famous
Lands family.
They didn't do it Intentionally. and Il
was not because they were not popularity
received when they made a trip into Mr..
lands bailiwick and campaigned in his
behalf Nor were they responsible for all
the Democratic majority Of from 25C0 70
$3.50 that was piled UP against the Con
gresham that was carried by the Re
publicans two years ago with a majority
of something over 5000 Since Mrs
I.ongworth helped her husband through
a pretty tight place in the First Ohio.
where he ran far ahead OF the ticket, It
could not be because they did not know
how 10 handle the people,
During the early part of the campaign
Lands spoke In behalf Of Congressman
Longworth in the iatters district and
two weeks before election Mr.. and Mrs.
Longworth returned the compliment.
speaking at Logansport. the Congress
mans home, and in Marion, the county
seat Of the largest county in the district,
which gave Mr. Laadis over 45O0 plu-
rality last election.
In both places the social functions con
nected with the visit were in the hands OF
the lands campaign managers, and while
heretofore they have demonstrated they
know how 10 handle politics, they be
trayed gross ignorance in the matter Of
society and succeeded IN splitting the
constituents of lands into several fac
tiOns
At LoganspOrt, those who were ignored
were aroused and went TO Marion in the
hope they would be better treated there
with the result that Some seventy-fve
excited women were compelled 20 walt in
a hotel corridor for dinners they had paid
for. until the banquet" was broken up
At a reception held later. it was found
that none but enemies Of Mai George W.
Steele. former Congressman and member
OF the Ways and Means Committee when
defeated by Lands. were In charge.
That made more trouble and the mem
beTs Of the old guard who had not
deserted the cause of the young Con-
gresham. revOlted and in addition to
overthrowing Lands. there has been ere
ated a social breach that viii be years in
healing.
Members Of the faction that felt they
had been socially snubbed by those in
charge of Mr. and Mrs. Longworth's s
affairs then took advantage of a visit Of
Mrs Charles W. Fairbanks to Marion
shortly after 90 visit her old school friend
She was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs
Frederick Cox Fairbanks. and as she Wis
tied one of the old families that felt it
had been left out I'm the Longworth affair
members Of that set beautifully ignored
those who had shCne brightest at the
Longworth reception, and now there are
many who do not speak when they pass
by"
Lands defeat was the result Of fac
tionalism, beginning with the overthrow
Of Mai. Steele four years ago, when Ian
dis was nominated only after 1.012 ballots
had been taken in a three-cOrnered fight
He is said to have promised then to get
out Of the road of the man second in
Ine race, Oul l3St spring ignored the
promise, and got the nomination
A newspaper correspondent, writing of
the situation, said the enemies Of Lands
did a lot of croaking for the size of the
crowd. and "BulIfrog clubs were organ
lied in every county. whose watehword
was knee deep" and who croaked their
warnings at Lands meetings.
Post-Ofiice appointments had been with
held until long after terms had expired,
and dozens of men claimed that they had
been promised the places. SO that when
appointments were made, Lands was dis
credited as a man who placated his enc
mics instead of rewarding his friends
The defeated Congressman is a brother
of Congressman Charles Landis OF the
Ninth Indiana district: Judge Kenesaw
lands. on the Federal bench in Chicago,
and Walter Lands, who is postmaster at
San Juan. Porto Rico. Fred is the first
one to be politically chastised. and it is
said, he takes his defeat very hard, not
even his managers anticipating dis
gTuntled Republicans could overturn such
certain majority, and not until the
votes had been counted did they real
ize the opposition that had developed.