The National tribune., 1908-11-12
OUTSIDE The
BREASTWORKS.
A Number OF Distinguished Men Fell Thus
in the General Engagement-Veterans
Lost From Both Houses-Loss Of the
Speakers Lieutenanis and the Houses
Orators.

| For a Presidential election that was
/ such a sweep there are numerous Re-
publican toga wearers and members of
the lower or popular branch of Con-
gress who have been left outside the
lbreastworks. The belated returns show
a brother saved here and there. but at
best the fighting ground is strewn with
the MANNED and wounded. Irreverent
| Washington prefers to know them as
lame ducks,' many of whom will come
hobbing along for Federal appointments
at $1,000 or more per, when the hur-
rahing at the next Inauguration is over.
| 1t looks now as tho several distin-
guished Republican Senators were
headed for private life unless the new
President chooses to take care" of
them. First and foremost among them
will undoubtedly be Senator Joseph
Benson Foraker, of Ohio. OF course. his
reelection has been regarded as inn
possible ever since the Standard OIL let
ters were given to the public by Mr..
Hearst. Whether the Ohio Legislature
elect this Fall at special session or
not new Buckeye Senator is Ultimately
assured. If the Democratic Governor
is to have the appointment of Senator
for a year it will be ex-Gov "Jim"
Campbell. who once defeated Mr.. Fo-
raker for Governor of Ohio, and who
has been dividing his time between New
York and Ohio ever since he left the
| Governors chair.
| 1t is long time since there has been
a Democratic Senator from the Middle
West. Ohio had the late "CaP' Brice
and Indiana had Turpie and Voorhees,,
but they were displaced some 10 years
ago and more, as that big belt of States
began going Republican.
The Senator From Ohio.
There will be half dozen aspirants
| Co II Irn, ne,
tative Theodore E. Burton, of Cleveland,
entered the Senatorial race some weeks
| ago. He wanted to come to the Senate
| to succeed the late Mark Hanna, and
Senator Foraker tried to help him to
an election. There have been rumors
| that Charles p. Taft, the half-brother
| of the President-elect, would like a
term in the Senate, and he might be-
come formidable candidate. Ex-
Speaker, ex-Maj.-Gen. and Representa-
| tive ]. Warren Keifer, of Ohio, also
! wants to come to the Senate, but he is
probably too old to win the race, should
there be Republicans enough in the
Legislature to elect Senator of that
| political faith.
Probably Senator Foraker will not
| want any office. He has a large and
lucrative law practice in Cincinnati, but
there Is some conjecture as to whether
Mr.. Taft, when he becomes President,
might not generously offer him some
important diplomatic post abroad. For
the incoming President received his
first Office as Judge by appointment
from Foraker when the latter was Gov
ernor. and has always felt a keen ap-
probation of it.
The Democrats have won the Legis-
lature in Indiana for the first time since
1886. 1t means the retirement of Sem
atcr James Hemenway, who used to be
t,Qf frpn fI4
Committee and who was Speaker Can
mons first lieutenant there. In all prob
ability he will be taken care of when a
Democrat succeeds him. That Demo-
crat undoubtedly will be John w. Kern,
the defeated Democratic nominee for
the Vice Presidency, or Tom Taggart.
the Democratic National Chairman in
1904. Whatever offices the Democrats
have won in Indiana, that State will
surely become again hotly contested
ground between the two parties The
new Governor, Thomas r. Marshall,
VIII hold for four years, whereas ex-
Attorney-General Harmon, who is elect
ed as Democratic Governor of Ohio, viii
hold for but two years.
Harmon, Marshall and the Democrat
ic Senator from Indiana will become big
National lights Of Democracy. They
and Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota. are
likely to comprise most of the galaxy
VI WHICH IuIure standard
bearers will be chosen.
The Speakers Lieutenanta.
Great as Speaker Cannon's triumph
mas been, not only in his own district
but nearly all over the West at Tucs.
days elections, good friends of his were
struck down on every hand on the
HooSier battlefield. He was very much
OF an issue there, and perhaps the yot-
ers added power to their blows in his
name. Representative Jim" Watson.
who has been defeated for Governor of
the State, was the Speakers whip in
the National House, and used to cheer
the Speaker, when he had the blues, by
robust rendering of Gospel HYMNS.
Representative Jesse Overstreet, of the
indianapolis District, who has sue
cumbed to Democratic forces, was an
other of the Speakers favorites. 1t |
need be no surprise if both MIR. Watson
and Mr.. Overstreet Joined the throne
OF ofiice-seekers from Indiana curing
the next Administration. Representa- !
tive Charlie" Landis, the silver-toneued |
orator, who also has fallen outside, will |
want Federal office.
Colorado and Nevada have chosen |
legislatures that will elect United States |
Senators this Winter. The Democrats |
however, cannot gain in the Senate
from those States. as both the retiring
Senators are Democrats, the only ones
in the present Senate from north of \
Mason and DiXon's line. Senator New
lands Will succeed himself, as Nevada
mas Democratic Legislature. The vet
eran Senator Teller, of Colorado, who
was formerly Secretary of the Interior.
and as Republican walked out of the
ST. Louis Convention of 1896, is now
very old, and is not a candidate to suc-
ceed himself
New Senator's.
or course, Gov. Cummins, of Iowa
s assured of seat in the Senate after
March next by reason of the result
If the November primary in thar State.
)ut as much was assured almost from
he day of the late Senator Aliison's
ieath. Several other Senate changes
we're also assured by the balIoting, such
IS the election of Gov. Coe I. Crawford,
# South Dakota, and of ex-Assistant
'ostmaster-General j. L. Bristow, of (
Kansas, but all that was forecasted by {
senatorial primaries in the West in the
SUNNI. and early Autumn. All in all.
here will be number of interesting
lew faces among the class of 81 Senao
ors who take the oath of office at the [
ime the next President is inaugurated c
)ne of them will be the new Senator :
rom New York to take the place of '
enator I. c. Platt. A dozen New York q
republicans will now be vieing for that {
oga. as the possession of 1t will prob !
bly, entitle the wearer to be considered ,
he leader of the party in the EmDire =