The Washington herald., 1908-05-10

0Undt EDlliltGkAEESE IQM BuS9 preparing
for the big Presidential conventions
there is one man who proudly proclaim:
that he has neither ever aspired to, nol
held public Office, elective or appointive
This member is none other than James
NJ Guney-familiarly known as Col
Jlm"-at one and the same time the
largest single producer Of oil IN this
country, and of ideas for the Democracy
OF the keystone State.
That Col. Guney's record in this re-
speet is unique among the committeeman
a cursory glance at the political records
OF his colleagues and rivals serves amply
10 show. On the Republican committee
there are five United States Senators
Crane, Hepburn, Penrose. Ankeny and
Scott. OF Massachusetts. Idaho. Pennsyl-
vanIa, Washington, and West Virginia
and two Federal representatives, w. P.
BrownIow and Frank 0. Lowden. of Ten
nessee and Illinois, respectively. The
Democratic committee boasts OF one SEN
ator-Tillman, Of South Carolina-and two
members in the other wing of the Capitol.
J. c. F. Talbot and Henry D. Clayton, OF
Maryland and Alabama. Among former
Democratic members OF one branch or
other OF Congress are n. c, Blanchard, Of
Louisiana now governor of his State;
Richard R. Kenney. Of Delaware; Tom L.
johnson. OF Ohio; Martin ]. Wade. Of
Iowa; John E. Osborne. of Wyoming; and
among Republicans. J. ". Babcock, Of
Wisconsin, and Powell Clayton. Of Ar
kansas, Republican ex-goyernors are
Myron T. Herrick, OF Ohio; Franklin Muir
ply, Of New Jersey; Powell Clayton, Of
Arkansas; Murray Crane. Of Massachu-
sets. and John F. Hill, OF Maine; while
among former Democratic State execu-
tives are Ben Tillman, Of South Caro-
lima, and Osborne, OF Wyoming.
Several Mayors There.
A nice little mayors association could
be formed by Thomas Taggart. Demo-
cratic chairman, among his own commit
teemen He himself is q former executive
Of Indianapolis. James c. DahIman, rep
resentng Nebraska, occupies Omana's
chief chair, and Tom L. johnson, repre-
senting Ohio. does the same thing for
Cleveland, as all the country knows
pretty well by this time H. S. Cum
mings. Of Connecticut. besides marrying
the daughter Of a former mayor, was
mayor of Stamford for several terms. One,
Osborne, Of Wyoming's, numerous Of
fees has been that OF mayor OF Rawlins.
while George W. Greene, OF Rhode Isl
and, is a former executive OF Woon-
socket. Being { man of great socia-
bility, Tom Taggart. did he form this
little organization, would probably ex-
tend an invitation to join 10 Republicans
Levi Ankeny, OF Washington, first mayor
of Lewiston, Idaho, and Robert H. Todd,
of Porto Rico, until last year at the
head Of the government Of that island s
picturesque capital city.
An association OF State and county Of
ficers, elective and aDDOinttve-assembly-
men. senator's sheriffs, judges, and jus
tees, governors staff officers, &c
would take in probably 30 per cent Of the
combined membership of the committees.
Harry S. New, OF Indiana, chairman of
the Republican committee, would be the
logical head OF such an association: the
highest public elective Office he ever has
held has been that Of State senator. Two
Of his prominent colleagues. Senators
Penrose and Scott, Of Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, We're State legislators be-
fore they were promoted to the national
field. Daniel ]. Campau. of Michigan.
the nationally prominent hoTseman, and
Clark Howell, OF Georgia. would be we'll
known Democratic members. and from
the same side Of the fence also would
come Jefferson B. Browne. Of Florida.
". A. Rothwell, of Missouri and W =.
GOurley, OF New Jersey.
Among the numerous Republicans ELI
gible TO this intercOmmittee organization
are E. c. Duncan. of North Carolina.
A. Nj. Stevenson. Of Colorado: Charles F.
Brooker, Of Connecticut; Pearl Wight. of
Louisiana, and John G. Capers. of South
Carolina, who until the first Mckinley
Bryan campaign. was a stanch Demo-
Crat In the same campaign Stevenson.
Of Colorado, went over 10 the Democrats
but when the money question ceased to be
the paramount political question he re-
turned to his old love- and has remained
faithful ever since.
Some Are Defeated Candidates.
The defeated candidates for elective or
appointive office embrace about all the
committeeman on both sides OF the fence
not already mentioned, and some already
mentioned, as well. Prominent among
this corps is J. Edward Addicks. Repub-
iican, Of Delaware, who made Of that
State a seething political caldron what
years he frantically attempted to be-
come United States Senator from it.
Another dramatic. but not so Iong-drawn-
out defeat was sustained by John B
MeGraw. Democrat, Of West Virginia.
in 1899, when his rival committeeman
Nathan 3. Scott, beat him out by one
vote in the race for a seat IN The Federal
Senate.
w. A. CASTOR, of Massachusetts. has
twice been unsuccessful as Democratic
candidate for governor. His California
colleague, NJ. F. Tarpey, former presj-
dent Of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club
and one Of the big racing men Of the
West failed Of election as lieutenant
governor, and Greene. OF Rhode Island
was an unsuccessful aspirant for Demo-
cratic gubernatorlaI honors. Defeated
State and national legislative candidates
are far too numerous TO mention bv naue
and the same holds true of the dlssn-
pointed seekers after appointive public
positions in State and nation.
From all OF which it may be gathered
that the national committees are com
posed largely Of men who are veterans
In the political game, and that Col
Guf1ey's On-offlce-holding-and
record is tTuely unique so far as these
two bodies are concerned.
Picturesque Committeeman.
But the colonel cannot lay claim to be-
ing the only picturesque member Of the
committee, even though his Southern
colonel hat, pleated shirt, and Lord b.
ron tie form combination to delight tbs
keystone State newspaper cartoonists.
Col. 'Jim's' committee chief Is known
far and wide as practical joker. as well
as an astute politician and successful no.
tel proprietor. and stories Of his pranks