Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01
SON IN. LAW OF ROOSEVELT
CAME NEAR BEING NAMED
FOR GOVERNOR.
FArhER.IN.LAWA AND ALICE
pIsAPPRovEp OF PLANS
Lonawerth May Finally Be Selected
For Senator From ohio-Dick Los.
ing Prestige and Machine May Seek
to Frame Up New sIate-Youns Men
Loom Up in Ohio.
Especial correspondence.f

Especial Correspondence.i
Washington. Aug. 1.-Politicians, in
Ohio and out Of it, are beginning to
figure that you can't lose Representa-
tive Mick" Longworth, son-in-law to
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt without
having half tried. in fact. without try
ing at all. Mick" just escaped being
nominated for governor of Ohio by q
hairs breadth. He would have been
named in all probability if George B.
Cox in the Columbus convention hadn't
headed off the movement by suddenly
throwing his strength to Warren G.
Harding. He came within q close shave
OF the nomination with his distinguish
ed father-in-law advising against 1t
and, If gossip speaks true, with his wife
telling him to keep out Of it. AT any
rate, she shook her head ominously at
her husband when the votes began to
roll in the Longworth direction.
Ut has been made quite clear that
Representa- tive Longworth is popular
and has many supporters among the
Ohio politicians and the talk which is
now beginning is that he may come to
the senate to succeed Senator Charles
Warren Dick. This movement has not
shaped up as yet, at least outwardly.
In some quarters, ''Boss" Cox is credit
ed with wanting to see Longworth in
the senate. And there is not much
question he will be given serious con-
sideration If the situation in the Ohio
legislature next winter becomes as
tangled as it threatens to.
Dick Losing Prestige.
Senator Dick is not in a strong posi-
ton with respect to his chances for re-
turn to the senate. He Is confronted in
the first place with the danger that the
republicans will lose the legislature.
He played good politics when he caus-
ed his name to go on the primary ballot
for the senate and got the endorsement
Of 100000 voters. But there Is enough
republican opposition to defeat him
II 1t crystallizes on anybody, and the
recent republican convention stirred
up added Ill feeling to him in some
quarters. Tho progressives or insurg-
ents, for instance, are sore at Dick and
his platform and BOSS Cox is dis
pleased because Dick didn't deliver GER
TAIN votes to Brown, the Cox candidate
for governor.
Former Governor Myron T. Herrick
is ambitious for the senate and will
not readily allow Dick to return to It.
Altogether, It looks as II there would be
something Ike a ree-for-all race with
number OF entries If the republicans
carry the legislature.
Alice ~ an Aid.
In that case, Longworth is almost
certain to be q factor. Personally, he
is popular. Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long
worth is something of politician her
self and will add to her husbands
strength. Wick" who used to be look
ed on out In Ohio as mere gay butter
fly Of wealth and fashion, is now taken
seriously. He is acceptable to the ma
chine leaders but has not made him
self offensive to the insurgents. Boss"
Cox has always had the young man I'M
der his wing politically and 1t is said
would like to see him in the senate.
The fact that Cox did not allow the
nomination Of Longworth for governor
in the Ohio convention does not mean
that the big boss of Cincinnati is I'M
friendly to him. Some folks have q
deep, dark suspicion that Cox expects
to see Harmon elected and didn't want
his friend thrown out where the po-
1itical dogs could chew hi INTO pieces.
lie S2N LOu8WOTCH was young elnO
could wait But II the senatorial pos
uation develops SO as to make it worth
while to push mick" to the front.
there Is no doubt the Cincinnati lead
er will be found boosting the game
alone.
Foraker in obseurity.
While Longworth and other young
men, like Garfield, are beginning to
loom up in Ohio, 1T Is noteworthy that
the name of Joseph Benson Foraker is
rapidly recedang into obscurlty. For
aker has his hosts Of friends and adj
mirers and they pulled together to
nominate Harding for governor. But
Foraker no longer yields influence and
soon Will be one of the distinguished
traditions Of the state. In the Colum-
bus convention, he got few votes for
governor, but sent in telegram refus-
ing to allow his name to be considered
His political decline has been sudden
and rapid. It is now possible to SEQ
moro clearly than 1t was at first how
potent ard deadly was the effect Of the
blow struck at him by the publication
Of the famous Standard Oil letters
about three years ago.