Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-21
F|)SS 70 The FORE
covERNoR.ELEcT OF MAsSA.
chusETrS A VICE PREsi-
DENTAL POSSIBILITY.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence.1
Washington, Nov. 1s.-While presi-
DENTAL possibilities are being consid-
er as result of the democratic land
slide of Tuesday there is a good deal
of quiet talk in Washington regarding
the most effective vice presidential TIM
Der which the election developed. Gov
lernor-elect Eugene n. Foss. OF Mas
sachusetts, is by long ODDS the favorite.
| While Mr.. Foss was mentioned for
the second place on the democratic
ticket in 1912 at the time he carried
the strong republican district for con-
Rress. he did not loom up cne-half as
big as he does now as the next demo-
cratic governor Of a New England state.
| It is very generally agreed here that
Foss is the man for the running mate
Of the democratic nominee. Certalny
this is true IL the head Of the ticket
comes from the west. If the east should
furnish the nominee for the presidency.
then Foss' chances would not be SO
favorable.
| II is very true that the south every
| four years puts forward Its claim 20
place on the democratic ticket. II
argues that the section below the ONO
river can always be depe nded upon to
furnish solid vote for the ticket anu
that some recognition should be given
| it. This view has not prevailed. now
| ever, in great many years.
| The south Is too solid" II that sec
tons vote was doubtful. it would be IN
q position to negotiate for position, but
it has been the practice Of democratlc
conventions in the past to give the vice
presidential nomination to sectlon
where there were votes to be gained.
| According to the best posted poll
ticians here F'oss will certainly be OF
fered the vice presidential nomination
should Governor Harmon or some other
western man be named to head the
ticket. The brilliant record made by
the 1oyernor-elect in his race for con-
Rress and later in his fight for the gov
ernorship mark him as q winner.
whether or not Mr.. Foss would take
the democratic nomination IS quite All
other question. His intimate friends
.av that his ambition is to be the head
iof the ticket and that he would not
Iconsider the second place as long as
there was the slightest hope OF his be-
ling the nominee for presidency.
|! In any event the democrats VINO
n,a.n tn make the tariff the big issue
of the next presidential campaign feel
comfortable over the fact that thes
have in Foss strong and successful
I advocate Of revision who Is admlrapl!
located to take the vice presidential
nomination when the time comes
The result in Montana with lts ue
feat of Senator Thomas II. carter lo'
recollection TO the senate means that
the democrats have made net gam
of nine members in that body.
i Tor new democratic senators will be
a,acted hit the democrats will lose
Senator Purcell Of North Dakota who
was appointed by a democratic gov
iernor TO All out the unexpired term or
+ha late Senator Martin n. johnson. a
republican.
The latest reports from Montana
show conclusively that Senator Carter
! has lost his fight by what ls probably
the narrowest margin existing between
| tho narties in any state in the union.
Tho OFFICIAL canvass shows that DEM
ocrats will have fifty-two votes ana the
republicans fifty votes on joint paliot.
There are now three democratic
candidates for the senate from MOI
tana to succeed Senator Carter. Ihey
are r. 7. Walsh a rich lawyer. w. G.
Conrad a millionaire banker and min
ing man Of Helena and former Sena-
itor W. A. Clarke of Butte. Mr.. Con-
rad was a candidate for the vice pres
idency before the Denver convention.
Republicans entertain faint hope OF
vet capturing the legislature by con-
| testing seats OF two Of the democrats
now declared officially elected
| hss
REPRESENTATIVE James Hay OF Viz
1;nia who has been mentioned by some
Of his friends in the house as posi-
bile candidate for the speakershtp
against Champ Clark. was in this city
today. He did not admit that ne was
a candidate. but he had lot to say
aho,t the proposition to have COM
,,,,t+aa an committees in the house. 1t
was this:
"Refusal on the part Of the democra-
tic majority in the next congress to
create a committee on committees
would be, in my opinion, the repudia-
tion OF a great principle as we'll as a
fatal political blunder.
zone Of the burning issues in the re-
! cont congressional campaign was the
! question OF curtailing the power OF the
sneaker Of the house. Internationally
tho people Of the country have declared
In favor Of this curtailment. In my
Judgment the power Of the speaker
must be lessened, and the only effec-
tive way to do this Is to take from
him the right TO appoint the select and
standing committees Of the house anG
"a mace this power IN tho hands Of the
Nous. itself. Democrats Of tho house
a.. exnected to respond, and In my
oninion must respond, to tho wishes OF
the naople, No question OF expediency
nor desire to exercise powers % long
axercised by the republican speakers
could excuse Tho party Just voted into
nower In the house II 1t failed to carry.