The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-18
THE POLITICAL PROCESSION


mentioned in Washington save in the
Office of Senator Scott, Congressman Jim
Hughes, or the Post-ofice Department,
and then the mention generally meant
trouble or something wanted. Now comes
the agile and alert Jack Sheppard from
Williamson, asking that his beloved home
city be given a post-office building. Sena-
tor Scott. as chairman of the committee
that handed out such gifts, kindly De
slowed a SITE and no one blames Shep-
Pard for coming with ea ger step to get a
building.
But it s regarded as odd that a public
building for Williamson should be
magnet of sufficient strength to draw so
many Republican leaders of West Vir-
ginia to the National Capital Here, for
instance, is the Hon. Zachary Taylor
Finson, of Huntington, wonderfully i'm
pressed with the awful distress that
would envelop Williamson II new post
office building were not quickly given.
Then the Hon. Isaac 7. Mann ceased
entertaining his good millionaire friend,
George II. Smith, of ChilliCothe, and hur-
ried here to learn about the need of a
building a. Williamson.
A telegram was sent to Congressman
Jim Hughes and State Senator Hatheld,
urging haste in their arrival lest the
building for Williamson could not be Sc
cured at this session of Congress. Finally,
ere the shades of evening fell, there was
assurance that several altogether emf
nent and powerful Republican leaders of
West Virginia would be here to back the
Williamson post-oftice project.
1t may be the necessity OF getting the
new building or 1t may be something
else which is bringing the West Virginia
leaders here. There is talk of reorganiZ-
ing the party in the State, and West
Virginia Republicans who don't know
anything about Williamson are CORE
spondingly happy.
One lone Republican represents Indiana
in ongress-Crumpacker, of Valparaiso
and he is almost in his sixteenth year OF
service. Now that he has no Republican
Senator TO aid in the political and patron
age scraps, IS it any wonder that the
Crumpacker soul is sometimes vexed and
torn? With the prospect Of peace and
settling down TO work for the holstering
I'D of the administration cause in In
diana. what should come along but the
John {. Schaeffer string OF papers. press
ing Albert j. Beveridge for President.
Possibly not much was thought of them
in Washington, but those from Indiana
who know something OF the SChaeffer
zeal and pertinacity. not mentioning his
cash and the aid OF Louis Ludlow, are
a bit anxious. Something unusual has
long been expected from the Beverage
citadel but reaching out for Presi-
Genital honors was hardly in the list OF
remarkable possibilities, and II Schaeffer
continues there will be some hard-handed
work projected from this end of the Re-
publican national organization, with
call upon Harry New, chairman OF the
national convention committee, to get
busy without much olive oil flavor in
his methods.
Several members of the Republican
National Committee went from Wash
ington to New York very soon after
the committee had adjourned. These
pilgrims to Gotham FASTENED to have
talks with Col Roosevelt. One sPrIghtly
committee member who had a long
breakfast chat with Col. Roosevelt at
the Republican Club was Sidney Arthur
Perkins, of Washington State, and Sid
ney Arthur was quite eager to tell Of his
interview. According to Mr. Perkins, the
hitherto explicit remarks of Roosevelt
insisting that he was not and would not
be a candidate for President were very
emphaticany repeated with the post
script that he knew of no stronger Ian
suage that could express his intentions,
desires, or even expectations. This report
by Perkins has been duplicated by other
members of the committee who sought
out the former President in New York.
Col W. F. Cody. best known as Buff
falo Bill. came in from Arizona last
week and indicated his diplomacy by
leaving before election day. and then
by making no comment on the re-
suit. which he learned on arrival. 1t
happens that Col. Cody has business
interests throughout the Western coun-
try, and he is not inclined to mix up
in political scraps 1t has not been so
very many years since there was talk
in one of the Western States of sending
Buffalo Bill to Congress, but he modest
ly declined, preferring to continue his
thrilling amusement stunts rather than
undo his back hair in a session Of the
House. Although refraining from any
comment on the Arizona result, Col.
Cody was interested in hearing what
happened. as he has personal acquaint-
ance with almost every candidate on
both tickets.
Speaking of the Arizona result and the
assurance that Mark Smith is to be
Senator, several ardent Democrats from
Kentucky have suggested that as Mark
is from Kentucky It will be fitting to
give him an old-Kentucky-home sort of
reception and general send-off when he
comes to take his seat.
Thomas kearns, who served a term in
the Senate from Utah a few years back,
looked in on the scene of his former &C
tivities last week without expressing any
regret that he was a private citizen.
Kearns was chosen as a Republican, and
kept in the Republican procession with
unfagging step throughout his Senatorial
service.
"Oh, I have been out of politics in re-
cent years." responded Kearns when ask
ed about the Utah political atmosphere
OF to-day. II do not say that I have
exactly lost interest even If am a pri-
vate citizen, and II there is any need Of
activity on my part, 1 will respond. To
my mind the Utah sentiment is going to
back up President Taft. That suits me,
and If the present conditions in favor Of
the President continue, l see no reason
for me to chip in. However, If there Is
e movement toward Roosevelt, will get
busy, and there are others who will be
10 less eager to uphold the administra-
ton. The recent action of the National
Committee would seem to indicate that
the President is doing very well, thank
you, and will continue doing well as the
campaign for his denomination and re-
election progresses"
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