The Washington herald., 1911-12-13
WITH THE POLITICAL PROCESSION

Charles Dick, late Senator from Ohio
looked in on the Republican National
Committee session yesterday and was
given cordial greeting by the older men,
bers who recalled that he was secretary
in the days of the Hanna chairmanship
prior TO the 1900 campaign. Dick came to
Congress early in the first Mckinley ad-
ministration and had been chairman of
his State committee. He wanted TO con-
tInue as secretary in 1900, but the Indiana
contingent, in alliance with the East,
wanted Perry Heath. Although Hanna
rrefered Dick, he had to do some de-
ferring and Mckinley offered TO talk ii
over with Dick and make il easy. So II
was Mckinley, President and caHdi-
date, who smoothly put it to Dick ike
this: Dick, a man grows great IN his
own State. Any honors you may expect
I'm the future, whether 10 continue In the
House. or be Senator, governor, or. even
higher. YOU must first have Ohio back of
YOU Now. take my advice, give up the
National Committee, he State Chairman
again. and YOU will not regret il.
This Is the last time l viii ever be
a candidate for office" added Mckin-
ley. and 1 want my own State to
give me the largest majority l have
ever had. You are the only one who, as
chairman, can bring this about DO this
and | promise you wln not regret IL
Dick pondered some and accepted. He
then planned to be governor, but Hanna
pulled out an old promise made by Nc
KinIey to Herrick that the latter should
he governor. and again Dick took his
medicine. but managed the Herrick cam
paign. Then he managed the second
Hanna Senatorial campaign, and Few
weeks after election Hanna died and Dick
stepped into the Senate for seven years,
making good the Mckinley prediction
that long service with the State COM
mittee would bring adequate reward.
There is renewal of the talk that Dick
NAV be called into the Tart organization
TO build up things again in Ohio, and his
presence with the committee yesterday
added to the impression that the Taft
people are reaching out for general
building up of things in the President s
own state long before the Ohio delegates
are chosen.
Harvey c. CARRIER had a busy day in
Washington after the Harmon man.
ayers learned by The Heralds political
procession column that Harvey came
so soon after what had jubilantly been
called a Harmon ovation. Not only did
the Harmon Democrats hasten to seek
out CARRIER and learn II he could not
take a more cheerful view of the gov
ernor's standing in Ohio, but the big
political writers of the Eastern journals
who had come here for the Republican
meeting sought CARRIER out to learn a
few inside truths about the Harmon power
in Ohio and elsewhere.
The greater significance was attached
to the CARRIER talk because he remains
on the National Committee, and his long
service as State chairman and in Con-
gress gave him a personal following
which IS loyal to him in spite of his
Harmon opposition. IL was remarked.
too. that several of the Ohio delegation
in Congress who paid proper Difference
and compliment TO Harmon during his
stay did so because He IS governor
rather than because of his Presidential
ambitions Several Ohio members slip
ped quietly into the CARRIER room. and
they were given confidential talks one
at tiTne.
Senator Frank obadiah Briggs, Of New
Jersey. was given some good-natured
chatting by his Republican friends be-
cause state senator Colby has announced
himself candidate for the Briggs Sena-
torial seat in Washington, Along with
this announcement Colby hands out
statement insisting on the nomination OF
Roosevelt for President.
Untn recently la Toilette was the
choice Of Colby. who calls himself a pro-
gressive Republican but the sudden turn
OF things for Roosevelt. at least in the
has caused Colby 70 do some
turning. with the intimation that Roose-
welt stands for all that la Toilette rep
presents. and then some. This Colby out
burst did not cause any apprehension