The Washington herald., 1911-12-11

/ IN 1uGlJlOu 10 h'IlS cosby, was lSAll4Sl
more brief than brilliant
Joe Brown. Of Georgia. runs better
when there is no Smith in the race.
With the Political Procession.
! The five Republican members Of Con-
gress from Philadelphia have had to
endure considerable ''jOshing" from Re
publican III, mbers Of other States over
1 Jhr ucieut Of the Republican candidate
for mayor and the election Of Rudolph
Blankeuburg. However, the one response
OF all the litigation is that Bldnken-
burg is d Republican, and that it was
at least letter than turning the city
over to Il Democrat. In fact, there is no
great show Of sorrow among the regula.
Republicans in Congress from Philadel-
phia, us they intimate that now B!anken-
burg has achieved his lifelong ambition
TO he mayor he Will become just as good
and loyal d Republican as any of the
old organization. Lvastways, there is Il
disposition to be cautious with him and
to encourage his support Of the regular
Republican ticket when it comes to State
>
For tie first time in many years there
is a. Democrat in the Philadelphia Con-
gresSiuuu :, xtet-MirhucI DunOhue-but
th~Ir al" predictions in plenty that he
Will not reach another year, but will
give way to IL good Fifth district Repub-
lean. who viii be carefully chosen by
thu party managers.
HH.- SlI a nd
tioniug among New York city members
of the House through Thursday and
Friday over the apparent reaching OUT
of Mayor Gayror for Southern dele
gates who might support him for
the. Democratic Presidential nOmina
ton. Il had not occurred to tn" dozen
and half city congressman. all Demo
cra,s, that Gaynor would indicate his
TrrsIdeutial ambition during his stay
here Il, a gues; Of the waterways CON
vention. hut. backed up by Crimmins
and others OF the Gaynor personal and
political rcJinuc in New York, the
mayor cut some figure, especially among
Southern members OF Congress and with
waterway delegates The general impress
sion is however, that the GayEOr move
ment Is not likely to be serious, espe-
ciaHy as it is not backed up by his own
State.
Henry Davis. United States marshal at
CleN Gland. holds the record Tor many ap-
pointmrnts and failures to he confirmed.
somehow IIemv has not secured the APP
probation Of Senator Burton. who has
been able to prevent confirmation and
keep Henry on the anxious seat when
Congress is in session. President Taft
long ago decided to be as stubborn as
Burton. and has been sending in
Henrys name to the Senate in add-
ton 10 giving him recess appointment
ami a place on the pay roll. So the
President sent the appointment up this
week for the fourth or fifth time.
Davis comes originally from the old
Forake. home. Highland County, Ohio,
and broke all records by securing office
a few months after settling in Cleve-
land. He quickly tied up with the then
prevailing Republican organic; ZION and
has been on the city or Federal pay roll
without a break.
The 'residen, evident intention TO
keep his appointees in office is rather
marked in cases other than that of
ago he appointed Guy d. Goff to be United
States attorney at Milwaukee. Senator La
Toilette has no personal objections to Goff
but preferred some one else and prevented
confirmation at the regular session. The
President sent Ill Goff's name again at
the extra session. also handing La Fol-
rette a marshal of his own selection.
Even that did not help until it was
indicated by the White House that the
Tyne 10, III
that OF Davis until confirmation was
secured. Finally La Toilette reIented
and GOf was confirmed.
Henry Waite a grandson of Morrison
R. Waite, once Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court, has been
picked for city engineer of Cincinnati by
Henry Hunt. the new Democratic mayor
who defeated the Cox machine. Waite,
like his father and brothers, had no
yearning for either law or politics, and
his father was a railroad president
Henry Waite has been representing a
West Virginia coal corporation in New
York as vice president, and indicates that
he does not wish TO wholly give up the
coal business. He is said to have unusu-
ally clever qualifications as a civil engi-
neer. and for that reason alone Mayor
Hunt wants him in Cincinnati
The turning OF great mems sons and
grandsons to pursuits other than political
las been much remarked IN recent years.
Scott Hayes, the youngest son of Presi-
dent Hayes, has long been in electrical
lines at New York. while his brother
rutherford has been contented banker
at Fremont. Harry Garneld, the oldest
son of the President. is a lawyer, but
kept out of politics, finally becoming
president OF a college and leaving the
political game to brother James. Presi-
dent Harrison's son. Russell B., essayed
a little politics, but quickly gave IL up.
Grants sons seldom InuIcated any in
terest in political affairs, and Gen. Fred
Grant was active for a time in New
York. forgetting it all when given
in the regular army Alan
Arthur. son OF President Arthur. has
lived abroad In recent years, giving no
signs Of interest In American politics.