The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-14
THE POLITICAL PROCESSION

icontrol IN MS STATE IMAM ABOUT Lno pEOS-
poets Of electing Republican Presidential
leiectors. AS an observant citizen, the
Hon. Pearl knows what is doing by his
Democratic friends at home and he i'm
dictated a belief that Senator Foster. who
is contesting for another term, Will win.
This was discouraging to the friends OF
Congressman RansdeIl, who have been
hopeful of seeing him Senator, but they
insert that reports from Democrats still
give them much hope.
John c. Calhoun Mayo, Of Paintsville.
KY. who has long been looked upon as
a coming figure in Democratic affairs,
came to Washington yesterday for busi-
ness rather than politics. but found the
entire Kentucky contingent quite eager
to greet him and to speculate on future
political plans. Mayo has long been as
&, ISOLATED In a business way with Senator
Watson, of West Virginia, and the quick
entry of Watson into the Senate may
have stimulated the Mayo ambition.
Mayo has had a remarkable business
career with the development of Eastern
Kentucky coal and lumber lands, and he
started as a youth to tell capitalists out
| side of the State what was awaiting
! investment in the wild mountain regions.
He was telling at the Willard OF his
| first trip to New York in quest OF capt.
tai. He was little over twenty, and 1t
was his first trip East. He wore
Prince Albert coat and big white cloth
| hat, though it was July. When he stepped
of the ferry-boat on Manhattan Island he
was confused. almost stunned. There was
Wild chorus OF cries from cab drivers,
who all yearned to pluck this evident
ruraIite.
| Il want to go to the Gilsey House."
shouted Mayo. He had been told to try
that tavern. big, fat Irish driver
| shouted back: Mr. Breslin sent me
down after We. my lad" and John has
| tened to the cab.
He knew that a man named Breslin
ran the tavern, but wondered how Bres-
lin knew of his arrival
Once at the hotel, the swell-head clerk
of those days looked over Mayo's head,
and in supercilious style wanted to know
If he wished a room with bath or with
out
Somehow Mayo thought there was
something of a sneer in the way the
clerk said without" and he responded,
With bath. OF course" Then the clerk
announced that a very good room with
bath would cost 81 a day. This made
John gulp bit, but he supposed that
the price included three good meals like
my old Kentucky home hotels, and he
nearly had a fainting spell when asked
to pay s2.f5 for a breakfast.
'Oh, well. I know better now" said
Mayo. and we all have to learn"
Congressman Daniel r. Lafean. Re-
publican. who has served several terms
In the House from the normally Demo-
cratic district of Pennsylvania OF which
York and Gettysburg are the largest cit
les. came back this time somewhat hap
pier than usual His Joy was over the
election of his brother to be mayor of
York, by a majority of 49, The victory
was notable because York is normally
Democratic and the Campaign was one
of unusual features and general clash.
There was also some satisfaction to |
Congressman Lafean that his party car
ried almost everything else in sight this |
year, including sheriff, school board. and |
city council What is more, the Democratic |
managers had banners and posters |
throughout the county bearing the !
words: This is our sfogan-Np more |
Lafean"
There was something of slur in this
slogan that stirred the soul Of the La
fean now in Congress, and he got busy |
He kept autos and orators going day
and night in every school district making
responses to the enemy's slogan and
simply gathering in votes. II NAV have
been an on year, but not so for the La
fean brothers. who have frightened their !
grip on the two populous counties COM
prising the district, and they will be able
to indicate the delegates to the RepubIi-
can national convention without need OF |
aid or instruction from Washington.
There was quite a discussion Of a candi-
date at large for Congress by the Ohio
Democrats, who gathered under the Har-
monI smile during the governors visit
in Washington. This discussion indicated
that the governor and his political man.
ayers have no thought OF calling the
legislature in extra session for the pur-
pose of changing the districts The leg
islature is Democratic, but the governor,
as Presidential candidate, does not care
to risk having It on his hands
1t is rather distracting to some of the
Democratic members who came in with
the slide last year from normally Repub-
lican districts, as they had hoped for a
change that would insure safe Demo-
cratic districts at least one more term.
The present districts would normally
send fifteen Republicans and six Demo-
Gratis. but in recent years Democrats
like Gen. Sherwood, of Toledo; Cox, OF
Dayton; Denver, of Wilmington, and
Shary. of Elyrla, have been carrying Re-
publican. districts with ease and compIa-
cency. They are not so sure of Il in
a Presidential year, and think they de-
serve little help as reward for what !
they have done against big odds. n
Postmaster Goshorn, from Piedmont
W. Va, Joined other Federal oficehold-
ers in Washington yesterday, and 1t was a
made apparent that the post
masters are nervous over the report that .
Jim Hughes, the lone Republican in
Congress from that State. is to hand out
appointments from now on. Ii
Hughes himself admits having troubles [
enough in his own district with designs
Tor another term, without taking hold OF ,
the whole State. The visiting office I
holders are perturbed over the Hughes ,
story, lest II be true. There was also a [
Iuiet intimation that Postmaster General
Hitchcock may take a notion to confer i
with Virgil Highland, the new '
Of the State committee If the
Post=ofice Department does incline to $
consult Highland, there will be a has :
ening to the Highland bank in Clarks-
'urg,- and a consequent aid to the new {