The Washington herald., 1911-12-19
THE POLITICAL PROCESSION

The New Jersey Democratic contingent
in Congress, including Senator MARITIME,
admitted en- masse q good deal of Ella
ton yesterday over the output Of Vice
Chairman Hudspeth, the New Jersey
member of the National Committee.
Hudspeth was thought to have become
/ lukewarm in Wilson's cause, but his
| latest utterance all but puts Wilson IN
the White House. He says that Wilson
is really stronger outside OF New Jersey
| than at home, but he adds IF that
were possible" Then he announces that
the newspapers do not adequately report
the real Wilson enthusiasm as II is
found by Wilson managers, who are
stirring 1t up. Anyhow, Wilson will be
nominated. almost If not quite by accla-
nation" is the summing up of Hudspeth.
who, like all reconverted sinners, has
an excess OF enthusiasm.
They are still comforting in Colorado
about the Senatorial vacancy. week
ago there was a stir at both ends OF
the line, with frequent long night tele-
graphic letters between Washington and
Pueblo conference agreed upon a COM
latter town, a conference that sought
a way TO give Colorado another Sena-
tor, and a Democrat, while the legisIa-
! ture has that style of majority The
! Pueblo conference agreed upon a COM
mittee Of truce to meet to-day with a
similar committee representing Speer an
active Senatorial candidate in Denver.
Even so. there is not much hope that
Gov. Shafroth will call a special SEES
sion Of the legislature, as he has re-
sisted the limit OF political and personal
pressure up TO date.
Congressman Rucker. Democrat,
who has been favorably considered as
a candidate for Senator has kept In
| touch with the home situation, indi-
eating a willingness to subordinate his
personal ambition if there is only a
session called and the State given full
representation here at Washington.
George Bartlett, late Democratic Con-
gresham from Nevada. has come to
| Westinghouse a lawyer this time-and
indicates no regret that he Is not in the
! Political running. The temper Of Bartlett
is ever sweet. and he signifies his pref
erence for that sort of legal work in
Nevada, New York. and Washington that
calls for technical knowledge of mines
and the precious metals of the earth To
brace himself the more thoroughly for the
expert handling OF cases concerning
mines and the output thereof Bartlett
matriculated as n student IN n mining
school after he had served Nevada and
the nation in Congress 1t seemed n bit
odd at first to be going to school again
! after several years of law and politics.
All this will not prevent a careful con-
sideratiOn of the Democratic sentiment in
! Nevada when ii is time to elect delegates
! to the next national convention, and as
Nevada will have but six delegates,
Bartlett will know them all and may be
! one. He has refrained from indicating a
| Presidential choice aside from mention
ing Harmon's apparent hold on parts Of
| the State.
| Col. Carl ]. Hoster. Of Columbus
paid a visit Yesterday to Washington
Col. Holster has not actually been in
politics at home. save as richly APP
pareled soldier on a governors staff. and
that is hardly a political appointment. He
is, however. the president Of the Ma
tional Association OF Brewers. represent
, to mention immense political power, es-
pecially in close States, districts, and
/ counties.
Not only Jim Watson. but other Repub-
, llcan visitors from Indiana are handing
it to Chairman Lee, Of the State commit
tee, who stirred up a distress of a single
day by declaring that Taft could not
! carry Indiana Watson lost no time in
| making retort that Lee had been wanting
Office all his life and had failed to reach.
He is simply sore that the office has
| not come to him after much effort" he
said. Let me remark that Indiana will
come across in the national convention
with a solid vote for Taft and do equally
we'll at election time"
! Other HOOsier Republicans tell that Lee
was once almost appeased when told that
he might be appointed consul to some
| foreign shore He was told to look over
the list. ard he picked the ten best places
| IN the map-London, Paris, and so on;
places out of hts reach. fCr Obvious and
various reasons and when thus informed
he was inclined to anger. with the sub
| saOuent open declaration against the ad-
ministratiCn. according to Watson, there
! is no serious demand in Indiana for Bev-
eridge as n Presidential candidate, and
| the Watson information is that BCver-
idGe is busy writing books on Canada and
! Switzerland