The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-29

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At one time Mfr. Sherman was
chairman of the national RepHb-
lican congressional committee,
which shows that his reputation
as a politician got outside Of the
Utica district. 1t was then that he
became mixed up in the Roose-
lt-Harriman episode, natural
ly a very hot situation.
There is one honor done our
wise presidents that I had almost
forgotten. Theirs is the proud
privilege of having their busts
stuck around in inches in the
senate chamber. Sunny Jim
has the further distinction Of
having "specs" on his bust, the
first time, it is believed, that
glasses were ever busted in this
way.
speaking Of Orators.
Mr.. Sherman is not the only
candidate for vice president.
There is Thomas Riley Marshall
of Indiana. The Hoosiers callihim
Tom Marshall, and the whole
country will soon get the habit.
Marshall was elected governor, of
Indiana because of his oraory.
Now, it takes some orator to do
that in Indiana. 1t is q land of
orators, as we'll as of "best sell
lers." There is Beveridge, to say
nothing of Kern and Shively.
There also are the Landis brothers
And there in other days were Oli-
yer P. Morton, BENJAMIN Harri-
son and Dan Voorhees,, the "Tall
Sycamor6 of the Wabash"
Marshall is not a tall syca-
more" On the contrary, he is
short and il he were not a candi-
date for vice president would be
described as skinny. But you
you know how some men of that
type can talk. Marshall is one of
them. He got the Hoosiers going,
and they have been fed high class
rhetoric and moving periods for
generations.
In the beginning OF the cam
paign somebody said that Cover
nor Marshall was a great-grand-
nephew or something Of Chief
Justice John Marchall. and the
tale went all over the country.
You have observed how lie like
that will travel once it gets start
ed. This caused a real descen-
dant Of Chief Justice John to ut
ter indignant denial. He said the
governor belonged to a different
breed of Marshalls. All right. III
Tom has not the distinction Of
being related to John, neither has
John the distinction of being re-
lated to Tom. This tub can stand
on its own bottom. What is a
matter of pedigree between DEM
ocrats anyway? Almost anybody
can have ancestors, but only a.
few men can run for vice presi-
dent.
Mr.. Marshall is not politician.
his first Office being the governor
ship. To this he has been elected
twice. The first time was in 1908,
when he carried the state by 49,
900, although Taft had 10000 the
other way.
Opposed Taggart.
In his first term Marshall had
an adverse senate, yet made him
self so popular that he swept the
state a second time and carried
everything with him. He then had
memorable battle with Tom
Taggart, the state boss of him
own party, over the United States
senatorship. Marshall won a VIC
tory in the election of John w.
Kern, who, by the way, was
the Democratic vice presi-
Dental candidate four years
ago. Woodrow Wilson, Marshalrs
running mate, also had a little ex-
perience in fighting the boss OIL
his own party over the matter of
a United States senator. Aspir-
ants for Democratic presidential
or vice presidential nominations
in 1915 should study this lesson
carefully. If they want to win
they should fight boss on the
election of senator. The only
difficulty with this program is
that by 1916 all United States SEN
ators will be elected by direct vote
Of the people and there won't be
any bosses.
Governor Wilson was born I'M
Wabash county in 1854, and was
graduated from Wabash college.
Even though not a "tall syca.
more" he is thus a Wabash man
all along the line. Admitted to the
bar in 1875, he has practiced law
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