Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-04
THE STORY OF NICK
 LONGWORTHS' DILEMMA
SON-IN-LAW OF TEDDY AND IN TIMATE NEIGHBOR OF
 TAFT.
Attends Functions At the White House and Family Reunions At
 SagamOre Hill.
(By Jonathan WinfieldD

| Washington, Aug. 3.-Wanted: A happy medium. Suitable reward; will be cheerfully given to the deliverer of same to Nicholas Longworth, sixth seat, fifth floor, Hall of the House of Represen; atives, Washington, D. c. Home Address, Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio.
 1 The Ohio representative is in a political position probably more deli cate than that of any other man in public life today. With the President, his neighbor his friend and patty as sociate, calling to him on one hand and the former president, his father in-laW, and teacher, beckoning on th2 other, Nicholas Longworth finds him self at the parting of the ways, and perpleXed as to which to take.
 It is seldom, indeed, that a man may run for Congress in a D esiden- tial year ependcntly of the big tickets in he field. Longwcrth stands for Congress this fall and he is the plaything of three fates. The one which would be most complimentary | to him, is she would permit him to win the votes of his constituency on his own merits, aside from all party consider rations. That is not likely, not because Long worth is lacking in abil- ity, but because politics plays too important part in his district
 Another fate is she who guides the destinies of all the regular Republi- can candidates in Noveinper, the Taf- tian Fate. Will she so order things that a Congressional candidate may be borne to victory on wave of Taft popularity, or is it possible that a Roosevelt sympathiZer who is can didate for the lower house, may come in on the other tide? The latter happening would be in accordance with the possible ordering of the third fate. The question which most bothers the Ohioan is to which fate he should offer sacrifices.
 What he most desires is to dis caalse from their care of his des- tinies each one of these fates and to get enough votes to return him to his seat. He wishes to strike a happy medium, one in which he will not Ee tied to Taft or Roosevelt. MT Longworth thinks that perhaps this is possible but as he has as yet con- ceived no plan of operation
 | Taft and loyalty to Roosevelt is Mr Longworth's chief afflction. Presi- dent Taft has been a close friend o1 MT. Longworth for many years. Ii might even be said they were s;rug. sling politicians together, in the days when Taft was on the bench in Gin cinnati and Longworth sat in the Ohio state house of representatives. Long | T, ,,etD JN, T I.f !, assisted Longworth.
 On the other hand, Longworth is | Roosevelts son-in-law and wheI r Roosevelt was president, Longwortl helped him as best he could. Ant now when both pres dentian Damons ale in their sorest need of loyal Py thias, he who is in the position o t common Pythias to both, knows no which to follow.
 1t is no friendly warfare betweel the presidential candidates. Should : d-ongworth espouse the cause of on' he must cut the other adrift and th' issue is one so poignant that he cal
 hardly hope to assist the one an( claim the friendship or even maintain friendly relations with the other
 Sufficient to beat in mind hat Long
 worth's wife is Roosevelt's daughte
 and always heretofore a very loya : and intensely admiring daughter.
 There is eloquent testimony tt
 Longworth's confusion in the fact tha he has consistently held his peace Z since before the Chicago convention
 He will talk glibly Of sunshine ant / shadow, of polo or croquet. He vii not talk, however of tennis or sol -Rooseyelts and Taft's pastimes.
 In short, he finds it necessary tt rcligiously eschew an opinion on any thing which might prove a leading topic He finds such talk dangerous He will attend S.atc functions at tho white house and will attend famil, reunions at Oyster Bay. What ht says to the master of each place is never for publication.
 Charles P. Taft, the president blother has newspaper, which in fluences many thousands of votes il his home district and Theodore Roose welt has friends there who can tWis any action into a thing which is strik ingly significant, politically. Sc Longworth stands at the side of tho road and watches the traffic Aftel a while, certain band wagons will tra verse that road and will pass by his waiting place. Will he get into ont of them or will he tarry until eacl has passed and trudge along in theil lcombined dust clouds hoping to vii ihis goal by reason of the very con fusion of everything?
 D. c. Bybee, teaming contractor living at 669 Keeling Court, Canton