The Washington herald., 1913-11-01

oale hoI ooternor coming from the Blue
Ridge Northern range OF counties. The
Chiffon people are entitled to another
Senatorial term. and beside the Southern
half OF the State has had mighty few
senators Of either political faith in the
hood.
Inc extreme southwestern corner of
fennsylvania, comprising the Twenty-third
congressional district, promises night OF
tne oid-fashioned sort from now on with
the hepuoiicans under the Penrose lead
ership taking the aggressive side. This
district has long been a famous one in
Pennsylvania, and prior to last years
general smash Of things, usually regard
ed % very much Republican. Thomas
s. 'Crago, of waynesburE. made n
heroic fight for a second Tern, ana IL
was no fault OF the Crago organization
that he lost out. Hence his efforts since
last NovembeT's fatefm day TO get the
district In shape, not only for his nom
ination. but for election. Craeo made a
mighty clever impression during his
short Congressional service in Washing
ton, and his efforts for vindication will
be watched with more interest than is
usual in Congressman who failed to
reach a second time. The district is
normally Republican and the Democrats
are not even putting 1t in the doubtful
column for the future. The Democrat
chosen over Crago last year is wooda
Nicholas Carr. of Uniontown. and thanks
10 the Progressive party he had a big
plurality over Crago. who remained an
old-fsshioned Republican. The combined
Republican and Progressive votes would
have left Carr 5000 in the minority. bur
ne reJoiced that a plurality turned the
trick The name OF Crago is an odd
one and no one else OF the name has
ever come to Congress from any State.
me district for that matter, has had
a habit OF picking Congressman with
odd or unusual names in other years,
and Edward SculI. OF Somerset, a mem
Der In the old Mckinley days, was the
only one OF his name enrolled as a Con-
gresham. Back of ScuII the district
was represented by John r. Edie, also
OF Somerset. and he served two terms
before the civil war, going into the con-
hict as lieutenant after his Congress
sional service ended. Jesse Lazear was
another member with a name unknown
before or since on the Congressional roll
call. He was a banker and served two |
terms without attracting much attention. |
The present member has the unusual |
Christian name Of. Wooda, without Of |
tering n footnote to explain its origin. |
other Pennsylvania members who went |
put with last years breakup and who |
expect return with the elections of |
/ year hence are Daniel Lafean, of York.
and b. X. Focht, Of the Franklin dis
riet. Both Lafean and Focht had
achieved prominence in the delegation,
md. like Crago, are expected to come
n md in F,Hn- .l.-
'eal Republican party is restored to
'ower throughout Pennsylvania.
Col. birmingham, paper magnate
rom the Oswego and Watertown region
N New York State, stopped over in
this week on a little we'd
ling journey TO Hot Springs. Not all
he joys of bridegroom at the age of
hree score could calm the soul Of
brother Birmingham when he discussed
he political situation in his own State
rhe Birmingham eloquence would have
made glad the standpat old-fa shioned
republicans in Congress. who hope for a
'etting back to the old basis a year
lence with no Progressive friIls. The
voice was for a steadfastI
dherence to the faith of the fathers and
10 compromise with the Roosevelt or
in New York-an organiza ton
which Birmingham describes as going !
cry much to the scrap heap in the
PIPER range OF counties. While originally
4 OswegO, where he retains business
Cot Birmingham has not a {
ersonal acquaintance with Luther {
Wright Mott, the ambitious young Re-
ublican now serving a second term in
congress from the famous old Oswego 1
istrict. The Birmingham impressions Of
lott gained in Washington are that the :
oung man knows his business and will
OF be led astray by any Progressive
ropositions in the campaign for a third
erm.