The Washington herald., 1913-11-19


Office. and was succeeded by William l..
Wilson, OF West Virginia, after his defeat
for Congress In 1894. Julius Sterling
Morton. Of Nebraska, was the Secretary
OF Agriculture, and Hilary A. Herbert.
Secretary OF the Navy. The former has
gone to the great beyond.
Secretary Olney, as head of the State
Department. had many conferences with
Senators in the cid. days, and he finds few
OF the old Foreign Affairs Committee on
the Senate roll call today. Morgan Of
Alabama, Jones Of Arkansas. Gen. Gordon
Of Georgia, Voorhees, OF Indiana. Black
burn and Lindsay OF Kentucky, Vest or
Missouri, German OF Maryland. David ~
Hill OF New York, Harris and Bate of
Tennessee, and Daniel OF Virginia were
the Democratic giants of those days, aud
all are gone. Secretary olney ihds
Lodge here still, from his own State,
but the fine old statesman. Hoar. who
was aItive on the Republican side dur
ing both Cleveland terms, was called
long ago. While there may DO soms
polite speculation as to the object of the
Olney visit at this time, and his first visit
in a long time no one In overcuriuus
about II. except that some Democrats
wonder II he may not be called into con-
sultation by eminent Democrats who
have long had regard for the oluey
aDllty as ulplonlat.
Thomas J. SculIy, Democratic member
of Congress from the South Amboy re-
gion OF New Jersey. came down for a sim
gle day 10 rejoice in the appointment OF
his friend Wittpen to hlsh ofiicial place
under a Jersey President and TO escort
Wittpen back TO Hudson County. In
cidentally, during his brief stay I'm Wash
ington Statesman scully enjoyed several
conferences with his friends, Secretary
Tumulty and Senator Hughes, without
overlooking a few other little matters OF
patronage desired for the shore line sec
ton OF the State, where the voting popu-
lation is a trifie fickle now and then.
Scully has not been very much In
Washington OF late, but he Is usually on
the job with frequency and soft step In
the regular winter sessions. For young
man of forty-three he has been active
enough in home politics without holding
much office. He was member OF the
board of education, Presidential cleo
tor in 1903, when It didn't count, and then
took a turn at being Mayor OF his home
town. He came to Congress easily
enough with the Democratic tidal wave
of 1910 and displayed the right political
spirit in seeking to increase his majority
better than two years before. Scully is
also proud OF being a native Of his State,
and half the Jersey delegation are native
born. Baker of Cape May, was born
in Pennsylvania: Mute in the Elmira
region OF New York State, and Brennan
in Scotland. Mccoy comes originally
from Troy, n. Y. and continues prac-
ticing lawyer of New York City. al
though he sleeps and votes in East
Nha NJ
Der OF the delegation, was born in Cleve-
land and his business operations are
also on the Manhattan side OF the North
River
Robert E Mansfield. recently promot-
ed TO be consul general at Vancouver,
reached Washington last night with Mrs.
Mansfield, coming directly from his late
post in Switzerland.
As a legal voter in Indiana Consul
Mansfield has not lost interest in Hoosier
politics or Hoosier statesmen. but he
may lament a little that he fails to find
that splendid aggregation OF good. wide
old-fashioned Republicans who used TO
do business for Indiana and the nation
on Capitol Hill. Not a single Republican
or Democrat in Congress when Mansfield
was first appointed to the consular serv-
ice is now on the Congressional roll call.
Fairbanks and Beveridge were the Sena-
tors and nearly every House member
was a Republican. Now not a single Re-
publican remains.
Mansfield is now under civil service,
thanks TO a Democratic President, and
is not making any comments on Indiana
politics. but he cannot forget the good
old days when father-in-law, Dom Jack
GoTdy, was State chairman and later
consul general to Paris. However safe
and content Mansfield may be in his
present high consular place, won wholly
by merit. he can be forgiven an occa-
sionaI sigh that his home State does not
offer the political diversion of other days
and the concentration of Republican ef-
fort every four years that made politics
a good deal of a business in Indiana.
John Wilson, fine old citizen and finan-
cial magnate of Franklin, Pa, has sent
word that he will arrive for the White
House wedding by Saturday. The Hon.
John happens to be a very proud cousin
of the President and is about the only
one of the many relatives on the Wilson
side who has piled up the kopecks with
smiles and satisfaction. also without
making any fuss about 1t.
The Franklin region of Pennsylvania
has given great fortunes to many indus
trious and long-headed citizens Of the
cousin John Wilson sort. and he has re-
joiced in being powerful in a business
way without seeking political honors.
The one lament of Cousin John is that
his home Congressional district did not
send a Democrat to Congress last year to
hold up the hands of Cousin Woodrow.
1t goes without saying that Cousin John
did his part to elect ]. P. Hines, the
Democratic candidate who, at least, ran
second, leaving Speer, the Republican in
cumbent, third in the race 1t was rather
agonizing to Republicans and halfway
cheering to the Wilson Democrats, for
once their candidate had more votes than
a regular Republican. Hulings, the Pro-
gressive, who pulled through with less
than 1000 plurality, and 5000 less than a
ma jority, was a Republican up to last
years detection, and lives at Oil City.
He did some good work as soldier in
the war with Spain, and served In the
Pennsylvania Legislature. He was early
in the Progressive movement last year,
and as yet has given no signs or going
back to the old party. Also 1t has not
been noted in his district that any serious
appeal for his return has been made
by the old-fashioned Republicans, who
are lining up with Senator Penrose for a
general getting back to form.
As Cousin John is coming here for
strictly social occasion he is not ex-
pected to talk much politics but he will