The Washington herald., 1913-11-19

lbe very much sought by Pennsylvania
Democrats when they md he u regis
tered at the Willard. and especially BY
those who have longing hopes Of some
executive Appointment. In fact, Cousin
John viii hardly be lonesome = moment
while In town.
Thomas Kearns Is another distinguished
Republican leader from the West ex-
pected In Washington this week. and his
old friends can hardly realize that he
went out Of the Senate eight years ago
after serving part Of term from Utah.
lie has not been any less active In poll
ties as a private citizen than when hold
Ing Official place. and he VIII join other
real Republicans of the old-fashioned sort
| In dsvisinR plans for a general stirring
up OF things In the Rocky Mountain coun-
Try long before the 1916 campaign and
before the special convention OF next
yssf.
Senator Kearns was active in the Re-
publican national organization and the
Congressional committee work during his
four years In the Senate, and he was
dalek 10 get In touch with Mark Hanna
and The organization that won two great
national campaigns. He would like to
sss q return OF such organization methods
with little more OF the iron hand in
politics working righteously for the Re-
pubiisah way OF doing things.
Cornelius A. PugsIey. of PeekskiIl,
looked IN on Congress yesterday for the
fifst Time In many years. lamenting some
that few old friends were there, but re-
joielnR much that Democrats were in the
majority. They were a long ways on
from n majority In either House or Sem
ate when the eminent citizen and banker
OF PsekskiIl came here in 1901.
lie had but a single term and was
lucky 10 get that in those days OF Nc
Kinley and Hanna supremacy in Ameri-
can politics, not TO mention Platt and
| Depew in New York, with Roosevelt
coming in on the same day as Vice
President Even SO the PeekskilI Dem
ocrat enjoyed his short Congressional
service and he found a few Democratic
colleagues from other States yesterday
who told him that things were not half
bad for Democrats since they came part
way into power two years ago and all
the way In last year. AS Brother Pugs-
ley Is not yet an old man he may reach
some official place under the Democratic
administration. His old district remains
remarkably loyal to the Republican or
ganization and Pugsley will hardly seek
Possibly his preference would be for a
diplomatic post. but New York can hard
ly expect more than one big foreign ap-
pointment. Pugsley must have sighed
some over the Congressional changes of
ten years in his own State. FitzgenaId,
of Brooklyn, is the only member from
Greater New York City now in Congress
who served with Pugsley, while Serene
Payne is the only member from up State
who was here ten years ago. 1t is re-
markable that out OF forty-three House
members from one great State but two
survive the political changes OF ten
years. Several are dead, but the ma
jority lost out in the several campaigns
and especially in the campaign Of 1910.
Harry Garfield, the eldest son Of Presi-
dent Garfield, will be a very much no.
ticed guest during the White House we'd
ding festivities next week He will at
tract the more attention because he kept
out of politics. even IL offered splendid
opportunities after his fathers death. DR..
Garfield announced soon after graduation
in law that he would ieave politics to
Brother James and the conclusion today
is that Brother James did not do very
well at it. The two elder Garfields were
in law together at Cleveland for a time.
but, like his father. Harry had a liking
for college work and was proud to ac-
cept the presidency of his alma mater.
OF which his father was also a graduate.
James Rudolph was State Senator and
had a worthy ambition TO represent his
fathers old district in Congress. He
could not reach that honor and went
into the Roosevelt Cabinet, finally de-
serting the Republican party and going
over to the Roosevelt organization. This
aroused resentment among the old ad
mirers Of the father who could not con-
ceive OF a Garfield leaving the party.
II was at least some satisfaction to the
old line Republicans to resolve that
James Rudolph should never figure again
in party councils, however repentant he
might become, but as yet he has shown
no signs OF repentance, even excelling
Beveridge in enthusiasm for the Progress
sive proposition. Roosevelt and all.