The Washington herald., 1913-12-12
With the Political Procession.


Senator Emu Root came down on the
Congressional wednesday night and every
other passenger on the club car had just
read In the evening paper Of the $4,000
in gold Noble Prize voted the distinguished
statesman.
A half dozen passengers who knew the
Senator greeted him with congratulations
10 which he modestly responded. and all
others on the car were at once wonder
fully Interested In citizen who had
won such distinction, while those who
greeted the Senator did not fail TO mem
ton the little matter OF $4,000. some OF
them were more intent on congratulate
ing him for his splendid speech to the
real Republican organization in New
York last Friday. The Hon. Elihu was
assured that not only his speech but his
subsequent operations Of the organization
have had wonderful approval by Republi-
cans outside OF New York. and that the
one days work gave zeal 70 party lead
ers in ali sections Of the country-a zeal
that will continue unabated and be given
another quickenIng when the national
committee meets next Tuesday here In
washington.
Senator Root responded TO his friends
on the train that he appreciated fully
their. expressions, and added that he had
been receiving words OF approval from
all sections indicating a general getting
back to form on the part Of the righteous.
Incidentally there was remark that
the Senator is remarkably active, as he
had left Washington early in the morn
ing for a two-hours conference in Goth
am town and was In Washington the
L. (o~
Col. Melville N. Gillette. who clans
Newark. Ohio. as a voting residence. but
has big corporation connections keeping
him East and West. arrived in Washing
ton yesterday to arrange for q winter
home.
From the day Col Gillette took up his
residence In Ohio he has been active in
Republican affairs and once aspired TO
be State auditor, making a dash in the
convention that rather took the breath
Of the old managers who discovered that
Gillette had hardly acquired a political
citizenship in the county OF Licking. He
did not get the nomination. and with the
Increase of corporation interests did not
regret the fact later, but has been no
less active In party affairs.
His county is inevitably thrown into
hopelessly Democratic district by either
party, or Col. Gillette would enjoy q term
or two here in Washington.
He laments all that has happened In
Ohio, especially the fact that every offi-
ciaI in the Statehouse at Columbus Is a
Democrat, but promises remarkable
shift another year, along with the cleo
ton Of at least eleven Republican Con-
- A1fWR ~
business at this end of the line.
James AIbertus Tawney. who con-
cIuded eighteen years in Congress as
chairman OF appropriations and failed
to connect with a tenth nomination.
thanks to the highbrow agitation 30
general in 1910. has been in Washington
this week. calmly at work as a member
of the international Commission, but
not unmindfuI Of the political presenta-
tion day by day. The commission to
which Tawney was appointed, without
a days loss Of salary, has to do with
all boundary questions between this
country and Canada One other states
man, George Turner. from Washington
State, Is a member, and White Busoey
went from Speaker Cannon's confidential
duties of the commission are not arduous.
but at least keep members and employees
thoughtful without loss Of interest In
tks pending political discussions, includ-
ing the return Of Uncle Joe Cannon to
Congress and the Speakers chair.
As Tawney was appointed to his pres
ent place by Roosevelt, there were some
awkward situations for the Gopher
statesman in last years campaign, but
he took all the greater interest In the
Canadian boundary proposition and
avoided complications.
Tawney has always been proud to tell
that he was a blacksmith in youth, then
a machinist. and won his way TO the
law by saving his money and studying
at night. His home was winona- which
was also the home of William Windar,
the great Republican figure Of Minnesota
thirty years ago and young Tawney grew
up under the Windam wisdom and In
spiration-
How hard It is for some Of the Re-
publicans, especially those anxious for
office, to get away from the word PRO
gressIve" in their semi-literary output
Here is Milo Shanks, who left Washing
ton five years ago TO run a newspaper,
and also to run, for Congress In the
Elmira, New York. district, so long
dominated by Sloat Fassett and John
Dwight The inevitable Shanks exhala-
ton in friendly columns begins with the
familiar preliminary-"while he has al