The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-04

cality. Fsirchild is a business man and
expert at figures.
He had time before reaching Trenton
to count up thirty-one Democrats in
Congress from Gotham town and con-
uguous territory in Jersey, representing
q population of 100000 people, while but
one Republican represented the host OF
Republicans who failed to vote the right
way year ago, and are sorry for IL
since.
The eminent citizen of Oneonta might
have done some more figuring and COM
pairing before the trail. reached Phila-
delphia. He could have taken the great
area of Ohio and Michigan. with a total
population Of 100000. just about that of
the thirty-one Congressional districts in
an area Of twenty-five square miles in
/ New York City and New Jersey. He
could have counted up thirty-three MEM
| bers of Congress from the two great
States, as against a nearly equal num-
Der from the territory no larger than
! three or four counties in Michigan or
Ohio.
Alas! that the Fairchild soul was not
cheered by the Republican representation
from Ohio with only three Republicans
out of twenty-five in the House. The
showing is better in Michigan, with only
two Democrats, and the New. York
statesman has had assurance sinde COM
ing to Washington that Ohio will do bet
ter another year.
Harry Lane, Democrat Of Oregon.
Term expires March g. 1s1s.' Such is
the biographical contribution of the new
Oregon Senator to the latest Congress
sionaI directory. While there is a slight
inclination to the freakish in such brevity,
the new Senator may be striking an
average as the biography OF Lafferty, a
House member from the same State.
takes up mos: OF a page. Lane was not
so brief in his first contribution, which
took up six lines and carefully incor-
porated the information that he had
graduated in medicina-and had served
four years as head of the Oregon State
Insane Asylum. Possibly the distinguish
ed alienist thought best TO eliminate all
references to past performances OF a
professional character. Even Lafferty
has cut down his life story about two
inches. but it still looms up the longest
in the book.
welIes, of Ohio. who is promised some
diversion as a possible candidate for gov
ernor next year. dropped out a few lines
Of his original contribution.
Woods, OF Iowa, now chairman OF the
Republican Congressional Committee. |
had a very modest paragraph in the first
edition. but has cut It down one-half in |
the latest volume.
wlngo, of Arkansas. has a single line |
in December, while in April he put up a |
considerable story OF past performances |
in politics and public affairs before reach |
ing Congressional honors.
German. of Illinois, also did some cut !
ting down. following the example of
Smith and Hamilton. the Michigan states
men who started the fashion Of a single
line.
William r. Hearst was much pointed
out as he came through the Willard way.
but he did not linger long, even with
New York Democrats. who happened 10
be in the immediate vicinity. The sug
eestion of Hearst as a possible candidate
for Senator has given shivers to real
Democrats. and some apprehension to
real Republicans, who feel he may gather
up all the odds and ends OF political
PARTIES while posing as a Democrat and
simply have a plurality when the votes
are counted.
Hearst himself is saying nothing. but
his smile continues and he went into
closed door sessions yesterday with some
of his ardent admirers from other States
than New York. indicating that while he
nay not be a Presidential candidate he
appreciates the fact that there is no tell
ng what may happen in two years, espe-
tally IL n popular elective Senatorial
lonor comes along a year ahead.