The Washington herald., 1913-11-24
With the Political Procession.
BY r. n. q.

Congressional duties here in Washing
ton and had become a notable figure In
affairs. He is yet three years under the
seventy mark and blessed with the vigor
of fifty, so that his interest in the fu-
ture of the real Republican party Is not
abateT Possibly his soul Is narrowed
some to see his fine old district repre-
sented by a Progressive who takes pains
to put the word Progressive very much
in front Of the word Repnohcan' out
there are hopes for recovery.
Mr. Hopkins' hope continues strong
for a general shift of things In Illinois
another year, with a marked coming
back of Republicans who failed TO con-
meet in the crash and smash OF lsl-.
Out of twenty-seven House members
from the State, the really righteous he.
publican number. but four, as against
three overzealous Progressive and t"en-
ty Democrats.
Less than twenty years ago the Demo
Gratis were glad to have a half dozen
members from Illinois and II the de-
signs of Chairman Woods and Secretary
Eversman are carried out. the next dele
CATION will see the present score OF
Democrats cut down to something near
the old time figure.
The lewis lack of lament over what
Illinois has not gotten from the first
Democratic gift shop. In operation since
1899. was not duplicated by other emil
nent and anxious ones OF the ]. Ham
constituency in or out Of the State dele
cation.
When some one ventured the remark
that Illinois did better during the two
Cleveland terms there was a quick rus
Ting OF records, with the result that they
showed hardly as much for eight years
ha eight
months. and ]. Ham smiled.
Really the Cleveland disposition did
not incline to favoring the regular DEM
ocratic organization in Illinois, as Gres-
ham. the Secretary of State In the second
administration had been a Republican
until defeated in his aspirations Also
he really belonged in Indiana.
Lambert Tree. the Minister to Belgium,
was the lone diplomatic official from
Illinois. and no real Democrat from the
State had high Federal place with a
White House commission. Possibly the
administration thought that Illinois had
enough with Vice President Stevenson,
who did not happen to be in accord with
all views of the big blum man doing
business his own way.
Junior Brown Of the famous old Second
district of West Virginia. is still smiling
Joining district of his State. Represent
atiye Brown gave cordial welcome and
CONGRATULATIONS to Mansfield Neeley, the
new member from FaiTmont. the more
because the victory indicated a general
stiffening up of things in the State after
the close call OF last November, and
Brown expects a larger majority on his
third-term trip. It was evident after
the Neeley election. that the Senator
Watson organization meant to retain Its
grip on things in the State, even II no
senatorship is near and the building up
process will not be confined to the
Neeley district alone. Junior Brown has
merited the appreciation of the Watson
machine by minding his own business
and keeping out of any Senatorial side
shows.
He may want to be Governor in 1916.
but a majority for Congress next year
will aid the Governorship ambition won
derfully, and the gray matter In the
Brown cerebrum appreciates that fact
fully.
II is evident they read The Herald out
in Cadiz Ohio. the richest town OF its
size in the world. With a population OF
something over a hundred dozen people
Cadiz has four national banks ana
cevoutly thanks the sheep on thousand
Ellis and the good old DAYS Oh a proteC-
tive tariff for the fact. Following The
Herald paragraph on the possible yearn-
ing of Gen. n. A. Hollingsworth for q
second term in Congress and the repub-
IIcation throughout his district, the hne
old soldier has decided to try 1t again
Several of his voting constituents and
admirers live IN Washington On govern
ment pay, and they took pains to let him
know they were for him, ard also that
they read The Herald.
Now comes clippings from all over the
district telling OF the Hollingsworth SEN
timsnt also telling OF some unlooked-tor
opposition which is irritating rather than
important While Hollingsworth himself
has never overworked the soldier record
proposition. il is evident that his CA
r. enrolment is going to do him good.
especially as next year will see nearly
the last Of civil war veterans on Con-
CressionaI tickets. The soldiers OF nifty
years ago are few in Congress now. and
Ohio has but one-Gen. Sherwood. a
Democrat, of Toledo. Only one other
civil war soldier from the North is in
the House-Sanford kirkpatrick. OF Iowa
But six Union veterans are in the Sen
ate-Knute Nelson of Minnesota, Perkins
of California, du Pont of Delaware. Con
of West Virginia, Bradley OF Kentucky,
and Warren of Wyoming. What won the
g. A. r. folks will proclaim for final
honoring of comrades like Hollingsworth,
who went in at sixteen and remains
young enough for long period of service
from a district now safely republican.