The Washington herald., 1913-11-03
With the Political Procession.
By r. D. G.

Thanks TO the shouting and tumult OF
the New York municipal campaign, with
the Incidental calling of almost every
tcandidate for Office a liar q perjurer, a
thief and all-around scoundrei. the two
Especial elections for members of Congress
have been overlooked even in Washing
ton. which Is usually watchful Of cam
paigns for seats In the House
The overwhelming interest in the cleo
Ition OF Mayor overshadowed concern for
the two vacancies In Congress from the
| Francis Burton Harrison district and the
one In which Timothy d. Sullivan was
elected last November. Harrison resigned
lonly few weeks ago 10 be Governor
General OF the Philippines. and Sullivan
ldied without taking the oath OF ONCE.
Both districts are reliably Democratic,
and while the Republicans usually make
a preparatory sort OF contest. they have
no hopes OF sending Republican mem
Der to Washington. The Democrats at
this end have not been much interested
this year, as they have majority enough,
and the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee has taken interest In the two
campaigns as a matter of courtesy. In
the Tim sullivan district, known as the
Thirteenth and located in the Bowery
region, the Democrats have nominated
George w. Loft a candy manufacturer
Il
litical experience. He will have expert
ence enough when this campaign ends
tonight
The Republicans put up Sam NJ
Lyman. doctor, who knows the dis
trict fairly well. but has no hope of
reaching Washington.
The George w. Perkins campaign COM
mittee had the courage to invade the
district with an organization this year
Ion mi - Nad 81. u Vfo1fa
who Is also enjoying his first dash IN
politics and wondering what 1t Is all
about, anyhow.
In the Twentieth, or Harrison district.
there Is something more Of a campaign.
Jacob A.. Cantor. a veteran Democratic
leader, who has served several terms in
both branches Of the Legislature and who
was the first borough president of Man
haitian. Is the Democratic nominee for
Congress, and he has long yearned to try
his hand In the Congressional game at
washington Cantor has really been a
big figure in New York City politics for
a long time back. and IL elected on Tues
day he will soon be In WASHINGTON. The
| chances are very much in favor Of his
arrival, as the district Is Democratic, and
Cantor has the Independence League
backing. besides. The Republicans have
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ancs man, without much experience in
politics and none in holding office. He
was valiant soldier in the war with
Spain and thinks that ought to help, even
in Tammany district The Tammany
leaders do not care much for military
heroes. or veterans Of any war, so Gutter
man will hardly engage quarters in
Washington for this winter. The Per-
! kins high-brow organisation reached out
4 "a r Hhnr. tn ha tlA
sive candidate when they nominated
Isaac A. Haurwich. a lawyer, who has
| been translator for the mint, q census
agent. statistician, and much else requir-
ing high education and constant study;
| also, he is a member OF the Civil Sery-
ice Reform League, but that does not
especially appeal to the harG-headed,
practical voters Of the Twentieth district
Senator MARITIME evidently heard from
the White House, or from home mana
gers in New Jersey. or from both, rs he
| hastened to the scene of conflict late in
the week. forgetting his frequent refer-
ence to the slender Democratic majority
in the Senate and how important II was
to have a real old-faxhioned Democrat on
guard.
The Washington admirers of MARITIME
| rejoice that he finally decided to swing
quence for the administration, as they
will enjoy hearing him tell how it didn't
happen when he returns later on this
week.
There has hardly been mention in
Washington. not even by New York
members Of Congress. tina. one of them
is trying to get out of Congress and be-
come president of the New York board
Iaf
Goulden, of Fordham, representing the
Twenty-third district. Goulden served
four terms, and announced in advance
that he would be through in 1911. He
kept his word, dropping out for a single
| term and coming back to the Sixty-third
Congress last November. He kept in
touch with affairs at home much more
than in Washington, ana sought the
Tammany nomination for the head of
the aldermanic board, which is one OF
the big places in the Tammany gift. The
chances are very much in favor of the
Goulden election, and he will have until
January to prepare for his new duties.
He can continue drawing his Congress
sional salary until that date, and also
take part In the proceedings IL so in
clined.
The district will probably go without a
member until a year hence, as a special
election will hardly be called, and it is
admitted that New York City. also. the
Democratic party Of Manhattan. has
Congressman enough for all purposes at
present. A successor to Gouiden can be
chosen in November. 1914, and he will
serve until March 4. following. He also
| will find the months salary awaiting him
when he arrives in Washington to be
| sworn in.
When this fact is known in the Twenty
| third there will be considerable activity
by candidates, but the nomination win be
handed out by Tammany, as usual, with
| a careful assessment of the candidate in
view of the salary that will await him
once he takes his seat.
The Sulzer scandal, and the bitterness
of the New York campaign for Mayor,
however disgusting and discouraging, at
least made Washington and Congress
/ forget the MulhaIl incident Supersensa-
tive members whose names got mixed up
! in the MuIhall gun, and who worried
about the possible effect in their districts,
can thank Tammany, Sulzer & Co. that
the whole MulhaI business has been for
gotten.
Who shall say that politics doesn't
pay" when each day discloses a politi-
clan who has prospered in his private
affairs and gives politics credit for dis
closing the way to do IT.
Politics brings men together, puts them
at work together, and business proposi-
tons develop, with prosperity the result
Only the other day here in Washington
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