The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-13
Political Procession.
BY y. B. g.

William s. Bennett. who was a Republi-
can Representative from New York City
in the days when Gotham town was send
ing more than one Republican to Con-
gress. came to Washington yesterday and
lost no time in going INTO executive ses-
sion with his old upstate .colieague.
George winthrop Fairchild. Also it was
significant that they held the session
down town. or perhaps Brother Bennett
was bit pressed for time in catching
return train. but the few other Republi-
cans from New York wondered IL the
orEanization--the real organization Of the
real Republican party in New York-was
giving attention TO recent suggestions of
Fairchild as a candidate for governor
talk a week ago At the committee confer
ence was that an upstate candidate
should be chosen next year. After Sem
ator Roots speech to the committee no
one gave. thought to any other candidate
for Senator, and the whole agitation was
over a candidate fer governor outside of
Manhattan or Long Island.
While there was a brief boosting of
Calder because he is something of a
hustler and the only Republican Con-
gresham in thirty-odd districts OF metro
politan population. the drift turned up
State to- the section that must ever go
right IN order to bring a big majority
to Harlem against the Tammany manipu-
lations. Hence the soft pedal suggestion
Of Fairchild because he comes from the
real rural region and has kept a level
head along with a reliably Republican
district through four campaigns. He
modestly deprecates all suggestions of
the governorship and there is no affects-
Al a. l.. y.
Is satisfied as a Congressman, wishing
no other honors, but he does yearn for a
return of Republicans to power at Al
bany, and will do his part to bring about
that result.
Whatever Fairchild and Bennett dis
cussed yesterday in their conference 1t
is evident that Bennett returned TO New
York quite well bolstered up with infor-
nation and some fairly well formulated
plans for next years State campaign
a campaign already well begun-and the
name, also the efforts, of Fairchild will
have part in what is projected and
achieved in the 1914 State contest
Senator Hemenway, of BoonvilIe, Ind,
who served a dozen years in the House
and four years in the Senate. gave cheer
to the soul of Chairman Woods of the
Republican Congressional COMMITTEES last
night in a general going over Of Indiana
political conditions Senator Hemenvay
was big figure in House affairs dur
ing Republican ascendency and the Can
non domination, and came to Congress
with the great Republican victory Of 1891.
when Indiana sent a solid delegation OF
thirteen Republicans to Congress. Last
night the Hemenway lament was that
not a single Republican from Indiana Is
doing business on Capitol Hill. and Chair
man Woods wanted to know IL another
year would not leave a few Hoosier Dem
ocrats at home. Senator Hemenway re-
sponded by citing the recent local cleo
tons in the State, which indicated not
only a decided return to the Republican
faith. but gave promise of a general
getting back to old form a year later.
Taking the vote in towns as a basis and
estimating the rural vote the Republican
managers figured out that they lacked
but 1900 votes in the entire State. for a
majority This was a startling shift
from last year, when the Democrats and
Progressives had everything their own
way.
The Hemenway observation. following
conference and study Of the vote with
State Chairman Goodrich. was that the
trend e, thel old Republican egures was
very marked and the slump IN the Pro
gressive sentiment much more than
Misunderstanding in fact The getting
back of old line Republicans reminds of
the 1884 campaign when not only Indiana.
but the whole country. took pains to send
Republican Congress for the remaining
two wears Of the Cleveland term as RE-
buke to the Wilson bill style of tariff
legislation
Senator Hemenway does not look FOR
another solidly Republican Delegation
from his State next year, but he went
over the districts with Chairman Woods
and indicated a half dozen that will prob
ably return to the old faith.