The Washington herald., 1913-11-20
With the Political Procession.
By +. B. G.

Luther Wright Mott. about the mild
est hammered man. ever sent to Con-
gress from the oswego section Of New
York, returns from general survey and
Personal touch sort OF campaign in his
district remarkably pleased with the gen.
eral tending toward the old-fashioned
Republican faith. Mott happens to be
banker at home, and has been presi-
dent Of the New York State Bankers'
Association. which is going some for a
young man, so he is a splendid type of
the business man in Congress.
With other Republican colleagues of
the upstate region. Statesman Mott
looks for general getting together neA,
year, aided much by Democratic troubles
and the possible meddling OF the national
administration in the fight against Tam
many.
Independent OF the Democratic dissen-
sion the hope of Mott Is that the Re-
publican gains of November 4 win be
blessed with amazing accretions at the
next State election, not only in the cleo
ton OF a Governor, but in adding a dozen
more Republicans to the present Con-
gressional list, thereby making glad the
soul Of Chairman Frank p. Woods, who
has lines out in every close district in
every State. As citizen Mott Is as care
tul and conservative in political predic-
lions and operations as in looking over an
application for a loan, in the back room
OF his Oswego bank, his cheerful observa-
tons are the more appreciated by his
congressional colleagues, who give him
greeting and Interrogation when he
reaches the Willard way.
Charles Annette Towne, who served
hfty-three days in the United States SEN
ate and 1,460 days in the Lower House Of
Congress with the additional distinction
OF having served one term as a Repub-
lican and a later term as a Democrat.
dropped in yesterday with soft step and
cordial grasp. willing to talk about all
else than the object of his visit.
There Is always a heightening OF color
In the Towne Countsnance when his old
admirers call him Senator, even IL his
second House term followed the short
Senatorial service. Among gopher Re
publicans Of the Duluth region there has
been regret that Towne went over to the
silver cause and eventually became a
Democrat He had risen rapidly in
Minnesota and came to Congress after
four years residence In the State. He
missed reelection and became entangled
with the silver agitation that struck his
section awfully hard in 1896. Later on
Towne indicated returning judgment
when he declined the Vice Presidential
nomination as a Populist-siIver-Re -Repub-
lican ticket in 1900 John Lind. now
special envoy to Mexico. gave Towne the
short Senatorial term when Senator
Davis died and then the Towne survey
OF things up Minnesota way convinced
him that the Republican party he had
sbjured would be doing business the old
fashioned way for long, long time.
Hence the Towne hike TO New York and
IL took him just three years TO reach
Congress again as a Democrat. That was
going some, but It didn't keep going and
one term found him back in the law
without wholly giving up designs and
desires OF a political sort
The Hon. Charles II. Burke. the dean
OF the South Dakota delegation in Con-
gress. looked in on things at the Capitol
after a considerable visit home.
and also after considerable cogitation on
conditions and personal ambitions. There
was no lament in the tone Of Burke when
he announced that he thought he had
done his share Of officeholding and In
aiding the general uplift of the Republi-
Tan III lnG DdhOla region. vi
Course he would have enjoyed a term
or two in the Senate after fourteen
years in the House, but the tendency
seems to be for a second Crawford term
and the Crawford first term does not end
for two years. Statesman Burke may
not be anxious about additional House
service, especially during the Democratic
domination OF things in Washington. but
he promises to continue active enough
FOR the real Republican party, even as a
private citizen.
He was horn on April I. but there is
none of the April fool tendency in his
and he has never forgotten his
irst Republican lessons learned in the
n. Y, region, where he re-
nained until he was of age. He had
grown up on a farm and he lost no time
n homesteading a few hundred acres
when he reached Dakota territory thirty
5ne years ago. Then he became a law
yer, but gave little attention to the pro-
Iession, preferring a business that would
bring in the shekels with moro rapidity.
Il is a matter of personal and political
pride with Burke that his State con-
.inued a solid Republican delegation in
Congress last year and he promises that
he Republican spirit of loyalty will con-
.inue without abatement for another gen.
sration or two along the waters of the
Platte. no matter which party is in power
It Washington.