The Washington herald., 1914-06-17
G. Q. P. JOY CHIMES IN

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c. l. Kurtz Tells Politicians Of
Foraker's Certain Victory and Big
Republican House Delegation. ;
ny FRANCIS D. GEssNER.
Long Beach. N. r.. June ls.-corains to
this new resort reminds OF the old ORR
entail and Tom Piatt with his captains
from every district Of New York arriv-
| ing for weekend councils at Manhattan
Beach. Alas. that was years ago and
both Piatt and his adjutants are gath
cred to their fathers. but q new genera
tion of political leaders have taken hold
in New York and they are willing to
admit that Plat was some politician In
his day and had some methods worthy
imitation for q long time to come. Hence
the inclination Of the latter day political
leaders to meet over Sunday somewhere
looking out on the Atlantic and Long
Beach promises to see many Sum
day gatherings Of the old Tom Platt
sort. with headquarters At ithe tavern
managed by willard Barse. late Of
Washington.
Indeed Barse was long enough In the
hotel game at Washington to learn some-
thing Of politics and to appreciate the
value of political leaders as guests IL
only for over Sunday. Hence the many
political groups on the piaxxa, porch.
portico, verandas-take your choice-of
the Nassau each Sunday and q going
back to New York and Washington with,
new plans for the impending csmpaisns
Of the year, not only in New York but
In every State of the Union.
Are Much Iaterested.
Indeed the New York Republican lead
ers are a. much interested in the opera
tons of the Woods Eversman Congress
sional Committee at Washington as In
the bringing back Of New York to the
true faith and making sure. Of Repub-
iican Senator. also q Republican COVER
nor in November. The business man -
possibly more interested about q Re-
publican House than the politician, who
can see no special advantage In actually
winning q majority this year to clash
with a Democratic Senate, but the busi-
ness man insists that Republican ma
jority would avert much. and admonish
more with at least two years Of splendid
inactivity at Washington.
As the financial and corporation people
along with the conservative commercial
element, doing business ON a smaller
scale. have indicated willingness to
contribute literally to the campaign fund
II insured q Republican House, there Is
promised a revived activity on the part
Of the Riggs Building Committee with
much Of that activity bestowed upon the
States of New York. New Jersey, Con-
necticut and Pennsylvania
The big checks for the campaign
fund will come from the States men
toned, and they also are States which
promise the greatest number of Rep
resentstives from districts now repre-
scented by Democrats.
There Is general admission. even by
the Tom Pence Democratic Congress
sional COMMITTEES at Washington. that
some losses may be expected from the
centers of population where amiable
once described by Roosevelt As
"malefactors Of great wealth" have a
voting residence, but the aforesaid
centers of population will have much
to do in stirring up the Republican
voters in territory more than 100 miles
from New York, East. West. North.
and South. with Connecticut given more
attention this year than In any cam
paign since the slump OF 1892. To
think of Connecticut. the State of Haw-
ley and Orville Platt sending q solid
delegation of Democrats to the House
and a Democratic Senator to do busi-
ness and share honors with the vel |
vet-footed Brandegee is to invite sad |
ness Of spirit in Republican gatherings, |
and the hopeful group on the Nassau |
piazza wept sonnet the other night when |
the little red book compiled by South |
Trimble disclosed the distressing Dem
ocratic list. The weeping gave way to |
hopeful predictions when promise was
made Of a general getting down to |
tacks in the Connecticut campaign. |
with Brandegee doing much Of the
tacking. and resolved to add the honor
Of another Senatorial term to the
Brandegee family history. Those who
should come into the coterie by the |
Hon. Charles L. Kurtx. once the most
powerful Republican in Ohio. bar none
and who wes the one man seventeen
years ago most feared by Mark Hanna.
Party Becomes Agitated.
The piazza party was agitated a
moment to see Kurtx in their midst.
as he has been out of the politi-
cal game in recent years, and there was
a general hearkening back to the old
days when he was not only Foraker's
chief manager. but Q member Of the Ma
tional Committee, a State chairman,
and the soft-voiced manager for the
wisdom to keep Mark Hanna out Of an
elective term to the Senate.
It took the combined efforts. prayers,
resources, cash, and appointments of
Hanna himself and the William Nc
Kinley administration at Washington to
save Hanna from defeat in January,
1895. and he won by single vote. fol-
lowing that dearly bought victory three
members of the Legislature were given
Federal appointments by the White
House at Washington. One member
thus favored, Grihiths of Union was
given. $500 year Job in the West
and died a few months ago.
This bit of history IL cited only to show
that Kurtz, not candidate himself,
was able without patronage or money
TO give the Mckinley Hanna national
its one greatest battle.
Hence. the interest in the appearance Of /
Kurtz among politicians from. many
States and there was quick question
ing or to what was promised in Ohio,
both In the August primaries and in No
vember. The urtz inclination is never
to predict in politics. but he warmed up
! bit in predicting the nomination Of his
old chief Foraker for Senator, remark
ing. too, about the wonderful reaction /
for the statesman who dropped out in
The midst Of campaign and the midst
,f q brilliant career nve years ago.
The sentiment now insurinR the
Foraker nomination by vote Of the
,eople on August II promises to grow,
specially II the Democrats fail to make
! strong, nomination, and the Kurx
REV is for q second Foraker victory at
he Noveunber polls. The marvel of the