The Washington herald., 1914-06-11
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VICTORY in FALL
New York State, New Jersey.
and Connecticut Democrats
Realize Situation.
SOME HARD WORK AHEAD
Republican Organization Expects to
Get in Many Hard Blows in
Congressional Campaign.
SOME HARD WORK AHEAD
By FRANCIS b. GEssNER.

New York, June 1o.-What wonder a
select circle of statesmen from Wash
lngron representing other States and
guests Of New York Congressman on the
Waldorf roof the other night marvelled
some at the immensely of New York, its
concentrated wealth and dominating in
huence in national affairs. They looked
pver the great city and beyond into
Jersey, recalling that a population OF
many millions was gathered within
radius Of less than fifty miles.
Then there was marvel expressed re-
garding the enormous massing, not only
Of population, but of capital with billions,
the word used instead OF millioQs, and
comment on the wonderful reach of the
New York financial operations the world
over, and especially in States near at
hand.
As expected with a party OF Congress
men the talk turned to politics, with re-
mark as to the long list of House mem
bers chosen each year TO represent this
rich and contested area at Washington.
Beginning at the Oyster Bay end of Long
Island. taking in Brooklyn and Manhat-
tan, and going up the Hudson to Kinder
hook. the territory includes twenty-seyen
Congressional districts.
Lathrop Brown heads the list from
district number one, and George Nc
Il
the river. This means more members in
a small area less than fifty miles from
pointCto point than all of the Ohio dele
cation of twenty-five members and two
over the total of Illinois.
"Don't Forget jersey"
But do not forget New Jersey. across
the Hudson. remarked a wise statesman
from that Commonwealth, and, beginning
counting northward he figured up ten
districts all contiguous to the metropolis
and with big population actually doing
business in the great city six days a
week
And then Connecticut. less than an
hours ride from Gotham, has seven
members in the House. Also don't over
those from New York living in town
and both Jersey Senators living but
few miles across the river.
\ casting up indicates some forty odd
members at Washington all living al
most in sight of each other in clear
weather and near enough to gather in
conference on short notice if called to
assemble.
No other similar area on earth has so
great a representation in a legislative
body. and no equal area anywhere is
there quite so much politics to the square
inch as in the locality described.
Failure to Impress.
The other marvel of it all, and Lot
mentioned by the e-out-of-tow.l
guests the other night. was the failure of
50 great a Congressional representation
to impress itself upon the affairs of the
nation at Washington.
Just why nearly half a hundred states
men coming from so rich and populous a
section do not achieve greater distinction
at Washington has long been a matter
of both lament and comment with no
especial pressing of the Interrogation.
Just now the Republican visitor omits all
such embarrassing questions and asks
more often if there is to be a stiffening
up of things in the Republican organiza-
tIon that will add few more of his party
20 the House roll call after November.
To justify his interest. even his anX-
lety, he pulls out his miniature Congress-
.onaI Directory prepared by South Trim
Bile, Clerk of the House, and shows that
the territory from the eastern end of
Long Island to Kinderhook has but one
Republican member, Calder, of Brooklyn.
Over in Jersey all ten in this area men,