The Washington herald., 1914-01-16
POLITICAL PROCESSION.
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The Hon. Alyah T. Martin. who hai
big commercial interests down Norfolk
way. but finds time to represent Virgins
on the Republican National COMMITTEES
without any progressive spasms, enjoyed
general going over CT things poiiuca
In washington yesterday without over
doing 1t.
Il occurred to the Norfolk citizen thai
while Virginia cannot do much toward
electing q Republican Congress this year
the old State will keep up the real Re
publican organisation during the nex'
two years In q way that viii insure .
delegation in 1916 free from any pro
gressive fancies. Virginia has but one
Republican member Of the House. Camp
bell Bascom Slemp. and he has evei
Joined his friend, Martin. In keeping W
the old-fashioned Republican organiza,
ton which has much to say In national
even IL II cannot promise
much in November. Martin has been ur
New York way and In frequent touch
with Eastern members of the national
committee, the talk turning mostly or
the moral effect Of electing Republican
House this year as a preliminary boos'
to the plans for a Republican President
two years hence.
There has been q general sitting Of in
formation from every Congressional dis.
trict east of the aiisJissippi. with due
account taken of districts inclined Il
progressive folly. and the result Is some
thing more than encouraging ten months
before the next election day.
Martin looks for the most marked Con
gressional gains Is New York State. Penn,
sylvania, Ohio. and New Jersey. Mo-
even the Presidents personal power car
avert a going back to the Republican
faith of districts near Manhattan anc
tn, frequently called conferences Of New
Jersey Democrats here in Washington
aro because of apprehension that th'
White House might be given hard blow
by the populous section Of Jersey north
of Trenton and reaching beyond Hobo
ken.
The last session ended with several
members indicted and heaven knows what
may happen IL Hatfield brings the unin-
dicted ones together for the purpose OF
putting some money in the treasury. The
Democrats rather rejoice at the prospect
as all the blame would be upon the ma
jority, which the Republicans retain In
spite of a few indictments.
1t does not appear that the governor
has asked the advice Of the five Repub.
licans in Congress, including Senator
Goff, and it has long appeared the Hat
field method to ask mighty little advice
from the Washington contengent as he
has serious designs upon the Senatorshir
himself later on.
With Senator Davis Elkins and former
Representative Harry woodward dis.
cussing new oil wells with oil S2.6S q
barrel. what mattered 1t that the som
Der side OF consequence" Congressman
Moss. passed them in Willard way with
out a word?
The West Virginia oil wells have been
doing remarkably well Of late with Wood
yard rejoicing even over a sixty barrels a
day output from a single gusher. so that
the beckoning to another whirl in the
Congressional game has hardly had an
answer. The Moss failure to get in
friendly touch or everyday speaking
terms with his constituents has caused
a demand for the return Of woodward or
for some new man less inclined to frills
and fancies OF the Progressive sort
Without indicating his intentions, Wood
yard indicated loyal desire to keep his
district in the real Republican list and
both he and Senator were much
more agitated about the calling of an
extra legislative session by DR.. Hatfield
the governor. than about a candidate 70
oppose Moss.
The extra session proposition is evel
terrifying to a West Virginia Repub.
lican leader who knows how much
harm a legislature ran do when gathered
on the banks Of the Kanawha, even fol
two weeks.
Louis c. Cramton Is a new Republican
member OF Congress from Michigan. but
he finds himself somewhat in the lime.
light in spite of the Senatorial domina.
ton. and thanks TO his election as mem
Der OF the Congressional Committee.
Cramton comes from Lapeer. and while
now a lawyer was once an editor with nc
regrets. He began political operation:
by holding office which is fashionable In
Michigan, and was law clerk OF the State
senate. Then he figured in different ca
pacities with the railway commission be,
fore trying a term in the Legislature
planning all the time to eventually reach
Congress before the age of forty. Once
here he fell in with Woods. of Iowa, q
discerning citizen who welcomed the am
bilious young man from Lapeer as ont
who could best represent the State Oh
the Woods and Eversman Congressional
committee. limited. This seemed going
some for a new member whose first tern
began last March, but Cramton gave as
surances OF being able to stand it Othel
House members from Michigan, Hamil
ton. or Niles: Sam W. Smith, OF Pontiac
and Fordney. of Saginaw, have been ir
Congress something like sixteen years OF
more, but they did not banker for tn,
extra worry Of trying to send a soliC
delegation to Washington this year.
Now comes new proposition for Cram
ton. The Michigan Republicans hope t.
elect a governor this year, and eight can
didates are already announced for tn,
nomination.
John l. Ross, now lieutenant governor
would like to be governor, but he pro
poses conference OF all the candidate.
at Detroit February 8, and a casting o
lots or some other way of choosing on
of the members to be the candidate
The remarkably large list of aspirants fo
Republican nomination indicates th,
Republican hopefulness in old Michigan
which now has two Democrats and tw,
Progressives in the House. The city o
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