The Washington herald., 1914-05-23
PeE6eaI Preeessis..
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II . few more small potato pohtscaans
persist In opposition TO Foraksrs esna-
tortal aspirsticns IN Ohio thsy win SIM
ply promote things in his favor. Now
that he has formally declared himself
| Q candidate, after Informally proclaiming
the fact since January. there II daily
questioning among local politicians VINO
emit expressions Of lament and condem-
nation. and the quesfioning ID usually
confined to the one line: who ID her
The Foraker open opposition really
comes from lesser degree Republicans,
who have had no important place in the
party organization. While many really
eminent Republicans In Ohio may demur
to the Foraker ambition. or think it
rather unsafe politics. they are silent.
personally admiring the man and possibly
dreading the Foraker reply II they openly
oppose.
that the old warrior did not have a
fair deal at the hands Of Roosevelt or
other leaders in the 1905 campaign. and
there is an edging up toward de-
served vindication. They recall that he
made a fatal mistake once before and
yet regained his grip on things in Ohio.
That was in 1859 when he ran Q fourth
time for governor and for a third term
II was bad politics and no one knew
1t better than Foraker, but he took the
chance. Later on he opposed Sherman
for the Senate and lost. That was not
bad politics, but political bravery which
failed TO connect. but Foraker hardly
lost any prestige and certainly won
admiration for his courage. He viii be
given the Republican nomination for
Senator in Ohio this year with whirl.
and In November will be aided in the
actual election by the indifference or
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nate their candidate. A half dozen are
seeking the Democratic nomination. and
there Is bound to be much bitterness
when the conflict ends in August
Ohio has not been very partial to
Democratic Senators in fifty years. and
the general shifting back Of Republicans
to old party lines gives the present dele
cation of Democrats in Congress the
shivers.
Allen G. Thurman came to the Senate
in 1853. following Ben Wade and. thanks
to Republican on years. had two terms
Then came Pendleton with one term.
Henry B. Payne with one. Brice ditto.
and then no Democrat until the coming
of Pomerene In 1911. In f1fty-four years
Ohio Democrats have had q Senator
thirty-three years. while the Republicans
have rejoiced in Senatorial representa-
ton covering seventy-five years of serv-
ice.
The Hon. Jefferson N. Levy. who rep
resents the old Sulzer district in Con-
gress, spent the weekend at his famous
country home. Monticello. in Virginia
forgetting for the time the efforts Of
New York admirers to get him into the
running for Senator As Monticello Is the
home of Thomas Jefferson. whose men,
ory will ever be honored by the house
of Levy. the distinguished New York
CONGRESSMAN came back stiffened up
some in hfs Democracy and renewed in
vigor for the arduous duties OF a House
member from Gotham town. While the
Hon Levy Is a lawyer at home and q
statesman in Washington, he is ever
watchful of real estate operations in
New York and is counted wonderfully
well posted as to investments Of that
sort on Manhattan Island. He really
keeps a law office going downtown with
his brother. Louis Napoleon Levy, in
charge. and those who recall the adora-
ton of the Levy family for Thomas JEFF
ferson can hardly reconcile the naming
of one OF them for a Bonaparte. II the
erudite Congressman would look over
the letters published or unpublished OF
his patron saint. Jefferson. he would find
under date of October 3, 1873. a letter
written by Jefferson at Monticello re-
ferring to the first Bonaparte in these
words: mo man on earth has a strong
er detestation than myself of the un-
principaled tyrant who is deluging the
continent Of Europe with blood-no one
was more gratified by his disasters OF the
last campaign nor wished more sincere
ly success to the virtuous Alexander"
II the elder Levys were familiar with
Jefferson's opinion Of the Bonapartes,
why the naming of son for Napoleon
III? The Hon. Jen Levy is probably
too busy in his Senatorial campaign to
bother with such topics, and his constit-
uents In the old Sulzer East Side district
are wondering IL they will have to look