The Washington herald., 1914-05-31
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lWoGHmxt0u4 Col WU0413 " WoSuhns Soh
vho wisshis nsttennnf e6ysrpor Of Ken
ltucAy during tie Brdlisy term - execu'
ltivs, A5sd ct 0reenup sighty-tvo year.
old Col Worthington was no less
lnctAhls ngure In Kentucky Republican
ta6sirs than Senator Bradley and he com
manded Union regiment during the
tcivii war. He had. not been active In
fpoiitics since leaving ohicial life owine
to advanced age, but retained his fervoi
! for the Rspuhlicay cause
| He was noted for his inclination tc
give pardons when acting as governor
| In the absence Of the executive and II
became the habit OF wives. mothers and
daughters to walt until Gov. Bradley
went away, leaving Worthington in COM
mand. Thsn they would descend upon
the ONCE and plead for the release OF
husbands. sons. brothers and sweet
hearts taking care to do considerable
weeping and the tears always brought
Acting Gov. worthington to compliance.
A woman weeping and detailing the
misery of 4 homo without beloved
man, however sinful. fetched the COVER
nor with pen In hand and q pardon
paper was signed. Gov. Bradley hardly
approved some Of the pardons. but II
was IN 10 him to stay in Frankfort SS
DAYS q year or let the lachrymose
pleadinss win the worthington heart.
John J. whitacre. Democrat. twice
elected to Congress from the old Nc
Kinley district, and not yet recovered
from the shock. is conducting his own
press bureau as a candidate for governor.
and to give Gov. Cox distress Of soul.
While whitacre writes very much like
q blacksmith, he hits the same way and
the marvel Of II all Is that two years
ago no one in all Ohio was more jealous
for Cox, and no member of Congress
from the State was given more ample
reward when Cox & Co. made a new
Congressional map.
whitacre was kindly deported from the
rugged Republican counties OF Colum-
biana and Mahoning, OF which William
Mckinley was ever so proud. and given
In exchange three unregenerate Demo-
cratic counties that belonged to Ash
brook. the mild hammered and supple
statesman from the banks Of the Lacking
1t was a hard blow to Ashbrook. who
had to begin cutting grass in new mead
ows, but he took his medicine and began
business without openly indicating his
opinion Of men and methods at Columbus
There was some satisfaction, perhaps, TO
Ashbrook. when he beheld whitacre, most
favored by Cox. the first to turn against
the governor and Join hands with the
indefatigable and relentless Harvey
CARRIER. who is never so happy as when
giving trouble to other Democrats who
have incurred his displeasure. The Whit
acre press bureau Is highly esteemed
by Republican editors throughout the
State. and. In fact. the Republican
journals are about the only ones using
its able articles.
A taIl, distinguished-lookins citizen
came to the Willard late the other night.
registered Henry w. Taft, N. Y"
left an early call. and was hence by
1890 a. m. next day. Whatever business
brought him here was finished before
many other guests had concluded break
fast, and he was not bothered with con-
ferences- Yet he may have pondered
some over the fact that such quiet COM
Ing In and going out could not have hap
pened fifteen months ago. Then he was
the brother of the President of the
United States. and might have had a
room at the White House or be given
considerable attention by anxious ones
at the Willard. Henry Taft. like his
young brother Horace. elected to begin
spoSiHcsS IN new fOrk rather tnan CHI
einnad. which he may have thought
rather crowded with Tafts when he be-
gan as lawyer. His father, Alphonso
Taft was then vigorous and active in
both law and politics. while Charles p.
and William H.. were able to take care
OF all political honors coming the Taft
way. Horace decided to be a college
president and returned East. but Tafts
enough were left in the dear old town to
supply all demands for a generation.
Then came the William H. designation
of New Haven as home. and that meant
three brothers east of the Alleghenies
Even so, the son of William H. decided
that Cincinnati was good enough for him,
and he Is enjoying the prestige Of the
Taft name in building up a law practice,
while the son Of Peter Taft. a brother of
the President long since dead. elected
long ago to continue where the Taft
family has been powerful for three gene
rations. and he may some day take a
notion to try for Congress where Uncle
Charles had a single term and hardly en-
joyed II.