The Washington herald., 1914-06-15

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wiser of the President. bar none. The
Kinley and Dawes. In the White House
private rooms, had more 70 do with
the destiny OF other big Republicans the
country over, and the diplomatic direc-
ton Of things Congressional. than was
ever known or Appreciated or duplicated
since by any administration.
Since leaving public ONCE Dawes has
become q big banker and trust magnate
In Chicago, ! multimillionaire and
reaching out for corporation control ana
big operation in gas. He IL young
enough to remain active in politics anc
he has kept to the old Republican faith
so that the Senate may be his portion
once Illinois gets back to the old way
Of doing thingA
johnson N. Camden. who win be the new
Senator from Kentucky after June 16.
came to New York this week, taking
care with eminently good taste not to
even pass through Washington. while his
actual appointment is pending, but took
the Northern route through Ohio. Penn
sylvania. and Jersey, and he will return
this week to await the commission from
bis old friend. Gov. McCreary. then a
considerable contingent of amiable Demo-
Gratis from Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia, will escort the new Senator East
and rejoice when he has taken seat
long held by his father.
As expected, the arrival of Senator
Camden was given personal attention by
Clarence Watson. late Democratic
Senator from West Virginia, and there
were cordial felicitations with promise
of the Watson presence in the Senate
Chamber when his personal friend and
business associate, is sworn in.
The new Senator has long been . part
ner In the stupendous coal operations or
ganized. and set in motion with satisfac-
tory financial results by the long-headed
Watson, and the visit of this week was
for a going over of things before the
alert young statesman begins adding new
fame 10 the Kentucky record in national
affairs.
The late John c. Mayo, who died after
a long fight for life in New York a few
weeks back. was also a partner in the
comprehensive coal operations of Watson
and Camden. and while Mayo might have
been a candidate for Senator himself had
he lived. there would never have been
a clash with Camden. and all would
have been adjusted amicably and with
out falling out either in business or
politics.
The one lament of all the watson-Cam-
den staff has been that Mayo might not
have lived to see Democrat and a per-
sonal friend taking the seat of Senator
Bradley and with Camden seeking actual
election for the short term following No
,vember the Mayo efforts would have been
valuable. especially in the rugged eastern
counties of the State.
Senator Camden was given much at
tention and congratulation in the finan-
ciai circles down town and in the up
town hoetls at night with much mention
of Gov. McCreary's wisdom in appoint
ing a business man and even a million
aire at this juncture when business men
are valuable in the Senate
Senator Camden finally planned to go
home by way of Parkersburg and visit
his aged mother who rejoices 10 have had
a husband in the Senate and is now even
mere proud that he has lived to see a
son in the seat Of the father at Wash
ington The visit to Parkersburg meant
passing through Washington, but the
new Senator indicated that he would
remain there only between trains and
not even visit the Capital.
Charles Dick silent.
Why no word or sign from the Hon.
Charles Dick, late Senator and much
else from Ohio was asked of an Ohio
member of the roof garden party. and it
to the faithful that recalling
Dicks prominence and activity in other
years he was wonderfully silent this year
OF our Lord.
1t was explained that Dick has been
busy actually attending to his law busi-
ness, and besides has hardly found a
way to edge into the game as 1t is being
played in Ohio just now. He has ever
been loyal to his old colleague, Foraker.
and appreciates the advantage to the
Dick ambition of having the next Sena-
tor come from the southern end Of the
State. That will make certain the going
north for a Senator two years hence,
and the Dick home is but sixty miles
south of Lake Erie. Even so. the diplo
matte Dick has been careful not to
arouse animosities by any open oppo-
tinues confident that once Foraker has
been returned the sentiment will incline |
to give his old colleague a similar honor
after the lapse of six years
1t is not forgotten here in New York |
that Dick was secretary of the national
committee during the first Hanna chair |
and at one time was holding |
that honor, was a member of Congress.
chairman of the State committee, colonel \
Of an Ohio regiment and ambitious above |
all else to be governor. He had no hope |
Of the Senatorship with Hanna In ro-
bust health and besides the down-deep |
desire of Dick was to be governor. |
Dick is not very much over the fifty |
mark and when there is a general sitting |
out of things in the State this year he
promises to let Ohio Republicans know |
that he is yet in the running and after |
the August primaries the State organiza-
ton at Columbus will value his aid in
the general shaping up for the Novem-
Der election.