The Washington herald., 1914-05-25
PsElieal Pfsees,isn.
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| This promisss to Be year OF rescs'on'
return ami, re-elsctscn IN Republican az
fairs the country over not to nenton
vindIcation for distinguished statesmen
| who went down in ths distressing years
OF i,io and 1919. Penrose suffered no
defeat, but he had more to worry about
than many who did, and his late victory
has encouraged Republicans OF otner
States. 80.
Ijncis Jos Cannon, blessed with forty
wears in Congress and politics, was care
| fuI 10 deter his announcement OF amoi-
| tion for twenty first term until aIter
| the Penrose achievement In Pennsyivania.
Uncle Joe had heard, too. az first hano.
Of the remarkabIe reaction In favor oil
Foraker and old fashioned Republican
sentimen. in Ohio. along with the lament
by Democrats Of that state tnat ,hey
had faint hope Of eiecting more tnan
half the Congressional deieeauon N plase
of nineteen Democrats and three Hepuo-
licans.
| William 3. Mckinley, that ievel-headed
traction maGnate Of Champaign. III, VINO
served several terms In the House Win
the diligence and wisdom that makes a
business man in politics valuable to his
country. has also become conndent OF
coming back Besides taking pains 10
insure his own election, vindicauon' ano
reward. Mckinley wfil' as usuAi, nep 'a,s
those who went down with MIN IN isiZ
10 come back, not overlooking Uncle Joe
/ II Uncle Joe needs help
| II occurs to some of the watchful ones
| In the political whiri Of washington
10 discover that In view Of the recent
reactionary trend OF things the country
over, promising a Republican House tnis
year, and possibly Republican Seha.e'
Chairman woods and Secretary Evers-
man Conversational committee, In the
Riggs Building, will be overwhelmed
vifh offers of financial aid from corpora
tions and business men. In fact' nc
othe- Reuublican Congressional commit
tee ever began operations for the cleo
| tion OF a Republican House with the
promise of such lavish financial ano
moral aid as the Woods-Eversman COM
bination.
xrith .imilar designs on the next House
4. sending out fulsome literature. under
the direction Of the handsome and de-
bonair Secretary Pence. but possibly
Thomas has occasional heart failure
when he reflects on the condition 'of the
opposition Golfers
The striking feature Of the West VII
ginia Republican convention last "eeH
was the very marked demand by the
Younger element for the election OF sena'
tor Davis Eikhs as a member OF tht
Republican national committee. II mol
Gated not only the grip on things ny th'
Younger Republicans. but also the grlI
OF the young Senator with the party
, chiefs who will control things during th'
. next three Senatorial terms.
In fact. the sentiment Tor Elkins ~
demonstrated at the late gathering tool
the Old chiefs on their feet, with a few
shocks to some younger self-appointes
leaders who hardly looked for it.
Once Elkins goes on the national com
, | mittee he will have an official hold oi
the state organization. and no one ap
, preciates the fact more than Gov. Hat
field and others Of the select circle
Charleston.
The selection of a new member on tn
. national committee is due TO the defec
: tion OF William Seymour Edwards. wh
was chosen in 1872 by the State deiega
tion at Chicago He went of with tn
l Progressive party. and the wonder !
that the real Republicans have not chose
lus : ~cessor long ago, even though n
1 E-cl.nes to resign. The word now is 10
: a formal declaration, with possibly
few rejecting adjectives. putting Ed
: wards OF the committee roll call The
/ Davis Elkins will be chosen and recog
, nized by the national organization, Ion
before a meeting Is called to arrange 10
the 1916 convention.
1 Membership on the national committe
is counted high political honor in an
State, and West Virginia Republican
!, have always had a member until Ed
wards time active and prominent in ma
tional politics.
Senator Scott was the West Nirgini
member from 1855 until 1872. with promi
nent place in headquarters work Tn
first West Virginia member was A. W
;, Campbell, q noted Wheeling editor, VIII
began in 1864, the first year that Wes
Virginia had representation as State
4 national gathering
{ Samuel d. Karns. of Parkersburg, wa
the member during the first Grant cam
paign Of 1855 and Hansen Criswell durin
:. lS72 Next came John w. Mason, long
leader in the old Second district, and VIII
{ was the later Commissioner of Interni
D Revenue, now on the bench. Mason cor
tinued on the committee through the Gal
field campaign OF 1850. and fellow
I member was Stephen Il. Elkins. then reT
e resenting New Mexico, hardly dreamin
:, of three terms in the Senate from Mason
u State Mason came in again with IN
a Blaine nomination, giving way to Scot
n in 1855.
The inclination of the West Virgini
: Republicans toward younger men lik
I-Ilr;ps x.-i1l hardly resented hV Ol