The Washington herald., 1914-06-10
Pelitieal Procession.
ny p. ,. q.

Little New Hampshire. with only -four
votes In both branches Of Congress Is
usually overlooked in the general trend
of things political. unless four votes for
some measure are needed at Washing
ton. Two years ago New Hampshire got
into the headlines by doing the unex-
pected and electing Q Democrat to the
Senate and two Democrats to the House
for the frst time In her history. For
the Granite state-as rugged with Re-
publicanism as its mountain ranges-to
slip away from Republican rule was
more than unexpected. II was hear-rend-
ing ard party veterans In other States
asked often why 1t happened and IL 1t
would happen again. One result OF the
breaking away from nifty years of Re
publican control has been to stimulate
before. with special activity to insure the
election of two Republicans to the House.
and the Woods-Eversman Congressional
committee in the Riggs Building is CIV
ing velvet heeled. but aggressive atten-
tion to the two districts of the New
Hampshire map.
The State Republican managers pro-
claimed long ago that they would make
the campaign a national issue. not only
in the Congressional districts, but In the
contest for governor and a State ticket.
The word passed among the faithful that
New Hampshire. however small in area,
Is as vitality interested In business as any
big Commonwealth and the opposition to
the Wilson Legislative policies will be the
chief theme OF campaign orators and
especially of candidates who will call for
New Hampshire to again take her place
as a rugged Republican State.
The advantage is all on the side of the
real Republican managers and can
didates, independent of the very mari 81
demand for more conservative legislative
and administrative activity at Washing
ton. There are only seven Democratic
newspapers in New Hampshire as
against sixty-eight Republican journals
reaching every township.
Once Senator Hollis and his organiza-
tion. which he dominates absolutely. be-
gin explanations of the Republican re-
turn to power in November they will
cite the undue advantage OF the Republi-
cans In having an overwhelming majority
OF newspapers on their side. The Re
publican managers will suggest to Sena-
tor Hollis that the result was chiefly in
rebuke to extreme tariff and other Iegis-
lation at Washington and cited that New
Hampshire on the Canadian line Is es-
agricultural competition. Senator Hollis
is admittedly the one big dominant figure
in New Hampshire Democratic affairs,
ruling his party organization with iron
hand and a radical way Of doing things
somewhat unusual among New England
Democrats. In fact. the Granite State
Republicans rather wish they could emu
late the Hollis way Of doing things, possi-
bly, with sweeter temper. and there is a
reaching out for some Republican who
can effect and dominate the organization
OF a small State as Quay and Penrose in
Pennsylvania, Mark Hanna in Ohio and
Tom Piatt In New York ruled with iron
hand and satisfactory results on election
night In the great States of the nation.
Senator Hollis, by this way, has indi-
Gated very plainly that he is sitting at
the head of the table and promises to
name the State ticket or at least prevent
the nomination Of any Democrats who
have not indicated loyalty 20 the Sena-
tors organization. The Senator has in
cIined to the nomination Of John c.
Hutchins for governor and no doubt he
will he named. Hutchins is a millionaire
lumber baron and some of his Republican
friends wonder how he can approve
Democratic legislation at Washington in
his campaign talk.
Albert Moore, another millionaire Demo-
crat and manufacturer OF woolens, Is a
candidate opposed by the Hollis organi-
zation but not afraid to risk this battle.
Republicans admit no one might give
them troyole and they prefer the victory
Of the Senator at the nomination prf-
maries.