The Washington herald., 1914-01-29

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Outside Of the Iowa delsgation IN Con-
sress and the Woods Evsrsman Repubii-
| can Coneresrionai committee there u
little interest At the washington end In
the special Consrssionsi campaign now
soins on In the STATE for the election Of
= successor to Pepper. The election Is
ON February 10. and before that date the
District win DO crowded with orators by
both Democratic and Republican commit-
| tees. the Democrats counting much on
what big Ollie James. the Kentucky Sem
ator may contribute to the general
| livening up Of things. The district in
recent years has been conceded to the
Democrats by close margin. and they
are the more hopeful or carrying II with
q special election.
They have nominated Henry yolimer,
. very able lawyer Of Davenport who
has been mayor and ID now city attor-
ney. He IL noted ~ On orator. also
rated as being somewhat liberal In his
Views on liquor selling. thanks perhaps
to his German antece6snts. and this adj
mitted liberal tendency Of vollmer 10
viewed with some alarm by nervous
Democrats who appreciate that liberal
views on the liquor question are not
popular in many States besides Iowa,
within recent years Even 20 shsrs 10
hope that the Volimer oratory and per-
sonai popularity will pull him through,
and II is predicted by friends and admit
| ted by foes that IL he gets TO Congress
he will become q considerable hgure.
The Republican nominee 10 w. =. Hayes.
OF Clinton, who also happens to be city
attorney, and he ID putting up campaign
that b giving the local Democratic man.
ayers much to think about at night
They have already called upon Washing
| ton for help, not even overlooking the
White House. and feel bettar since as
sured that Ollie James and . big retinue
Of Congressional orators win be hastened
| TO the battlefield. Maurice Connolly. the
diligent young Democrat who carried the
famous old Allison district for the first
time In It's history, has been In New
York comforting with Iowa Democratic
leaders In the Federal service. They
talked II all over with Connolly until
a. m. yesterday, and agreed that II
would be simply awful to let a district
normally Democratic 70 Republican
during the hrst year Of the Wilson first
term. So. II seems likely that the
Hon. Maurice may be called upon
to take a hand In the special campaign
and make sure that the Presidents
hands are upheld even, in Iowa and
especially In the section rather inclined
to Democracy.
Connolly Is not inclined to make any
predictions but carefully remarks what
ought to be done and how much is ex-
pected Of the big Democratic orators like
James, who will be hastened TO the scene
Of conflict, meantime the woods-Evers-
man committee has been watchful, also
silent. but Il would mean much for
Woods own State to lead the way In
the projected election of a Republican
House this year and several big Republi-
can orators may be suddenly whisked
into the arena before the polls close.
Edward A: Cooper, a big business man
and long a leader in real Republican
affairs in the lower end of the Fifth
West Virginia district. promises to give
James Anthony Hughes much to think
about in the Campaign now on. The
chief complaint about Hughes has been
his indifference. even IL he has had
seven elections, and the younger ambi-
tious Republicans are inclined to encour-
age Cooper unless Hughes gives signs
of greater activity and interest. Cooper
claims a big following in the popuious
mining counties and in the towns. The
general yearning for a new man who will
stir things up will help the Cooper cam
raign, especially IL Hughes continues in
different, Cooper makes the one mistake
In predicting that Hughes will not run.
Those who have been familiar with West
Virginia politics for the last ten years
and. especially the Fifth district. never
doubted the Hughes intention TO run,
however slow he may be In getting around
to II. After seven terms and enjoying the
job, Hughes wants to keep on the pay
roll and continue a powerful figure in his
State. He is not inclined to q getting out,
but his friends are anxious that he
should do some quick getting in" and
begin q general stirring up Of Republic
ans in every county Of the district.
Senator Burton and Congressman
Frank B. Willis have returned from q
banquet at Youngstown. Ohio, adver-
tised In advance rs q get-together affair, |
but reports In Ohio newspapers do not
indicate an overwhelming success. The
great newspapers OF the State gave this |
paragraph to the Congressional orators:
Senator Theodore Burton selected The |
Political Situation Of 1915 as his theme |
and made q tame conciliatory speech. |
Congressman Frank B. Williams. Of Ada, |
spoke on Lincoln Republicanism."
Think OF eminent Ohio editors refer |
ring to Willis as WILLIAMS and willis |
anxious to be a candidate for governor.
The failure OF the newspapers to give |
more than five lines to the Burton-Willis |
eloauence is disheartening to both able |
citizens and especially to Burton, who |
haE given the best years of his life to |
Congressional service In House and Sem |
ate.
The lament about Burton speaking |
plainly is that he has not seemed to grow |
In the Senate as he did In the House
during his long valuable service as chair |
man Of Rivers and Harbors. Great
things were expected of him when he
succeeded Foraker in the Senate, but
Ohio has heard little of him compared
to what they heard Of Foraker. Hanna
and Dick. Ohio Republicans don't quite
understand 1t. They knew Burton as
big man in the House and wondered why
he could not become a Senate leader in
FIVE years. Hence the down-deep yearn- !
ing in the State among both Republicans
and Democrats for a Senator who will