The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-08
POLITICAL SITUATION.


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Gov. johnson. Of California. knows
his business and prefers another term a.
chief executive rather than come to the
Senate not to mention some trouble he
might have tn the Senatorial strife. The
J governor expects to win more glory dur
1 ing the exposition than he could ever
gain In Washington and possibly avert q
lot OF distress n the Federal government
! did not rive all that will be asked by
the exposition people. II all goes well
johnson ~ governor will get honor
enough TO make his posterity proud OF
him even unto the fourth generation and
| thsrs IL no telling what might happen to
. Senator. The inevitable Heney is .
candidate for tho Senatorial job. but
every one feared an m,,ch and wondered
what excuse he offered for his ambition.
Tho California delegation In Congress
10 not much agitated over the announce
ments and expected them long ago. but
IL most concerned over the pushing ahead
Of exposition plans and keeping in the
background all that savors Of politics.
Along with the Gov. johnson statement
comes a three-line paragraph In a New
York paper stating under Cincinnati
will attempt to come back and wrest
the Senatorial toga from Theodore Bur-
ton" The chief interest In this short
telegram Is the fact that II appears un-
der a single headline Sparks from the
Telegraph" A few years back big block
letters would have made the announce
ment and possibly the New York editors
do not appreciate the hold that. Foraker
retains on the old trrs blue Republican
sentiment In the State. Even SO there
is Just a strain OF sadness in the fading
away Of the old giaring headline that In
dicated the Foraker eminence In the po-
Iitical arena and in the Senate. He cares
little for headlines. however. and may
give Burton much to think about before
the primaries are called.
South Dakota can expect little activity
from the Congressional contingent at the
Washington end during the next two
months, thanks to the campaign at home
for Senator.
Charles II. Burke, now in the House,
and Col. Crawford. the present Senator.
are the two opposing candidates whose
activities give the Democrats some hope
of winning Senator this year. Burke
has had long service In the House. but
as he grows older thinks he would prefer
making n campaign once in six years
rather than every other year. Burke had
four terms In the House before he fell
down in the 1906 campaign. That left him
out, but a single term. however, and he
has three elections since, with fourteen
years OF House service to his credit. He
points with pride to the wonderful growth
Of his State. which had a single House
member only few years back. and now
has three. with no Progressive tags at
tached. In making n Senatorial campaign
assinst Col. Crawford. however. Burke |
Is going to have much to worry about |
Crawford has had a losing and a winning |
for governor. and has made a
losing campaign for Congressman-at- |
large. He takes pains to explain that his |
defeat was by only $50 votes. Don't for |
get his two terms as attorney general |
and the chance he had to make both |
friends and foes. He was named for Sem |
ator by the primary system before II had |
been prescribed by Congress. and defeated |
The veteran Republican Kittredge.
In those glad days the primary indi-
cated the choice of the dear people for /
Senator, and the legislature went through |
the formality OF an election. The Burke |
people are perfectly satisfied with fire.
luent reference to the many honors given /
Crawford. not overlooking his service as
attorney for the railroads The argu-
nent Of the Burke organization is that
Crawford has had more than his share
and that others should be given some OF
he honors before too old to enjoy them.
Burke will probably be succeeded In
he House by Royal c. johnson. the pres
mt attorney general. The district Is Re-
Iublican, and he has no third ticket fool
shness to disturb his campaign.
Frank A Durham, of GAINESVILLE. who
achieved fame a few years back by be-
ng a candidate for governor about forty
i've minutes, is in Washington indicating
o the Supreme Court how good a lawyer
lie is, and telling his Republican friends
What ought to happen in Ohio this year.
L was in 1859 that Durham suddenly de-
.ided that he was fully as competent as
,thers t. Be governor and HIS campaign
vas organized overnight on the banks
II the Muskingum, aided and abetted by
John Hoge and other philanthopists Of
hat region Then the headquarters in a
Columbia Hotel were fitted up with Dur
'an and his friendE bubbling over with
eal and confidence. L: happened that
lark Hanna was very much in control OF
hings in those days with William Nc
<inley in the Whit House.
The word sifted in that both Nc
linley and Hanna would really like to
i've the nomination to George X. Nash,
long-suffering patriot whom everybody
oved.
Once that tip was given Durham and
lis coterie of vigilant workers, they
fastened 20 take down the governorship /,
rinted matter and announced that Mr..
)urban was simply receiving his friends
nd had No thought of being a candidate
mr. povernor any other office When
sord Of this action passed there was a
rild rush fer Durban's rooms and he had
greater reception than all the other
andidates combined. both at the hotel
nd when al. maze a short speech in con- I
ention. Since then Durham has kept {
at law, but he does remark
ere In Washington that II Is about time {
Or Ohio % put Republican in the gov
rnors chaI, and he approves the sug- i