The Washington herald., 1914-04-13
Political Procession.
BY r.. II. G..

The inclination Of history to repeat
is much mentioned by Republicans.
jubilant over the election OF Drukker
in the Passaic district of New Jersey.
and there was quick reference TO what
happened in 1892 and the quick recoy-
cry in 1894. In the 1892 election the
Jersey Republicans were glad to save
two members OF the delegation, as
against six Democrats. Only two years
later the entire delegation was won
by the Republicans. a result dupli
Gated generally in many States and
never quite duplicated since In any
State.
The 1894 sweep gave Jersey II. c.
Loudenslager. John J. Gardner, Ben
jamin Howell. Mahlon Pitney. J. +.
Stewart. X. w. Parker. Thomas Me
Evan. and Charles y. Fowler-all Re
publicans. Not one is now in the
House. although Gardner held on the
longest. Loudenslager IL dead, and
Pitney is on the United States Supreme
Court bench. Prior to the election OF
Drukker last week the State delega-
tion had but one Republican. Brown
ing. OF the First district and eleven
Democrats.
The Woods -Eversmen Republican
Congressional committee doing bust
ness in the Riggs Building. view the
event of last Tuesday with cheer. as
Indicating a getting back TO old form
in New Jersey. with more than half
the delegation Republican after No
vember The Democrats fall back on
the old contention that the district is
normally Republican anyhow. and cite
the lines of Bremner, the dead mem
ber. in his Congressional biography.
BrempeT was careful to say. in a seven
line life story. that he was elected by
1880 majority in strong Republican
district" This one line gives the
Democrats text for excuse and eX-
PLANTATION. but they do not add that
the Drukker plurality and the Brem-
ner majority indicate a gain Of some
thing like 5000 Republican votes in
a single Congressional district since
November a year ago.
Porter Pollock is an eminent and
amisble business man OF Youngstown.
Ohio. who has kept carefully out of poll
tics even II eager at election time TO
demonstrate his unfalterinG loyalty TO
the G. o. F.. On arrival in Washington
last week with Mrs. Pollock and the
children Col. Pollock was somewhat
startled by the calls Of newspaper cor
respondents who wanted to know about
the Youngstown candidate for governor.
David Tod, and the progress Of the Tod
campaign. especially since the Burton
dropping-Out OF the Senatorial contest.
Col Pollock insisted that he was not in
politics. that his visit had no political
significance and all that sort Of thing
with which Washington correspondents
are familiar but he was more than will
ing to remark that the great industrial
valley Of the MahoninS was loyal to Tod
and besides thought it about time for the
governorship to come once more to the
region which sent William Mckinley to
Congress and the White House along
with two terms as governor at Column
bus Besides. IL was considered good
politics up MahoninS way, according to
Col Pollock. To elect business man
governor once In a while. and he added
that Foster, Bushnell and Herrick. the
only business men chosen governor in
the last thirty years. were remarkably
successful in their administration Of
State affairs even il they fell down
some in political management.
The Mahoning Valley is one great work
shop from Pittsburgh TO the lake. and
includes the Western Reserve with a
tendency. distressing to Democrats. Of
piling up tremendous Republican ma
JOrities. especially after new Demo
cratic administration has had a year or
two OF power here in Washington.
Our candidate for governor is young
business man added Col. Pollock ''and
he will be backed by the business ele
ment not only in the Mahoning region.
but upCuyahoga way | note that a get
together banquet was held at Akron
Friday night. attended by Republicans
and Prosressives. returned to the fold
addressed by Senator Cummins. Of Iowa
Our friend Tod was there and with his
usual good judgment thought il a fitting
time to formally enter the running for the
gOvernorship. From now on We Will ex-
pect some old-fashIOned Republican aC-
tivity in our section Of Ohio"