The Washington herald., 1914-04-07
Political Procession.
ny n. p, g.

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indicated by the Hon Maurice Connolly.
now q Democratic Congressman from
Iowa. when he announces himself q can
didate for Senator.
The courage part is explained when II
It recalled that Iowa has not elected a
Democratic Senator long since before the
civil war. and has been little inclined to-
ward the election Of Democrats TO the
House. The discretion part Of Connoily's
bald reach for higher honors may appear
clearer from the record Of the monkey
wrench" district. which, until Connolly 8
conquest Of two years ago. had never
slipped from Republican moorings and Is
promising to do some slipping back this
year Of our Lord. Connolly as busi-
ness man has not overdone the devotion
to Democratic policies and displays many
qualities that would make him very
good Republican Possibly he counts on
such qualifications and tendencies to aid
In the going forth to battle with his
esteemed friend. Senator Cummins, but
however hopeful Iowa Democrats may be
of sustaining the victories Of recent years.
the cautious Iowa Democrat takes a look
at the long Republican list of Senators
since the dropping out Of Dodge and
Jones Just before the civil war. Not a
single Democratic Senator has been
chosen In Iowa, and the Republicans.
with an occasional slip in House districts,
have kept their grip on things when
Senatorial term drew near an end.
Harlan. Allison, Gov. Wilson. Doliiver
and others not nationally so eminent,
kept the organization going in Senatorial
years and averted the threatened deyia-
ton In the temporary silver and other
diversions that caused q few spasms on
the Western plains, not overlooking
Iowa The last Democrat In the Senate
from Iowa was George Wallace Jones,
who had served In Congress as Dele
gate from Michigan and Wisconsin when
they were Territories, and later was one
OF the first two Senators from Iowa when
admitted as a State In 1s4s.
Jones was. sent to South America as
by Buchanan in 1859. and was
recalled by Lincoln In 1851. When Jones
reached New York he was met with a
warrant charging him with disloyalty
and he spent sixty-four days In Fort
La Fayette. all because he had written
a friendly letter to Jefferson Davis. an
old friend in college. President Lincoln
relented and pardoned Jones, who lived
many years after. dying in Dubuque In
1896. at the age Of ninety-two years
Since the days OF Jones and his coll
league, Augustus Dodge. the Iowa Demo-
Gratis have yearned in vain for Senator
and Connolly bravely offers to supply
the long-felt want. |
The reach of Republicans for q grip on
the preliminary operations OF the lslb |
has already become evident TO |
the watchful and hopeful ones in wash |
ngton who see the value OF victories IN
districts this fall and espe-
-ialiy in Statees that went unusually
wrong two years ago.
Eminent managers like Senator Murray
Crane, Of Massachusetts,. and that untir-
ng worker in the ranks. John Hays
Hammond, promise to set things moving
n the good old way In the grand old
state OF Webster and Sumner. Gurus
juild late governor and Ambassador TO
Russia, is no less active in the preiimi-
larieS that promise getting back TO
I'D form. Even II the Presidential cam
,aIgn is two years hence. John Hays
hammond indicated on his return from
europe the other day that he was already
nlisted with the chief inspiration de-
ire for a getting back to business con-
itions, always assured by Republican
ule- L
Out in Illinois the reaching out Of Re
ublicans who went down in the 1872
mash and now feel confident Of coming
ack to Congress is possibly more mark
d than is any other OF the Western
tates. Uncle Joe Cannon at the age OF
eventy-eight leads the battle and points
roudly to thirty-eisht years House
ervice.
He is no more confident than William
. Mckinley who did much for every
ther Republican candidate for Con-
ress the country over. in addition to
areful attention given his own district
long with his able adjutant, John c.
,versman. who Is just now active in
he Republican Congressional committee
ooms with Chairman Woods. Of Iowa
Secretary Eversman can be forgiven
tile extra activity for his home State.
5 the result OF 1872 brought grief TO
ie Eversman soul and he lamented that
illinois, home Of Lincoln and Grant.
lould be less loyal to the Republican ,
luse than Iowa.
The renewed activity OF Mckinley
-omises much for the Illinois Congress
onal list this year and Mckinley joins
djutant Eversman In demanding that
Ie campaign and result OF 1894 ought
be the model for this years operations
Id final achievement in November.
The result In 1894. due chiefly to in
Istrial distress and the Wilson tariff bill.
mt a solid Republican delegation to Con-
'ess. Eighteen years later the result.
lie chiefly to indifference by Republican
anagers early in the Taft term, was an
inois delegation numbering twenty
emocrats, four Republicans and two +,
rogresives. The 1894 sweep which the
epublicans hope to duplicate this year
Mt a solid Republican delegation of r
irteen from Indiana while today not {
10 Republican In either House or
nate comes from the Hoosier Common
saith. The one Western State that
bod UP nobly for the g. o. p. was Min
sofa which sent but one Democrat
inield Scott Hammond-and he has a
cd many Republican ways that enable
N to continue term after term in a