The Washington herald., 1914-05-24

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lrs5siesd over ths refurus from ~ Penn
| sylvenie prinasisa connsming the a.
psoesa victory Of senator Penrese and
| ~ nolainatioa u xhonas 3 crsso and
lDanisai 4 Afsan for consrsssmsu-at-larss
On the HOUSE side the Old Heppohcan
merhers vero much fnofe slAted over
tho nasaine Of Crses and IAfe9n than
an siss that hapDsned IN the keystone
etate On Tuesday. Z,
While eraso had come IL for . single
tsrm from the old Gov. Tensr district In
Southwestern Pennsyiyauta. he made
mighty eood Impression and many per-
sonal friends during bis two years eerv-
ice. He tell down the second trip. along
With many other eminent statefmen. ana
while ia Aistrict 10 considered safe
enough this year for = Republican. the
short record Of CrAgo was considered
sufBcieut for naming him - one Of the
four msmbsF1 ct largo Il IVES an honor
unusual for citisen 20 new In politics.
ana Craeo, % young man. 10 promised
Q eonsideratIo career 10 Keystone anairs
Lafean, who comes from York. three
hours ride from Washfngton. sefved sew
erhi' terms In the House before going
dcvn. In the 1sis smash. He 10 also q
keen, popular chap, engaged In making
candy when not in politics OF Congress,
ana has stood pat with the old guard In
Psnnsyiyania during tirnss Of stress and
Dlg Republicans in House and Senate
re3oice, even II not saying much. and
|expect Psnnsylvania 70 lead the way for
. setting back to old conditions the coun-
ny over before isis
! Senator: wilsam e. Chiffon. chief one
Of three Democrats doing business for
West Virginia In Congress. takes an hour
on occasionally to enjoy Q little going
over Of things political with friends from
homo In the willard lobby. 1t does not
occur to the conscientious Chiffon that
he 10 doing anything remarkable In SIM
ply Giving attention to his Senatorial
dutiss. but other folk speak OF II rs
somewhat different from the methods of
former Senators from his State and COM
mend It. 49,
Il was recalled to senator Chiffon in
one of his hours or the other night
that West Virginia had m unusual num-
Der Of "once-wasa statesmen. all vigor-
0uB ana IIk0kyt 0NSu ooHIS 1T0
no especial stir In politics just now. The
topic came up with reference to A. B.
White. once governor. who presided at
the late convention Of real Republicans
at Charleston. Then, aided by Senator
Chilton's Intimate knowledge OF home
political history, there was a counting
up Of ex-oovernors and ex-Senators
william A. McCorkle. another Demo-
cratic governor in days preceding the
capture OF West virginia by the Repub-
leans in feol. remains . big lawyer and
private citizen on the banks Of the Ka-
nsvha, with Senator Chiffon a law part
ner. There are nve distinguished citi-
sens Of West virginia. out Of politics for
the present. who have bean United States
Senators. Away back bffore the develop
ment Of the States resources gave i'm
pstus to the reach OF Republicans for
control the Hon. Henry Gassaway Davis
served two terms a. Senator, and at the
age Of ninety retains his voting residence
in the stats that honored him. Charles
J. Faulkner. another Democrat. much
younger than Uncle Henry. served a
dozen years, and while practicing law in
Washington courts, Martinsburg Is his
actual voting home.
Senator Nathan B. Scott, a Republican,
who came In after the Republican con-
quest Of 1sst. served a dozen years. count
Ing Wheeling his legal residence; but he
had already been In Warrington as In
ternal Revenue Commissioner. and is now
fully established m washington citizen
and banker. living within West Virginia
ooundartes-
Here in Washington. holding a life
job on the Court Of Claims, is George w.
Atkinson. who was Republican governor
years ago, preceding White. who served
four years and later was Internal Reve-
nue. Collector. Gov Dawson who was
elected governor from Preston County.
decided to remain In Charleston. and
since leaving the executive once has
Eiven much time to aid In the destruc-