The Washington herald., 1914-06-29
Political Procession.
By =. =. O.

Representative Calder. OF Brooklyn
who has never recovered from the shocl
Of being the only Republican elected e
Congress in the first twenty-three dis
tricts Of New York, continues anxious
and nervous about the anal making VI
OF Senator Roots mind.
One day emphatic word comes from
the Hon. Elihu that he win not be &
candidate for Senator. Then the Calder
bosom swells with hope, and ne hikei
homeward with soul astir and ferven
grasp Of hand. Another rise OF sun anC
Calder hears from the inscrutable anC
almost mysterious Chairman Barnes thai
Root will be the candidate, never fear
and the Calder collapse is sudden. also
distressing. Really, the sworn statement
| of Senator Root. one way or the other
muat be given soon, as a matter of pity
and TO save the Brooklyn statesman
from actual exhaustion. His nomina tior
is not expected even by his devoted ad.
mirers, but they think he deserves the
chance to make the run and end the
agony.
At least he is the one eminent and en-
ergetic Republican Of the New York dele
cation who has had the courage to be q
candidate, and that ought to count in mis-
favor. All the big upstate Republicans
in or out OF Congress have held OF from
the Senatorship. admitting they preferred
the safer proposition OF coming back to
Congress from a carefully fenced-In dis
trict
Once Senator Root has persuaded
Chairman Barnes that the way is open
for any other good Republican blessed
with courage, kopecks and conscience 10
go into the Senatorial running. there VIII
be quick action by Calder, with an also
rapid reaching out by others on Mar
haitian Island and up the Hudson. The
danger to Calder is the probable dis
covery" OF some big corporation lawyer,
incidentally a millionaire. who will be
willing to accept a call OF the people
Once such a candidate is chosen and
thoroughly drilled as to what he shall not
say. his name will be announced by
Barnes & Co. with splendid and dramatic
flourish. also with some sympathetic as
surances OF high esteem for tho ambitious
Republican OF Brooklyn who will be urged
to continue in the House.
There is a tragedy each year in New
York politics. and this year will be no
exception. The candidates whose hopes
are dashed can blame only the system
that they helped so strenuously to keep
In operation.
The good old Quaker name Of Hanna
comes 10 the headlines and more This
year, thanks to the nomination OF L. p.
Hanna in North Dakota. as the Republi-
can candidate for governor In the days
Of Mark Hanna the Dakota Hanna was an
humble but alert party captain. active on
committees and ever vigilant at national
conventions. He had a yearning TO see
the name of Hanna continue on the
Senate roll call after the death OF his
Ohio namesake and patron, but Is young
hope OF its satisfaction after he has given
North Dakota a term or two OF executive
service. His State has continued very
loyal to the Republican party through
out all the defections and shakeups in
other States. so that he is serenely con-
fdent OF election. taking pains to pro-
claim himself very much on the temper
ance side of things. Apparently Helgesen
is the lone one Of the House delegation
given denomination, and he has had sew
eral terms. Young and Norton, RepubIi-
cans of the present delegation, seem TO
have lost out in the primaries and will
be succeeded by W. p. TuttIe and Lester
Simpson II the districts remain RepuhIi-
can, which is very probable. Senator
Gronna also seems to have had his trou-
bles. and Miller. OF which little is known
here in Washington. is named for Sena-
tor.
Both Dakotas are inclined to continue
10y al to the Republican faith and Burke,
now in the House, has already been
named for Senator. with no fear Of de-
feat in November.