The Washington herald., 1914-05-13
Pssl;eal Pr.eessisa
D ,. .. G.

James A. Hemenway. ate hepuohr
can Senator from Indiana. now private
citizen and also the esteemed nrst citi-
gen Of Boonville. thanks to past per-
formances. looked in on things At the
Capitol yesterday possibly with some
sadness. and certainly with overwhet-
ming silence. wonderins perhaps n the
Indiana Republican, would ever reacn
their old prominence in national anairs
again. The Hon. James A. could have
cited that Indiana today has the great
est number Of eminent Republicans once
In high ofliciai lie Of any State on the
map. all now private citizens and he Is
one Of the number. He could mention
Charles w. Fairbanks. once Senator.
later Vice President, and big enough
for Presidential honors- Then there b
Jim Watson. long q House leader and
later defeated for governor. Beveridge
IL no longer q Republican. more's the
pity, but he figured big In Indiana and
the Senate during dozen years Of serv-
ice The Lands brothers were promi-
nent In Congress and vigorous In the
Republican organization at home. They
have dropped out Of politics. and the
Hon. c. B. is now active at Whining
ton with his old Kentucky friend. Col
Edmund. @. Buckner, In the gunpowder
business.
"lnnel0 ScOtt DuTUlu. Nno .Whs sov-
ernor and very much in the headline dur
ing his terms, is now content as a private
citizen at Anderson. Dom Jack Gowdy.
noted as State chairman and later consul
general at Paris, rsjoices in retirement
on his farm. Edgar Crumpacker, the
only Republican in the House delegz-
ton a year ago. failed to reach In 1872
ard is not anxious to try II this year.
II is evident. from a going over Of this
list. that Hemenway remains the one
leader who promises a prominent part in
future party operations, but he has failed
to indicate his Intentions 30 far and one
result of $lis recent Washington confer
ences may be an announcement that he
will seek to defeat Shively. the Demo-
cratic incumbent. who Is promised some
trouble in his own party.
In recent years a Senatorial career has
been considered a closing of White House
doors Leave all hope behind ye who
enter here" might have been inscribed
above the Senatorial entrance. the
hope referring to Presidential ambi-
ton. So many Senators of national fame
died broken-hearted because they could
not connect with executive functions and
honor, that there was something more
than a superstition since the civil war
that Senator could not hope to reach
the White House. S.E
No Senator has been chosen President
since Buchanan. Andrew johnson had
served in both House and Senate, but he
| became President by succession, not
election
Back Of the civil war. however, the
Senate had many members who became
Presidents. John Quincy Adams was an
Executive who had been a Senator, and
years after his Presidential term he came
Il 1.,Er
Jackson was Senator from Tennessee a
| few months, thirty years before he
reached the higher post Madison served
| in the House, and Monroe had four years
Senatorial service twenty-three years be-
fore he succeeded Madison as President
| Van Buren had two elections to the SEN
i ate. resigning to be governor Of New
York. and eight years later became Pres
ident. William Henry Harrison resigned
| after three years Senatorship. preferrine
a diplomatic post. Tyler was long In
both House and Senate. and Polk was
content with House honors, becoming
Speaker.
| Lincoln had served a term in the
House years before his Presidential tern,
and had failed to defeat Douglas for the
Senate IN 1s59-a defeat which led to
higher honors. Grant bad no legislative
experience and desired nones Hayes had
been chosen twice to the House, but re
signed at the beginning of his second
| term to be governor Of Ohio. Garfield
had served eighteen years in the House
j and was Senator-elecs when chosen Pres
ident In fact he was Congressman. SEN
ator-elect and President-elect on election
night. 1850. Arthur never figured in leg
islative councils nor did Cleveland. Har-
rison had served a single term in the
Senate some years before chosen Presi.
dent Mckinley had long House service
but was never 4 candidate for the Senate
Rcoscvelt's honors were all executive be-
fore he came TO the Presidency. and Taf,
had spent years on the bench. Tyler was
a soldier with no Congressional record
Fillmore had been four terms in ths
House only and Pierce had five year:
in the Senate, resigning before the end oi
his one term. Buchanan had been ter
years in the House and eleven years In
the Senate, resigning to be Secretary o
State His Senatorial career ended ter
years before he reached the Presidency