The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-04

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Most OF the Mckinley birthday ban
| quets out ono way seemed planned 70
Announce Republican candidates for gov
lernor. The chief one At Cleveland boosted
Paul Rowland. who was member Of
Congress few years back. The start.
ling feature OF the Rowland boosl
came from Grant Mouser, an eloquent
Marion lawyer who has been looked upon
a. . possible candidate himself and who
twice carried the strongest Democratic
district in TIE State. The Mouser naming
| OF Rowland took the friends Of Senator
Burton and other candidates for govrnor
on their feet and the applause for How
land was feature OF the occasion NOT
expected even by his closest friends.
Down at Canton, the home Of Mckinley,
speeches were made by Nick Longworth
and CONGRESSMAN willis along with Bur
ton. and Il does not appear that the
Willis ambition to be governor wastgiven
much push forward There was no in
clination to push Longworth for governor
and the hope among Republicans all over
gress from his old Cincinnati district.
which is Tow safely Republican. even In
years of stress Cincinnati has a Repub-
iican mayor. Fred Spiegel. who promises
an organize ton of the old sort, and
Longworth has never fickered In his de-
votion to the real Republican party. even
with his father-in-law as the Progressive
leader.
The governorship of a State seems the
surest path to Presidential nomination.
and 1t is recalled that in recent years
four successive Presidents have been gov
erpora NJ Gfafaa-(1evalaud Mckinley
Roosevelt, and Wilson. Benjamin HarriI
son who came = between the two Cleve-
land terms made a great campaign for
governor OF Indiana. missing election, but
coming to the Senate. r. b. Hayes was
thrice elected governor Of Ohio. resigning
to become President. Andrew johnson
reached the Vice Presidency through his
reputation as governor of Tennessee, and
Horatio Seymour had been governor OF
New York when named by the Demo-
Gratis for President against Grant In 1855.
Tilden's nomination for President in isIt
came from fame achieved as governor OF
New York. Fillmore had been the nom.
inee for governor before reaching the
Presidency by the Vice Presidential
route. Martin Van Buren, had served as
governor before being chosen President
and William Henry Harrison had beer
Territorial governor OF Indiana, jackson
was SoNcTHoT VI iou-
before chosen President. and John
Quincy Adams was defeated for governor
of Massachusetts, after his one term in
the White House.
Now that State Senator Daniel F
Mooney has been confirmed as Minister
to Paraguay he will lose no time In
resigning from the Ohio legislature and
jumping from $1,000 q year to $4,000 a
year salary.
There has been some unpleasant taIk
out in Ohio about other members OF the
legislature drawing two salaries and
holding appointive place during legisla'
tive terms.
Minister Mooney will run no risks and
can be expected in conference with his
friend. Congressman Cooke, and othei
members of the Ohio delegation during
the next few days. while receiving in
structions from the State Department.
Before leaving for South America Min
lister Mooney will take pains to make
the denomination of Cooke for a third
term a sure thing. and no Congressman
from that district in thirty years Ia:
had a third nomination. II was Away:
two terms and out" and each member
knew 1t was his fate when lucky enough &c
win the first nomination. Cooke han
done so well that there Is a very genera
sentiment in favor Of breaking away
from traditions. and IL he gets a third
term he is likely to continue in Congress:
a long. long time. thanks to the bis
Democratic majority.
Senator Roots insistent declaration thai
he will not even accept another tern
let alone make a contest for II, but /.
content with a single term recalls thai
most Of New York Senators in fifty-foui
years have been single-term statesmen
most Of them unwillingly.
Roscoe Conkling came to the Senate In
1857 after a few terms in the House ant
remained until he and Plat resigned II
the breakup with Garfield in 1881. Conk,
ling's fourteen years made him the vet
eran in Senatorial service and no one
has eQualed 1t since.
Tom Plat had been Senator but q
few months when he went out with
Conkling. but ne came back years latel
for two full terms.
Senator Depew ranks next to Conklinl
and Plat with two full terms.
All others since 1851. Ira Harris. Reu
ben E. Fenton, d. b. Hill. Francis Ker
nan. Ed. Murphy, VIM. NJ. Evarts, in
cluded, had but one term each.
The Republicans have had remarkabl,
luck in holding the Senatorship through
sixty years OF changing political condition!
in New York and a casting up show,
| much more Senatorial service by Re
publicans than by Democrats with n,
Democrat able to reach a second term.