The Washington herald., 1914-06-26
MOOSE WANDER
TOOYSTER BAY
Arthur L. Garford, Of Ohio.
an Early Arrival IN
Manhattan.
HE IS SEEKING TOGA
Foraker Practically Sure of Over
whelmins Vote for c. o. P. Nom
ination in Buckeye State.
-Ry FRANcIs n. GEssNER.

Il
States, however much they protest the
| return OF the chief had nothing to do
with their arrival 1T just happened
that way" is the explanation OF their
presence in New York this week, but
they will make use of the coincidence by
seeking executive sessions many and long
at Oyster Bay
One of the earliest arrivals was Arthur
L. Garford. of Elyria, Ohio. who has
already been designated as the Progress
siye candidate for Senator in his State,
and who is the one big man that all
other Ohio Republicans hated to see go
wrong in 1912. Ever since that fateful
and distressing year there has been hope
Of the Garford return to the true faith.
Indeed he was the only big leader OF the
Ohio Progressives that Republicans cared
TO win back.
| As for Jimmie Garfield and others OF
the Iadylike temper, including the smooth
spoken Walter Brown, the real Republi-
cans Of the State will really be glad to
see them go and stay. But Garford had
qualities and a grasp on things business
| and political that made him worth keep
ing in the party, and worth winning back
Also that his latest utterances since com
ing to Gotham this week indicate his
absolute secession from the faith OF his
1
for his redemption.
Foraker Pretty Safe.
The result of the August primaries in
| Ohio will give Foraker an Overwhelming
4 Republican vote for Senator. and Gar
ford's vote as the Progressive nominee
| unopposed in his own party. will be
something like the 1900 votes given Pin
chot. the Roosevelt candidate in Pennsyl-
| vania. The Democratic Senatorial pri-
mary vote will be divided up among a
half dozen candidates, none OF whom are
| known outside OF State lines
The prospect is for the nomination Of
Tim Hogan. the present attorney gen.
eral, a pleasant hammered citizen OF Irish
| extraction and coming from old jackson
| County. Hogan was given the nomina-
ton for attorney general in 1910 when
no other Democratic lawyer thought 1t
| was worth having but he won and won
again two years later. He has made no
special record, but has simply hustled
for votes ever sipce he decided to stand
for Senator.
All this is viewed by the complacent
| Garford without emotion, and he even
keeps up a show OF confidence as to the
Progressive showing in August
Somehow It is really sad TO see big
man who might have had so much in
the old party going wild on a hopeless
| proposition. but IL Garford enjoys II who
shall seek to avert his mad rush to
political oblivion?
| His Home at E1yria.
The Ohio home of Garford is at EIyria
| and his residence near that OF William
| G. Sharp. the new Ambassador TO
France. They had a long talk on politics,
diplomacy and the wheat crop last Sun
day night before Garford took the train
for New York.
Like all citizens of Elyria, Republicans
or Democrats, Garford is proud Of the
Sharp appointment to one of the four
highest diplomatic posts on the list and
promises that Ambassador Sharp will
make a record equal to that Of any
American sent to Paris since Ben
Franklins service during the RevoIu-
| ton.
There has been much questioning OF
| Garford in New York concerning his fel-
low-townsman and his general fitness for
the French post, with responses from
Garford that would make Sharp all the
more fond OF his feIlow-townsman.
James Linn Rodgers. the polished even
tempered American Consul General at
Havana, came up for a weeks visit, stop
| ping over day with the State DEPART
-ment in Washington and Fastening to
New York for important conferences,
service his position at Havana is semi
diplomatic, and he ranks almost as
minister. Only one consular port on
| eartl is similar to Havana in duties, DOW
er and functions. and that is Shanghai.
China, where Rodgers was stationed be-
fore the transfer to Cuba.
Expresses His Satisfaction.
He is very well contented with what he
has on hand, expressing satisfaction.
too, as he sees the veteran consuIs like
Skinner and others, given promotion by
Democratic administration Prior 10
his consular service Rodgers was a news
paper man and then the secretary TO Gov.
BUSHNELL Of Ohio. 1t needed a good deal
OF a diplomat to handle the political and
other affairs Of the Bushnell terms, and
Rodgers did remarkably well for both
governor and himself
He and Skinner are two Ohio consuIs
holding high rank, as Havana is in the
same class with Berlin.
The Rodgers visit is too start for a trip
to his old home at Columbus, where he
retains voting residence, but he will
take pains to arrive in November II not
Tor the August primaries. He Iaments
some and wonders none at the failure of
ONO Republicans to get a governor since
Herrick dropped out nine years ago, but
as high-up consul general holding office
under wise and benefcent Democratic
administration the polished and even.
tempered ]. Linn prefers not to talk for
publication without losing interest in
what may happen out Ohio way this
year.
Sulxer Comes Along.
There was some easing UP of the mem
tai stress over the Levy absence when
William sulzer. late governor Of New
York and the immediate predecessor of
Levy in Congress from a populous East
Side district, came jauntily along the
Alley and indicated with his usual cos
descension that he was very willing to
elucidate. predict. promise, and perform
once politics was mentioned and he lost
no time in announcing that he would
be an independent candidate for governor
Of New York at the primaries, promis-
ing, too, that he would be elected over
the combined Republican, Progressive
and Tammany candidates
The little matter of having four state
tickets does not worry the ever-hopeful
William, whose preference is for the
Unusual, anyhow. Although the Hon,
William was once very much a Demo-
crat, he shuns the word Just now, ex.
cept to indicate with emphatic gesture
and persistent prediction that this wear
will see the Democratic party of New
York in a mighty bad way before No.
vember.
He called attention to the fact that the
Senatorshlp was going begging on the
Democratic side in New York and with