The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-09

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Ths New Jerssy Democratic delega-
ton. saddsnsd By the death Of Colleague
Bremnsr. has hardly given thought to
his successDr IN the old Passaic district.
but realize that this years campaign will
demand more attention than the contest
Of two Year, ago. While Bremner won
by 33o0. the normal tendency OF the dis
trict Is towards Republican majority
even greater. and were It not for . Now
jersey Democrat in tho White HOUSE
anxious for endorsement by his own
State the effort TO elect a Democratic
SUCCESSOR to Bremner would not be very
great Also It is considered political wis
dom to avoid q special campaign and Ia
nominate q candidate for both the unex-
PRED and q fun term to be voted for
In November. This would avoid extra
expense. worry, and a concentration OF
effort by Republicans from every other
district to smite the administration.
The ten remaining Democrats Of the
Jersey delegation are credited With q
good deal OF political wisdom, and they
have had several round table conferences
with the amiabie and alert Thomas JET
ferson Scully at the willard. DISCUSSING
not only the Passaic district, but the i'm
pending campaigns due each one between
now and November. The majority Of the
Jersey members in Congress are young
men with much before them In politics.
provided they remain cautious. and they
are looking ahead
Scully Is forty-hve. but looks much
younger. Tuttle Is forty-three. Hart 10
forty. Kinkead Is thirty-seven. Eagan, Of
weehawken. forty-one. and Hamill. who
has had several terms. is but thirty-sixs
coming to Congress when but little over
the constitutional age Townsend Ii over
nifty and a trtfie modest in mentioning
ages. but he Is older than any Of hiA
colleagues on the Democratic list.
Senator Hughes is younger than manH
| or his House colleagues, and keeps cares
fully on terms OF amity with the youngeA
Democrats Of the delegation. While there
/ Is continued expression Of loyalty to-
4 wards the first citizen Of the State, there
Is also tendency towards a concentral
| tion of personal effort in each district
without OVERRIDING the demand for execu-
tive help or approval One marked feature
| OF the present delegation Is the actual
| attendance upon Congressional sessions
| and Congressional duties which was not
| a frequent feature Of Republican delega-
tons in the days Of party supremacy that
followed the Mckinley election Of 1886.
|
Samuel Mcmillan. an old-fashioned Re-
publican, who served a term in Congress
from New York City in the days when
| Republicans carried few Manhattan
districts. looked in on things at the
Capitol with lament and prediction. Only
! hve years ago Mcmillan was in the House
with a big majority of Republicans from
his State and several from New York
City and Long Island He almost wept
Il 70 hEH@ h. -.
sisted that this year would see few,
Republicans chosen from the big city
and a dropping out Of Democrats from
up State, who never ought to have won,
anyhow
Mcmillan yearns for the old Mckinley
and Hanna days and ways OF doing
things In politics and without OVERRIDING
IT: is proud to tell how he grew up with
William Mckinley in the vihage of Niles,
| Ohio. where Mckinley was born. Nc
MILAN was born in County Down, Ireland.
but was brought to Niles as a lad and
found William Mckinley. a few years
older. living across the street and glad
to welcome another lad with the Nc to
his name.
The boyhood friendship between Me-
kinley and Mcmillan continued through-
out life. Mcmillan returned to New York
City as a young man and became promi-
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ever watchful OF the Mckinley political
career as Congressman. governor. and
President In fact. much Of the business
| mems organization work for Mckinley
in 1886 was backed by Mcmillan with few
! Of his New York associates knowing that
back of his activity was a warm per-
sonal affection for the candidate. Fol-
lowing McKinley's election Mcmillan was
ever a welcome visitor at the White
7 hnf ha I'D in
asking political or personal favors. The
| one regret OF Mcmillan was that he did
not get to Congress during the Mckinley
| term and give something besides moral
support 10 the administration.
I'VE will see, a getting back To the
old-fashloned Republican ideas and meth
DDS OF Mckinley" was the comment OF
Mcmillan, and I am glad to note the
beginning OF that getting back in Mo
Kinley's own State and in New York.
especially outside of the cities The
| Democrats know the reaction IL ineyI-
| table, especially in districts normally Re
publican, and are sensibly getting ready
for the return of enough Republicans TO
Congress this year to make the possible
Democratic majority somewhat more
| cautious and respectful IN demeanor.
Curtis Guild. late Ambassador 20
Russia, once Republican governor Of
Massachusetts, and who continues firm
in the faith in spite Of n once close per-
sonal friendship with a mighty hunter
now I'm South America, has been in Wash
ington a few days. insisting his mission -
non-political Even 50 he had time for fro
uuent conferences with the few remaining
Republican statesmen who were here in
the Roosevelt and Taft domination Of
things and the Guild faith was renewed.
IL not stimulated. by what he was told.
He talked over now York politics with
George Winthrop Fairchild. adding APP
probation Of the suggestion by others that
Fairchild was Of Senatorial size and de-
precating also with others the Fairchild
modesty in the matter. Gov. Guild was es-
peciaIly interested in the possible selec-
ton of William Graves Sharp as AM
basador to Russia, and rejoiced to hear
Of Sharp's splendid qualification for any
diplomatic post 1t was remarked that
sharp had failed to reach the governor
ship at home, thanks in great part to
the combination of colleagues in BEHALF
of Cox, but that they all manifested re-
markable CELEBRITY in urging the Sharp
Iappointmcnt to the Russian mission. This
il not due TO a desire for Sharp's exile
from the home political situation, but in
appreciation of his special attachments
for a foreign post
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