The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11

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Senator Chiffon. Of West virsinis. has
oeen given general commsndation for the
appointment OF stuart WaIksr 70. ~
United States attorney. with ppsas6yy Z
tew howls from the other faction in tbs
famous old Second district.
Federal ATTORNEY Walker Will have
Jurisdiction IN the First Congressional
district also. and the pemocrets 40
wheeling way and to the top Of the Pam
handle WIN begin paying him attention
| ana Keep attentive through his four years
OIL service. Senator Chiffon has not got.
.en 20 very much from the administra-
uon % fAf. but when he does reach, IL
generally for something good. and the
WAker selection seems very much In the
me OF political wisdom. Chiffon has long
ton In the eastern part OF his STATE. and
Walker promises to perform without
making any noise about II or asking per-
mission from the Watson organization.
wnicn apparently held q first mortgsxe
on all West Virginia north OF the Kama
VIVA Evidently the Executive Inclination
is toward the Senator. who has over
three years left OF his term. rather than
toward crafty citizen who failed to con-
meet year ago.
Frank B. Willis. one of the three Re-
publicans in Congress from Ohio, il re-
ported as thinking better of the governor
snip nomination than he did when he
ieft washington some weeks back.
frof. Fess, Of the xenia district, was
getting into print good deal at that time
with the usual sequence that many coun-
Try editors thought they had discovered
candidate capable Of carrying the State
after four awful defeats.
Fess 10 new to the Republican voters Of
ms commonwealth, and that fact helped
some, as there was a yearning for some
one not yet defeated. A reaction seems
to have set in for Willis. who was thrown
into hopelessly Democratic district by
the Cox-Wtitacre combination at Column
bus and the fact that willie himself In
thinking better of II indicates that
he has bcsp hearing from some of
the outlying provinces. His most ardent
admirers are calling attention to the
throwing Of William Mckinley into a
democratic district over twenty years
ago during two years OF a Democratic
legislature and governor at Columbus.
Mckinley had already become a ma
tional figure In Congress and there was
resentment of the Democratic zeal in
putting him out of business A. general
demand came from all over Ohio for his
nomination and he won more national
prominence as the governor of great
State for two terms than he could have
achieved In Washington. Later on he
was inclined to thank his Democratic
friends at Columbus for putting him out
of the Congressional running and
his campaign for President began
when he was assured of the governor
ship throughout the four years at Column
bus the Mckinley Presidential ambition
was pushed along wisely at times and
with occasional slips that threatened dis
aster. but he won has own State with a
much surer grip than IL he had remained
chairman of Ways and Means here in
Washington. While Willis may not get
excited about the Presidency. he will not
fail to refer tudiciously TO the Mckinley
record. and beg leave to remark that
history repeats itself. On the stump
Willis is powerful and fetching. SO that
he would give Gov. Jimmie Cox much TO
answer and more to dread than was pos
sible in last years haphazard Republican
An eminent House member from the
of the Wabash sprung a new
diversion in the Willard circle Of states |
men the other night and has not yet been
forgiven or forgotten. During the recess |
Of Congress he has had time to actually /!
look over the good old home papers from |
every county seat in his district. He had |
been a school-teacher In youth, and list |
Of questions for a teachers examination |
caught his eye. He pondered some over |
the increased scope of things educational |
since his youth. then set at work to see |
II he could win a teachers certificate to- |
day. An hour OF actual work convinced |
him he would fail miserably without a |
week of coaching up At a normal school. |
Then he took the list OF questions to his |
wise friends downtown and asked them 1
10 try IL. Those who have been promi- ]
1ent in financial legislation were asked /
10 give special attention to the arithmetic |
questions, and all were supposed to be /
profcien, offhand with American history. |
They all fell down with an average OF /
hardly 50 per cent. Now, here are some /
IF the questions. How many Congress-
men can answer them without consulting
4 book?
l. Name provisions of the treaty of
71.
2 Name three important measures
passed In CleveIand's first administration
and substance of each.
3 Name four noted Presidential nomi-
mating conventions and who was the
chosen candidates by each
l. Why are the battles of Quebec, Get
ysburg, Saratoga, and Manila Bay
.lassed among the decisive battles of the
world? Tell what each decided.
The arithmetic test started OF with a
problem interesting to farmers in Con-
yress, but 1t kept those of the group fig
iring. with considerable scratching Of
reads. Here is the question:
Hay is quoted in Cincinnati at Sl3 per
on. A farmer has the following ex-
oenses per ton: Baling, sl.5o; hauling,
LEO; freight, 81: weighing and inspection.
1: commission, 90 cents What per cent
II the market price does the farmer net
Der ton?''
Some Of the statesmen are still cipher
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