The Washington herald., 1914-06-10
WALL Street is
GROWING SORE
High Finance Of New York
Becoming More and More
Disgruntled.
C. O. P. GATHERS FORCES
Republicans of Empire State Getting
Ready for Lively Congress
sional Campaign.
G. o. P. GATHERS FORCES
BY FRANCIS B. GEssNER.

New York, June 9-While the average
magnate Of Wall street and the power
full financial figures you meet In Gotham
town do not know much about politics,
they are wonderfully frequent with the
Interrogation mark when some one Of
eminence comes from Washington.
OF late there Ia unusual implications
In the interrogations and an implication
which ought to give the administration
considerable tremor pending the Congress
sional campaigns. not to mention 1916.
The questioning indicates no personal
criticism Of the Executive who Is con-
sidered high-minded and sincere with an
honest desire to do the right thing, ex-
cept that he must be the Judge of what
is right from both a personal and party
standpoint.
Sentiment Adverse.
There is no concealing the adverse
sentiment towards the administration
among the high masters OF finance and
possibly the Democratic retort is that
they are never satisfied, unless things
are run their way, both by executive
legislation and judicial departments at
Washington.
Even so. neither political party can
afford to overlook the value of moral
and actual support from New York and
especially from the business element.
No one knows the present temper of
business voters in Manhattan better than
the present members of Congress from
the metropolis and Brooklyn. and they
are asitated lest the temper will leave a
good many OF them at home after No
vember.
Possibly the administration might
facetiously retort that too many Of the
New York City members spend much
more time at home than in attending to
public duties al Washington; hence, are
more splendidly qualified TO tell of a re-
sentiment against administration meth
DDS than statesmen from other States
and a few from Gotham who really take
part in Congressional affairs
"PychcloKicaI" Arguments.
Even to those who remain in New
York much OF the time are solicitous
about keeping on the Federal pay roll
and continuing powerful in the party or
ganization. No one can question their
intimate knowledge of what Is going on
here or Of the prevailing sentiment which
is not cordial to the .'physichological"
arguments put forth at the Washington
end. The political contingent including
Congressman Is inclined to admit some
ically demand that the blame must not
be put upon the legislative department.
also that after all things may turn out
better than expected.
Meantime the minority members Of the
State delegation beg OF business men to
do the usual thing as in other years fol-
lowing a tarin low and other legislation
Of the Democratic party at Washington
and elect a Republican House.
Full of Confidence.
Already the upstate districts. apart
from those already represented by Re-
publicans. have indicated confidence in
sending Republican members to succeed
Democrats who came in with the break
up Of 1910 and 1872, while here in New
York. especially in the uptown residence
districts. there is promise of sending
back several Republicans who failed to
connect in the years mentioned.
Confidence in such a result has in
creased remarkably in the last month.
and activity has Increased accordingly,
both among candidates and party man
ayers.
Some cautious Republican leaders down
Washington way suggested recently that
perhaps 1t might be political wisdom to
not quite elect a Republican House. but
let the Democrats do their worst until
1876 when the demand for the Republi-
can return to power would be over
whelmng.
A later view Of things has disspated
that idea and stiffened up the organiza-
ton for a general stirring up of things
in every district that can possibly be
carried.
VIII Provide Funds.
New York City and State will do much
towards a majority, and best of all, will
do 1t without asking actual aid from the
committee. The financial
magnates will look after that essential
feature of the campaign, never fear, with
a possible surplus to graciously hand over
to that alert organization in the Riggs
headed by Woods and Eversman.
The Hon. Clarence Wayland Watson.
who served twenty-seven months in the
United States Senate from West Virginia
and the gave the Democratic organiza- |
ton of that State the most splendid stiff !
fleming up 1t had known in years. has a
big business Office In New York and looks |
In occasionally at the Waldorf The |
magnitude of his coal operations in sew |
eral States requires much OF his time |
at this end. but he has never lost touch |
with home affairs, political or business |
His real home is at Fairmont and his |
estate there Is one Of the show places |
Of all West Virginia
Active md loyal.
While the present trend of things in !
the State is not very encouraging to the |
Watson Senatorial ambition it is the |