The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-13

PFopostttons
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Dec. IL. Special
Politics came 10 town with the new
congress. The most surprising thing
about the talk was the desire among
many Republicans to have Colonel
Roosevelt again lead the Republican
party. Republicans in close states and
close districts where the reuniting of
the regular and bull moose factions
will mean success are talking Roose-
Welt with a great deal of earnestness.
Take Kentucky as an example, Con
gresham Langley, representing one Of
the Republican districts, says that
with Roosevelt at the head of the tick
ct Kentucky could be carried for the
Republicans. Kentucky Is "A doubtful
state, and the Democratic governor was
elected only by a narrow margin.
Roosevelt Versus Hughes.
Here il an interesting reason why
there liz "A demand for Roosevelt: IL 1t
isn't Roosevelt II win be Hughes. The
Progressives In the west who want 10
return t the Republican party or
who have returned are generally for
Hughes--that is, If the colonel Is not
In the race. The sentiment for Hughes
is growing so strong that many Repub-
licans think he is likely TO be nomi-
mated. Now, ii may sound strange.
but 1t liz a fact, that many of the old
line standpatters, regulars from long
ago, prefer Roosevelt TO Hughes. They
hold that they could do business
with Roosevelt, meaning that they
could go % the White House and get
jobs for their friends and advise with
him about various matters Of legisla-
ton. They say that Roosevelt would
be reasonable" about ali such things.
but they think Hughes would be "a
cold proposition.
Has Good Trading Stock.
Roosevelt has good trading stock and
can do business with the Republican
party. liz he runs independently he
could defeat almost any man the Re
publicans put up. His old followers,
both Progressives and Republicans, are
standing by him i'm preference to other
men.
Nominate Z. r." they say, "an
there will be nothing To the fight. 1t
will be all over but the shouting"
Some Of them point to Champ Clark's
assertion that Roosevelt will be noml-
mated and think there Is something
good i'm 1t, but old Republicans, who
heard Champ Clark predict Democrat
ic victories for sixteen years, do not
take much stock in his political judg-
ment.
If Roosevelt holds out and keeps ev-
erybody guessing, and even his closest
friends dare not guess what he will
actually do. he may be able to create
a rumpus in the Republican party.
Shortest Biography.
There seems to be quite a contest
for champion of short biographies in
the new Congressional Directory. AT
least a dozen contestants We're in the
running, but Frank Park DEM of
Sylvester, Ca" wins out with six
short words. His name without a
middle initial gives him a slight adj
vantage over several others who press
him close.
Homer Mods.
In a recent article in which he tells
all other statesmen how to make "A
tariff ex-senator Beverage chides the
ignorance Of senators. giving as an ex.
ample that during the debate on n
tariff commission bill in 1910 IA sena-
tor long In service asserted that the
change In the tariff ON anthracite coal
was made during the Spanish war, al.
though that important revision was en-
acted during the scarcity of coal caused
by the historic conflict between the
miners and the anthracite coal trust"
Homer mods occasionally. Anthracite
coal had been ON the free list long be
fore that, probably as long ago as
when Beveridge was in knickerbockers.
A New Party.
William Pugh Martin of Louisiana
has been known by different party
names, but he has settled 1t himself
and given congress a sixth party in
the house. He is a "Progressive-Pro-
tectionist." That ought to afford an
idea for a winning name.
Mountain Whites"
Congressman Mays OF Utah tells the
world in his biography that he was
born among the mountain whites" of
east Tennessee. That designation is
well known down in eastern Tennessee,
but it looks odd in a mans biography.
"Jack the Giant Killer"
Quite a number of his newspaper
friends have named Clyde III. Taven-
q Jack the Giant Killer because
he has gone out to fight the munition
trust with such vigor. The Illinois con
gresham keeps up his fight the year
around, and he asserts that he will