The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18
All Are Anxious to Be First
Man ON The job"
EXPECT REWARD IN RETURN
Supreme Court Justice Sure to Be
Nominated il He Doesn't Stop the
6oom-Republieans Feel That He Can
Reunite the Party. Which Is Now
Filled With Get Together Spirit.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.


BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Dec. 17.-lSpecial T.
Those Republican politicians who hay
been carefully setting the stage for a
dark horse at the Republican national
convention. that sable steed To wear
whiskers and be covered with the
robes of the supreme court, are having
a great deal OF difficulty In keeping
the enthusiastic followers OF Justice
Hughes in check.
There are many men who want TO
be able TO 80 up 10 the White House
after March 4. 1916, and say y was
first on the job to put you over, now
give me a good job in return" This
makes IL difficult for those who would
like to have Hughes name kept out Of
the convention until after many fruit
less ballots.
There Is "A suspicion that Justice
Hughes would prefer TO have the nom
nation come TO him in a spontaneous
manner rather than to have a lot of
delegates voting for him on the first
ballot.
Nominated il He Don't Stop II.
Hughes is going to be nominated II
he does not stop 1t. There IL "A lot Of
get together" sentiment among Re
pu%blicans. and they find the progress
sive element which Is not committed
10 a favorlte sou strongly IN favor OF
Hughes. From the west. where the
progressives dourished. come reports
that even the fayorite son movement
will not be allowed 10 interfere In Sc
curing delegates for Hughes.
All this time Hughes is In such IA
position as 60 make him an ideal caa
didate. lie does not have 60 say any
thing or express III opinion on any
subject. The others-Wee Borah.
Cummins. Whitman. Sherman. Esta
brook and Burton-are out IN the open
where they must be heard and seen
and express opinions.
Shafroth's Discovery.
Economy Is not popular" sadly re
marked Senator Shafroth Of Colorado
Earnestly has be labored TO reduce
expenditures, but without success
With a growing deficit congress- con
tinued to make appropriations. Now
there are TO be a great many more ex
penditEres. and for purposes which the
Colorado senator does not think justi
fed. He does not look with pleasure
pom the proposals for army and navy
~ - Imw. a.. w.lGaI
10 stop those expenditures. The PEG
Pile are 10 blame" said Shafroth
when you get home they ask you,
What did you getg meaning federal
appropriations for the state. And |
see great difficulty in reducing ex
penditures."
Trouble With the Rules.
AT the beginning of every session OF
congress some member makes IL a
point TO rail at the rules Now. the
whole trouble with most OF those who
complain is that the rules can be ma
nipulated by the managers OF the house
in such a way as TO prevent bringing
before the house bills which a major
ity must vote for If a vote Is reached,
but which a large proportion of mem.
bers do not want or at least upon
which they do not want 10 record their
votes.
Lets bring up the bill and put EN-
on record say the intense uplifters
who are pushing a measure which has
dynamite possibilities in 1t. And IL is
the policy OF the house managers TO
prevent such a record. The house can
get a measure up and vote on Ii II
it really wants to in spite of rules or
managers.
Put IL Up to Reed.
Waiter S. Dickey. who was chair
man of the Missouri Republican com
mittee when Taft carried the state il
1908. came to Washington TO help St
Louis get both national conventions.
Although he is a Republican and lives
In Kansas City. he pulled for ST. Louis
as hard as all the others before the
Democratic committee.
Dickey IL a candidate for the senate
in Missouri and must run in the prima.
ries against Governor Hadley Meet
ing Senator Reed in the corridor OF the
hotel. Dickcy put 1t up 10 him in this
way:
Jim, whom would you rather run
against. Hadley or meg"
"Hadley, OF course" answered Reed
and Dickey will carry that back to
Missouri as a reason why he should be
nominated.
Will Be Different.
1t is predicted that the next issue OF
the congressional directory will be diff.
ferent from the first. Some Of the new
members will trim out a lot Of stuff
that first appeared, particularly &C.