The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-26
Looked on as Most Likely
Choice of Republicans.
CANDIDATES IN THE SENATE
When Democrats Had Long List OF
Names to Choose From In Baltimore
Not One Came From the Senate.
Now All G. o. p. Possibilities Are
Senators Except a Judge and Colonel.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. Jan. 20. - Especial. !
Four years ~ when there were so
many Democratic candidates for pres
ident none was from the United States
senate, although two of the most prom
inent possibilities were in the house of
representatives. This year there are
40 candidates for president in the
house on the Republican side. although
there are several candidates and a
number OF possibilities in the senate.
And yet the impression seems TO be
that the Republican candidate will not
be a senator. Something tells the aver
age politician that the Republican
choice will fall outside of the senate.
A Sphinx With Whiskers.
Very seldom do cartoonists put
whiskers on a sphinx, but 1t appears
that the sphinx of the Republican pres
idential situation Is ornamented with
whiskers. THAT animated feather
buster" as William X. Hearst once re
marked, ard Hearst knew, for he ran
against him for governor and was de
feated, is giving Republicans a great
deal OF concern these days. If the as
sociate justice OF whom we hear SO
much does not break the silence pretty
soon there is danger OF some fellows
blowing W.
Clark and Bryan.
All there Is to the story that Bryan
would be likely to support Champ
Clark in order TO defeat Wilson for
the nomination is the fact that one or
two active Bryan men have been in
curing around TO see IL Champ could
be induced to run against Wilson.
They didn't even go SO far as to prof
fer Bryan support. Nor did they ap-
proach Clark with the proposition. One
can readily imagine how much faith
Champ would put In a Bryan proposi-
ton after his experience at Baltimore.
Oleomarsarine In the Pot.
We have put everything into the
pot" remarked a member OF the ways
and means committee. I'VE are going
to put In everything which would seem
to afford the possibility OF taxation Ia
order to raise money for war prepara-
ton. When the time comes we will
sort u that which seems least bur
densome to the people"
Among things which "have gone into
the pot" is IA proposition to reduce the
tax on oleomargarine TO "A revenue
producing point. At present it is pro-
hfhftiun almost hY,N ~ IL MAS cfpanIY
taxed to get revenue 1t is estimated
that 100000 or 100000 would be
raised.
I'VE viii have TO drop it out" said
the member. Already the mere sug-
gestion has raised a howl from the
dairy districts, which shows that we
could not pass It"
Williams Belief In Wilson.
1t seemed almost impossible that
John Sharp Williams should sound the
tocsin that one man power is desirable.
he who has discoursed long and elo-
quently on the beauties of democracy.
Speaking OF our foreign relations. he
said:
II am sorry that congress had to
meet right now. l think that our dip
lomatic affairs would have beer more
wisely handled by a man OF long
vision and deep vision and tender
vision than they are apt TO be when
they are made the game OF a battle
dore and shuttlecock on the floor OF
the two houses"
The time was when Williams be-
lieved congress ought to have its say
about the affairs OF the nation.
Preparedness and Peace.
1t happened that there were two
conventions for preparedness and a
convention for peace and anti-prepar-
edness going on at one big hotel In
Washington. The sessions were being
held at the same time. 1t was all the
hotel employees could do to keep them
from getting mixed and to steer the
right people into the right place. We
have our war troubles I'm Washington
as well as elsewhere.
What's He There For?
What does Jim Mann imagine he is
minority leader for? Here is one of
his u%tterances recently: 1T is one of
the peculiarities of politics that when
The Democrats are short of other
things they abuse the Republican lead
er. That Is always safe. 1t never
takes either acumen, intelligence MOI
any other attribute which naturally
belongs to a member OF congress"
OF course IL the man to wkom that
was addressed was anything but a
rubber ball he would have beer crush
ed. But it happened to be Congress
man Raker of California. and he re-
covered as quickly as said rubber ball.
Critics Shining Mark.