Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-17
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BY Victor Rosewater

By Victor kosewater
AS RESULT of the republican primary in IL
"A linois, number Of men are coming to the
front in whose personality much interest at
taches The winner in the contest tor the gov
errior ship nomination is Frank o. Lowden, VINO
has warm spot for Nebraskans dating back to
the time when he was head OF the lineage law
firm known as "Lowden, Estabrook 4 DAVIS.
Both OF the two junior members, Judge hei-
bert J. Davis, who sat for few years on our
district bench, and Henry D. Estabrook, still
frequent visitor and with property interests here,
having been formerly leading legal lights at our
local Omaha bar Colonel Lowden served in
congress a succession of terms and wanted 10
run for governor in 1904 when, losing out, ne was
salved with the honor Of the Illinois member
ship in the national committee. was as, assoeiateu
with him in the management OF tine i9oo pIe o,,
dental campaign and we went through the l9lL
convention preliminaries together and neeo
scarcely add that he has exceptional quaiities OF
likeableness besides his fine legal talents ana
general political experience. When he becomes
governor Of Illinois, as he is certain e DC. ne
will make most credtable state executive and,
more than that, he will command respect and
exert an influence that the governor OF great
state like Illinois ought to have
Another winner in the Illinois primary, Medlll
Mccormick, nominated tor congressman-at-afge'
is puzzng to some people until they grasp the
explanation that, after the last census, Illinois
representation in the lower house was increased
but the legislature did not see fit to rearrange the
districts so that the two additional members ae-
corded to the state have no district except the
state as a whole in which they are CHOSEN AZ
large the same as United States senators. Young
Mccormick named after his grandfather, Joseph
Medill, he founder OF the Chicago Tribunte, has
been in Omaha several times and on one or two
occasions with his wife, who is the daughter OF the
late Mark Hanna. remember particularly
party which they once took west IN private car
in which he had along with him as his guests MT
and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Norman !Hapgoodi
and Charles Dana Gibson, when they all stopped
over here between trains on sultry Sunday al
ternoon. He is great admirer OF Roosevelt
and Loyalty went off with him as bull moose put
came back bravely in the big convention last june,
in which he proclaimed himself, after the nomi-
nation of Hughes, in brief speech that was one
OF the most telling of all those delivered there.
lot Of old familiar names may also be found
in the returns OF the Illinois primary: Floor
Leader Jim Mann was handsomely renomnated
without even coming home from Washington to
show himself and ex-Speaker Cannon, McKin-
ley, Foss and Madden are all kept in the running.
Mr.. Madden was on the subcommittee that
drafted the republican national platform and
was most helpful in securing the insertion OF the
declaration on citizenship and expatriation which
was personally looking after. Mr.. Mckinley
street railway and was here in person to buy 1t IN
when it was put up for sale by court order as well
as than once since then. He told good story on
himself, growing out OF his practice since he has
been in congress, of trying to see all OF his con-
stituents personally at least once between cleo
tons
I'm very small man." he said, "and had
two or three little formulas for people that !
thought would please them. If | met a man OF
small stature. ] would shake hands with him cor
daily and tell him how glad was to meet little
fellow like myself, throwing in some casual re-
mark, like good things come in small packages
II came across great big man. would draw
back to take him in from head to foot and ex-
claim, Well, is that all there is OF your
well the last time | was making my rounds,
came across veritable young giant and, after
introducing myself, stepped away and recited my
piece. whereupon he said, 'Isn't that queer, Mr..
Mckinley Why, when you met me before you
used those very same words
Announcement has come that ex-President
Taft Is to go on speaking tour OF the Middle
West which will probably include Omaha. | saw
meeting OF the American Bar Association about
three weeks ago, in fact, had the privilege of
dining with him as guests OF Mr.. and Mrs How
ard H. Baldrige He was in a jovial mood and
looking fine, resembling, with his reduced weight,
the pictures we have all seen OF him taken in his
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looks twenty years younger than he did when he
was in the White House and acts and talks as if
he enjoyed being care-free. The conversation
turned largely upon Yale, OF which he is now
part of the institution, and about his son Robert
and Baldrige's son Mae who as classmates and
fraternity men belong to the same crowd there.
i think il will be no breach of decorum to repeat
the retort gallant which Mr.. Taft delivered at
parting, in response to his hosts warm assurance
Of appreciation OF having him with US.
"Oh, no. said he, 'the obligation is mine, /
know Of no greater honor and privilege than of
dining with the father and mother OF Mac
Baldrige."
am pleased to note the elevation OF my
friend, C. D. Traphagen, to the presidency OF the
United Typothetae OF America, which is the top
rung of the ladder for the boss OF job printing
establishment Mr.. Traphagen was one OF my
colleagues on the Workmens Compensation COM
mittee and he is worker and level headed all
the time. The Typothetae people will know that
he is president. fI .