The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-01
Both Political Parties Have
Taken Part In Proceedings.
TRIED HARD TO KEEP OUT.
Republicans by Talk Of Nominating
Justice Hughes Have Violated Old
Custom, While Democrats by Making
Confirmation Of Brandeis' Nonina-
tion Political Issue Are Also Guilty.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

dicatton of a desire 10 keep out il now
appears that the highest tribunal III
the land Is mixed up in the presiden-
tial politics Of the year 1916
The Republicans are mixed up by an
effort to make Justice Hughes a presl
Dental candidate Notwithstanding bis
statement of his aversion ~ the use
Of his name I'm connection with the
nomination The Republicans are 20
ing ahead. and they may nominate
him If they decide that ID j. the best
thing to do.
The Democrats have been in politics
TO some extent In regard 10 the nOmi-
nation Of Louis ID. Brandeis for asso-
ciate justice. II has been evident that
a number Of Democrats in the senate
were particularly hostile to Brandels
and that at least three Democrats on
the Judiciary committee would have !
voted against Brandels II they had not
beer looking at the political end Of the
game.
showed Their Elation.
After the action Of the judiciary com
mittee in voting on strict party lines
on the Brandeis nomination the Demo
Gratis showed their citation The pro
gresslve element I'm the Democratic
party believed that they had secured
a victory and that IL would tend 70
help the party I'm the presidential cam
paign.
The political situation was outlined
To me by one Of the shrewdcst Demo
cratic members 81 the senate. by
the action on Brandeis." he said. '-the
Democrats are reaching for the Pro
gresslves. They hope to obtain Pro
gressive votes. The Republicans are
reaching for conservative Democrats,
and 1t viii be a question when election
time comes whether the Democrats
have secured more Progressives than
the Republicans win have secured con
sentative Democrats. But that T. the
politics of the situation as I see it"
Not All Agreed.
The Democrats are not all agreed a.
70 who II the strongest or weakest
man the Republicans could nominate.
Some of them assert that Roosevelt
will be the easiest to beat. while 9th
ers think that be might be elected
The general opinion among the Demo
Gratis. however. II that Justice Hughes
viii be the hardest man for them 10
defeat.
Rather IA curious phase Of the politi-
cal beliefs is shown I'm the fact that II
Is generally The southern Democrats
who express doubt as To the election
of Wilson. while northern Democrats
are generally quite confident that WI
son win be reelected
Harry New and Tom Taggart.
Harry New. for so long a Republican
political leader in Indiana. and Tom
Taggart. who has been a political lead
er I'm Indiana for So many years. are
warm friends. New came to Wash
ington "A short time ago, and the hearty
manner in which he and Taggart greet
cd zach other showed that politics has
not caused them TO sever personal re
Iations.
While this was taking place a by
stander who knows something about
Indiana politics remarked. Both liar
~ and Tom have been nominated by
their respective parties for the senate.
and IL IL my guess that both are going
10 be elected"
They Distribute Money.
Two or three men were talking about
the political situation. and Senator
Chiffon of West Virginia was saying
E thae tR. r;~aw n~N hn~Fs,- HFfr 1A.,h@ -
pass. What would the country do"
he asked. IF 1t were not for the river
and harbor appropriations and the pen
sions?'
He then went on TO explain that the
distribution Of this money I'm various
sections OF the country was really a
great help to many regions and kept
many people from being charges upon
the communities where they lived.
Humphrey and the Farmer.
Congressman Humphrey Of Washing
ton made an interesting speech i'm IA
vor OF the farmer. and IL was evident
that he had experiences on the farm
rs a boy During the course Of his re-
marks he said. at is the harefooted
cowboy that drives up the cows In the
frosty morning and stops 10 warm his
feet where they had lain that will
make the man that will win and hold
the highest praises that success can
give"
Then he had something To say about
the women folks on the farm.
The farmers girl is the sweetest
blossom that sheds its perfume i'm this
world of sunshine and shadow.
The one person i'm this world who
works harder. bears heavier burdens
and who has greater responsibilities
than the farmer and TO whom the
world owes a greater deb than 1t does
the farmer IL the farmers WIFE,"