Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-29
HUGHES SILENCE
WORRIES LEADERS
Looked on as Most Likely
Choice Of Republicans.
CANDIDATES IN THE SENATE

CANDIDATES IN THE SENATE
When Democrats Had Long List Of
Names to Choose From In Baltimore
Not One Came From tho Senate.
Now All @. O. p. Possibilities Are
Senators Except a Judge and Colonel
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Jan. 90. - Especial. i
Four years ago when there were so
many Democratic candidates for pres
ldent none was from the United States
senate, although two OF the most prom
ment possibilities were in the house Of
representatives. This year there are
no candidates for president In the
house on the Republican side, although
there are several candidates and
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 il appears
that the sphinx OF the Republican pres
idential situation Is ornamented with
whiskers. THAT animated feather
duster," as William X. Hearst once re-
marked, and Hearst knew, for he ran
against him for governor and was de-
feateds is giving Republicans a great
deal Of concern these days. II the as
sociate justice Of whom we hear 50
much does not break the silence pretty
soon there IL danger of some fellows
blowing up.
Clark and Bryan.
All there is TO the story that Bryan
would be likely 10 support Champ
Clark in order to defeat Wilson for
the nomination is the fact that one or
two active Bryan men have been In
quiring around to see If Champ could
be induced to run against Wilson.
They didn't even go SO far as to prof
fer Bryan support. Nor did they APP
proach Clark with the proposition. One
can readily imagine how much faith
Champ would put In a Bryan PROPOSE
ton after his experience at Baltimore
oloomargarins In the Pot.
I'VE have put everything into the
pot" remarked member OF the ways
and means committee. I'VE are going
to put in everything which would seem
TO afford the possibility of taxation In
order to raise money for war prepare
ton. When the time comes we will
sort out that which seems least bur
densome to the people"
Among things which 'have gone into
the pot" Is a proposition to reduce the
tax on oleomargarine to a revenue
producing point At present 1t is pro-
hibiti7e almost, but IL it was simply
taxed to get revenue 1t Is estimated
that 100000 or 100000 would be
raised.
1--WE will have to drop 1t out" said
the member Already the mere sug-
gestion has raised howl from the
dairy districts, which shows that we
could not pass It."
Williams Belief in Wilson.
It seemed almost impossible that
John Sharp Williams should sound the
tocsin that one man power is desirable.
he who has discoursed long and slo-
quently on the beauties of democracy.
Speaking OF our foreign relations, he
said:
81 am sorry that congress had to
meet right now. / think that our dip
lOmatic affairs would have been 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 We're two
conventions for preparedness and 3
convention for peace and anti-prepar-
edness going on at one big hotel I'm
Washington. The sessions were being
held at the same time. 1t was ali 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 In Washington
ss well as elsewhere.
What's He There ForY
What does jim Mann imagine he =
minority leader for? Here. Is one of
his utterances recently. ut 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 nor
any other attribute which naturally
belongs 10 a member OF congress-"
or course If the man to whom thai
was addressed was anything but o