The Washington herald., 1918-09-25

solicitor general OF the Department OF
Justice?
OF the reel we would say that hun
dreds of the devoted friends of Hus-
ton Thompson, an assistont attorney
general, would be glad to see that off,
cial elevated to the place.
The contention is at the capitol that
the Coloradoan is in line for it and
that IL the wishes OF many of the hign
men of the department are followed
Mr.. Thompson will get the place.
Mr.. Thompson, in fact, has been do
ing some extraordinarily good work OF
late. He has always filled his place
well but opportunities, made possible
hy the war, have been thrown in his
way during the past few months and
ne has more than made good in hand
ling them. He is an aggressive at
torney, alert to all points of the law,
thorough in gathering evidence ana
always sure to stop every loophoie
through which his case might be lost
He is a high class business man
loyal to the Wilson administration
highly thought of by the bar and pop
uIar so far as popularity goes with
the people outside the courts ana
justice department centers.
We do not htlO" ltldN II - III ~
mind of anyone to make a strong bid
for support of Mr.. Thompson Tor TINS
Mace but we hear that II Johnny
Shafroth. running for reelection az
Senator this year in Mr., Thompson,s
state. actually became engrossed in
the task he could consummate II. IL
NAV be that he is already engaged IN
irving to bring this about-if this Is
the case then our informant as to the
matter must have kept something from
ms thinking that to reveal IT might be
revealing something he had no right
10 give out to the public.
We forgot to mention that some
how or other David Lawrence can
didate for the St James post was
not chosen, That was not so much
Dave's fault, however. as was inc
fact that other candidates were moro
available than the one he proposed
Nor was II the fault of Dawes candi-
date that he did not get the post
he simplv didn't fit into the require
vents Of the office in the way the
President thought one should nj VINO
eventually obtained the place.
So well exculpate Dave from any
hlane thal lllSIll III ~ A'''-'
failure and we'll exculpate his can
didate from any blame that mis"'
attach to him through failure 10 pos
sess all the necessary qualifications
for the post.
Everyone being forgiven for fail-
ures, therefore. we turn to announcer
page-and read on.
only, we say. Dave shouldn't make
full column next time on the man
who doesn't land. 1t not only en-
harnesses the man but it Is ike a
strike-out on a "three-hundred' bat-
ter
The Times. Monday, carried a story
from a Northcliffe paper purporunG
to give the substance of Republican
and Democratic agreement TO make
Woodrow Wilson's election for Presl-
dent unanimous in 1920 if the war
lasts on through another summer
and fall.
Why not?
But IL this is done the agreement
which the London newspaper speaks
of as so certain will have to be ac-
tually undertaken and accomplished
There may be a bit of backhaullng
to this on the part of Republicans.
Particularly If they obtained control
of the House and Senate this year.
For then they would make the ar
gument-"Why not have Presl-
dent of the same political party as
the House and Senate?"
Workmen, beware. Another reason
for being on guard. from a Demo-
cratic standpoint this fall, eh?
Woman suffragists are bound to
have something to do with this year s
, elections and indications are they Will
insist in bringing up their vote in the
senate before the members of Con-
gress return home for the campaign.
This is interesting for it Will give
/ the people of the suffrage states where
Senators are to be elected this year
a chance to size up their members.
We have heard no one. however
trying to dodge the question. Those
who are for it are quite frank 10
say so. of course. and so are those
who oppose it. There are some
members on the fence but they ap-
pear not to have been undergoing
any trouble in their home states
because of it-at least at TINS
writing 1t is not reported that they
have.
We have noted at the capitol little
effort is made by the suffrage forces
to inject Miss Rankin into the cam
paign. The fact this lady refuses
| to accept the edict of the Repubh-
can primary has made her persona
non grata to the members of her
own party. And she has not. at any
time, been very popular with the
members of the Democratic party.
THE OBSERVER.