The New York herald., 1922-07-09

can" and whose father was certainly
perfectly good Republican. represent
Ing Philadelphia district in the House
Tor many years. said she would like TO
see the Pomerenes In the White House
even IL they were Democrats. And 1t
isn't outside the range of possibilities
that her wish may be granted. for Pom
creme was mentioned only a few days
ago by Senator Ashurst Oh the floor of
the Senate as not unlikely to be his
perty's standard bearer in some future
Presidential campaign. And consider
ing that IL seems to be necessary for n
Presidential candidate to come from
Ohio-well. who knows?
Mrs. Pomerene Is ever so popular In
official society regardless OF politics.
Their home is In Canton and she told
me that her mothers home. where she
OF course lived as girl. was right next
to the McKinleys. Senator Pomerene is
an Ohio Born and bred too. though he
did not go to Canton until he was ready
to settle down and hang out his shingle
as lawyer. He has been pretty nearly
everything in his home State, short Of
Governor. and only little short at that,
for he was serving as Lieutenant-G Gov
ernor under Harmon when the Ohio
Legislature sent him to the Senate to
succeed Senator Dick.
Against Suffrage Amendment.
One rather wonders whether Senator
Pomerene's determined stand against
the suffrage amendment will cost him
the woman's vote In Ohio. He was
adamant on that proposition when tho
Senate was voting on the amendment,
deaf alike to the pleas Of the women
and OF the President. who came to the
Senate and asked that body to pass the
amendment--and was turned down by
his own party. Senator Pomerene took
the stand that as Representative OF
a State which had repeatedly refused
to grant its women the vote, he could
not vote for Federal amendment which
would oblige the State to give 1t to
them.
| He and Mrs. Pomerene went home at
the end OF last week-and I believe went
on to Gettysburg to see the marines ma
noeuvre, and to Marion for the celebra-
tion there. At least she planned to go
though the Senator may have stayed In
Canton. He returned Immediately af-
ter the Fourth, but she said she expected
| to stay in Canton for about ten days.
and I presume she is still there.
From all this you will understand
how keen and unpolitical an interest
Washington society takes in the various
State primaries-and will take In the
elections. Naturally the interest Is
keener as to the Senate than 1t is In
the House. The personnel is SO much
| smaller. and 1t carries considerable more
social weight. About the only candidacy
for the House that one hears much
about is that of ]. Mayhem Wainwright.
Assistant Secretary of War. to succeed
Representative James w. Hustled of
Peekskill, N. Y. At least the discussion
seems to center around the question as
to whether or not Mr.. Wainwright is
| likely to be candidate.
1t has been announced that the dis
trict has called for him-but not as yet
that he has heard the call. 1t would
seem not unlikely that he would prefer
his present job. And Washington is fond
enough of the Wainwrights to hope to
keep them here in some capacity There
seems to be no question of opposing
Mr.. Husted-the Husteds are popular,
too. Bur Mr.. Hustled seems to think he
has had enough, and as l understand 1t
has been announced that he would not
be candidate to succeed himself. He
has an attractive wife. whom he married
in 1915, shortly after his election to
Congress. he being at that time a
widower with five or six. children.
Speaking Of Senator Frelinghuysen.
mentioned that he had gone home last
week to nurse his wife's ankle and his
| own campaign. The accident to Mrs
Frelinghuysen rather upset the Coo.
lidges' plans for the last week end