The New York herald., 1922-08-13
Much Discussion of the Candi.
dates From q Social
Viewpoint
sSsosol Dbpotch to rHs NEW YozK HnALp.
WASHINGTON, Aug. II.

huB. IL.
OLTICS is the absorbing topic
- in Washington and there Is
= much discussion OF the candi-
dates as social assets.
With the Congressional recess or
moro properly the House recess-for
the Senate has had to keep its poor
old nose to the tariff grindstone re-
gardless OF weather in Washington or
primaries at home-drawing to a close
and members reluctantly coming back
to work next week. one realizes that
summer is more than half gone, and
that the tide OF travel Is turning
scarcely perceptibly as yet. but none
the less surely toward Washington.
From now on one Is going to hear of
summer achievements, and Of fall and
winter plans.
For the last month or ak weeks
mending fences has been the favorits
Congressional outdoor sport And
Washington has watched sympatheti-
cally from afar, when the poor tottering
rails have rocked In the primary
cyclones and In some instances gone
flat. The fortunate legislators from
States that had early primaries have
looked on, rejoicing that their troubles
were over they knew the best and the
worst. Pennsylvanians. for instance,
have been able to assume a superior Il
should worry!" attitude, and take the
recess as gift Of the gods-to be en-
toyed according to individual taste.
Senator George Wharton Pepper has
been able to settle down quietly and
listen to tariff arguments with a mind
serene. Not fence building but tennis.
on the White House courts has been
his favorite outdoor sport for tho last
two or three months. He and Mrs.
Pepper are both Of them In Washington
a good part Of each week, going home
for the week ends as they have done
ever since he was sworn In as Senator
last T-hruary. AS for the White House
courts. ,A.~-'rs about the nearest there
are to the owhatan, which has been
the Peppers's headquarters since they
came to Washington-and when the
President offered them to Senator
Pepper on his declining an invitation
for a round Of golf. explaining that
tennis was his game. the offer was
promptly accepted. Mr.. Pepper and his
some lively games over there. so early
in the morning as a rule that there has
been no gallery" worth mentioning.
Mrs. Pepper Also Tennis Player.
They say that Mrs. Pepper Is also a
tennis player. hut I don't happen to
have seen her on the courts. She has
been In Washington quite a good deal
all summer and seems to have every
intention of identifying herself very
thoroughly with official life here. For
instance. she made point of turning
up at the luncheon which the ladies
- r. -.
last week, and she was under no special
obligation to do so, since she had not
been In the organization in Mrs. Mar
shalrs time. Still she evidently wanted
to compliment Mrs Marshall and show
proper esprit de corps for her sena-
torial sisters, for In spite of the fact
that she had another luncheon engage
Inent and could not come until late she
did get there. looking lovely in a
severely simple but very modish gown
she is wearing OF thin dark blue satin
and a small black hat with one of those
smart new lace wells. Senator and Mrs.
Pepper, by the way, were dinner hosts
Wednesday night to a. company Of eight
on the Powhatan roof.
However, II hasn't been only the
people whose State primaries were over
that have been able to go serenely on
their way. There probably isn't n State
IN WnOS6 nctc DcluB
watched with greater interest by all the
other States than Ohio, the Presidents
own, both because it Is his own an
because, while It Is little more likely
TO go Republican than Democratic. Ohio
has decided ideas on a number of issueJ
and its campaigns are always lively and
often bitter. The President did not 90
homo for the primaries early In the
week; he registered his preferences
among the Republican candidates for
nomination by mail And 1t was inter-
esting TO note that the Longworths did
not feel that their presence was neces-
sary In Cincinnati.
1t was rather interesting to notice
Mrs. Longworth-Alice Roosevelt Long
worth-back in Washington during the
last week OF the Ohio primary campaign
(for Mrs. Longworth is intensely inter-
ested In politics and in her husbands
career) and to learn that Mr.. Long
worth's fences were taking care of them
selves, and he was up at Newport visit
ing Mr.. r Livingston Beeckman, for
merly Governor of Rhode Island and
now a Senatorial aspirant. Mrs. Long
worth who was, as usual spending con-
siderable time in the Senate gallery
listening to the tariff talk. expected to
Join Mr.. Longworth at Newport this