Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29

To show that a senatorial prophet
elect is not without honor in his own
land, the Illinois delegation in Con-
gress plans a feast Of welcome to Col.
Frank l.. Smith when he reaches
Washington on January 8. The pur-
pose Of the dinner is to demonstrate
both to the Senate and to Smith that
his own peoples faith in him endures.
Illinoisans on Capitol Hill declare that
the delegations confidence in the SEN
ator-elect is a reliable reflection of
public sentiment in Smiths home
State. The prediction is freely hazard
ed that If the Senate either slams the
door in the colonel's face or admits
and then unseats him, Illinois at the
earliest possible opportunity will send
him back to Washington laurel-crown-
ed and with colors flying, as the re-
suit of another election. Hardly any
Illinois congressman expects that Gov.
Len Small will reappoint Smith, If the
Senate rejects or expels him. Illinois
Is just across the Mississippi from
Iowa, which "vindicated" Brookhart
under circumstances which may pres
emily repeat themselves.
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Senator William J. Harris, Demo
crat of Georgia, considers ely" Cobb
his most distinguished constituent.
The dethroned Tiger commander, now
battling for rehabilitation in public
favor, was once so described by Har-
ris at the Capitol. Cobb always pays
his respects to Harris-son-in-law Of
Fighting Joe" Wheeler of Confeder.
ate Army and Spanish-American War
a.
certain occasion was taken by the
Georgia Senator to meet the late Sen.
ator Fernald of Maine. Fernald. be-
fore his political days, was semi
professional base ball player in the
Maine State League. He greeted Cobb
with the exclamation that II consider
you the greatest player in the history
of the gameI There 10 stu POSSIBLE
ity that the base ball bloc will go to
bat for Cobb and Speaker. The bloc
is headed in the Senate by Pat Harri.
son and in the House by Nick Long
worth. II the Cobb-Speaker imbroglio
assumes the dimensions Of q crisis,
1t Is well within the range OF posi-
bilities that cruisers, farm relief, alien
property and Investigations will have
to make way for a subject VIGOROUSLY
far nearer to the heart Of the average
Congressman.
Il n II n
Representative Fred A. Britten,
Republican Of Illinois, has sent out
one of the seasons most attractive
New Year cards in the shape Of a
sepia-tinted photograph Of the giant
stadium at Soldier Field, Chicago,
with the 10000 people who saw the
Army Navy foot ball game on No.
vember 81. Britten, ranking member
Of the House naval affairs committee,
is given chief credit for taking the
service gridiron classic to Chicago.
Accompanying the pictures sent to
his friends Is O. letter from Repre-
sentative Britten, saying: when the
authorities agreed to play the Army
Navy game away from the Atlantic
coast for the first time, Chicago was
actually put on trial. I am glad to
tell you that Chicago acquitted her.
self wondrously, and that officers,
cadets, midshipmen and civilians
alike are loud in their praises Of the
entire venture, which has been voted
complete success from every view.
point" Britten proclaims his inten-
ton to request the game for Chicago
''at some appropriate future date" be-
cause he thinks the recent tie.score
match ought to be played of" in
the same arena.
Official Washington Ia taken COM
pletely by surprise by European re-