Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-28

With millions for senatorships' be
come the issue which will make the
political welkin ring in 1926. it's an
amusing circumstance that the sena-
torial campaign leaders of both
parties are about the richest men
in their respective ORGANIZATIONS
Lawrence Cowie Phipps. Republican
of Colorado, who will lead the fight
to keep the Senate safe for Coolidge,
is said to be worth $4,000, 900. There
isn't Republican Senator in his
financial class except James CouZens
Of Michigan. who's assessed at $780,
900 600 The Democratic senatorial
campaign chieftain is Peter Goelet
Gerry of Rhode Island. Senator
Gerry is not only several times a
millionaire in his own right, but his
wife is the former Mrs. George W..
Vanderbilt There's every indication
that the 1925 congressional campaign
is going to be fought by both parties
on the model of the Coolidge economy
program. The particular example
each of them would like to pattern
after is that of William b. Wilson,
Democratic senatorial nominee in
PENNSYLVANIA. The former Democratic
Secretary of Labor told the primary
probe committee that he spent $Ss
on his recent campaign.
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Speaking of Wilson, this observer
can lift the veil from the mystery"
surrounding the recent offer to the
PENNSYLVANIA of q place on the new
Railroad Mediation Board. In some
Democratic quarters the offer was
roundly excoriated as a bride to
Wilson to leave the senatorial race.
The facts are authoritatively said to
be that his name was suggested to
the administration from labor quar-
tiers, which had been consulted as to
their choice for labor's representative
on the board. Wilson was acceptable
at the White House, but, before any
formal tenLer of an appointment to
the $4,000 job could be made him,
informal assurance was forthcoming
hmittee--that he would decline the
proffer.
Numerous and important resigna.
tons from the Federal bench are ex-
pected If Congress adjourns without
pa ssing the bill for increases OF sal
aries to United States judges. Poll
tics and patronage squabbling are at
the bottom of the failure to enact into
law a measure upon which there Is
virtual agreement in all interested
quarters. The Senate has already
passed the judiciary salary bill. but 1t
hangs fire in the House. All over the
Union there are distinguished 5urists
who are serving Uncle Sam on paw
VIGOROUSLY inadequate to their needs
and position, and wholly incommensu-
rate with the incomes they could com.
mand in practice at the bar. In most
cases these judges have continued In
Office through sense of high profess
sional responsibility. But IL Congress
goes home this or next week. FEELING
that its own pay Is the only thing
about which there is need for speedy
action, it is freely predicted that the
United States will lose the services Of
many splendid judges.
Isidore b. Dockweiler, whom the
Democrats of. California want to NOM
mate for the Senate, is well known
figure in Washington Though his
long time activity as a Democratic ma
tional committeeman from his State.
He has a good many qualifications for
the job with which his name is now
associated. He's geographically right,
from the standpoint Of the present
necessities in California, being a Los
Angeles man, while both of the States
Senators now are San Franciscans-
johnson and Shortridge. Dockweiler
also has the indispensable advantage
of being 4 native son, A prominent
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