Show NATIONAL MEN AND AFFAIRS k Senate Chamber With Candidates for Presidential Nomination Extent of Blow v Re-v Re by Republican Republicans Evident t By BT ROBERT T Special Jorr Correspondent of ot The Standard Copyright 1923 WASHINGTON Dec Dee 8 Visit I a Visit Visiting ing the United States Statu sen senate Ae on the opening day ot of o was as like ng over the tho paddock where they are saddling the hones horse for forthe forthe forthe the grand presidential race of 1924 The senate was chock full of en- en entries en entries tries Of Ot course the man with the post number one of ot the t Republican san can an side of the fence tence a a as not there The chair he left vacant on the rostrum was 01 occupied by Senator I Cummins of ot Iowa Iona Io Mr Coolidge man ot of o destiny already has pass paM passed pass passed ed from the senate to the Who White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House where here he hop hoped d to remain another four years after atter his pro tempore term expires March 4 1925 1026 Time wa was war hn when n t the tle e senate ende was regarded as nay thing but a breed Ins breed I In ing ground tor for chief executives e As Asa Asa Asa a matter of ot fact the tha White House Housel doors appeared to be eternally closed to all who had the temerity I Ito ito to enter the tha chamber of the elder statesmen This remained true un can can- un 11 ill Mr Ir Harding Harding- broke It He step step step- stepped pod from a senate desk to the 1 House Mr Sir Coolidge hu has followed him So no now the presidential pr sl lightning rods are bristling bristling j In the upper house ot of cons congress like bayonets on a a column of ot machine i soldiers Hiram Johnson of ot California wide of ot brow dynamo of ot pent up energy apostle ot of progress Ism was seated squarely In the front without row without a hat He had long since to tossed tos-sed sed it Into the ring andis and andIs andIs Is determined to go beaded bareheaded tare until the Republican convention sats sale thumbs up or t thumbs don for him along alone about next June Across the aisle from the strongman strong strongman strongman man of ot California was the polished and polite Oscar W Underwood Alabama's favorite son enemy of the Ku and long lone a presidential presidential potentiality Senator Underwood Un- Un Un derwood d also Is hatless Ho He said goodbye to his fedora tedora long ago and he Is not sur Burp sure now just when or how he he Is going to get It back Turing back to the the Republican sid side a we hed bed the picture of that grand young young- gentleman from Indi- Indi Indiana Indiana Indi Indiana I ana Mr Watson or just plain Jim Watson to those who oho know him I welt well and those who vote for him h in I wet wot weather eather and dry Senator Jim stands today with his hat In his hand He doesn't know whether to let go of ot It or not He sass avs ho he hohas has his cocked only In the direction direction tion of bay boy Hiram Jim Is wil- wil wil wll willing ling to part with his war oar bonnet bonnetT If It seems necessary to do so to keep the tho home state delegation go- go goIng going go gong Ing ng for the gentleman from Call Call- California Cali California fornia Like Ilke Oscar Underwood Senator Jim Is confronted by the but he hasn't taken a post post- positive tive position aa u set let et He thinks he ought to hear the c evidence before he renders a decision That Is 18 a judIcial attitude to take and Sena- Sena Senator Senator Sena-or Sena tor Jim Is nothing nothing- It If not judicial It was nas a a grand sight Bight to see Sena tor Jim escorting his colleague T Senator Senate Sam Ralston down downe the isle to be sworn In Theresae There was sae II a a portly pair to draw and to-and to both members of ot this club Sen- Sen Senator Sen Senator ator Ralston has an even chance tobe to tobe be ba tHe next Democratic nomInee I Iba He Isn't Jant saying saying- much His Hia hat still Is firmly perched upon his 1 gray thatched dome but he comes from a 8 strategic state elate and a lot lotof lotof ot of nice things are ace about him I Lesser luminaries so o far as preal- preal preil III possibilities p are ue II La I be listed as follows follows- Republicans La La Follette of ot WB Borah ot of o Idaho Lodge of ot Massa- Massa I Massa MassaI Capper of Kansas ete etc I I Democrats Copeland Democrats Copeland ot or New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Edwards Edwardg of ot New Jersey wet I as the Atlantic ocean Ma field ot of I Texas It if the Ku u Klux Klan ever eer e er erI I reigns supreme Sheppard ot of Texas it it if the saloon anti-saloon league l ague could say d Counting Gal Calvin Call In Cool Cool- CoolId Cool ld Id e as lat 1st 1 of t the senate the pos poe possibilities roost most pi eminently left ot of the congressional picture of the past week were sere er McAdoo aid Cox Mr McAdoo McAdoo's sombrero Is fe taking taking- up II a a Po of room in the presidential ring and be he has one hase-one gone back to California to his hunt for tor delegates i Jimmy Cox has been down south I hunting but not lIot for delegates He as after rabbits and ducks and bear and other big bis- game Jimmy says If It his hat goes in the ring next year they will have to snatch It oft off o I him Stil the Impression persists that even a slightly favoring breeze might blow the straw lid tile Clue go gov- gov governor ov g will be wearing next June or July Joly right t square Into the ringed arena Looking over the house of ot representatives representatives as It began Its lla preliminary nary struggle for tHe Ute session one could not but be Impressed by the tremendous political change which had come over OHr the lower loner chamber since the last congress The extent ot of the blow received b by the Re- Re Republicans Re Republicans publicans at the polls In Novem Noven- November November ber of ot 1922 1822 was as apparent tor for the first time In the conGress congress the Republicans I had 25 solid state delegations in the house In the teh ha have hae e but eight In the I congress the Democrats had no representation In such big delegations delegations as Ohio Indiana Kansas I MIchigan Washington and West Virginia Vh All that Is ss now changed The Democrats have 12 IS solid dele dele- delegations delegations In the present congress the Republicans have ha eight and all alt the rest are mixed some of ot them very ery thel badly mixed So much tore for e politics Ye Te Yule lule YuleTide Tide Is approaching approaching- and with It comes the lists Here Is a unique one to her ber fond parents by a 15 15 v IB-v ear old ear old flap flap- flapper flapper per PH In one of ot Washington's 1 exclusive exclusive sive she boarding schools It If the In- In Intriguing intriguing In Intriguing requests a requests a strange ad- ad admixture admixture ad admixture mixture of youth and budding budding- ma- ma ma maturity dont don't lont dont don't knock old Santa Claus right oft off the sleigh the old bOy must be a 8 glutton for punishment I This Is the list verbatim A fur coat ahem Another 25 horseback riding ticket Mone Money for drawing dra an and dancing next ear Cute jamal black blach Walking stick black umbrella little fat tat one Short tIttle Underclothes scud scuds of them I II Beads 76 Inches long green black I yellow ellow or brown Tennis racquet Loads oads ot of pretty pillows s Fountain pen Perfume atomizer Brace Brace- Bracelets Bracelets lets leU Wild wool stocking stocking- Brown shoes colonial pumps 10 Books Gorgeous paint box French doll I Silk stockings Padded bathrobe Horse Mules the bedroom a va I Narcissus bulbs Gold fish Gaudy Silver wrist 1 wrist watch catch atch with Ith leather strop Toilet set Black powder box compact I wIth gold initials And further deponent not Whew |