The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-05-20
A Letter North Re1djmg.
HOW DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL FEELS HIS OATS. +"

HOW A DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL FEELS HIS OATS"
L. H. FitzhHgh, Democratic door-keeper Of the
present House of Representatives, gives, in let
ter sent to friend living at Sherman, Texas, in
December last, an interesting description OF the
pains and pleasures of persons newly elected to
an office by the House Below will be found a
verbatim copy Of his letter
D. c., Deer. Is, 1875.
DEAR: | have been trying ever since my
election to write TO you, but have been besieged
from light in the morning until one or two at
night | had about one hundred & thirty appoint
ments to make & have had | reckon without ex-
ageration three Thousand men women b children
pulling lurking me every time would put my
head out of the door Of my office. | have had to
keep two ushsrs two or three clerks ever since
the hour OF my election in my office, it is now
Eve O'clock in the morning that have gotten
up to write to you. In regard to- tried to
save a place for him but the members are SO
clamerous for their constituents that so fur it has
been impossible to dc so, my forces after christ
mas will be increased and then | will be able to
do something for him & will stick him in, Fay.
TFitEhagh's son arrived on Saturday morning
all safe | set him TO work on Monday 1T q So,
100 place i be is the most delighted fellow you
ever saw | wish YOU could be here with me do
try & come on the Govnt furnishes me with a
fine turnout Il spanking pair of Horses before
4 after the house sessions Il recess have exclu-
sive use of them, my coachman comes down eve
ry morning for US, that is Fay & myself and af-
ter driving around to my breakfast takes me to
my office come on L will give you Ga good
time Congress is Invited over to the Centennial
on friday, we will have a big time-come back
I foro hnn drad
twenty FIVE dollars tomorrow which you can
draw back on the lst OF Jan | got your tele-
gram telling me to draw for TWO hundred il need
ed but tried to do without any, & may not have
TO draw tomorrow, but all of eur members are
like myself tight up on first mo | hate to ask
them, j w Come on christmas fer a few days 4
we will have glorious time, | have more invi-
tations to frolicks with the members l. Senators
than any man in Washington, am a bigger
man now with the members than old Grant.
cannot put my foot on the floor of the Hall hui
that they make a break for me sometimes q
dozen begging at me at once for places for SONS
friend, scarcely ever git cut Of the office to &c
on the floor OF the House, | have under me the
Folding rooms, Document Rooms File rooms all
committee rooms, all employee, IN the South
wing of builing b entire south wiag Of capital,
have a Supt & assistant 10 each department and
about dozen book keepers besides my Office
clerk, Il we do things up in stile, | have boy
to take my hat & coat or | cant turn around
without some one at my beck & CALL & when
get all my new appointments broken in, | shall
have a nice time ! am making up
party already to come on TO Texas ON the ad
iourmt, S S Cox to head it, he is the warmes
friend of mine you ever saw, also the New Speak
er Mr. Kerr, Fay and myself spent the evening
with Mr. & Mrs Kerr last eveng, | am q great ia
vorite of hers Mrs Coxs & Mrs Senator GordoR-
quite contrast here 81 Austin. | can't turn fO
friends here have now fifty letters from my
Southern friends all parts of the South congrat
ulating me, thus wags the world, let a man b.
prosperous & every man is his friend, must close
tell will lookout for him if cannot max
place myself can get him in some Of the De
partmts after Christmas, write soon TO Your De
| voted Friend L.. H FITzHUGH.