Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-13
SyrnInes.

Symmes.
ANOTHER RED-HEADED ROOSTER FROM THE
ROCKIES.
Denver Correspondence st. Louis Dispatch
Colorado's successor to Judge Bedford in Con-
gress is Il character who promises to attract as
much attention as did the fiery, red-headed,
flaming whiskered judge The new members
name is &. c. Symmes. He, too, is rcd-headed.
His beard is long, and even more flaming in
color than that of Judge Belford. 1t is said that
Colorado would not send to Congress any one
but red-headed man. AS Colorado is the
Spanish word for red, this custom has about it
a certain fitness. Symmes is a very small man,
below medium height. His weight is about
that of Mahone's. While he is very slim and
small he has deep, roaring, bass voice, which
can be heard at great distance. He is rich
man. He is worth about 100000 He is a
practicing lawyer. He has had good many
friends among the early miners of Colorado, and
through his connection with various mining
enterprises has made q fortune. 1t is said of
him that he is one of the most ignorant of men,
and that even Flanagan, of Texas could not
begin to mansle the English language as does
the most exaggerated idea OF his own import
ance. He promises to be the great butt OF the
coming House. He will make a good running
locking Spooner from Wisconsin. It Is related
OF Synmas that, after the national election,
number OF republicans, friends Of his, gath
cred in his office to weep and lament over the
result. One patriot said: Now that the demo-
Gratis have won | suppose slavery will be re-
stored" Another one called attention to the
probability that the country would be required
To assume the confederate war debt. One pre-
diction after another OF this kind was rapidly
made. SymmeS took no part in the CONVERSE
ton for some time. Then he arose with an air
OF heavy gravity and, taking an oratorical posi-
ton. slowly Initiating his chest, he said: "Gen-
tlemen you are wrong. / have no doubt these
democratic scoundrels will attempt all the
things you have named, but they will fail, gen.
tlemen, for will be there"
Symmes, like SpoOner, was a native of Wis
consin. He went to Kentucky after the war
He was Y candidate for Congress from Ken
lucky. He received 20 or 100 votes against
$4,000 or 10000 democratic votes. He made a
contest however. The House authorities per-
mitted him to go through all the motions Of a
contest. When he returned to Kentucky he said:
81 had no idea, of course, OfsucceedinS. simp.
~ went to Washington for the purpose Ofseeng
if my voice could fill the House of Representa-
tives." An irreverent friend suggested that
there was no doubt but what his voice could
empty the House of Representatives This sug-
sestion made SymmeS very angry. It had been
the one ambition of his life to reach place in
the House of Representatives. He served all
during the war. Ever since then he has used
his war experience to color every one of the
phrases in his political speeches. He is always
carrying. the t1ag aloft. His battle and smoke be-
grimmed metaphors of war are said to be some
thing beyond description in the way of exag-
gerated pomposity: During the last election
one of his flvorite phrases was "When the i-dees
of November return, then will our enemy bite
the bust