The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11
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nectcd with the election Of two young
ladies as Eugrossiag and Enrolling clerks
Of Arkansas Legislature printed last
week, must now be supplemented By ut
tie more of the same sort, only more so F.
It turns out that Senator Jones was
elected partly by charms Of his pretty
wife, who had spout several seasons III
Washington City. Nr. Poindcxtcr Dunn
was making a strong fight for the Sena
torship, when suddenly one morning Leg
.islator Baker bolted to Jones, and turn
ed the tide in his favor. Baker who Is
rough old backwoodsman, then confessed
that he had weakness tor pretty
women and had been introduced to Mrs.
Jones at the hotel and she had captivated
him by her admiration Of his method OF
singing an old song. The Legislature
loudly called upon Jones to sing that cid
song DER once more, and Baker began
to repeat it in sin5-song style. The first
Inc of each verse ran-''Ne c won't hunt
No more grizzlies now !" Such a sce1e
in the halls OF Legislative body has not
been seen since the days Of the carpet
bagging routs.
But almost u similar piece Of petticoat-
ed diplomacy is reported from Illinois
where worse struggle for the Senator
ship is in progress. \, !. .San says =
! Just at present interest centres III the
attitude of the newly elected Speaker,
| Elijah VI. Haines, Of Waukegan, Who has
| suddenly risen to national Importance.
\ woodcut portrait of this gentleman Is
before us. 4 thick shock OF unruly hair
and a closely cropped, farmer like beard
Ct vering his chm, give Mr. HalneS a
! commonplace appearance, which Is par
TALLY redeemed oy his particularly ag-
gressive nose and NachIayelllan right
eve lie is a mystery to his fellow Dem
ocrats The Morrison men malutaln that
he is for Morrison DisInterested obscr-
vers are beginning TO bell We that the one
fixed object kept in view by Mr. Halnes
from the first is his own election as Scu-
ator bv a combination of Democratic and
Republican votes.
Mr.. uaines has proved himself an
adroit politician, v hen the session be-
gan he was candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Speaker The
caucus nominated Mr.. Cronkrite for the
permanent office, but put Haines IN the
chair temporarily. He held it for two
weeks, and prevented the House from
organizing Then he resigned, declaring
that he did net want the Speakershlp and
would not have it upon any consldera
tions. Cronkrite succeeded him as tenn
porarv Speaker. Haines managed to
have il generally understood on the Ike
publicln side that he was friendly to Ear
well and uualterably opposed to Logan
Haines has a daughter, described as a
Young woman of strong rather than hand
some features but with a magnltlcen
figure and graceful presence. IhI
Young lady has been her fathers 'Icuten
ant in the fight Cronkrlto did not max
satisfactory presiding officer y hel
: Haines aad Miss Haines finally alloweC
1.-The House to proceed to a election, Mr.
Choisseg, Democrat whyse absence OF
account Of reported sickness had cripple
the majority, reappeared IN the nick
time, "his round face and heavy re-
J moustacha' receiving tremendous ava
ton, while 'hundrcds in the galleries a
we'll as in the lobbieS strained their neck
to catch a glimpse Of the man.
The convalescence of CholSser d1d nc
Iexhaust Ilaines' resources. lie h ais
managed to win the support of an ant
. Logan Republican named Sitting, tn
editor of the Brecers' and -Ialtstel
Journal. This gave IIaines clear m'
" iority Of two for Speaker. Once Slttln
allowed the roll call to pass his nam
without responding Mis-. Haines sat
the gallery, ''her face deadly pale an
I her hands working nervously.' W he
! Sitting failed her, she sank back e:
hausted. When he voted on the ne!
ballot, ''her face became radiant and ht
: whole demeanor chanrcd. "Oh, NJ
Sitting said Miss Haines, afterwar
when you failed to vote for father, u
heart was in my hands. | looked at hi
and saw him grow white about the mout
as he always does when he is angry, al
then when you arose was ready to c
for 10y. . After this dramatic event NJ
IIaines was escorted to the chair by
mob OF Democrats. howlir victory
g the time of Marching through Georgia
" and in expressing his thanks the triul
phant Machiavelli OF Illinois put
record the opinion that never beiole
nj the history of the State was person
highly honored.
,r Having been elected by Republic
n. help, Speaker Haines now affects to C
slider himself as an Independent.
ur proclaims that his first purpose is
ad beat Logan, and Sitting expresses slml
vet sentiments. Whether Mr.. Haines Y
ey 90 into the Democratic caucus at :
nj whether he will feel himself bound
l." support Col. Morrison if Morrison is
lse caucus nominee, and whether he
IRE been acting and is still acting in the
1t terest ot Garter Harrison, who is carry
M N on an energetic canvass with groct
~ ~ at one eud Of the House, as his eucn
~ Ia. say, and a bank at the other
questions upon which the astute Spes
refuses to throw any light. He ke
his own counsel and Miss Haines &e
= hers.