Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-14
NAMES AND FACES.
Legislators Who Remember Them
Blaine and tdmunds.

Blaine and tdmunds.
WASHINGTON, Sept. lO,-rhe gif. OF re-
memberlng the names and faces Of the
persons one meets is one which is most
highly appreciated by public men. Cen
orally one can remember the face, but it
is an extremely difficult matter to call the
name associated witn it. OF all the men
IN public life to-day, says an exchange,
Mr.. Blaine probably has this faculty more
largely developed than any OF them who
are continually meeting great numbers OF
| persons. II is memory is wonderful one.
! Sometimes he will happen tn run across
man whom ne has not seen for years. The
! acquaintance may be only casual, but he
will instantly call him by name and men,
| ton some circumstance connected with
their last meeting. Gov. Long of Mas
sacnusetts is another man who remem-
| bers names as we'll as faces. ard Gen. n.
! +. Banks is another whose reputation In
this regard is even greater than Mr..
Blaine's. Tom Reed OF Maine doesn't
have much difficulty in calling name,
and he has large acquaintance. Ben
Butler remembers everything, including
names.
President Cleveland car generally re-
member a name and face without much
trouble. Secretary Manning will be in
troduoed to you one moment ana forget
you the next. Postmaster General Villas.
on the other hand, who NEE more peo-
pie in one dav than all the rem ainder OF
the Cabinet combined. Is marvel at
Identification. Secretary Bayard is
genial and affabe, but he remembers
faces only. Secretary Endicott can re-
member those who trace their ancestry
back to prOtoplasm, but he doesn't lum-
Der up his brain with the names OF many
others. Attorney General Garland will
call your name if you are
reconteur. The man who can drop into
Mr.. Garland's Office and give him 1.-THE
latest" and do it up we'll, will always
find a vacant chair awaiting him in the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS room. Secretary
Whitney is a good hand at remembering
people, but Secretary Lamar has to be in
troduced over and over again to the same
person before he can place him. The
Senate is a great place for the forgetful
statesman. Mr.. Sherman is fairly sue
cessful in his effort to name a man, but
Mr.. Plumb of Kansas is the very worst.
At heart Mr.. Plumb is the prince or good
fellows, but it Is utterly impossible for
him to remember face, to say nothing OF
name, unless there is some extraordinary
circumstances connected with 1t. He
doesn't even remember the faces of the
employees OF the Senate.
astOnishment upon being addressed 10y a
clerk whom he had seen daily during the
two last sessions of Congress. Mr.. Nor
rill of Vermont and the mighty Mr.. Ed
munds are forgetful men. The story that
Mr.. Morrill, has TO be introduced to him
self when he arises in the morning is not
quite true, but he is almost as bad as
that. Nobody knows whether or not Mr..
Edmunds can remember face, but it is
nj h0fhpra
himself much about it, excepting the few
months just before election. Much to the
surprise of those who know him well he
has been unusually genial and approach
able during the past session Of Con gress.
His term expires March 4, 1887. He has
been even known to invite friend to &C
company him in the mysterious and some
what frequent visits to his committee
room while the Senate was in session. 1t
is notable fact, however, that these
friends,were Invariably old men. 1t is one
OF the Vermonter's hobbies, and a very
good one 1t 10 too. never TO take liquid re-
freshment of the kind keptln the judiciary
committee room III the presence of young
men.
"He doesn't propose to play the part OF
the horrible example, if he knows him.
self. Mr.. Dolph of Oregon is so fOrgetful
that he keeps his name pasted in the in
side OF his hat for purposes OF identified
ton. MIR. Frye of Maine has a poor
memory of persons, aud so has Mr.. Harris
of Tennessee. 1t takes strong incident
like the DR.. Rogers Pan Electric scheme
10 make much of an impressing upon Mr..
Harris memory. He is not likelv to
| forget Or. Rogers in hurry. Dan Voor-
hees of Indiana does not know nearly as
many persons as know him;
neither does Mr.. Van Wyck of Nebr aska,
who is just now trying to convince his
State to change Its method of electing
| Senators 80 that he may be cent back by
vote OF the people. Mr. Van Wyck is
popular with the people. but weak in the
| legislature. II the matter is left to the
people Mr.. Van Wick will be his own
successor, but If the election is held by
the Legislature some other man will be
chosen.
The best hands at remem bering names
and faces are the young men OF the Senate.
Mr.. Kenna OF West Virginia has this gilt
10 a remarkable degree, ana 80 have Mr..
Henderson of Nebraska and Mr.. Spooner
OF Wisconsin. All three of these rising
young statesmen are cultlvating this gift
When shrewdly managed, it is one of the
best faculties that public man can pos
sIbly have.