St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-06
SENATORIAL AMUsEMENTs.
How the SoIOnS of the Capital Pass
their Leisure Time.

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Since the base
ball season begun q visitor to the Washing
ton grounds almost any evening is certain
to SCI. a man whose influences with the ad-
miniStration is second to that of no states
man in the land. He always has central
seat in the grand stand. He is smooth
faced little man, dressed in sleek broad
cloth. and still sleeker silk hat, and has the
sleekest brown hair in the world. In ap
Dearance he is about forty, although the
congressional directory gives him SIX years
more His eyes fairly beam with philan-
thropy, and his whole expression is one OF
untutored innocence. A mild-mannered
theological student any one would pro-
nounce him, were he q little younger, and
even as it is. stranger would at a glance
put him down as one of those guilelesS,
IIGHT-HEARTED COUNTRY CLERGYMEN
of the primrose style. Patrons OF base ball
here will tell you that the clerical-looking
gentleman is Senator German, for they all
know him, and you will in the future have
little confidence in the science OF phySiogo-
nomy when you see how utterly its rules
fails in this case. AS is well known, the
senator from Maryland with all his ap-
parent guilelessness is perhaps the
shrewdest politician in the eoun-
try. AS chairman of the Demo,
cratic national executive committee
he astonshed even Barnum and Tiiden by
the shrewdness Of his work in the last
presidential campaign. Since there is nc
opportunity to indulge in the amusement of
carrying elections just now, Senator Cor
man finds recreation in looking On at the
national game. He understands il
thoroughly, applauds and groans with true
baseball discrimination. and often takes the
trouble to go
DOWN TO THE FIELD
after the game and shake hands with any
player who has distinguished himself. There
are q few other statesmen who like to see a
game of base ball, but the most of them
prefer indoor amuSementS. Some of oul
legislators are experts at billiards. Warner
Miller of New York, handles the cue in a
way that would elicit an approving slap on
the shoulder from the great Jacob Schaefer.
At Wizards a few nights ago he made run
of forty-three and an average OF twelve
in a 30O-point game. Senator Butler
makes some excellent shots, too. Joe
Blackburn is very modest about his ability
with the cue, but it is said that one night
at the National he made the finest shot ever
made there by an amateur. 1t was curve
draw nearly the whole length OF the table.
Senator Gray of Delaware is often seen in
the hotel billiard rooms as are most of the
younger senators. The older solons are
very good
PATRONS OF THE THEATERs,
and of the science Of poker. Morrill,, Ed
munds, and Sawyer seldom miss first
nights if anything good is going on the
stage, while Vance, Coke, and ingalls, can
be counted on for two nights a week at the
theatres. Bowen. of Colorado. is looked
up to with worshiping admiration by his
associates, especially the western ones, on
account of his unrivaled poker
talents, while his smile is child-like
and bland he has never been known to
come out short at the SIS limit games which
are popular among senators. Colquitt and
Brown of Colorado, like religious exercises
more than secular enjoyments. They
figure in nearly every revival and temper
ance meeting held in the city as well as al
their homes.