Wichita eagle., 1888-05-06

sent TO Congress where he has served
seven years. Mr. Guenther is happy,
brilliant speaker, an active committeeman
and jolly liver. The motto on his coat OF
arms is "UBI BENZ, Isl PkTRIA," which
being translated with some degree of hber-
atty, means; wherever l can have roar
ing good time, there's my fatherland."
Every body knows ,LaFollette-Bob IA
Toilette. to be precisely polite, for it would
hurt his feelings to call him Robert He is
the youn gest Wisconsin member. He was
born thirty-three years ago in the blooming
town of Primrose, Dane County, Wis. His
wife was born near by, and the log houses
where each first saw the light are still
standing. Dir. La Toilette graduated at the
University of Wisconsin IN 1879. before
that having won distinction as tho success
full orator in a contest to which the colleges
of six Western States sent representatives.
He was district-attorney two terms, and is
on his second term in Congress. Mrs. La
Toilette is well-read lawyer herself, and
like her husband, takes keen interest in
politics. Representing dry" district,
La Follettte is able TO make sharp fight on
the River and Harbor bill every year and
does il skllfully.
Henry Smith, of Milwaukee, is sort Of q
man without a country il this Fiftieth Con-
gress. He was elected by the Knights OF
Labor, or, as he calls them, the Labor
party. Accordingly, Mr. Smith goes into
neither Republican nor Democratic party
caucus, but treads the cold and narrow
path between the two that just az present
seems to lead nowhere in particular
Henry Smith is an almighty good fellow.
He is honest. he is industrious He
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fifty years old ard will go over to Balti
more, his birthplace TO celebrate the fact
His parents went to Milwaukee in 1S45, and
he has lived there since. He has run the
whole gamut of political ofices-been alder
man, city comptroller, State legislator and
all that
Tom Hudd is the familiar name of the
Green Bay Congressman. In tas tbirties
he was born in Buffalo, \. Y,
and be is slightly the senior of that other
foremost Buffalo Democrat who writes pen
sion vetoes at the White House and goes
riding with Mrs. Cleveland every afternoon.
Mr.. Hudd has lived in Wisconsin since
1853. Lawrence University, at Appleton,
gave him his education, and he read law at
Appleton. He held numerous State and
municipal Offices, and was elected TO Con-
X
1856 Mr. Hudd is chairman of the Com
mittee on Accounts in the Interior Depart
ment, and keeps close watch on that other
notable Wisconsin Democrat who presides
over that department, Colonel William Free
man Villas.
Congressman Clark, of his populOus map-
ufacturing district, including Oshkosh,
Neenah and Menasha, is prosperous pa
1Foo ITa oil 70
gress against his will, and would be happy
as lark if he could resign with any sort
of dignity and go back to the mills. He
was born in New York in 1874, and is forty
four years old. In 1856 he became a resi-
dent Of Wisconsin, and when the war broke
out it was not long before he enlisted.
His home is made charming by practical,
mattcr-of- fact wife and daughter. The lat
ter, Miss Kitty, is a graduate of Wells Col.
lege, New ork, and particular friend Of
Mrs. Cleveland.
Ormsy B. Thomas, the Prairie du Chen
member, never gets on street-car unless
one Of the horses is white Mr. Thomas
says this peculiar habit has tendency TO
keep his hair cool. Like Senator Sawyer,
he was born in Vermont He is .ffty-six
wears old, and since 1886 has lived In the
Badger State. lie has served in the army,
climbed the political ladder, Office over Of
fee, and is on bis second term in Congress.
Mr.. Thomas a delightful oonversationalist
and fOrcIble 6ebater. He is man who Is
ready TO fight for what he believes is right,
and he wouldn't believe in any thing else.
To hear his colleagues speak of him you
would think Haugen the Norsk member
was Celt. They call him Hogan. de is
six feet tall and weighs go pounds. As