Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
MORTON'S BOARDERS.
Prominent Politicians Who Will Live
at the Vice Presidents Hotel.
CANDIDATES FOR SPEAKERSHIP
Who Will Be Guests at the Now Famous
Shoreham.
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A PECULIAR OBJECTION TO COL. BAYNE

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATCB.1
WASHINGTON November 16.-Vice Presi-
dent Morton's splendid apartment house,
the Shoreham, which has lately received so
much free advertising through the medium
of the W. c. T. o. Convention at Chicago,
will be the home of at least 16 Congressman
during the approaching session of Congress.
Many have wondered at the rather En-
glish title bestowed upon the house by the
Vice President. Ex-Governor kellogg, of
Louisiana, explains this by stating that it
was named after the village of Shoreham,
Vt, the scene of the Vice Presidents ma
tivity.
That quaint figure in the Speakership
race, "Uncle Joe" Cannon, as he is famil-
iarly termed by the inkslingers of News
paper Row, has removed his lares ct pen
ates from the Willard to the Shoreham.
He has secured handsome apartments in
this already popular house, wherein Mrs.
Cannon, assisted by
TWO PRETTY DAUGHTERS,
will entertain quite extensively through the
coming season. Cannon was one of the
most conspicuous of the crowd of promi-
nent loungers in the lobby of the Willard
last winter. Every morning at $50 he
would make his appearance, soft hat
perched jauntily on the side of his grizzled
head, and with his long overcoat, carried
upon his arm, just touching the fOor.> I
believe it is not generally known that Can
non is of Southern birth, but such is the
fact, he having been born in the town Of
Guilford, n. c., some 80 odd years ago.
In point of Congressional service he leads
the contestants in the Speakership fight,
entering the Capitol during the Forty-third
Congress. Senator Farwen and Represen-
tative Taylor, also of Illinois, have also Sc
cured apartments under the Vice Presi.
dental roof.
Reed, of Maine, the real leader in the
race for the privilege of welding the House
gavel, is also at the Shoreham. Colonel
Tom Bayne, of Allegheny, is fast friend
of the would-be Speaker, and many quiet
game of whist do they enjoy at the magnifi-
cent residence Of the former on Massachu-
sets avenue. While at Johnstown during
the days when General Hastings was work
ing day and night to bring order out of the
terrible confusion then existing, former
State official in speaking of the genial
Colonel said that his only objection to him
was that he talked so much on finance. A
rather peculiar objection, but as Colonel
Bayne stands fair show of capturing the
Craftsmanship of the Committee on Rivers
and Harbors, hardly suppose he will cease
talking on his fsvorite subject.
A WASHINGTON MICAwBER.
Among the hotel Ioungers who gather in
the corridors of the hotels these chilly
nights are some who have achieved distinc-
tion in civil life, and some who have "grown
gray in wars" Thirty years ago the most
prominent photographer of Washington was
q man named Brady. From 81 to '65 his
studio was crowded with scores of that
famous product of wsr-brigadier generals
all anxious to provide posterity with conn
terfeit presentments of their martial figures.
Many of the Photographic reproductions in
the Century war articles were the work of
this man. At the close of the war he had
large and complete collection of photos of
public men, which he sold to the Govern
ment for quite a large sum. Brady was
successful for long time, but after the war
business reverses crowded upon him, and
to-day he is living upon a small annuity.
Always scrupulously neat in his wellworn
black suit, with beaver so obsolete in point
of style that the gamins cry out with aston
ishing vigor, Where did you get that hat?"
the old man hobbies into the hotel early in
the morning to take up once more his cease
less watch for something to turn up.
SEARIGHT.