The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-18
CoNGREssMEN's DOUBLES.
Members who Look Alike Confoundsd
by Strangers.
Fro n the Mem York SIN

From the New York Sun.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The other night
| a member of congress from New York was
standing in Wizards hotel The rotunda
was crowded with visitors. A national con-
| vention was being held, and Wizards was
the headquarters for the delegates. Electric
| lights made the rotunda as light as day.
| Scores of persons were circulating through
the corridors The soft click of the ivory
spheres in the billiard room gave a Staccoto
effect to the murmur Of conversation and
the music of the electric bells. The con-
gresham stood watching game of billiards
through an open door. A well-dressed
gentlemen put tweuty-dollar note into his
hand as he was passing and said, Ppm much
| obliged"
The representative was dumfounded. He
shouted after the stranger, who came back
and inquired what was the m after.
''This 800 bill" the congressman an
swered; "what does it mean!'
THAT'S all right the stranger replied.
| Its kind in you to try to make me think
that you had forgotten that borrowed it; L
do that thing myself sometimes"
"But you never borrowed it of me-" the
| representative replied.
30, yes did" said the stranger. 81 met
you at tbs entrance of the House of Repre-.
sentatives yesterday afternoon and asked
|
"You are certainly mistaken" was the
reply. II never saw you before, and l
positively never loaned you any money"
Are you not Frank Lawler of ChicagoF"
the stranger asked.
"Ohl no; l am not Mr.. Lawler; but I'M
derstand it now. l am a friend of Mr..
| LAWYER. We sit very near each other in
the House. | have been mistaken for him
| several times while upon the floor"
The statement was true. The clerks and
eve the pages had frequently taken the
gentleman for Mr.. LAWYER. =.
On the following evening the Hon.
Frank Lawler stood in the corridor at
Wizards. A hundred busy feet were NOV
ing over the marble floor. A string band
in the ante chamber leading to the dining
room was recting the SORROWS of McGintv
Lawler was blowing wreaths of smoke into
the air from fragrant Havana. A
dapper little fellow with u glossy beard, a
cutaway coat and check trousers rushed up
to him and said "rm a little short to-
night. wish you'd loan me $40. 1 got
the wrong horse at the races to-day"
Lawler clinched the cigar between his
teeth, placed his hands behind his back and
regarded the little fellow with stoical
| Indifference.
"You might make it twenty while you're
| about it" tue stranger continued. 1--WE
got dead sure tip for Tomorrow
Frank pulled a cloud of smoke over his
head, and then said: "What's your little
game? What do you take me for? Chicago's
got the fair. What racket are you working,
anyhow"
"Why, used to work at the case with
you years ago when you set type on the
Rome Sentinel" the stranger replied.
''Oh, you're way off," Frank responded.
"pm no printer"
why, are you not, member of
congress from New York cityg"
"No," Frank replied with laugh. s'but a
great many people take me for him. |
don't know why it is. I'm sure that Pm
a great deal better locking than he is"
The stranger apologized, but he got
neither the $50 nor the $40 note.
These two congressman are not the only
ones in the House who resembles each other.
So many have doubles that the new repre-
sentative finds it difficult to fix the faces of
his fellow-members in his mind. Som
months ago oneE.of them had occasion to
visit the Postmaster General He intro
duced himself to Mr.. Wanamaker and was
treated very cordially. The cabinet officer
| listened with much courtesy to his request.
and promised to grant it. 1t concerned the
fate OF country democratic postmaster out
in Iowa. 49,.
month or six weeks passeel and the
postmaster still held his place, regardless of
| Mr. Wanamaker's promise. One day, while
| upon the floor of the House, the new MEM
Der crossed over to the democratic side of
the chamber To his astonishment he saw
Mr.. Wanamaker sitting in an easy chair. in
| front OF glowing CRATE. The Postmaster
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