The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-03

atmosphere was full of opinions. Had
l been fourteen stenographers with
full complement of ears could not have
heard and preserved all that they told
me- Every one of them talked louder
and faster than all the rest and each
tugged at some portion of my apparel
to attract my attention to what he had
to say. The frankness of these bows,
their willingness to declare an honest
eagerness to talk for publication" set
the unaffected little fellows far above
some men of note whom / have known
men who, while manifestly no less
eager, surround themselves with sham
barriers and sit behind them sorely dis
appointed If the interview does not
see the sham and knock the barriers
down-pantalooned Poloniuses who can
not play upon the pipe, yet seek to play
upon the journalist.
Out of the clamor managed to snatch
few facts--frst, the gen eral fact that
good feeling prevails be tween the Sen
ators and their pages, and then some
specifications as to individuals. Sena-
tor Stanford was unanimo usly declared
IL
because each year he gives them all an
entertainment at his house, where he
distributes presents, and then because
he gives bright crisp S. bill to each
page every year. But as the chatter
went on this was found to be compli-
mentary ballot. Senators Henderson,
Vance, Reagan, German and Davis
seemed really to be the m ost general
favorites of the boys, and Senators
Ransom, Dixon, MoodH Butler and
Henderson were declared to be the
handsomest men in the Senate. They
give also to Senator Butler the credit of
being the most polite and elegant gen.
tleman in the chamber Senator Cor
man is liked because he once was page
himself and has not forgotten it.
''He is always good natured," said one
of the little fellows, land often tells us
stories about what he used to do when
he was page. guess he was ripper,
too This last remark was intended
to be sort of cap for climax of COM
pliment
Senator Vest is not generally favor
tie with the boys. Indeed the young
sters passed unmistakable censure upon
the very vigorous language he some
times uses toward them, and they as
sert openly that they would rather be
doing something else when he snaps
his fingers for page. One o. the boys,
however, thinks Senator Vest is pref
ty good sort of a man. Mckee Coch-
rane was one day rushing at breakneck
speed to do the bidding of some other
Senator, when, darting out of the cham
| Der, he pumped squarely into Senator
Vest and knocked breath enough out Of
him to make raw material for half doz-
en- Fourth of July orations. The Sena-
tor saved just enough to supply the sur
rounding ambience with deep blue
tint and an odor of sulphur. The boy,
who thought his hour had come 'for
surely" this time, skunk back under
| Captain Bassett's protecting arm and
tremblingly awaited to hear his doom
pronounced. Instead of declaring war,
however, Senator Vest at once began to
manifest a decided interest in young
| Cochrane, and sometime afterward.
when the youngster fell into fight
with one of his colleagues--an offense
which is punishable by two months sus.
pension-Senator Vest pleaded for him
and procured reduction OF the suspen-
sion to two weeks.
Young Harry Long never tires of tell
ing what kindly man Senator Farwell
is The Senator entertained the boy at
his elegant home in Chicago during the
Republican National convention in 1888
and opened the eyes of the youthful
Pennsylvania to the glories of the
| Western metropolis, and procured for
him a seat in the convention to boot.
'Why," said the boy, all aglow with
gratitude, she not only invited me to
his house, but he paid all my expenses"
| Senator Vance is voted the jolliest OF
all the Senators, and Senator Reagan
has gained the eternal friendship of the
boys by making paper caps and giving
| them around.
Senator Cockrell is more dreaded than
any other member of the body. "He is
always wanting something" said one of
| the lads.
Eyes; and it's always something OUT
side of the chamber" said another.
"I've worn path running to the docu.
ment room for him.
ssYou bet, when Senator Cockrell claps
his hands," said third, I'VE all try to
find something else to do. He ought to
have page all to himself
| Senator Jones, of Arkansas, is an