The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-15

higher position. She will not only be the
leading lady of congress, but she will be
head of the Democratic society at Wash
ington City. She may have some infiu-
ence ON the next presidential election, and
it lies with her as to whether her house
shall not be political as well as social
center.
AT this writing, however, it is impossi-
BILE to say who will be speaker. There are
half dozen candidates in the field, and
combinations may be made at the last
moment which will elect the man least
prominent now. In the meantime we are
carefully considering the wives of the vari-
Gus candidates. and the general opinion is
that any one of them will make a success
full leader.
Take, for instance, Mrs. Bynum, the
wife of the speakership candidate from In
diana. She is one of the brightest and
most accomplished women of Washington.
She has one of the best trained minds at
the capital, and speaks Spanish and French
tiuently. Tall and graceful, her rosy COM
plexion is that of a girl, and her brown
hair, gray eyes and handsome features
make her marked figure at any reception
She was born in Indiana, but was left an
orphan two months afterwards, and was
brought up by her grandparents under the
guardianship of her grandfather, Mr..
John G. Burch, pioneer and soldier of
the war of 1912. She was educated in the
Catholic schools, although she is a Protes-
tant in faith, and shortly after leaving
them she went to college at Monmouth.
Here she met young Bynum and the two
fell in love with one another and were
married. They are co-workers, and Mrs.
Bynum is truly helpmeet to her husband.
They have several children, and Miss
Maud Bynum is almost ready to make her
debut in Washington City society.
Mrs. Charles 4. Crisp and Mrs. Mills are
the wives of the two candidates for the
speakership from the South. Mrs. Crisp
is one of the old Georgia families. She is
fine looking woman, has bright eyes, POM
padour hair, and vivacious and charming
manner. She has long been one OF he lead
ing figures of Southern society at the CAPT
tai, and she would make a most &C
complished speakers wife. Mrs. Mills
has lived at Washington City for
number of years, and she is, per
haps more at home here than she is in
Texas. She is well posted in all the fine
points of Washington etiquette, and if her
husband is elected speaker she will devote
herself to furthering his political aspira-
tons and those of his party. | chatted
with her yesterday. Said she:
THE chief trou BILE with official life is the
separation that it causes between husband
and wife. 1t has forced me apart from my
husband during much Of our married life.
AT the beginning we were parted by the
civil war, he in the foremost ranks OF
battle, and | at home scanning the columns
of the newspapers each day, fearing to find
his name among the slain. After TWO years
and half of fighting he was brought home
dangerously wounded. After the war was
over political campaigns came on, and be
is now away much Of the time engaged in
them long for the time when we shall
have rest from official cares Still try 10
be content, and / trust, for his sake, that
his present hopes may be realized"
Another Southern woman VINO stands q
very fair chance of being the leading lady
of the lower house, is Mrs. Governor Nc
Creary, of Kentucky. Governor McCreary
is one OF the abiest Democrats ia congress.
He has won has spurs during the last two
sessions, and he is one OF the leaders of his
party. He is man Of remarkable per-