The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-26

is something beautiful. They talk together
and play together just about as if they
were the same age. People who live in
the United States hotel, who were up a
little after daylight yesterday morning,
were surprised to see the dignified senator
rushing about the beautiful hotel park
chasing base ball.
Senator German, a few years ago, was
considered one of the best baseball players
in the country, and is yet passionately
fond of the great national game. Nor has
he lost his talents as baseballist as his
fellow hotel guests, who witnessed him
playing catch with his son, can testify.
Upon this occasion he displayed great
skill in handling and catching the ball.
He has a way of giving his arm peculiar
jerk that will send the ball great height
in the air, almost in a straight line, and
without having to move more than few
feet the senator is able to catch the ball
again with one hand. He can stand off
twenty PAGES and catch the ball every
time Just as hard as his son can throw it at
him.
Mr.. Leech, who holds position in the
New York custom house, sat on the hotel
piazza yesterday and watched Senator Cor
man as a number of noted politicians
thronged about him. "Only what seems a
few years ago l little thought that Arthur
German would be playing the part in our
national affairs that he is now" said Mr..
Leech to me. German and / were pages
together in the United States Senate, and
there were several of the pages who most
people thought would cut a bigger figure
in the world than young German, but he
has left Us all far behind in the procession.
lie was q very quiet boy then as he is q
very quiet man now. The brightest one
of the pages who worked with German
and myself was Dick Townshend, after
or1S 40, fr,~v
would have thought of comparing Towns
bend then with German, from an intellec-
tual standpoint. When they both began
to take part in national affairs no one
would compare Townshend with German.
although Townshend made a very fair
congressman. Yes. German was q great
ball player even in those days"
Charles A. Dana. the editor of the New
Y ork Sun, has been another noted man
who has attracted his share of attention
here. In his talks with politicians and
other people he met he expressed his opin-
ion in the same free manner as he does in
the columns of his great newspaper. To
illustrate Mr.. Dana's frankness of manner
Congressman Roswell p. Flower, who ex-
poets TO be the next governor of New
York, tells a story about him which very
forcibly illustrates this characteristic. 1t
occurred after Mr.. Flower was elected to
congress for the first time, when he had
proved to be one of the most notable cam
paigns ever held in New York. Through
his newspaper Mr.. Dana made a bitter
hight against young Aston and gave to Mr.
Flower magnificent support. At that
time Mr.. Flower was not acquainted with
this distinguished editor, and after he had
been elected he called upon Mr.. Dana to
thank him for the great aid he had given
him and the handsome things he had said
about him. Mr.. Flower naturally supposed
Mr.. Dana must be great admirer of his
and naturally think great deal of him.
To Mr.. Flowers surprise Mr.. Dana re-
celved him as If he was some every day
visitor calling upon matter of business.
Mr.. Flower explained that he had called
TO thank Mr.. Dana for his kindness and
assure him that he highly appreciated it.
"oh, you need not have called 10 thank
me, /" said Mr. Dana, Il didn't support Won
because | cared anything about YOU.
SIMPLY did il because / wanted TO defeat
the other man."
John c. Calhoun, the grandson and
namesake of the great South Carolina
statesman. usually spends his summers in
Saratoga, and Is exceedingly popular with
the Southern element, who have ALWAYS
done great deal toward making Saratoga
popular. Mr.. Calhoun has made large
fortune out of the Southern railroads and
Is considered now one of the great railroad
men OF the country. A friend of his asked
hum TO have cigar the other day and he
declined, saying he never smoked
1t IS singular thing about the Cal
houn family" added Mr.. Calhoun in ex-
PLANTATION, but only every other genera
ton OF our family smoked. Nv dlstin-
gulshed grandfather never smoked. while
nay father and his brothers were inveterate
smokers. have always been told that