The Portland daily press., 1892-03-23

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vigor. 1t was an interview winch would
surely make q sensation when published,
but didn't want to take advantage of
the good natured minister, as under
stand he was taken advantage of once
before in a street car interview, SO I said
to him, .Of course you have no objec-
ton to my making some reference in
print TO our conversation, have you, Sir
Pauncefote? I have no objection to
your printing everything I have said,
with my name attached he replied; at
which my heart leaped with joy as I
thought of the manner in which should
ring the changes on authorized inter-
view etc. print all have said,' he
went on, while I was ready to hug him;
sonly I must insist that you get my
name right. Here is my card And I
read on the bit of pasteboard, George
w. Houk, NJ c., Dayton, o. Houk and
Pauncefote are as like as two peas
During the Gillian trouble" said a
Chicago correspondent, Il called one
night on Secretary Tracy, ossee If |
could get some news from him. That
is, started to call, but just as reached
the door of his residence heard the sec
rotary engaged in a rather unpleasant
collouuy with some one in the hall. The
door was ajar, and couldn't help over
hearing what was said. Mr.. Secretary
said the first caller, I ask only ten min
utes of your time. represent the New
York -, and must have ten minutes.
But you can't have ten minutes, nor
any other number of minutes the sec
Rotary replied, rather testify; 4 Am just
starting for cabinet dinner at the
White House. 1 am due there in five
minutes, and have barely time to jump
into my carriage and drive over. Would
you have me keep the president of the
United States waiting while I talk to
you? Certainly replied the caller,
let the president wait The New York
- is bigger than the president,
SIR While the secretary must have adj
mired the mans gall, as l did, I felt
pretty confident how the matter would
terminate. It was of vital Importance
to me that have five minutes talk
with Mr.. Tracy, and did not hesitate.
1 ran down to the sidewalk, opened the
carriage door and waited for him.
In moment he came up, said How
are your and jumped in. I jumped
in after him. On our way to the White
House the secretary gave me some use
full hints, and then sent me to my Office
in his carriage. He is a white man, but
I wouldn't dare tell you the opinion he
expressed of the representative of the
New York paper"
cabinet minister and his carriage last
SUMNER" said another correspondent
81 was green in the town then, and
q little afraid Of big public men. One
day was ordered by my paper to in
tervicw Secretary Noble. He wasn't at
his Office and looked all over town for
him. Finally when it was within a few
minutes of the last moment at which I
could file my dispatch to the afternoon
paper which I represent, l caught the
secretary just as he was getting into
his carriage. AS the door slammed after
him put one foot on the step and began
to ask him questions through the open
window. He answered my questions
civilly enough, for he is a civil man, but
he didn't order the driver to stop his
horses, nor did he offer to open the door.
After we had gone about half block,
cutting pretty spectacle, dare say, in
the crowded street, Mr.. Noble exclaimed:
Aren't you afraid you will break your
ID neck out there? This nettled me
a little and I retorted, Yes, and if you
will open your id door I'll come in
side and talk to you a little while
Noble laughed, stopped his carriage,
opened the door and invited me in. We
have been good friends ever SINCE
ssThere is one man over in the senate, !"
spoke up another member Of the SYM
postum, 'swho has no use for newspaper
men. I mean old Captain Bassett, the
veteran assistant doorkeeper. Captain
Bassett has taken great liking to SEN
ator Palmer, of Illinois, and the other
day he was telling Palmer about the
good old days. Things amt as they
used to be in the senate said the old
captain, taking pinch of snuff; in
the good old days there were none but
gentlemen in the senate, sir-an gentle
men, and of the finest kind, sir. In those
days we had no fellows listening and
watching around to print what gentle
men did and said-not in those days, sir.
If 1 had my way about it we wouldn't
have none around here now, sir. Then
gentlemen didn't have to be SO careful
of what they did or said. They were
free to do as they pleased, without fear
of being written up in the newspapers.
In those days the senate was like club,
sir, and we used to have some good old
times goings on that in these degener-
ate times would make scandal in the
papers, sure enough. Why, I remember
one day in the old senate, when we were
over where the supreme court is now,
Senator Magnum and Senator Mason
invited some lady friends to a cham
payne lunch in one Of the committee
rooms. They had some good things to
eat and lot Of champagne to drink, and
they drank SO much and became so tired
that they all fell asleep, sir. Yes, sir,
they were all asleep, the two senators
and their lady friends-as fine ladies as