The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17

very comfortable home here on Vermont
avenue not far from the White House.
OF all the New England Senators there
are none who are so well known as Sena-
tor William E. Chandler of New Hamp-
shire and General Joe Hawley of Connecti-
cut. They are both Yankee products and
each has his peculiarities. Hawley is per-
haps the ADLER speaker but Chandler is the
greater politician and he is Hawley's equal
as man of affairs. Idoubt whether there
is a Shrewder political manager in the
country than Chandler He jumped into
the lap of his party as soon as he became
of age; metaphorically speaking, he has
waxed fat on Office holding. He was little
more than boy when he became chair
man of the state committee Of New Ramp-
shire and he was for eight years secretary
of the national committee of the Republi-
can party. 1t was his instructions to the
New York Times to claim South Carolina,
Florida and Louisiana in 1876 that enable
the Republicans to seat Hayes without
trouble, and he has been ore of the leading
managers of the Republican party ever
since He was made counsel of the gov
eminent in trying the naval frauds in Phil
adelphia in 1864 by President Lincoln. and
johnson made him assistant secretary OF
tbs treasury. President Arthur appointed
him secretary of the navy and a short time
after he left that department he came to
the Senate. Senator Chandler has always
been an
oUTsPoKEN REPUBLICAN
and though he helped to make President
Hayes, he violently opposed his southern
policy. He is noted for saying bitter things
and 1t was a remark against the south that
stirred up his fuss with Senator Joe Black
burn in which Chandler is said to have
called Blackburn an "Ex-Negro Driver"
and Blackburn is said to have contemptu-
ously pull d Chandler's ear. How this
may be, l don't know but the actions on
both sides would have been perfectly
natural to both Senators. 1t would not re-
quire very brave man to insult Senator
Chandler. He is little pigmy of a fellow
weighing not over one hundred and
twenty five pounds. His thigh is hardly
as big as Blackburn's biceps and you could
put his little bushy iron gray head, black
rubber glasses and all, inside of Joe Haw
ley's big Uranium and it would rattle
around like shot in a bladder. Senator
Chandler, however, makes up in nervous
energy and brain what he lacks in size. He
is packed full of energy and at fitty-seven
through his own efforts has made reputa-
ton and fortune of between one hundred
and two hundred thousand dollars.
General HaWley is another self made
man. His father was Baptist preacher
and young Aawley was brought up on a
farm. He borrowed money to get his
schooling and paid this with the first sur
plus from his practice after he had been
! admitted to the bar. Heearly plunged into
politics and had acquired
SOME PROMINENCE
as q speaker when the war broke out. He
was the first man in Connecticut to voluu-
teer and he " ent into the army as captain
and came out of it a major-g general. After
the war was over he went again into poll
| tics making journalism his profession and
editing the Hartford COurdnt which he
| owned in connection with Charles Dudley
! Warner. He was president of the Repuo
! hcan convention at Chicago in 1868 when
| Grant was nominated and has been the
presidential candidate of Connecticut at
national conventions. AS senator he is
a good eXtempOre speaker and is a hard
worker He is well to DO, has a pretty
English woman for his second wife and is
noted as being u frank, honest and able
man.
The other Senators from New England
rank well. Platt OF Connecticut is six feet
tall and eig hteen inches across the should
ers and his head which would ill peck
measure is packed with figures on the tariff
and finance. The Rhode Island Senators,
Aldrich and Dixon are fine looking men OF
average ability and both are good workers
and fair speakers. AS to the members of
the House from England, they will size uI
just about like The average REPRESENTATIVES,
from the other parts Of the Union. Only
three or four are Of any national promin-
ance and Tom Reed, Henry Cabot Lodge
Charles A Boutelle and General CogsweI
are the only ones VINO have acquired repu
tations which extend beyond their own sec
tons. FRANK G. CARPENTER.