The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-27
Especial Correspondcnce.l

WASHINGTON, Aug 22.-The Congress
sional Directory, in which the old and the
young statesmen write their own biogra-
phies, is rich and interesting this year
Some congressman are proud because they
were i'll the war; and some possibly because
they were not; some point with pride to
their early struggles down on the farm, and
some few to their education.
The number of members who served in
the army is large. The south is especially
prolific in soldiers of all degrees, from
Major General Gordon. senator from Geor-
gia, down to Private John Allen Of Misss-
slppi. and the north runs from General
Sickles to Sergeant Major Cummings.
Representative Cammetti of California
makes known his distinction as 1.-THE first
native of California after it became a state
elected TO congress-" and Representative
Marion Cannon has equally us much pride
in the fact that he is not native, but
drove an OK team overland" at the age of
Is and has passed through all the degrees
of Masonry up to Knight Templar.
Senator Joe Hawley of Connecticut has
been distinguished In many respects and
gives equal weight to his editorial connec-
| tion with the Hartford Courant, his gen
| erals commission i'll the army, his Free
| Soil and Republican party affiliations, his
| connection with the United States Centen
NAL commission as it's president and his
| membership in the Connecticut Historical
| society and trusteeship in Hamilton col
!ege
Representatives Moses and Livingston of
Georgia call special attention to themselves
as farmers.
Richardson of Tennessee regards his ele-
| walton in Masonry as n landmark in his ca
| reer. for he writes: WAS grand master of
Masons i'll Tennessee, 1854; grand high
priest of grand chapter Royal Arch Masons
of the state, 1882, and inspector general An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite, thirty
| third degree, in Tennessee" Loudenslager
| of New Jersey notes that he is great keep
of wampum, I. o. r. NJ. of New Jersey, n
member of Florence lodge, No. 81, L. and
| n. NJ, and thirty-second degree Mason. +"
From 1890 to 1892 Representative George
! b. Shaw of Eau Claire, Wis, says he was
| supreme chancellor Knights of Pythias of
| the world
| Senator Palmer of Illinois has the longest
biography In the official publication and
| gives Il complete epitome of his long and
| varied career
Representative Andrew ]. Hunter, one OF
the two Illinois members ut large, plumes
| himself rs II leader of forlorn hopes on each
| occasion by IA hot cainpaign greatly rcduc-
| ing, he writes, the Republican majority.
t'th'tIOl OOIuccS, utAL 10 DtlnE Ill the
| senate thinks one of his greatest honors
the fact that he was Immediately assigned
| to the finance committee and has continued
on its membership. As he is its chairman
| now, the following announcement is worth
| quoting Soon after entering the scrate e
| he addressed that body in favor of free
! coinage OF silver and the preservation of
| the grecnback currency as full legal tender
money"
Thomas Hammond, a new Indiana mem
Der, glorics in two things-viz, the build
| ing of n town and of the dressed beef in
| dnstry, saying, Moved to Hammond Ind
| to assist i'll the establishment of the great
| dressed beef industry for which his name
and town are noted"
The Kansas delegation, as is becoming,
| gives great prominence to its farming pro-
| pcnsities, Senator PETER besides stating
| that he was born on a farm, noting in three
| separate places periods when he had farmed
and another time when he ran IL farmers
| paper; Representative at Large Harris de-
| scribing himself as II farmer and breeder of
| pure bred Shorthorn cattle; John Davis,
farming and editing farmers journals and
all the others following suit save Hudson
and Curtis.
Senator Hale of Maine has the unusual
| distinction OF having twice set aside the
cabinet crown. and states that The was ap-
| pointed postmaster general by President
| Grant in ISL but declined, and was ten
| dered n cabinet appointment by President
| Hayes and declined"
Mr.. Dingey is willing to he held rcspon-
| siblc as editor and proprietor of the Lewis
| ton tMc) Journal, stating that he still
| maintains that connection, and Mr.. Bou-
| telle, another Maine edtor-congrcssman
| gives half his space to his life us IA brave.
| bold tar.
| Massachusetts biographers are Justly
| proud to let it he known with what cdnc;l-
| tional institutions they are connected,
| what, II any, mercantile pursuits they EN-
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