The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-03

Al PERSONAL EOLLG2L1s
dency. for it is down in the records that
the man most hated by the opposition is
never the man nominated and elected.
1T VIII be still more SO in the Immediate
future, for there are more independent
voters now than at any time since 1924,
and old observers say their number viii
continue to increase until the people are
once more divided by strict party lines
on some great question affecting primary
human rights.
Men who are Famous.
There are not many really celebrated
men in congress OF the 356 members
OF the house it would be a big estimate
to say that one in ten is known outside
Of his own state. OF course each mem
Der is great in his district-or the people
think he is till he gets here-but there
ere whole state delegations without a
man whose fame is national
j was ito q group the other evening Of
senators and members who make NO pre-
tense to national fame when each one
made out his list Of the truly great men
in the house. Pairing them on party
lines and putting the men of similar
qualities together, the list with the lar
gast support ran thus. Speaker Crisp and
Tom Reed William j.. Wilson and j. Q.
Burrows Dfc1lillin and Allliken Ding
ley and Holman, Turner of Georgia and
Walker of Massachusetts, Bland and Joe
Cannon CulbersOn and DalzeIs B0utele
and Tom Johnson, and then. as there are
many more Democrats than Republic
ans, pairing ended, and there We're votes
for Hatch. jerry Simpson, AIcRae of AR
kansas. both the Breckinridges. Springer.
Bvnum, John Allen, Bourke Cochran.
Deliver Hirt. Harter and some others.
Altogether there are at least 25 men of
really national fame, or one ln 10, and
here comes in a fine point Of Washing
ton etiquette. 1t is not considered ex-
aetly the thing to name member state
after naming him If he is at all famous.
He is supposed to be known Independent
Of his state, but I generally insert it,
knowing very well that there are mill
lions Of readers who cannot at once re-
call the state even of a tolerably great
man. AIT least half the members are
practically never heard from. There is
q very large percentage of new men all
the time.
Personal Peouliaritiea.
Every speaker. ~ Z said. has his PEI
cnliarlties of delivery. but still more in
the su distance Of his speech. and it is a con-
viction among the Democrats that Tom
Reed can speak with great force and
ability for just 80 minutes only. There
after. they say, he runs out to feather
edge tit is indeed true that his long
and set speeches do not rank as high as
his short ones In a running debate
George Wise of the Richmond district
is jocularly known as the Ialmage of the
house He breaks all to pieces ia his fer
vor and doubles around like an acrobat.
Old habitues Of the gallery say this IS
characteristic off the Wise family.
A few men speak as Sullivan and Cor
batt strike, as IF they were delivering
ponderous sledge hammer blows. Con-
spicucus among these are Bourke Cock
ran and IsidOr Rayner. A few gush in
resistless torrents of words most noted
among them Deliver of Iowa and Bro
sius Of Pennsyl A few-a very
fev-rhere are whose speeches both
sound and read like those the ancient
historians composed ia their libraries
and put in the mouth Of great warriors.
and at the head of these stands Burrows
OF Michigan. Artificial flowers under
glass was the description which Wilson
gave Of tine formers tariff speech. MIR.
Burrows can't bear Interruption His
speech must be delivered as q whole. and
this was a characteristic Of Governor
Mckinley through all his long service.
TaIIest and Shortest.
Among those who can bear Interrupt
ton and are nelpel Dy H. VINO are ia -ttCl
happy at repartee. are Tom Reed John
Allen and Champ Clark. And Jerry
Simpson is not at ali bad. General Mon
ev and Speaker Crisp are particularly
apt at answering questions All who
were in congress with him remem Der
Ben Butterworth Of Ohio for his remark
able abilitKin this line and his generally
genial qualities ia debate. and all say he
vvas the best liked man i'm the house
of course the members of congress as
whole average considerably larger in
size, and especially in head and chest
measurement. than 20 mankind in gener-