Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-13


 and after that gained rcpute ns one of the most graphic, vivid and delightful de- scriptivc writers the American press has ever known.
 When Mr. Cummings entered congress- seven years ago. Inc found thcrc a fellow reporter, one who had been transferred from the post of political rCporter for tho New York Sun to n scat in congress rep rvsCnting n New York city district, Thu man \. MCrrimIn.
 Another of Dr. English's associates in congress iS Lcmucl F.. Quigg. He had gained q worthy rrputc as reporter, cor rcspOndCnt and also ns the writer of some humorous skvtchcS of city life in New York. II" WAS chosen a member of con gross when only little past 30 years of age. and the qualities which are necessary to develop the successful reporter served him so we'll there that he gained n greatcr rCputc than iS usually the lot of n new member and so worthy n one that a con siderable influence was crcated- in Now York city among his party to namc him for mayor.
 Another associate of pr. English who also graduated from the rcportcr's desk is Joseph (. Hendrix of Brooklyn. For many years Mir. Hendrix was tho reporter who gathered the news of Brooklyn for the New York Sun, and he was almost liter ally taken from his Gosk and placed in nomination by his party for mayor of Brooklyn, his opponent being another young man. seth Low. The canvass which followed these two nominations was one of the most exciting that ever occurred in Brooklyn. Mir. Hendrix. though defeated by n narrow majority, still continued in politics, was made postmaster of Brooklyn and afterward president of one of the greater banks of New York as well as chosen to congress. The only training he ever had for public or business life was that which he gained as n reporter Another young man who was reporter with Mir. Hendrix in Brooklyn has recent ly been made conspicuous by reason of his refusal to permit his party to name him for governor of New York, William J. | Gaynor. Dr. English has also had oppor- tunity to make the pleasant acquaintance of a representative in congress whose early career was that of a reporter, Charles A. Russell, who has represented one of the Connecticut districts for six years. He | was for some time a reporter upon a paper in New Haven and then again in Worces- | ter, and the only training which be had for the business life he aftcrward entered was that broad experience and sharp dis cipline which arc necessary for the suc- cessful reporter to have.
 w. k. Barrett, who Is a candidate for | congress in n Massachusetts district and has recently been speaker of tho Massa- chusetts house, was for some years the Washington correspondent of the Boston Advertiser, and 1t was only a year or two after he retired from that post that he was chosen speaker in the Massachusetts legis- | lature
 It has been said that the American peo- pie are not fond of bestowing political | honors upon those who have been engaged in literary or newspaper work, but that this Is an incorrect opinion Is shown by the records of congress, for perhaps with the exception of the legal profession no other vocation requiring something of lit | erary culture has furnished so many mem- bers of congress as have journalism and 1 literature combined E. J. EDwARps