The Washington times., 1894-12-25
CLOAKROOM AND GALLERY.

Senator Allison is not to be caught by chatr
He is wary of interviewers.
II see" said one of his newspaper friends,
as the Senator walked down Pennsylvania
avenue the other day, 81 see good deal of
talk about a gentleman of your name as a
Presidential possibility or probability"
Him." said the Senator, as he walked
briskly along, Il see that you ride bicycle;
wonder if l could learn to ride one. Guess
I'm too old. Pity, though, for l hear its
splendid exercise"
And he swung along as though nobody
had said President.
Here Is the way a measly New York re-
porter says our own Col. Fellows received the
news OF Gov. Flowers action on the charges
against him. 1t seems that Col. Fellows was
connected il New York with the Governors
Office in Albany by telephone, and the con-
yersation with Private Secretary Williams
went something like this at the New York
end
''Yes? All, yes. Yes. Yes. All, yes. l
know. / mean has an official copy been sent?
Oh. All, yes. Then it will be sent down
during the day? Yes. Yes. Well, please ac-
cept my thanks. Yes. Goodbye" +
Then Col. Fellows beamed and announced
to the waiting newspaper friends that the
charges against him had been dismissed by
Gov. Flower.
"They say that Mr.. Brosius is the only
member who has ever had tariff speech
printed in Japanese" said somebody, in the
hearing of that gentleman yesterday
That's all right, said Mr.. BrosIus, with a
smile. 'People who want TO make remarks
about that speech can do it, but don't you
see what it accomplished? Look at the rec
ord the Japs have made since they read that
! speech.
The fellow who supposes he is going to per-
! suade Senator Harris to talk about executive
secrets when he doesn't want to by appeal
ing on account oftie press or the public gets
badly left Somebody was struggling to get
! some information about the charges against
Mr.. Clarke, OF his stale, nominated for Judge.
II have nothing to say" was his senten-
tious reply.
But the press and the public are very anx-
ious to know about this matter" persisted
! the questioner.
'The press and the public can be -" re-
! piled the senator. | will inform Mr.. Clarke Of
the charges against him, because he has a right
TO know them. but as for the p ess and the
! pubic, they arc not in 1t, so far as 1 am con-
cerned."
The genuine Tennesseeans are not partic-
ularly proud Of the Statesman" who pro-
| poses to walk $50 miles to take his seat in
the Legislature of that State, as already related
! in THE TIMES.
| Il don't think any real Tennesseaan would
| be guilty of such thing, at least no Tennes-
see Democrat :" said Representative Richard
/ son. The fact is this man IS Massachu-
sets Yankee Republican, who lives way up
/ in the east end OF the State. and this, sup
| poe, accounts for it,
Ex-RepreseGtative West, of New York,
whose short, stout figure and ruddy English
! face are well remembered by many people of
Washington, indHlges in little Christmas
screed in a New York paper He remarks
that his ideal Christmas is to have all his
children and grandchildren around him on
that day, but that while not exactly supersti-
tious, he viii not consent to thirteen at
! table on Christmas Day.
Il remember Christmas dinner" says Che
''at which found, Just as L was about to at
/ tack the turkey, that there were thirteen at
! table. so | refused to go on until | had seated
! two OF the children nj Il side table, and then
everything proceeded smoothly. l am not a
/ bit superstitious, but there is one thing l will
not do, and that is TO sit at table with
/ thirteen"