The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-08

a ready debater, Gov. Coke has often maze
speeches in the Senate, and his voice, es-
peciaIly when the giant becomes little eA-
cited resembles that of an infurlated pulla-
10. In private conversation Senator COKE
is as mild man as ever scuttled ship. anu
has gentle lisp like that of schooisri.
The most interesting thing known aoonI
Senator Coke since he has been IN wash
ington grew out of call made upon MIN
a year or two ago by party OF MS Texas
constituents.
The bearded man was in his room at the
METROPOLITAN Hotel one morning in undress
uniform. and engaged in the not slight task
of shaving his upper lip. Some Texans who
had come to town ON public business, foil
owing the custom of their section, walked
up stairs without being aanouoed, raped
ON tle door of the Senator's room, and
walked in. The old man was furious. He
turned around with his face covered with
lather, the razor in his hand and his eyes
flashing fire, and, drawing himself UP to
his six feet without his stockings, he said
to his astonished friends:
Don't YOU know that in Washington it is
not polite TO enter mans room without
asking permission. have lived here long
enough to learn that if you have not. You
will all please go down TO tae Office and
send up your cards in the regular way like
gentlemen"
The crestfallen Texans withdrew and sent
I'D servant with the written card of eao il
of them. A moment later the servant re-
turned and paralyzed the callers by the
announcement:
senator Coke Is not in
Another striking figure that will be missed
from the Senate chamber is the handsome
hot tempered, well-dressed
oNE-LEGGED SENATOR BUTLER
of.South Carolina. He conferred the Senate
with Coke eighteen years ago, and has TAX
en- prominent part in the work OF the
body and the consultations Of the Demo-
cratic party AS debater Mr.. Butler is
highly interesting, but SO fiery ana not tep'-
pered that his speeches are regarded more
as pyrotechnical exhibitions than argu-
ments. Personally, MIR. Butler is noted 1or
the fact that he Is the companion Of senR-
tor Don Cameron, one of the most raalcai
Republicans in the Senate. When zen.
Wade Hampton. now President Clevelaho
Commissioner of Railroads. was Butler s COL
league there were. two one-legged. men IN
the Senate. both from the same state. Al
ter March 4, the South Carolina senators
will each have two legs.
james F, Wilson of Iowa will be succ ced-
ed in the new Congress by John d. Gear,
now a member of the House. Mr.. wilson
will not be missed SO keenly as some OF his
c ,lIeagues, because he has not attended
the sessions OF the Senate for the past year
or two, having beer detained at home by
serious illness. Mr.. Wilson took his seat In
the Senate in 1888. but has attracted little
attention, although u man OF marked aplil'
ty, His specially has been the discussion
of constitutional law.
John Martin of Kansas, Democrat, Will
be ed in the Senate by Republl-
can. He has been Senator only since
March 4, 1898, having been elected to sue
| coed the late Senator Plumb.
MI. Perkins served for while previous
| unGer appointment of the Governor.
Eppa Hunton of Virginia, who has been
in the Senate Few years as the successor
of the late John $. Barbour. has attracted
more attention as Washington lawyer and
lobbyist than senator.
j. n. Camden of West Virginia will lay