St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-06
LAWMAKERS WHO ARE DIsTIN-
GUISHED BY ODD NAMES AND
CAREERS.
SOME SMELLS, SOME SHABBY
ONE OF THEM is THE AUTHOR OF
THE WICKEDEST BOOK ON
RECORD.
Eddy's Flannel Shirt Campafgn-
HeatwOIe the Handsomest of
the Lot.

There is an unusual number of freaks
In this congress. Many of the new
men are notable for peculiarities that
are interesting. Some have queer
fads, while the personal histories of
others are remarkable, says the New
York World
There is Milford w. Howard, of Ala
bama, for instance. He exhibits the
strange spectacle Of a congressman
in coventry. He is generally Stunned
by his associates on account of his
authorship of a particularly pasty book
called when Christ Came to Con-
gress." He is a tall and fine-looking
man, but cares nothing for the adorn-
ments of dress. His trousers are frayed
at the bottom, his necktie is under his
left ear usually, and the second but
ton of his waistcoat is apt to be in
the top buttonhole
One of the most picturesque of the
new members is Frank M Eddy, Of
Minnesota. He is. the first man to
come to congress from Minnesota who
was born in that state. AS a boy he
was so poor that he worked in a brick
yard to get money to pay for his
schooling. He is remarkably homely
man, unpretending in his manner and
full of quaint humor. His stories Of
| adventures during his recent cam
paign in the pineries are side-splitting.
Ex-senator WaShburn went along to
help him out; but this ally did more
harm than good. His boiled shirt and
high hat gave offense, and he did not
care to shake hands freely with the
Wild-looking lumbermen. Eddy under
stood things better; he wore flannel
shirt, tucked his pantaloons into his
boots and talked to the men in the
lumber camps in their native Nor
wegian. On reaching town his meth
Cd was to buy the bar, hire a brass
band, and get UP a meeting. In this
way he cut down established Demo-
cratic majorities to almost nothing, Or
converted them into Republican ma
jorities. In one town there were no
Republicans at all; but, not at all dis
couraged, he visited all the saloons,
set up unlimited drinks, and announced
a meeting at the town hall. Then he
hired a band, which was reluctant to
be engaged because of Democratic
principles, and soon he was followed
to the hall by nearly every man, wom-
an and child of the resident popula-
ton. In that town a Democratic ma
jority of 800 was reduced to 10.
FIDDLED ON THE STUMP.
another new man. He has been a
teacher Of music, and during his cam
paign for congress he used his violin
on the stump. On this account his op-
ponents contemptuously called him the
fiddler candidate" He is good look
ing, tall and bald, with sandy mus
tache. Another new member from Mis-
souri,, John P. Tracey won votes for
himself by singing on the stump, and
some of the songs that he sang were
his own original compositions.
Cyrus A. Sulloway is perhaps most
conspicuous as character" among
the new members. He is a giant in
stature, being six inches above six feet
in height, end he wears a full gray
beard. Up in Manchester, N. H, where
he belongs, he has practiced law for
| many years. It CHANGED that on one
occasion band of Salvation Army
shouters paid visit to that town The
descendants Of The early Pilgrims, still
preserving some of the old-time intol-
erance in religious matters, arrested
| the pious invaders and put them in Jail.
"Cy' Sulloway undertook to defend
them, and SO interested did he become
in their cause that soon afterwards he
| Joined the Army and married one of
the Salvation Army lassies.
| A very remarkable personality is that
n Of Go1x
His career would furnish material for
highly spiced novel; He has been a
cowboy, a stevedore, and finally a law
yer. According to his own account, his
business at one time was that Of a
tramp, and many a ride did he steal
on freight trains in those days. He IS
man of much ability, and he declares
that he can drink more whisky than
any other member Of the house. Dur
ing his recent campaign a pamphlet
was printed which abused him horribly:
1t was masterpiece Of vituperation
for political purposes. Crowley had sew
eral thousand copies Of it printed at his
own expense, SO that, as he said, there
might be plenty on hand in case the
enemy's stock ran out
A COLLEGE POLITICIAN.
Rowland B. Mahany of Buffalo, N.
Y, is likewise making his first expert
ment in legislating for the nation. He
is the youngest man ever appointed as
an envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary by this government.
In 1884 he went to Harvard, where he
distinguished himself greatly. There
was moot election in the university
to decide the rival merits Of Cleveland
and Blaine. President Eliot had the
entire faculty with him for Cleveland
excepting only four instructors. Ma
hany organized the Blaine forces, and
carried Harvard for the Plumed
knight. This became known to Mr..
Blaine through the newspapers, and,