The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-12

contest the speaksrsAip with Mr.. Reed,
bat then he decided thar he wouldn't
He used TO come 10 the capitol every
forenoon IN q buggy. and always acted
a. driver himself. There II on Penrssyi-
yanis avenue a waierinx-sroagh. where
Mr.. Cannon used to stop on every trip
upon and down the avenue TO water his
horse. Recently he has been riding TO
ard from congress on his wheel. The
ether day, ae~arainx to authoritative re
Cert. Mr. Carmen wheeled slowly down
Pennsylvania avenue engrossed deeply In
thought. Some weixhty matter was woT-
ryirsg him. ard he was going along at
slow pace In due course Mr.. Cannon
reached this waterfng~treuSh- With
fidelity 70 custom that Was touching un-
der the circumstances, he slowly turned
90 tho trough ard rode up to H. Then he
stopped. aad. as thu result Of = natural
Law. when the wheel ceases 20 be In mo-
ton IL Tits over to enc side or she other
This was no exception 70 the rule. and
Mr.. Cannon was uncerenenlaGsly turnhled
CT. Ike started and looked around. Then
he realised that he had been trying To
water his bicycle. lie shamefacedly
mounted his wheel again and started
away. The Joke get cut. and new Mr..
Cannen's life is burden.
TO Congressman Cannon - accredited \
Joke which VIII appeal 20 tecse who have
gone through the troubles Incident upon
learning how 70 rice q wheel. Shortly AZ
ter Mr.. csnnea secured AXIS wheel. and
whae he was SIN in the tnroas cf noyStf-
ate. ssne one asked him hox he WAS 30
crossing. He replied weariy, VITA wan
smile of triumph.
II am getting along sirxt rate. am aAse
10 sit up ard ssat down. ard I hope scan
to Be able 20 take on my hat and bows
Speaker Reed In tho swim.
Thomas u. Reed. presidential candtdAse.
was pioneer IN congress as far as riding
wheel goes. Mr.. Reed. who IL ons or the
largest men IN the house. took 20 birTcling
last summer 70 reduce his weight. Ne ssas
familiar sight In the neigheorheod al ma
home in Maine astride his wheel. He has
now taken the wheel TO Washington City.
and olings 10 mat fern OF sxernAse When
In New York last summer he secured
wheel and frequently rode In the neigh
hoThood ~ Ferty-nlnth street. where no
was staying with a friend. One bicycle
firm has a poster literally Distributed
around the city showing The picture Of
man who says he is the h~avlesH rider Of
wheel In the country. The poster shows
the man astride a wheel made by this Arm.
Mr.. Reed came across one OF these postsSs
and he managed 20 secure IL. He carried
IL into congress. and while he has become
remarkably resfcens since he entered the
heid for presidential honors, vet he ioves
Joke stiil. and he could not overlook
this opportunity. lie called John Da1seli
AMI other personal frienSiA aside, and
asked them II they had seen hss latest
picture. They replied that they had not.
and Mr.. Reed flashed thsx poster Mr.
Reed says that the man whose picture II
given may be a heavyweight hut ne IL
willing 20 measure pounds with him.
The New York delegation In corwxe1s
has several riders OF the wheel I'm its
ranks. MessFs. sherman. Cdell and HOOK
er are the most prominent Mr.. oda,l.
who is a candidate fer governor. has hanfs
taking lessons in wheeling, and I'm ool-
leagues in congress char him hecaxsa
they say that he Is after the Ia A. w. vosa
In New York state. which demonstrated fts
strength IN passing the Armstrong bill.
Mr., Hooker takes It seriously a. exercise.
and Mr.. sherman Is not vet sure whether
he likes Il ar not. Mr.. Sherman has bean
Esorsned IN prose and verse for HIS aiven-
lures on wheel. Ills most recent esra-
paIe was trying TO ride directly through
stene wall lie was badly bruised and
suit OF clothes was ruined. bar despfto
this he sticks TO the wheel with a devo-
ton born or love OF the snort.
Al over the country the sport In spread
ing and fits hold upon the pubic men az
the country may be manifested by n state
ment made by ex-Congresssnan Tom l..
Johnson. OF Cleveland. Mr.. johnson IN tho
great single tax advocate. When some
body asked him the other day II single tax
was stu ais pet hobby he rnriied: II be-
lieve first in the bicycle. and after tha4
In angle tax"