The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-05


generous applause And there. on the
other side of the house. is James Ham,
ilton Lewis of Washington, famous for
his sunset whiskers and OK blood gloves.
He is rather conspicuous in dress, but
he has plenty of gray matter under his
thick thatch of hair and he had the
courage when he went west TO take
Job at loading and unloading ships when
legal practice was lacking. He Is
great chum now OF Jerry Simpson,
whom Mrs. Lease is about to despoil of
his honors.
Bland of Missouri furnishes an inter-
esting contrast to Lewis Bland. who
wears an old. i'll fitting black cutaway
coat. reddish boots, trousers all too
brief, a turn down collar and little
black silk bow-the same style OF suit
IL not the same garments that he wore
when he first came to congress. AT home
Mr.. Bland wears no coat at all. but
works i'm the field or sits on the veran-
da of his dwelling and reads the local
paper after the farm work Is done. far
from the telegraph wire and the hum OF
the worlds news Now he sits tilted
back i'm his cane seated chair and picks
at his face with his forefinger contem-
platively. He is good listener in de-
bate but he seldom speaks. When he
does, il is with nasal twang which
makes YOU wish he wouldn't. Bland
might have been the Democratic cam
didate for the presidency il Stone or
Missouri had not had the same ambi-
ton, and who knows but that he would
have been elected. The personality or
a candidate counts for a good deal in
canvass sometimes. and the Republic
ans are fond of claiming that Bryan
lost votes wherever he made speeches
Bland doesn't think this. and he has
told me since the election that he thinks
Bryan made the best fight that could
have been made. Bland is not without
ambition. but there is nothing mean
about him. He will not backbite rival.
and he is for his party before he is for
Biand-a state of mind that perhaps
Mr. Kurtz and Mr.. Mckisson of ONO
could study to their own Improvement.
There is the Incorporate Bouteiie or
Maine. who shakes the bloody shirt in
the face OF the Democratic party even
to this late day aud whose political
courage is little tempered with discre-
ton. There is Judge Morris of Minne-
sofa. who tried to get into the house
from Virginia many years ago. but had
There is John Wesley Gaines of Ohio.
smooth faced and distinguished looking,
whose father made him study medicine.
hut who earned an education in the law
because he preferred that profession to
the other. There is the veteran McMil-
lin of Tennessee the man who was rob-
bed of the leadership by Bailey He Is
tail and thin and bald. with long wisps
of hair drawn over the bare spot on top
of his head He did not scorn his IA
theirs advice when he had to choose a
| career. but accepted IL and blesses the
day that he did He wanted TO take a
] bool<keepcr's place at comfortable
| salary. where he would probably have
remained all his life. and his father per-
| suaded him to become schoolteacher
| and TO study law in his leisure time.
! McNillin used to work In the fields with
/ his fathers farm hahds. and he laid
| there the foundation OF rugged con-
! stitution which makes him indefatiga-
/ bic i'm work. He is a student of Shakes
neare and a man of wide general read
/ ing.
There Is Fleming of Georgia. who was
speaker of the house I'm the legislature
| of his state There are many eX-speak-
ers i'm the house but only one ex-speak-
or OF the house itself. That one is
! Galusha A. Grow Of Pennsylvania, the
man with the white hair and the thick
white beard who sits on the aisle, his
hands clasped behind his head. listening
10 the speeches from both sides OF the
house impartially. He is not much OF
n speaker himself His face is like
parchment but he is In vigorous health
for a man OF "A years.
Not far away is William Connell, who
never held office until he was 20 years
OF age. He is the biggest man I'm Scran-
ton. Pa. though he began life as a muls
driver in mine not far from that place
and he may be governor OF his state aft.
er the next election. There is James
Rankin Young. one of the owners OF tho
| Philadelphia star. who for years has
sent two letters week Co that interest
ing paper over the initials IS. NJ" Ev.
cry one who reads the Star knows who
IS. NJ" is. and the letters have an addi'
tional interest now because they ars
written by member OF the house.
can point out Lemuel Quigg 10 you
the man whom Dana called "Quigg o
Quogue the Quaggy man." but whc
survived that ridirule and lived TO gair
the politiedl support Ut The sun. and
young George .McClsllan who vas
thuugnt last summer ~ De The csnoi'
dsts II Tammsns for mayor " Greater
Kew York. and Rowland Blsnnefhss
eetf Nfabuuv ~ Buffalo who made hi