The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-23

MODERN LOBBYISTS"
so much for the theory of lobbying and
the two chief lobbyists Of their day, the
man who made lobbying a science and the
man who maintained it in that rank, both
gone to join the majority. The tendency in
modern lobbying, as in so many other
things these days. is towards specialism.
Ihis fact will abundantly appear in the list
that follows of those who to-day are MAX
Ing Of lobbying vocation-that is looking
after the interests of special classes of
clients whose business might be affected by
legislation. In reality they are attorneys,
rather than lobbyists.
Col. E. W. Ayres, a former newspaper
man. for fourteen years represented the
Union Pacific Railroads. his task being to
Ayres's most notable feat was securing the
passage of the McGarrahan claim bill
through both houses of Congress in the face
OF nearly thirty years of failure by others,
only, then, to lose the fruits of his labors
Dy an executive veto. The death of Mr..
McGarrahan alone prevented final success.
Out or the last Congress Ayres got 81, 100000
Tor the Delaware breakWater. He also de-
ieated the location of the Philadelphia mint
tnSuliulngs at Broad and Cherry streets, al
though that site had been approved, prop
erty condemned, and proceedings in con-
demnation affirmed by the courts, and car
RED the location to Sixteenth and Spring
Garden. He is a tall, spare man, biue-eyed,
with thin face, and hawk-Iike nose
:, Col Phil Thompson, former representa-
tive from Kentucky, had long been the chief
representative here of Mr.. c. Z. Hunting
ton Southern Pacific and Central Pacific
roads. He is of medium size, blue-eyed,
handsome, good-humored and popular. He
Is a lawyer by profession and is said to re-
celve an enormous salary John Boyd is
Mr. Huntingtons personal representative,
but leaves legislative matters to Colonel
Thompson Mr.. Boyd is a former House
employe and knows all the ms and outs
OF the Capitol.
DR.. CLAWS represents steamship interests,
his task being to prevent the enactment of
adverse immigration laws, his ships being
Principally engaged in bringing immigrants
into this country. 1t looks as though he
would prove a four-time loser this session
~ Captain Sam Donelson. of the famous
Tennessee Donelsons, former doorkeeper of
the House. represents Southern railroads
and steamships. He is a six-foot blonde,
He was one of the men who engineered
through Congress the bill to buy the Cher
okee Strip, or properly, the Cherokee Outlet.
early seventies with former Senator S. b.
Conover, of Florida Colonel Rice is in all
sorts of things and is very successful. He
is tall, as tall as Congressman Berry, of
Kentucky, whom he somewhat resembles.
Joseph Rice, noted as the best story teller
He makes a speciality of local matters such
as telephone and railroad interests, but is
also in number of outside things.
Gen. w. w. Dudley. former pension COM
missioner, and who left leg at Gettysburg,
when colonel of the Nineteenth Indiana
looks after local interests. has one side
the other OF good many contested election
cases, and is the sagacious representative
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
John Cassells looks after Pennsylvania
Railroad interests exclusively, while S. G.
Neale, an accomplished gentleman. repre-
sents the International Steamship Com
pany.
Col. Harry Worthington, a handsome
man with a gray mustache and flashing
black eeys. is in a number of things. He
tcrty-seven years ago and was with Walk
er, the gray-eyed man of destiny" In Mic
aragua. He was Neyada's first representa-
tive in Congress, and while serving in that
capacity was selected as one of President
Lincoln's pallbearers. He and former Sena-
tor Dawes, of Massachusetts, are the only
survivors of the pallbearers of the mar
tyred Lincoln Worthington also in
Congress from South Carolina.
ii. j.. SchulteiS represents organized la Dor
in urging the passage of measures effec-
tuaal nio to restrict N immigration
builder has been familiar figure about
the Capitol for years. He was engaged in
an attempt to collect from the government
moneys claimed to be due his firm on ships
fort, he got a bill through both houses dur
ing President Clevelands first term. 1t was
promptly vetoed. Mckay, who had always
been Democrat. went over to the support
of Harrison in 1883 and did effective work
by going to England and writing up the
condition of labor there, his articles being
Illustrated by photographs of the dwellings
Of laborers of al classes. His bill went
promptly signed by President Harrison.
THE LATE SAM" REID.
Another man who lobbied in his own in
terest was the late Colonel Sam Reid, son
of CAPTAIN Samuel Chester Reid, who COM
manded the private armed brig. General
Armstrong, which was attacked in the
neutral port of Fayal. in the Azores ISL
ands, in September, 1914, by the British
| squadron on it's way to capture New Or
leans The injuries he inflicted on the
| enemy were SO severe as to delay the
| squadron long enough to enable General
Jackson to prepare for the defense of the
| city and TO win one of the most notable
battles in the annals of Captain Reid
| was also the designer of the present form
| of the American flag. His son. Colonel
Reid, in his old age, managed to collect the
claim of his father for the loss of the
General Armstrong, then nearly three
quarters of q century old.
The most unique lobby ever gathered to-
| gether in Washington is that now here in
terested in the Hawaiian annexation treaty.
1t is divided into two sections, for the
treaty, headed by former minister Lorin
| Thurston, the other against the treaty,
| headed by the former Queen. President
| Dole is on his way here to help Thurston,
while the Sugar Trust is on the ground to
| aid Lilioukalani.
| lobby at this Congress will be, it is said,
Hilary A. Herbert, former representa- tive
from Alabama anu secretary OF the navy IN
| the last Cleveland Cabinet. 1t is UNDER
stood that he will look after matters for the
Carnegies the Bethlehem iron works and
the Cramps.
Forme. Senator Call of Florida, is here
as representative of the Cuban republic,
but it is also rumored that his chief in
terest is in the seating of Mr.. Corbett who
holds an appointment senator from the
Governor of Oregon.
Among the other former senators and rep
reSentativeS who are more or less engaged
in looking after special interests before
Congress. congressional committees and the
departments are former Senators Gibson, of
l. Maryland, and NJ. c. Butler, of South Caro-
lima. and former Representatives Lewis E.
PaySon. of Illinois, and John j. Hemphill
of South Carolina. There are many other
former members of one house or the other
who are engaged in practicing law here
and incidentally in looking after legislation
Indeed, so many of them are thus employed
that the has beens" of Congress are looked
on with something very like suspicion by
the live statesmen.
Last winter and during the special ses-
sion of Congress last spring and summer
the Senate was so occupied by former sena-
tors eagerly pushing the measures in which
they We're interested that Eugene Hale. of
Maine not the most amiable of senator's
on June "a, gave written notice of an amend
ment TO the rules of the Senate. The object
of this amendment was to deny the priv
ileges of the floor of the Senate to any
former senators interested in any claim,
or in the prosecution of the same or, di-
rectly in any bill pending before Congress-
AS Senator Hale has not pushed the matter
ii is supposed that the mere threat has had