The times., 1899-03-13
NooNAN'S ASPIRATIONS.
The Human Cbrysnnthemum Wants
To Succeed swaIIowtaii Bailey.

Chicago, March 12.-Great events come
in cycles. and Mr.. Bailey's refusal to stand
once more for the leadership of the mi
nority in the Fifty-sixth House has struck
the whole West Side with all the force OF
a political coincidence.
There is but one man in the West Side.
and the West Side Ia Chicago. This Is the
Hon. Edouard Tailormade NoOnan. Con
gresham elect from the Fifth Illinois dis
trict. better known to fame n the Hard
wood district, by reason OF Representative
Whites long and hitherto undiEputed reign
in trade and politics Sir. Noonan is the
Human ChrysaniAemum b. virtue 60 hts
hyperion gifts % person. He is a fta,es-
man OF the new Washington E1u .svaTd
school. which embraces all the phases ot
JsHeTsonian Democracy. a "a noic tailor
ing and a sense of srtafnFss born o.
abundant success
The Human Chrysanthemum has deriar-
"a himself Ia the race Tor leader ~ tEs
Democracy in tae ueW Coasfs-s- That Is
The c1c-t whleh Crvl faliirra an ihs palliicag
interests ~ Chiragl snd uakrs a strong
bid fsr ih~ altinn gntirt4et interest.
40 other candidate % recent years h,s
pErrHEtri sn mlay ciaia1a for popular Euf-
itaE-. Nr Noouau b. th -iy-s seven ycaEs
oif-tar magic age which separates D. al
exact lire the cruteussa % y.gth from tao
cnsfgness Of eli exc. He o. rich in ChieaE1
acres. Hr e1u. ou 0ccasion. wear the uni
iJrl af colonel havng been chief Of
Governor hltEeldg strF he is the owner
+ and Uesr,r 20 siEty-ssstn civilian suits o.
clothes. I1t counting his military kit.
which uf lfscif surra asses The lilly IN an it,
s'ory. He .s the best boxer and fencer In
ths Twelfth ward. Re holds the champion
snip uliais o. Billiards In the Illinois
Club. % which senator Billy Mason Is a
I member. When he was a student at Law
. unisr the late Judge Cooley % the Uni
. Vcrsity cf Michigan he was at once the
pet scholar q that statcsm aa-sage and the
Z captain OF the Law School football team.
He f. the welterwelght champion at box
ing oi the West Side. which embraces
three -hfths OF the population and nine
terths OF the pugilist!e talent OF all Chi
Cago. He rides like Ccntaur and has the
best outfit OF riding breeehes west OF New
York
These are only a few OF Mr. Noonan's
claims to the throne lately vacated by Mr..
Bailey OF Texas. Each is. perhaps, enough
TO support his presumption. but none has
any rank in the estimation OF Mr. N0Onan
himself TO compare with the somber glory
which long since won for him the title or
the Human Chrysanthemum. That is
unique, unequasd.
Mr. Noonan's hair is not golden, like
Paderewski's. It is of the sombsr hue OF
and iflimitable profusion OF curl it sur
passes all comparison. There is no other
such head Of hair on the West Side which
is equivalent to saying in Chicago, and
therefore in the world.
Mr.. Noonan IS of the Spanish type OF
masculine beauty. though he derives hs
ancestry from Donegal. His complexion
is of a rich olive hue and his eyes have
the lambent beauties OF a partial lunar
eclipse. He dresses four times a day, 10
suit the requirements Of his busy life. and
each transformation presents new claim
to the admiration of his constituents. II
is of record that after having bsen d.
feated by George z. White for Congress
three times in succession, he won the trI-
umph which entities him TO aspire to the
leadership of the minority in the Fifty
sixth House BY exhibiting such a galaxy
Of sartorial splendor IS had never b-f1re
been seen On this side OF the Allegheny
Mountains.
The Human Chrysanthemum Will take
all his wardrobe to Washington in ample
time to establish himself against the re-
quirements OF the next campaign. He has
.already arranged with his tailor for new
outfit OF costumes suitable to the require
ments of his new estate. He will have new
boots, new breaches. new hats, new spurs.
new riding crops. He Will remove to
Washington his legal library of 2.o01 vol
urnes. his collection Of rare prints, his
first editions. his Napoleona. his old mas
tiers. and his matchless collection OF pho
tOgraphs OF the Hon. Edward 7. Noonan-
numbering 900 in all.
And. above all. he Will take along TIE
halo of sSsTthy splsndOr which has won
for him the well deserved title of tne
Human Chryscnthemum. II has NOTED
not a feather since his election. II he be
chosen leader OF the Democracy a. Wash
inston. as he was at Springfield. he will
try to bear the honor with becoming mod
esty.