The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-04
CAPITOL CHAT.

Stories Of Senator woleott's campaign
In Colorado are among the most Interest,"
Ing "reminiscences OF the late campaign.
One of these stories relates to the episode
az Victor, where, - everybody remes.-
hers. there was a state OF affairs which
It would be complimentary 10 call con-
fusion. Before the excitement reached
Its height some one in the crowd shouted
"Hurrah for Bryan"
Yes" impulsIvely exclaimed Wolcott.
advancing to the front OF the platform.
you can hurrah for Bryan all you Ike.
because you won't have chance to hur-
rah for him after election Your MAJ Is
beaten now"
YOU'RE liar" came from the Bryan
ite.
'rll bet you one hundred and sixteen to
one he is beaten. said wolcott.
The nan pushed his way through the
crowd and elambered up on the platform.
''I'll take that bet" he said.
WELL" replied Wolcott, ''here is the
cashier OF onr bank. You know him? |
authorize him to pay you Sis If Bryan Is
elected. Now put up your money"
The man fumbled in his pocket and
brought out a silver dollar.
Kiss IT," exclaimed wolcott, as the
man was about to hand it to the bank
cashier. kiss 1t, for you will never see
1t again"
And Senator woleott was right.
In his way Senator Hoar is quite hu-
morist. 1t is a cuiet. keen humor in
which he indulses; not of the boisterous
kind, but effective, nevertheless.
In the recent campaign Senator Hoar's
fidelity to the Republican party. notwith-
standing his position on the Philippines
question, led his anti-imperlalist friends
to condemn him in no unsparlng terms.
At last he made a speech in which he paid
his compliments to them. One of his
critics was Wentworth Higginson.
II remember" said Mr.. Hoar, shat
when l was quite a young man heard
Mr.. Higginson deliver a sermon. l re-
member his charm Of voice and manner.
but L remember even more distinctly the
text from which he preached, Unstable
as water. thou shalt not excel And
now," continued Mr. Hoar, whenever I
see that text think of Mr.. Higginson.
and whenever see Mr.. Higginson l think
of the text
Quite an interesting correspondence be-
tween ex-senator Camden and Senator
Ellkins, of West Virginia, deserves TO be
ehronicled. 1t began years ago. when Mr..
Elkins. elected TO succeed Mr.. Camden.
laughingly telegraphed the latter that he
would be very much pleased if Mr.. Cam
den would forward him his Senatorial shoes.
haf h. -,
month, Mr.. Camden wrote to Mr.. Elkins
that he believed he would trouble the
Senator for the return of the shoes.
L am very sorry" replied Mr. Elkins
but / think l would rather keep them.
They seem to ft me and 1 find them very
comfortable"
On the day after election Senator Elk
ins received lacOnic telegram. 1t mere
ly said;
You can keep the shoes. will not need thsm.
J. N CAMDEN
Senator Carter. of Montana. was talk
ing with number of his friends in his
committee room yesterday, when they
suddenly arose and in gleeful tones sang
these words:
The Irish and the Dutch
They don't amount 10 much
Then hurrah for the Scandinavian.
Senator Carter and his friends then
laughed in chorus. The music and the
words recalled the campaign trip Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt through the Northwest
Senator Carter was in the party, and so
was Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, who Is
Norwegian by birth. He is a delightful
companion, full Of good stories thought
ful and courteous, and became, withaI,
such favorite on the trip that Senator
Garter was inspired to compose the ex-
pressive, II not elegant verse
Carriers ancestors were Irish and Roose-
velt of course, glories in his Dutch de-
scent; but according to the verse
The Irish and the Dutch
They don't amount to much
And so, all through the Northwestern
tour. the Roosevelt party hurrahed for
the Scandinavian, with the accent on the
IAN" Sometimes the i6Ilv Statesman
would say Scandinavian" but that was
when they felt particularly good after a
hard days work
Some of these days Senator Carter is
going to repeat the verse in a speech. so
that it can go in the Congressional Rec
ord He thinks 1t ought to be preserved
for the delight of future generations.
P.S.
l. Henry c. Hansbrough, Senator from Nor,b
Dakota, being duly sworn, do hereby depose that
Senator Carter is not the author Of the famoYs
lines beginning:
The Irish and the Dutch
They don't amount to much"
The verse was repeated to me at town IN North
Dakota by Norwegian. and I can sing II In the
Norsk language If anybody wants to hear me.
H. C. HANSBROUGH
Talking about Senator Hansbrough
good story is told by Senator HeitfeId.
or Idaho. Heitfeld says that during the
campaign he heard that Hansbrough was
scheduled TO speak in three little towns
In Northern Idaho, mostly populated by
Swedes. He wondered why his colleague
had been sent into that particular section,
and so he took a train and vent I'D 10
hear him speak. The first thing that met
his eye as he alighted al the depot was
a huge poster with these words:
SENATOR H. C. HANsBRoUGH,
THE ELOQUENT SWEDISH ORATOR,
WILL ADDRESS THE PEOPLE. &C.
Swedish oratorr' said HeitfeId 10 him
self. 'Hansbrough doesn't know a word
OF Swedish. What sort Of game is thls?"
Investigation showed that the posters.
when originally printed. bore the name of
Senator Knute Nelson, OF Minnesota.
Senator Nelson was taken sick, or tor
some other reason could not keep the ap-
pcintment, and Mr. Hansbrough was sub
stituted. His name was pasted ever Nell