The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-02
s~TATEHoUsE GOSSIP.


the Capitol.
One CT the greatest experiences of my
life" said Frederick X. Landis, in the lob
by of the House of Representatives last
evening, was an afternoon spent with Col.
Robert q. Ingersoll. James COtner, now a
member of the House of Representatives,
was with me. 1t was in L~ogansport. and
the colonel was to lecture that night. L tell
you, IL was great 10 hear that man talk.
blossom on his lips" y man who was in
the group talking TO Mr.. Lands spoke of
having, framed an autograph signature of
Colonel Ingersoll for preservation. That
gives me an idea" calculated Mr.. Lands.
II will get one of his signatures from a
hotel register and have IT framed myself.
L consider Colonel Ingerson one OF the
greatest products of the western hemi-
sphere"
Speaker Artman got on his high horse
yesterday afternoon because a number of
representatives had gone to their homes
without securing leave of absence. He said
IL was a shame for them to do this at such
a critical stage of affairs, and declared his
purpose 10 send doorkeepers after the
truants and put them TO the extra expense
of paying transportation for the officials
delegated 20 bring them back TO the cap
ital. Immediately after the roll had been
called on the question of ~suSpending the
rules to pass a bill the speaker directed the
clerk to repeat the roll call again and note
the absentees. When Mr.. Airharts name
was beloved forth i'm stentorian tones a
second time that gentleman turned around
from a busy consultation with a friend and
calculated, testify, why, L voted once on
that proposition His associates gave him
the horse laugh" without mercy.
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'Slnce Bob Brown is so fond of telling
stories at other peoples expense" re-
marked a senator last night, II will have
TO tell one on him. one time Bob was I'm
a party that was returning from a meeting
OF the Lincoln League at Fort Wayne,
and there was a crowd of registering coun-
trymen on the train. These fellows were
full of liquor and were shouting for Bryan
and l6 to / and the like. Some one told
them that there was n party of Beveridge
men ON the train. 'Beveridge Is all right
yelled one OF the men. Bryan. Beveridgc
and sixteen to onev A wag I'm the party
group and directed his attention To Mr..
Brown, saying that he (Brown) was a
warm supporter of Beveridge. The fellow
was a big, six-footer and looked strong as
an OK. lis heI" yelled the man, as he
made n wild dash for Brown and took him
H. his arms and began to hug and squeeze
and shake the latter like "A dog would
shake a rat. Poor Bob stood II rs long as
he could and finally had To- beg for mercy.
To this day l understand he Is n little
tOuchy on the subject. and YOU can have
fun with him any time by saying sixteen
10 one TO him.
Ex-senator Lafo Johnson. of Anderson.
came over to the city yesterday on AN
interurban electric ear TO visit the State
senate, In which he occupied n seat
through two sessions. when are YOU
going back homer Mr.. Johnson was
asked. 20 / am going homo tonight, .
he replied. You know indianapolis is
practically a suburb OF Anderson. now
that the intorurban Is completed. and we
can run over here whenever we feel like H."
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Charles II. Remy and his wife. accom-
panied by Robert n. Brown and his wife.
went out To the Central Hosrltal one
Edenhartcr. After the meal, which was
highly enjoyable, had been finished. Or.
Edenharter took his guests out into the
wards to show them around. In the WON
ans department they came across q little,
weakened, dricd-up old woman who had no
teeth and a suspicion OF a beard on her
face. Dr. Edenhartcr noticed tina she
was smiling TO herself aud said: "Auntic.
II was just looking at those handsome
gentlemen you have with you" The doctor
said: Now, Auntic, of course You have
reference TO this man pointing 10 RemyD
III bet YOU can't guess his politics." The
old wOman went up 20 Mr.. Remy and
pecred closely into his face-so closely,
I'm fact. that MIR. Remy was somewhat dis
concerted. Finally she said: "Oh, | can
tell what his politics Is. A good-looking
man like him would never be ANYTHING
but n Democrat" Mr.. Remy was, indeed.
put out at this remark. but said nothing.
The party continued It's rounds and at last
found themselves back I'm Or. Edenharter's
apartments. The doctor observed that
Mr.. Remy seemed To be studying intently
about something and asked him what II
was. MIR. Remy did not answer him for n
time. and then calculated with n great
deal of vigor: Say, Doctor, that old wom-
an Is awful crazy. isn't she?"