The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-05
MR.. QUAY'S SUCCESS.
Largely Due to His Scrupulous At
tention to Details.
Telegraph Operator with a Delicate
cara SeriO-COmic ROtunda In
cident-Other Bright Bits of
Capitol Gossip.
Especial Washington letter.


THE ways of statesmen and cap
itol employees are very inter-
esting to observers, and par
ticularly to veteran newspaper men.
One of the messengers who has been
on duty for many years in the senate
wing Of the great marble building to-
day said:
1.-The way in which Senator Quay
does the little-in fact, almost triv-
ial-things, indicates the shrewdness
and uniqueness of his personality.
For instance, any man that comes
to Washington to see Mr.. Quay, and
whom Mr.. Quay wants to see-and
there are hundreds of them-will go
directly to his room, that of the COM
mittee on public buildings and
grounds, and never ask question of
any kind. Not 50 with the friends of
other senators, for while they may
have been told how to reach their
different rooms, they have, as rule,
to make inquiry for their location. l
was amused the other day, when the
callers on Mr.. Quay were unusually
numerous, to see how they went di-
rectly to his room, Notwithstanding
the circuitous route necessary to get
to it. When i asked one of them
how he knew where to find the room
he showed me a card. 1t told the
story. It contained very minute di-
rections as to how to reach the sem
ator and just what to do"
When Senator Quay was last elect
ed to the senate, in January of this
year, after bitter political strug-
gle, the senate galleries were crowd
ed with Pennsylvanians who intend
ed to give him an enthusiastic recep-
ton upon his return to that body.
One of the older senator's, who is
friendly to Quay, said to the writer:
"This is going to be bad day for
Quay. When he enters the senate
chamber his friends will break loose
and disturb the decorum of the SEN
ate; and that will anger many SEN
atorS."
Just as he concluded that SEN
tence, Senator Quay appeared upon
the floor of the senate, and the peo-
pie in the galleries broke forth into
oft-repeated storms of applause. 1t
lacked seven minutes of 10 o'clock.
The applause continued until noon,
when the presiding officer took the
gavel, struck the desk, and said:
1.-The senate will be in order" Mr..
Quay raised his hands and motioned
the galleries for silence. Instantly
the senate chamber was as still as a
church.
The older senator turned to the
narrator and said at is no wonder
that Quay is a successful politician.
He never overlooxs little details. He
knew beforehand that applause dur
ing the session of the senate would
be unpopular with his colleagues on
the floor, and hence he came in time
to have it all over with before the
senate came to order. That shows
the masterful mind of the politician
who knows how to succeed.
For almost so years Ham" Young
has been a conspicuous figure in this
city. For fully 80 years he has been
night manager of one of the
great telegraph companies. His fine
physique and splendid bearing have
made him notable in the capitol. AL
though he is hairless, barring his
snow-white mustache, he is still
handsome man. During the after
Moons he has charge of the press gal
lery telegraph work in the house of
representatives. Although he is con-