The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-18
sENATE's NEW PREsIDEHT.
Roosevelt Easily the Most Interest
ing Figure in the Body.
washington Post.)

Popular interest in him is so great that
for the moment. at least, Senator
Hanna is forgotten.
Roosevelts picturesque personality
attracts. His breezy, busting way. his
unconventional efforts to harness him
self in his position, and his bubbling
enthusiasm all appeal to the visitor.
Show US Teddy Roosevelt" say all
the strangers to the guides. He occu-
pies the center of-the STAGE.
Accustomed to the calcium light of
public opinion. the vice president bears
himself with dignity in his new posi-
ton OF course ne makes mistakes.
Who wouldn't? Rut the beauty of it
is that ne at once acknowledges that
they are mistakes. and is careful that
they are not repeated. he is so anxious
to do just what the senate thinks he
ought to do, and so siTcere in his de-
sire to be thoroughly impartial and
friendly, that the senator's are already
predicting for him much success
The first motion which Mr.. Roosevelt
submitted to the senate was offered by
Senator Hoar, and proposed that the
senate should proceed to the consider
I. alton of executive business.
With a bow Mr.. Roosevelt turned
toward the Republican side. "All who
are in favor viii say aye" he said.
Then, with another bow, he leaned
lOWaIQ the Democratic sue All WIZ
are opposed will say no., he remarked.
All the Democrats noticed the diStinc-
ton. "Oh, Mr.. President" said Senator
Money to him afterward, you muslin
think that the Democratic side votes
in the negative all the time
When Roosevelt first presided over
the senate he spoke with a STILL small
voice that was hardly audible across
the chamber. 1t was as gentle as the
whispering zephyr
Mr.. President remarked Foraker,
meeting Mr.. Roosevelt in the corridor,
you talk just a little bit too low
The next day there was a reVolu-
ton, transformation. The vice presi-
dents voice resounded through the sen
ate chamber like the explosion of a
thirteen-inch gun. 1t woke the echoes
in the galleries and reVerberated
through the corridors until it went roll
ing down the avenues of time.
Mr.. President" said Senator Lodge
to Mr. Roosevelt, as they passed each
other in the corridor, ''yau talk Just
little bit too loud
Roosevelt threw up both hands. With
out saying a word he disappeared in
his private office.
The chaplain of the senate is blind.
The first day OF the new senate he
stood at his accustomed place, seeing
nothing, but keenly alive for the signal
which should start him upon his
prayer.
When all was ready the vice presi--
dent waved his hand in the direction of
the chaplain. There was no response
Roosevelt waited a moment in uncer-
tainty.
Hes blind" whispered the clerk
1.-The chaplain viii offer prayer" an
nounced E1r. Roosevelt, and with this
satisfactory cue the blind preacher be-
gan to address the throne of grace.
Mr. Roosevelt occupies the vice pres
ident's room, which Is just back or the
senate chamber and adjoining the mar
BILE room. 1t is a very handsomely FUR
nished room, with a magnificent ma
hogany desk, an eight-day clock that
is a dream, and a picture of George
Washington which must inspire any
man dwelling within its atmosphere
At the mahogany desk Mr.. Roosevelt
sits when he is not presiding over the
senate. His mail is very heavy just
now, and many of the letters convey
to him the interesting information that
little boy babies have been named after
him. One of these letters, which he re-
ceived the other day, was unusually
interesting. 1t was from an Italian in
New York, who had become the father
of twins. Il wanted the twins named
Mckinley and Roosevelt" wrote the
happy father, but when we took them
TO church the priest would name them
health record added the crafty parent,
you will find that they are down as
Mckinley and Roosevelt just the same. -
Mr. Roosevelt laughed as he read
the letter. send two photographs" he
said to his secretary.
with frames?" asked q visitor.
"Oh, dear, no. was the prompt re.
Spouse.
1t is a characteristic of Roosevelt
that the door to his handsome room,
which opens so quickly to the senators,
is no less swift upon it's hinges for
his old companions of the far west.
One of the proudest men who wit
messed the inauguration was John Will
lis, who lives in Missoula county, Mon
tana. He is one of the favotite hunt
ing friends of Mr.. Roosevelt, who al
ways calls him ''Whistling Jack" That
is the name he goes by in the west,
he is stalking elk. He is quite as
mighty a hunter as Roosevelt, and he
is a tall, athletic mountaineer.
When the Montana hunter said fare
we'll to Roosevelt the room was crowd
ed with senators and other distin-
guished people. The vice president in
trOduced him to everybody. Il call
him 'Whistling Jack said Mr.. Roose-
welt by way of explanation. He and
/ have lived closer to the ground than
remember once we We're out when the
thermometer was mighty near zero
for three days and nights, and we had
no food but pan bread We were hunt
ing grizzly at the time, and though
Jack will not admit it, think he lost
his bearings, and 1 helped him find the
way"
That's right" said Willis. "and ]
want to say that the governor is as
good a guide as any of them if you Jet
him go over the country once. He's
going out bear hunting with me again
AS sure as I'm living now said
Roosevelt.
1t was Mr.. Hoar who offered the
resolution for the appointment of d
committee to wait upon the president
and inform him that the senate was
ready to adjourn. When the resolution
was adopted Mr.. Roosevelt appointed
Senators Allison and Cockren as the
committee.
Mr.. Allison shifted uneasiIy. 81
Think he said, that some other sen
ator ought to be appointed
Then the chair will name the sen.
ator from Rhode Island, Mr.. AIdrich,
announced the vice president
Mr.. Aldrich shook his head and went
through all manner of pantomime tc
! indicate to Mr.. Roosevelt that Mr.
, Hoar. as the mover of the resolution,
was entitled to that honor. 1t took the
vice president some minutes to appre-
I ciate Mr.. Aldrich's frantic gestures. bu-
when he finally understood their mean
| ing and named Mr.. Hoar, everybody il
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