The Washington times., 1901-12-08
AutObiOgraphiGS OF the
Members Of Congress.
MIR. DEPBW'S COMING MARRIAGE.
Calmly Records That Interesting.
Event as an Accomplished Fact
Other Information in the New
Congressional Directory.

piled under the direction of the Commit
tee on Printing. by A. J. Halford. Wash
ington The Government Printing Of
fee.
This work contains much valuable in
formation concerning the Congress Of the
United States ana the members vino con-
stitute that interesting assemblage Of
statesmen
Nearly one-half of the volume of 92,
pages is devoted to the autobiographies
OF members of the Senate and House.
senator Depcw Anticipates.
Senator Depew has the longest sketch
of himself, hfty-one and one-half lines
being required to state even in the most
concise form the long and conspicuous
pubic career Of the Junior Senator from
the Empire State. He tells among other
things of the many grand occasions upon
which he has been selected to deliver ora
tioEs.
Although the book bears date as of
November 26, 1901. Senator Depew an
ticipates events far enough TO say in his
autobiography, married in December
1sVl, 10 MISS MAY fdilAeI.
The Long and the short of "a.
The shortest sketch is that OF Rep
resentative Hay OF Virginia, who tells
OF the principal events OF has life in ex-
actIy thirty-two words, which is three
words less than the story Ct the life OF
Senator Burton OF Kansas.
The prize for length so far as the mem
bers OF the House arc concerned goes 10
Representative Ariosto Appling Wiley OF
Moni gomery, Second Alabama district.
who consumes forty-fye lines Of the Di-
rectory in telling Of an active career
which resulted in his election to Congress
for the first time one year ago.
This occurred he says. on his fifty
Second birthday, and he received $500
more votes than the Bryan Presidential
electors.
Mr.. Wiley processes great fordness for
military life, and tells of his service be-
fore Santiago in the Spanish war. and of
his personal friendship with the late Cen
eral Lawton. He also gives information
concerning his service on the stan of
various Governors, and in the Alabama
Legislature.
MIR. Bowie Points With Pride.
Mr. Sidney Johnson Bowie. another new
member from Alabama, pridcs himself
in the fact that he is the first man to be
nominated in his district by acclama-
tion, and that be was elected without
opposition.
Mr.. Bsnkhead, also Of Alabama, who is
upon his eighth term in Con
gress, confines his biography to eight
lines.
A Companion of stars.
tr-ilahn. the genial member from the
Golden Gate. tells of his life as an actor
Tor ten years, and Of his association be-
fore the footlights with such stars Of the
stage as Booth, Jefferson. Salvini. Nj. and
Mrs. Florence. Clara Morris, and others.
Senator Patterson of Colorado. who
succeeds Mr.. Wolcott. narrates his efforts
In behalf Of the white metal.
Representative Bali OF Delaware gives
his history in six lines, which also records
bis marriage.
The Georgia members are modest and
their autobiographies brief and devoted
almost entirely to what they have done in
politics
MIR. Fleming tells of the injury which
be sustained in an accident caused by a
runaway horse, and which nearly cost him
bis life.
Senator Dubois takes occasion TO affrr
that, although when in the Senate before
be was Republican, he is now a Demo
crat in full membership with that party.
Mr.. GIenu-s Six Soas
Representative Glenn Of Idaho is the
proud father Of six sons, according to his
account of himself.
MFR. Feely, the youngest member of the
House, twenty-six years of age on Au-
gust / last is very modest in stating his
career in seven lines.
Representatives McAndrews and Ma
honey two other Democrats, from Chi
csgo, tell all they regard as important
politically concerning themselves in three
and one-half lines each. in fact, III of
the Illinois members are extremely
modest
Representative Cannon, who has served
in every Congress since the Forty-third
with the exception Of the Fifty second.
for which be was defeated, and is thus
deprived OF being the Father Of the
s..
pne-hsif OF which are devoted to stating
the number VI Congresses he has been
g member of.
Senator B.veridge occiInies but seven
lines.
Mr.. Holiday "a "Jiner.-
Representative Holiday Of Indiana de-
olares that he is an earnest Republican
g Mason, a member of the g. A. r., a
Presbyterian and -leieated his law partner
in the race for Congress.
Representative Lands prides himself il
having once been the editor of paper
known as the Delphi Journal"
Senator Allison. who began his service
In Congress in the Thirty-eighth Con
gress. and has been in the Senate since
1873, thinks be is well enough known
10 make it unnecessary for him to take VI
more than eight lines Of the directory
These Are ststesm~n-Autbor-.
Representative Lacey adyertises the
fact that he Is the author of ''Lacey'f
Railroad Digest" and "Lacey's Iowa Di-
eest"
Representative Rhea of Kentucky
claims fame for having placed Senator
Blackburn in nomination for President be
fore the Democratic national convention
In 1896.
Senator Lodge has written many books
some in collaboration with Presiden,
Roosevelt, and one-half OF his biography
fs given over 10 stating what his puhiica-
slons are.
Representative Conry. a new melnbc
from Boston. Is remarkably modest, hae
ing but -four lines In the directory
RQuresantatfNq EhHidop af Mirhfpan do
clares that he has served his fellow
townsmen in various Offices with trust an
honor"
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