The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-31

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litical career by running for the position
of states attorney In his town. His
opponent was another young lawyer
who, like Cannon, had not made much
Roadway in the practice of law, but both
candidates went upon the stump and
promised to do great things If elected.
One day, as the rival candidates went
down the street together, they were
Joined by the judge of the court. He
stepped in between them, taking each
young man by the arm.
What are you boys making all this
fuss about?" he queried.
"We want to be states attorney" they
replied in unison.
''Well." said the Judge, laughing. II
ought to take some interest in the mat
ter. but 1 don't. No matter which one
of you is elected. there will be no GRIM
inals sent to jail"
Cannon. telling the story. says that he
was elected; but whether it was be-
cause he was the best or the poorest
lawyer he has never been able to tell.
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One of the Texas friends of Represen-
tative Cooper met him yesterday.
You smoke, don't your" he asked.
Sometimes" said Cooper.
Take this" remarked the Texan.
This is something like a cigar"
Cooper took the weed, lighted it, and
puffed three or four times.
YES" he assented, this is something
like a cigar. What is it,"
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In the drawing for seats in the house
the name of Representative Patterson
of Pennsylvania came out of the box
early. He selected his seat. The next
name was that of Representative Hedge
of Iowa. He chose the desk next to
Patterson.
Where are you from?" asked Hedge
of his neighbor.
pennsylvania"
Glow old are you?"
"Thirty weight
,~''Thirty eight" repeated Hedge. Then.
sir. will be a father to YOU"
Patterson accepted the relationship
at once, and the friendship between the
two promises to become proverbial in the
house.
Speaking of friendship. Bard of Cali
fornia and Quarles Of Wisconsin are the
Damon and Pythias of the senate.
Every morning they walk down Pennsyl-
vania avenue to the capitol and look so
much alike that they might naturally
be mistaken for brothers. Bard has
slightly the advantage in height but he
cannot boast mustache as handsome
as Quarles possesses
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When they get together for talk
Quarles is fond of relating his experience
during the civil war, for Bard never was
a soldier: while Bard tells of his strug-
giles in the early days of California, for
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ago. Both men belong to the self-made
class They have worked hard, Quares
in the practice of law and Bard in the
railroad and mining business.
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1t is not often that Senator Frye, the
presiding officer of the senate, miscalls
Senator's state, but he failed the other
day.
Senator McCumber arose to introduce
some bills. He is modest and retiring
little man, who sits in the back row. and
it is not strange that he fails to impress
his personality upon the presiding Of
ficer AS he arose Senator Frye looked
toward him.
1.-THE . senator from-from"-- began
Mr. Frye, evidently at a loss to name
McCumbers state.
There was an awkward pause for a
"The senator from South Dakota" ex-
claimed Mr.. Frye, triumphantly.
Mr.. McCumber, smiled in his quiet
modest way. He isn't from South Da-
kota at all.
A bachelor member of congress, who is
not as handsome as Apollo, dropped into
Clerk McDowell's Office the other day
to seek sympathy because the lady on
whom he had looked with favor was
about to be married to another man.
"That reminds me-" said Mr.. Nc
Dowell, "of the incident which happened
when Gov. Dick Oglesby went down to
Joliet to inspect the state prison. In
one of the cells was a very ugly man.
"'How did you get in here?' asked
Oglesby.
"'Abduction,' was the reply. tried tc
run off with girl and they caught me-
"I'll pardon you as soon as I get back
to Springfield said the governor. 4
don't see how you could expect to get a
wife in any other way"
The homely bachelor congressman
laughed loudly. Then, as the applica-
ton of the story dawned upon him, the
smile faded from the face and he walked
out of McDowell's Office without saying
a word.
When Representative Hemenway of
Indiana went to Attorney General Knox
to suggest that Frank Baker ought not
to be appointed to federal judgeship,
he mentioned the fact that Bakers
father was now ON the bench.
"And Judge Baker," said Mr.. Hemen-