The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-12
GOOD STORIES FROM
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

| REPUBLIC SPECIAL
| Washington, Nov. 1l.-"Of course. I car
not call him by name. but he was once a
candidate for the post Of Minister to Siam
under the last Cleveland administration"
| 1t was a well-known State Department Of
| ficial who was thus reminiscing to-day.
! I'VE were small cOterie of do-or-die Of
! ficeseekers camped in Washington for tie
| purpose of landing big plums. The best
| hotel in town was none too good when we
| began our campaigns and-we came from
| almost every section of the country-it was
here that We met and formed our trust.
"Mr. Cleveland was slow to recognize our
| abilities. and our friends in Congress had
| difficulty in convincing him that the country
| needed our services. So we declined into a
| second-rate clearinghouse. Time went ard
| SO did our money. The President remained
| unconvinced. and we all landed in cheap
! clearinghouse over scent lunch counter.
! Hope deferred made our appetite for office
| grow stronger, and VIC stuck 1t out in spite
I of dismal surroundings and very BAD food.
I One day when we were all lined up at the
| lunch counter friend rushed in waving an
evening paper and srasped the candidate
| for Siam vigorously by the hand.
Congratulate you. old man., said he,
4 with a beaming face.
what for?'"
"'You have landed-Siam-here it is in
the paper; name gone to the Senate" 3"
"Our friend turned white, dropped his
piece Of yesterdays apple pie on the floor
| and made break for the street.
| "'Where are you going? he shouted.
| "'To dinner. Send my trunk back to the
| Arlington. Don't suppose 1 can associate
with common officeseekers, do your
| 'It was the first break in our ranks and
| We did not like the manner of his going at
a II
| iE civil-service places. and inasmuch as our
| friend has since been hunting for job we
| forgave him."
Senator Hoar was showing some Massa-
| chusetts visitors about town one day. and
| dence. built years ago by a famous and
| rather shady lawyer of his time.
why" was asked, was he able to build
a house like that by his practice?'
| Yes" replied the Senator, "by his prac-
! tice and his practices"
| A young Washingtonian walked into one of
| the principal banks the other day and in
| formed the teller that he desired to borrow
$3.50 COO. He rendered his promissory note.
| indorsed by Representative Cannon of Illi-
| nois. chairman OF the Committee on Appro-
priations.
| VERY sorry. SIR" said the teller coming
peared for a moment. with the note in his
1 hand. but we can't let you have this"
why" asked the applicant. isn't that
Endorsement good? It's Uncle Joe Can
| non, chairman of the Committee on Appro-
priations, you know"
| Yes, I know that; the trouble is that 1t
| is too good. But we don't know you so
| well. Suppose you should fail to pay this
! note. We would hardly like to ask Mr..
| Cannon to pay 1t. We have to go before
the Committee on Appropriations two or
three times each year to request favorable
| action on certain legislation. We would
! hardly want to call upon him to pay this
note if you should fail to do so''
| "Oh, that's 1t, is It," replied the young
man. But suppose I tell Representative
| Cannon that you have refused to accept
his indorsement?'
The sum Of $3.50 was instantly forthcom-
ing.
| 'Tf Governor odell had been beaten"
said a New York Republican, who was in
town to-day, .'he would never have
squealed. He's thoroughbred. and he got
| his thoroughbred lesson from his good old
| father. One day, years ago, when the
| Governor was boy, his father said to
| him:
Ben, do you know what thoroughbred
| is? Well, I'll show you See those two
| dogs? Well, this one'--and he picked up an
| ugly looking. low-bred pup and gave him q
gentle shaking, causing yelps and barks
| and howls to rent the air-this Is not a
thoroughbred Then he picked up the
other. fine looking, handsome young dog,
| and shook him hard. not a sound coming
forth. There. said the father. that's your
thoroughbred, my boy; be thoroughbred
and whatever happens don't squeal.' -
If United States Consul Gudger at Pana-
ma, Colombia. ever wants political support
| he will have to look elsewhere for 1t than
to his brother. ]. NJ. Gudger, Jr. who was
| elected to Congress from the Tenth North
| Carolina District on Tuesday last Consul
Gudger is Republican. but his brother was
elected to Congress on the Democratic tick
| et When Consul Gudger obtained leave of
! absence from Panama and returned to this
country few weeks ago, he went direct to
his home at Asheville and at once became
! active IN the campaign. He threw his In
nuence to the support of Representative J.
| Nj. Moody, who was candidate for re-
election on the Republican ticket And this.
| despite the fact that his brother was the
democratic candidate. and finally the VIC
| tOrious one.
Charlie Edwards. the genial and entq1usi-
astic. secretary of the Democratic Congress.
sionai committee. now finds himself con-
| fronted with several extravagant election
bets which he Is expected to pay. Aside
/ from several wagers In cash, Secretary Ed
wards was confident enough in Democratic
success to o1er to eat the hat of a we'll
known newspaper correspondent If the DEM
ocrats failed to elect a majority in the
House. On the other hand II the Repub-
licans lost the newspaper man was tn nav
Mr.. Edwards SO. The terms of the bet
| were reduced to writing and Secretarv Ed