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If the Conciergerie, but not of the gull
lOtine.
There are seven owners, editors and
writer's of newspapers in the Senate,
and thirty in the House. Among the
seven Henry Cabot Lodge is classed.
Ne does much work for the magazines
and very little for the newspapers.
Aside from this he is a prolific writer
nj hooks, fully as prolific as the Presi-
dent of the United States. Indeed he
has compiled a volume of selections
from speeches in conjunction with The
odore Roosevelt. Lodge served eight
wears in the House, and succeeded
Henry l.. Dawes in the Senate March 4,
ISg3 Thomas NJ. Patterson of Colora-
do who was sworn i'm as a senator last
wear. is a well-known newspaper pro-
nretor. He worked at the case as a
compositor for three years in Craw-
louisville. Ind. Patterson came to New
York from ireland when 8 years old,
and went to Denver in 1872. He is the
principal owner of the Rocky Mountain
News the leading newspaper in the
state. 1t is hardly probable that he
has ever donned the editorial harness,
but his newspaper dividends undoubt-
edly add greatly to his income. A dele
gate to the House in the Fortyfourth
Congress, he became a full-fedged
member in the Forty-ffth, after the
Centennial State was admitted into the
Union Near him is seated William A.
Clark, the great copper king of Mon
tana. He is also a. newspaper proprie-
tor. the owner of the Butte Miner,
leading newspaper in the Stub Toe
State Clark came from ConnelIsviIle,
Pa, worked a farm, studied law. had
fought Indians, and finally became the
Cecil Rhodes of the Copper reefs. The
leaders of his editorial columns reflect
his views, whether written by him or
BY others. Both Clark and Patterson
have materially strengthened the mi
nority in the Senate. Patterson is
forclble speaker, and Clark, when thor
oughy aroused, is not a whit behind
him. Another senatorial newspaper
deity is Joseph R. Hawley of Connecti-
cut For years Hawley was the editor
of the Hartford Courant; one of the
Oldest newspapers in the country. He
ranged at the side of Sam Bowles,
John W. Forney, Murat Halstead,
George D. Prentice. and other editors
dead and gone Hawley was a briga-
der general in the war for the Union,
and proved himself a gallant soldier.
He served three terms in the House of
representatives before he succeeded
William w. Eaton in the Senate on
March 4, 1881. He is chairman of the
/ Committee on Military Affairs.
Another of the fraternity is Jeter G.
Pritchard of North Carolina. He was
a printers devil in Jonesboro, Tenn,
and finally crossed the line, and be-
came joint editor and owner of the
Roam Mountain Republican. He sue
ceeded Zebulon B. Vance in the Senate,
and has been reelected, but will pro-
baby give way to a successor next
March Henry c, Hansbrough of
North Dakota is another newspaper
man who may be said to have slid into
the Senate chamber apparently with
out effort He was born in Illinois,
uamped California as a journeyman
printer ran a daily newspaper in San
Jose, became news editor of the San
francisco Chronicle, skipped to Wis
consin, and published the Baraboo Bull
letin, next transferred himself to
DEVILS Lake, n. D., where he estab-
nshed the Devils Lake Interocean and
hhally popped into the House of Rep
resentatives when North Dakota was
admitted into the Union. On March 4,
1881, he took his seat in the Senate,
having been elected by a combination
Vi Democrats and disgruntled Republic
cdhs. He was reelected by the inter-
position of an isothermal providence.
a violent snowstorm prevented some
ms political enemies from reaching
tate capital in time to record their
votes and Hansbrough dropped back
Senate by the law of political
eiaVltation. amid universal rejoicing
9Ke The last of the seven
journalists in the Senate is Edward w.
Odinack of Memphis. Like Hans
" t0el from the House
VI representatives. He is the young
- 90 ana the brightest of the seven. He
- not yet "A years old. In 1886 he was
VHe OF the editors of the Nashville
american. Two years later he founded
sle Nashville Democrat. In two years
'iiole 1t was merged into the American,
,,. 80 ok became editor of the
~ ll,,iphls Commercial, and was elected
congress in 1886. His seat was con-
'eS'eu by Josiah Patterson, a noted
e'nr~r7t The Committee.
S,,4 Elections reported aginst Carmack,
~ lhe latter defended his claim to
ra'. seat SO eloquently that the House
e. sea the Judgment of the commit
H. Alter serving two terms in the
Tt ,IsI Carmack succeeded Thomas 3.
H He'ley In the Senate, on March 1, 1901.
rso, mas already achieved an enviable
M piGtatlon on the floor, and may be
min ,6 termed the Prince Rupert of the
bri.,. former days the Senate was
a rra I.rileu oy the presence of many
p Poiilhent newspaper man. Henry
D. Anthony of the prn,.ian,ane r1...e..ai