The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-09
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sociable game Of draw in a coy corner
Of one OF the big sky-scrapers down
town, when one Of the players. a big.
tall. red-moustsched chap who had nearly
an the chips on the table in front OF him.
interrupted the game with This Iaconic
remark: Hold on here. Something
wrong There's cheatin a-going on in
this game. Who stole that jack of my
knee"
II there is anybody in the House that is
well known il is Representative Williams
Of Mississippi. He has been there a long
time and all the frequenters Of the Capitol
know him when they see him A constit-
uent had sent in card for Mr.. Williams
and the page who took In the card came
out and asked the constituent what kind
Of looking man he was Mr.. Williams
walked out behind the boy and heard him
ask the question. My son. your powers
OF observation and knowledge Of faces are
such that I would not be surprised to see
you Speaker OF the House some dav."
said Mr. Williams. referring 10 Speaker
Henderson's welI-known ability 10 look di-
rect'y at a man and never recognize him.
When Representative Lanham OF Texas
was first elected 20 the Forty-eighth Con-
gress he was at that time the -youngster"
Of the Lone star State delegation. being
the youngest in years. Today he is the
father" of the delegation. although in
continuous service Representative Cooper
has the distinction and honor Of being
the dean OF the delegation. Mr.. Lanbam
IS one Of the leading members Of the Ju-
dietary Committee. and he Is also one OF
she twelve members Of the House who
served in the Forty-eighth Congress. Mr..
Lanham's friends are booming him for
Governor or Texas and from information
received at the Capitol today he viii
probably receive the nomination this fan
Senator Mason was entertaining partv
OF Chicago friends al an informal lunch
con in the Senate restaurant Yesterday
afternoon when one Of the guests asked
him for an opinion on the prospects Of
The passage Of a certain bill Il wou1d
li"e 20 oblige you said the Senator. but
1 am afraid l cannot I am In the same
position that one Of my friends out IN
Illinois was in recently. He wanted TO
be coroner Of little town and there WAS
considerable rivalry for the place. He
was afraid to say anything about his can
didacy. fearing De might offend somebody.
One day stranger came into town and
meeting the candidate ON the street
said: Stranger, do you think ueu have
rain this afternoon" My friend I can
not tell YOU. l am a candidate for office
and don't want TO commit myself
Judge William ". Springer. for many
years a Representative in Congress from
the Springfield uuJ district. and chair
man OF the Ways and Means Committee in
the Fifty-third Congress. when Crisp was
Speaker, was visitor al the Capitol yes
rerday When Judge Springer went out
Of Congress he was appointed to a Judge
ship in Oklahoma. He held this position
for some time. serving with the late
Buck" KiIgore. OF Texas. who came into
notOriety by kicking down the front door
Of the House during call of that body
some years ago. Judge Springer is here
representing the interests OF the cleo !
manufacturers before the
House Committee on Agriculture He il {
stin wearing his pink carnatlon and his /
cropped grey beard He has not (
aged much since leaving Washington.