The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-23
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Se1ator Depew has almost reached
the age OF thre score years and ten. and
WIGS long president OF one OF the greaf-
est railroads IN this country, bat - can
chase q plain. ordinary street car as
speediiy az an urchin.
The other morning an Avenue oor
was tearing past the post office depart
meat at an unusual speed. when occu-
pants OF the trailer saw a silk hat.
about the level OF the windows. bob
bing up and down rapidly as the man
under IL ran a. a fast pace TO reach the
stopping corner first II was Senator
Depew. who. without apparent tncou-
venience from loss OF breath. mounted
the platform and took a seat inside.
That particular morning the tempers-
ture was near the freezing point The
wind blew down the broad plaza IN
front OF the capitol at a rate which
drove pedestrians. bound for the cen
ate inside the capitol. where there war
a sheltered thorougfare along the main
corridor. But Mr.. Depew faced the icy
blasts and strobe up the asphalt way
at hyely pace to the senate entrance
General Grosvenor was IN q serious
quandary yesterday for q moment
he has bill for creating q commits
sion to study the ship subsidy question.
nize him TO present the measure 10 the
house just as soon as the ST. Louis Ex-
position loan bill had been disposed Of
Therefore. soon after the roll call on
the loan bill had been completed.
Speaker Cannon exclaimed in firm
tones:
The gentleman from Ohio"
General Grosvenor arose with a du-
bious air. scratched his head a moment
and CALCULATED in an undertone: Oh.
Yes"
Mr.. Speaker" said he II move tha,
the house do now adjourn"
NO, no" replied the speaker, that
was not the purpose OF the recognition.
1t was for the shipping bill"
General Grosvenor quickly recalled
the agreement. A request wac made
TO fix date for considering the ship
ping bill and the house was soon ap-
plying itself to the task at hand.
Jimmie English. democratic pair
clerk. caused CONSERVATION among the
supporters OF Representative Connell.
Of Pennsylvania. just about the time a
vote on the recent contest against the
seat OF Howell was being reached
AS soon as 1t became known that there
would be republican detection from Con
nell. the alarm was sounded and some
of Connell's friends began to pull
strings for democratic votes. The best
they could do was to induce several dem
ocrats to dodge a vote. Excuses were,
easy to obtain. There was much rejoic-
ing at the success Of the political game
from Mr.. Connelrs standpoint.
But English had not been made
wise" AS fast as the democrats alb
sented themselves he arranged pairs on
the republican side. The clever work
was thus made nugatory, but. az 1t
happened, republicans had enough
ynta aF hni- iars u
no harm was done by the pair clerks
vigilance.
The recent announcement Of Repre-
sentative Kluttz. Of North Carolina
that he would not be a candidate for
reelection, although his reelection
was conceded, has caused North Care
linians here to comment on the unique
distinction enjoyed by Mr.. klutE's
home town Of Salisbury. -Four Of it's
citizens have declined election to con
gress.
In 1914 Francis Locke was elected
United States senator and resigned in
1916 without taking his seat. Mr..
Locke said that he did not propose to
ride to Washington in the mud
referring to the bad roads and crude
mode Of travel at that time.
In 1929 John Giles was elected to Con-
gress and declined to serve. preferring
to be clerk of the superior court Sf
Rowan county,
Then within recent years Kerr Craige
who was Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General under Mr.. Cleveland's second
administration. vas nominated for
Congress and declined to run, although
his election was certain.
North Cardinals town had become
somewhat accustomed to its citizens
preferring private to public life, but
this did not prevent much surprise
throughout the state and very numer-
Gus protests when Mr. Kluttz anAounc-
ed that he would be the fourth and lat
est Of Salisbury's citizens to decliae
Congressional honors