The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-22

weight. He is an Irishman, and has
all the pugnacity and all the wit of
the race. His face is round and full
and his eyes twinkle with mirth. He
is Bob" to all his friends. For 25
years he was newspaper correspond
ent. During that quarter of century
he has known and had the respect of
all the great men of the country.
AS newspaper correspondent
Wynne was prominent advocate of
governmental honesty and. high
standard of honor in all actions of
life. His fearlessness jeopardized his
life more than once. Through all the
trying times when the star route
frauds We're unearthed, when the Cred
it Mobilier scandals and a dozen other
critical periods when men were torn
by prejudice and moved by passion ra-
ther than judgment Wynne stood the
test, his equilibrium maintained and
his daily accounts fair and Just.
Wynne always rang true when put to
the test. Those were troublesome
times through which the newspaper
men passed. When "Bill Sterrett," the
redoubtable Bill whom every one who
has ever been to either Texas or Wash
lngton knows, came to the national
capital and spent week in the Offices
occupied by General Boynton and
Wynne, he declared that he had seen
more violence and physical encounters
there than in 20 years of Texas life.
The crusade which they made against
pension "sharks" resulted in running
fight from their office to drug store.
nearly a block away, in which Gen.
eral Boynton, Wynne and a pension
shark and dozen or more red and
green bottles in the drug store window
mixed indiscliminately. When the
star route disclosures were being made
Wynne was always on his guard. The
night when a correspondent of the
Baltimore American was killed in a
street duel Wynne was with him, and
but an hour before had disarmed him.
AS member of the standing commit
tee of correspondents of congress he
insisted that the crowded press gallery
Of the house should not be overrun
with people unconnected with news
papers. When Speaker Kiefer and the
sergeant-at-arms tried to do it they
failed, because he wired up the doors
securely, and the correspondents held
the fort 36 hours until the legislative
session ended. Never since has the
press gallery been open to the general
public.
Mrs. Wynne is one of the best
known hostesses in Washington. She
is identified with official and resi-
dental society. Being of an old Wash
ington family and having been iden-
titled with official society for many
years, her acquaintance is almost un-
limited. And wherever she is known,
she is liked. She has all the elements
of popularity. She is happy, bright,
sympathetic and unselfish. In spite
Of the fact that she loves society, she
never neglects her duties at home, and
the health and happiness of the seven
children Of the family, and their per-
feet congeniality among themselves
testifies to this. There have been ten
children born to the Wynne's. Only
seven are left, and one of these, the
eldest girl, is married. She is Alice,
| now the wife of S. ]. Selmer, a man
of cultivation and fine linguist, both
| now living in Canada. The eldest son
is Capt. r. Frank Wynne, stationed at
| the Norfolk navy yard. Capt. Wynne
entered the army at the time of the
war, and served with distinction in
Cuba and also in China during the
late Boxer troubles. The next son is
Henry Boynton Wynne, who is associ-
ated with his father in the post Office
department. Ida is the next, and since
her return from the European trip
with her parents, she has entered the
G georgetown convent as a boarding
pupil. Her next sister, Ruth, who was
also abroad this summer with the
family, is in school in the Academy
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