The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26

ing the inauguration. Now. have r'nnc"
to rent about twenty of the most dcsra1."
balconies along PENNSYLVANIA avenue and
III be able to make lots and lots OF money
by selling seats on these baconie- 10 p~opla
who'll want to see the inauguration parade.
But all Of the people owning lh" hal-
comics are so horrid that they want mo
to make deposits to bind the bargain hr-
fore they give me options on the BALCONIES.
and. of course. can't do that How could
[? Now, won't YOU make hose deposits
for me Mr. L.; they'll only amount
to about 500 in all. and let me pay YOU back
after the Inauguration? 1t would he 50
noble of youl'
The Representative from Chicago had
been executing a sort Of backward glide
since the beginning of the coIlonuy When
his charming visitor had finished her sem
tence he wheeled and took it on the run
dashing through the swinging door Of the
House as if pursued The woman iu blue
velvet didn't seem in the least offended hy
hisIprecipitate flight, but was seen short
time afterward sending in cards on tho
Democratic side II may be that She fpund
an angel to back up her balcony cornering
scheme but it is doubtful
Legislators receive many calls from CON
stituents, bogus and genuine. who evude
tales Of woe about being broke IN WASH
ington, and ask for money and traneporta-
ton TO their homes. These calls cost the
yielding lawmakers a pretty penny M
the course of session. They surrender IN
most cases. unless the applicant for aid -
obviously fraud There is Repre-
sentative from New York. well to do
g., hot ,.F
chaps who represented ttemseves 10 INN
as busted New Workers. in cold souled
capital have already cost him nearly 5000
since the beginning of the present session
When Congress j. in session during
race meeting al Benning- the New York
Legislators have to stand for inulftudnous
touches" of this sort Big Tim sullivan
ia the greatest mark at these times the
cleaned" race followers repairing TO the
House corridors in veritable sets Of fonr-
for "eat money" and the necessary stake
to get them back 20 New York
Every once in while there drifts along
some chap who has a deliberate scheme
to shred the statesmen. One of the most
scientific and successful of these grafter7
was a Swede who operated at the Capi'p.
for two days just after the present session
began.
He was genuine Scandina Wan with tho
real Yon Yonson dialect, but he was far
deeper individual than most members Of
his race. People are not generally on the
lookout for dishonest Swedes. which made
this fellows game all but cinch. The
Swede worked the Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes from Minnesota and Wisconsin
TO finish, all down the line and after he
II. 4 1.
it was calculated that he must have re
ceived as much a. $500 from the lawmakers
from those two States
He must have lived in all sections Of
Minnesota and Wisconsin, for he know
the two States intimately. He pretended
to be farmer who. on returning to New
York from a visit TO the old country. had
been robbed Of all his money. He said
he had scraped up enough TO get to Wash
ington. where he hoped to be able to oh-
tain assistance which would enable him
to reach his farm-n Minnesota or Wis
consin, according to whether he was adj
dressing a statesman from Minnesota or
one from the neighboring State.
Minnesota and Wisconsin statesmen cant
afford TO take chances on the Scandinavian
vote. They mentally pictured how this
distressed Swede would sail back 10 his
farm, and relate 10 all hands his gratitude
to the generous statesman who had pro
vided him with the WAYS and means 20
reach his home after his misfortune in New
York. They all fell for the Swedes game
without the least struggle.
The Swede didn't overlook member II
either State delegation, rounding them uu
separately in the corridors Il wa- mot
until after he had nailed every one of tine
two delegations for money and easily scalpeq
transportation that. through chance Pc
mark let fall by one Of the victims they s
got together and by comparing notes
discovered what easy marks they had boon
for the Swede.
The statesmen who respond n the sum
mons Of the cards often have their dignity
Jared most grievousy by familiar c,u-
stiiuents who drop in at the Capitol
4 solid looking citizen Of mddle ~.
and with just the slightest exterior eymu-
toms Of jag appeared in tho corrii
adjoining the Republican side Of the Hoy--
the other afternoon and seut in his card
TO stout member of everal Of tho mos
important House committees Tho Repre-
sentative hurried from his scat 10 tho crrrl-
dor to greet his important constituent
Why hey-o, there. fatty, hoomed 10
slightly Jagged constituent. in y rumhirc
and cheering basso which reverheratr1
up and down the long corridor filled vt't
people. "H'w are We. anyhow Gef'l0'
yours I'll bet! Count on YOU for that ho''
Pork bills up now-rivors and hsrbors ard
public buildings and all that-snd ! ju-
guess old fattsky isn't gettin his'n- hev
old MANI" and he shook tho Repre-en'a
lives hand vigorously while the statesman
ooked confused and chagrincd and tho
ioorkeepers and corridor visitors griuned
Senators. and Representative s too. arc
getting into the habit of ascertaining somr
hing about the people who apply for visiting
ards TO the Senate and House galleries
before they put their names 10 these cards
Formerly II was easy enough 10 co these
ards. which entitle the holders 70 Sea'a
n the card galleries throughout a session
II Congress Persons who wanted them
would apply n the committee clerks. telling
hem they were from the State. or districts
II the Senators or Representative whose
lanes they wanted on the gallery cards
the applicants for the cards looked o..