The Washington times., 1905-04-02
MISSOURI SENDS
ANOTHER ORATOR
To US. SENATE
Major William Warner
Will Ornament
Chamber.
A MAN OF CONVICTIONS
Noted for Fayoring a Re-
union of the Blue
and Gray.
A MAN OF CONVICTIONS

TX J LILLIAN WARNER, Misseuris
IN Senator-elect, chosen to sue
" " ceed Senator F. ~ Cockrell,
IS man of such marked per-
sonality that he would be conspicuous
IL any gathering of men. 1t is not in
his stature, for he is below the medium
ir height but there is the undeniable
stamp Of q strong nature in the rugged
lines of his face; the firm, determined,
square-set jaws; the open, large, and
keenly penetrating eyes that seem to
pierce false armor and look upon death
and danger in any form with NO sign
OF fear. When he speaks his voice is
| large, round, and full. When he is
angry, the roar Of the famed bull OF
Bashan becomes as a gentle summer
zephyr in comparison. Major Warner.
as an ogator, will be an ornament TO the
Senate chamber, and it is probable that
that staid old resting place never has
seen more varied or interesting as
scrtment of gestures than Major War
ner will present upon the occasion Of
| his first speech after he has warmed up
| to his subject.
| Like all men Of strong character.
! Major warner is intensely in earnest
! He is a man of convictions. He never
i does things by halves. peculiarity
/ OF Major Warner is that he never combs
| his hai- Or it may be that he combs
/ If. but rartaking of its owners marked
| seIf-assertiveneSS it refuses TO stay
/ coinbed Usually it stands straight up
III front and reaches out TO eaten the
| breeze at the sides below the hat line
When Major Warner shakes hands one
IS apt to unfold his own crumpied digitS
after the operation and wonder when
! the major quit the blacksTnlthlng ousl-
ness
A Good Story Teller.
Major Warner is a good story-teller
and all of his stories can be told with
perfect propriety in mixed company
Stories OF the battlefield, Of camp lie,
stories of the bench and the bar stories
of a political nature flow from his lips
with that apt tineliness that charac-
terizes the born story-teIler-
Maojr Warner retired from Congress
in 1892. and the same year tne s9no.t hepunit- u
cans of the State insisted upon nominal
ing him for governor. That campaign
was a memorable one There had beell
no Republican governor OF missouri I
since reconstruction days, put lhaI idIl
cit7 net discourage Major Warner. he
i went after the governorShlp with a FlSot
that gave the Democrats hight tha1
they iorg remembered. He made the
State rlIT from emu 10 StlO WIN LIS
slogan stand up for Missouri, but he
has often laughiagly admitted since that
he fought too hard. The war was yet
too recent thing for member or the
g. A. r. TO be elected governor OF Mis-
souri, and men who had not troupieO
about voting for years sought the Dolls
that November He was talked or as
the candidate for governor again four
} years later, but he declined to pc con-
s;dered IN that connection. He was dele
, eate-at-larse TO the Republican national
convention in 1892 and 1895 and Few
weeks ago President Roosevelt twice
: urged him to accept the office OF Fen
sion Commissioner to succeed Eugene
Ware.
A Hard Fighter.
If the predominant trait of Major War
ner's character was sought for, that
which would probably be hit upon Is his
fighting quality 1t is joy to him to en-
gage n n struggle against apparently
Overwhelming odds; and, at the moment
of seeming defeat. turn the tide by 9
master stroke and achieve victory. Witt
Major Warner in the field against him
no combatant is ever sure that the vic
tory is safely within his grasp, a fac
; often proved in the political history o
Missouri for the past thirty years.
Major Warner is not a rich man. H
has a large and comfortable home II
Kansas City, but, in spite OF the fac
that he has for years had a large Law
z practice, he has not amassed a fortune
: He has been too active in politics; to
: ready to help in public enterprises o
. give lift to a friend, TO lay up grea
riches.
l. At the surrender of yicksburg. July !
Y 1862 Major Warner was captain OF
e company in a Wisconsin regiment FL
e STOOD between the lines of the opposfn
forces and read the Declaration of Indt
pendencc as the soldiers marched II
was cheered by both Federals and Cor
federates
E Possibly Major Warner attracted a
ID much attention in mis- favorlng II
union of the blue and the gray as
anything he has done. When he fir:
ID presented the idea TO the Grand Arm
of the Republic there was general con
ment and much in opposition As II
- wears have passed the first opposite
has been observed to diminish