The Washington times., 1905-12-21

study the methods employed BY Holman
and 'I<hgore and follow In their foot
steps ne would soon become = power IN
the House. and Leaders TaWuey and
Williams would icse no time IN c1lfi-
waiting the new objector. II j. hard
role 70 play. but II the member hat
the sand and knows the rules, he ~l4
have plenty OF time 70 yield 70 n1ernDer1
who wish to get the floor but oonN
know how
Representative Fred Lands. of Indi-
ana. who struck the bullseye. fgur-
atively speaking. in his maiden speech
the other day, FULFILLED the prediction .
his friends in this city. The TcvHs
Hcosier Representative Is full of sris
and self-confidence. which Tnerab~r
must have II he would make himself
felt in the House lands first dis5lays1
these qualities here in this city az t1a
outbreak Of the war with Spain
It was as an assistant correspondent
TO the chief OF the Washington ofreaH
OF a Chicago and an Indianapolis ne4z--
paper t-at he broke into neWsDape.
/ 10 news with cieveruess that excited
/ the admiration OF the chief of r1-
bureau He next became secretzrT .
/ his big brother, Representative Cnzrle2
/ b. Lands. the sweet singer OF DelD1R<
! But the work OF private secretasx
palled on Fred Toward the spring =
4
something ike this
"Chariie. you may get another see-
retary. I'm tired of this j0D- II gong
/ hons tomorrow and mix things ID n
out for the nomination and come -
! Congress And when get here II
stay. for III not take 2 back sat
I His Congressional brother lz1zE>4-
and thought il was COED 3ozss Ssz1
Fred was IN deep earnest
The next day ne pulled out q Nsss--
! Steele's district The visit = hlstory-
He defeated the veteran Steele hzz=-f
down. and was elected 70 the k11Eg-
eighth Congress. and reelected o Al
( Increased majority last year
| Representative Fred Lands has csr1-
oDstTated that he can say ztnl1gs. eIl1
them As a veteran OF the House sel1
i today. Landis can stand the hI0el.zus
and continue 10 wear JEe same s-1e1
hat.
! No member in the House can tel ne
point OF a news item quicker than
! Congressman Bartholdt Of Missouri Ins
reason for this IS that the Missouri
statesman Is an old newspaper core
spondent. having served at the Albany
! Legislature more than twenty-five years
| ago. He was prominent correspond
ent at Albany when President Roose~
velt was a member of the lower house
of the legislature At the New YORK
| capitaI. Congressman Barthoidt ana
President Roosevelt first met ard be-
came fast friends
| Now when the Washington corr
! spondents a the Capital wish a ssoty
1 thev seek Bartholdt and know ne II 90
! the rest. He says his newspaper tram
j ing has proved invaluable 10 him since
| his advent in Congress
Representative Samuel W Robertson =
the dean of the Louisiana delegation He
was elected to the Fiftieth Congress.
having succeeded his father. and ne il
; so strong in his district that no one VIII
waste time trying TO beat him Mr.
Robertson. in addition 10 being hard
: working member finds time occasionai-
" 70 treat some of his friends 70 lit
lie lunch which he prepares himself.
When il comes TO cooking tenderioin
steak and the making OF Louisiana
! dressing he is without a peer he can
/ walk around a chef in the preparation
of tempting dishes. especially in turn
ing out a Robertson dressing for a
luscious steak Several members VINO
| have seen tie gentleman from the Pei
4 ican state cOncOct the ever-to-oe-fs-
! membered dressing have tried their
hand at II but never with success, al
II though :hey know the ingredients me
! Robertson dressing has a naNor pecu-
IiarIy its own and IL cannot be Initiated