The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-11-04

\ MIN or not, tney were sure " pe eAleI-
tained.
Sidney E. Mudd, the present Repre-
sentative of the Fifth District Of
Maryland, comes Of an old Catholic
family Of Charles County. He has
been in politics all his manhood; in
fact was elected to the Maryland Leg
islature when only twenty years old.
He is born politician, and although
still in the prime Of life, has served
five successive terms in Congress, af-
ter being a member of the House Of
Delegates during several sessions, dur
ing the last of which he was Speaker.
After a course at Georgetown Uni
versity, he studied law, but did not
practice, as he soon entered politics.
He soon made his mark by his energy,
zeal and determination, push and
pluck. 1t was chiefly through his in
defatigable exertions that the statue
of Father Marquette, the heroic pio-
neer of Wisconsin,, found a place in
the Hall of Statutes in the Capitol at
Washington. Each State having been
invited to select two of its most IL
lustrious men for this honor, Wiscon-
sin chose Father Marquette as one.
Several prejudiced members of the
House, who, probably, had never heard
of Marquette and his deeds as an ex-
plorer, opposed the acceptance of his
statue, merely because he was a priest
Mr. Mudd took the matter up with his
usual energy, carried Congress along
with him, and the figure of the heroic
Catholic pioneer stands in enduring
marble in the Hall of Fame.
Mr.. Mudd keeps sharp eye on the
interests of Maryland. A notable in
. stance occurred some years ago, when
it was proposed to remove the Naval
Academy from Annapolis to some place
in the North. Mr.. Mudd took prom
inent part in opposing this scheme,
and, finally succeeded in passing a bill
appropriating ss,ooo,oOo for making
necessary repairs to the Naval Acad-
envy buildings. Having expended this
large sum at Annapolis, nothing more
was heard about removing the Acad-
envy.
It was at Mr.. Mudds suggestion,
and through his exertions that the
Government Proving Ground was es-
ia blished at Indian Head, Prince
Georges County, Maryland. YAH the
powder used in the Government service
is tested at this place before 1t is dis
tribu:cd 400 men are employed in
this work.
Congressman Edward Dew. Morrell
is Catholic who startled Congress
and the country one day last spring
by introducing Il bill prohibiting di-
vorcees from holding public Office I'M
der the Federal government. Gen.
Morrell is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania Law School.
Iii 1889, he married Louise Bowler,
daughter of the late Francis Drexel.
He entered the National Guard as
Colonel of the Third Regiment be-
calhe lnspector-General and later
Brigadier- General. commanding the
First Brigade N. G. r. He WAS elected
to the 56th Congress in 1900. He was
leader in social affairs and takes an
Active interest in all Catholic events
In Philadelphia.
E,x-Congressman William McAleer's
splendid work in Congress will be long
remembered by the city. which bene-
fitted. 1t may be truthfully said that
Philadelphia has had no more con-
scientious or aggressive representative
of her interests within the halls of
Congress than MIR. McAleer proved
himself to be in his four terms.
Mr.. McAleer came to Philadelphia
from County Tyrone, Ireland. in 1851,
when thirteen years old. He has been
one of Philadelphla's leading flour
merchants since 1861. He has been
vice president and president of the
Commercial Exchange and director of
the Chamber of Commerce. State Sen
ator from 1881 to 1890, and Congress-
man until 1901, holding the unique
distinction of being the only Demo-
cratic representative from heavily
Republican city. So strong was he
with his constituents, that when Mayor
Ashbridge decided 1t was necessary
to save the Republican party by send
ing all Republican representatives to
Congress, it was necessary to nomi-
nate a popular Catholic in his place.,
and throw the entire police power of
the city into the district. After one
of the hardest contests the city has
ever known, Henry Burk, the Million
aire leather manufacturer and convert,
noted for his benefactions, succeeded
him. Mr.. Burk diet While holding
office.
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