The National tribune., 1906-06-21

spicuous figures in the Democratic
Party today, may retire to private life
The mere fact that such a possibility ex-
lists with regard to the man who holds
so prominent a place in his party. and
who is looked upon as being in line for
promotion TO the Senate. set members
of both parties gossping.
Mr.. Williams may. if he likes, have
the Chair of Economics in the Univer-
sity OF Virginia. Mr.. Williams is much
better fitted for such position than
for Congress. He likes his ease, quiet
to read and study, and he does not Ike
the limelight of public opinion so often
unjuStly thrown upon the profeSSed poll
itician. While he is in politics, he is
not safe leader, because he has tenn
per that is little short of insane when
1t flashes up, and, then, his nerve gets
unsteady occasionally. But if he does
go it will deprive Congress of a pictur-
esque character.
Apropos OF the present meat agita-
ton, the Senators from Wisconsin may
be at hat-pin points on all other sub
jects, but they are twin souls on the
consumption of meat. Neither Senator
Spoooar nor Senator Lafollette eat
meat. Senator Lafollette does not eat
It because it disagrees with him. He is
vegetarian from necessity. Senator
Spooner is a vegetarian from choice.
He does not like meat diet. When
he wants piece of meat he gets it, but
1t is seldom that he touches it. He
considers himself a vegetarian.
Ex-Representative William Bynum is
sometimes heard from. He was FORM
erly a member of Congress from In
diana. He spoke the other day and
this is what he said. He ought 10 know,
for he was Gold Democrat. and that
was what tackled "ex" on his name:
"a large number of the conservative
Indiana Democrats who left their party
in 1886 and 1900 because of the silver
heresy are now going back again, and
the party is more united than it has
been in years"
Mr. Bynum spends much OF his time
In Washington, where he is a member
of the Commission to Revise the Laws,
but for six weeks he has been in In
diana. and has just returned.
1.-THE Convention this week was a
rousing love feast" he went on. land
II showed that the conservatives had
returned. But the State will not go
Democratic this Fall. think. In 1892
1t went Democratic by only 1000, and
since then there has been no chance of
taking it away from the Republicans.
The development of various industries
in the State has brought in new pOpu-
lation. which has only added to the Ra-
publican majority. The Republicans
may lose two or three Congressional
Districts. but they will not lose the
State officers
More than $1,000 was received at the
Dead Letter Office of the Post Office
Department in May. Only a small per-
centage of this amount can be returned
to the senders for the reason that the
writers give insufficient addresses. The
majority of these letters are written by
poor persons. including many foreign
ers. and are. for the most part, intend
ed for Hail-order houses. but on ac-
count of wrong addresses finally reach
the Dead Letter Office A-
Just s2s to meet obligations amount
ing to s12, 900 Is the condition that Mai
F. P. Fremont. son of the Pathfinder,
finds himself in, and a court-martial
facing him for filing proceedings in
bankruptcy.
The epicures of the Senate and House
have a hard time of ii when 1t comes to
fixing UP dishes for their friends-aId
they don't always get them fixed. either.
let me tell you. Senator Kean. OF New
Jersey. took some friends into the pri-
vate room of the Senate restaurant the
other day-in the oyster month, the
last one-and wanted to show them
what he ksew about fixing up oysters
in a milk stew. He called the waiter,
gave him a brand new dollar. and then
laid down just how those three stews
were to be made. The pan was to be
made hot-a porcelain pan-then
rubbed good with bit of garlic, then
there was to be procured just one third
cream and one third fresh sweet milk.
80 much butter, a small stick of mace,
10 much salt, and three dozen Lynn
Haven oysters of just such siZe-and
80 on. The darky listened. grinned.
said "Yes, sab, / knows" and when
Senator Kean was through rushed off
like house afire. And when he got
to the tube this is what he yelled to the
cook below: Three milk stews with
q stick of mace" And this is what
Senator Kean said when he got the
Btews-but, no. this is family paper.
Senator German was known as the
"Gray Fox in the Senate-and out Of
Il, for Tat matter He was quiet
man. selss m spoke. and did not speak
fuently. but he was true leader. He
was sometimes called "Richelieu." and
often the harsher "Machavelli" He
was the vSry last Of that long line of
political bosses who came up after the
war in both the Republican and Demo-
cratic ranks in Congress-the very last
Senator Crane. of Massachusetts,, a
widower for "a years. is going to marry
Miss Josephine Boardman, of Washing
ton. Senator Crane is no longer young,
he has son "a years old. and his bride
TO be is not in the debutante class by
y number of years. She also has as
much money as he has, and that is n
heap. Senator Crane is not renowned
ns a diplomat. though he makes a very
S<pd Senator. One of the stories they
tsSh on him is as follows:
Snator Henry Cabot Lodge. colleague
of Crane, Stopped Crane for a moment
one day.
'Look here. Crane: wish you would
find out for me, If you can, how Sena-
tor Nixon stands on the Philippine
tariff bill. ! have tried all the arts Of
diplomacy TO discover where he is at
without asking him the question point
blank. ] have talked all around the
subject with him without reaching a
conclusion in my own mind as to where
he stands"
Crane agreed TO try his hand Mt
"smoking" out the Nevada Senator
Five minutes later he could be seen
dropping into the chair in the Senate
next to that of Senator Nixon. Five
minutes conversation with Nixon and
he was back to Lodge with complete
statement of the opinion and attitude
of Nixon. !,
You're a wonder" exclaimed the de-
lighted Lodge. How on earth did you
do it," y
"Simple enough" explained Senator
Crane. 81 just dropped down beside
him and said: Look here Nixon. tell