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atom for business 10 come TO him. ans
said he wrote his first deed in the
length Of time Il would take the aver
age modern novelist TO write book.
The business came TO him, and in 1869
he was elected TO the Virginia house
Of delegates. His rise after that was
rapid. and in 1854 he was elected to the
National House OF Representatives In
1851, he came 10 the United States Sen
ate. and, as one Of his admirers has
said. John Daniel may never make
another speech nor lift his finger again.
but he can stay in the Senate until he
dies He is the orator par excellence
OF the old Dominion. and his speeches
are always eagerly heard in the Senate
chamber.
Senator Martin slowly but surely ac-
cumulated a comfortable income after
mis- graduation from the university, but
he occupies a singular position He
never held a State or Federal office of
any kind prior TO his being elected TO
The United States Senate in 1893. 1t
was at that time he was taken up by
his Dsrty and put IN the Senate az q
recognition Of the excellent work he
had done Tor years for Democracy in
virginia. As Daniel is the orator or
the Old Dominion, Martin is the work
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An Expert CoWpunoher

'5herbIe." though young in the
political game. has had a wealth Of
general experience all over the
world. He has be,n q globe trotter.
and his souvenirs have been collect
ed from india. China, Japan, Persia,
and every other known quarter OF
civilization lie spent some time
on the Western plains among the
cowboys. where he learned 10 msnip-
uiate the lariat with great dexterity
His skill with the fass0 was demon
strated TO the people OF Milwaukee
only a short nme ago. when az en-
ragged bull escaped from the lot OF
a neighbor and went dashing through
the crowded thoroughfares on the
way back 70 the stock yards. Po-
licemen, small boys, and hucksters
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Two OF the delegation, Senator Mar
tin and Representative Jones. were
students at the Virginia Military In
stitute at Lexington. Va. during the
early part Of the war, and both Of
them. before the war closed. fought in
The famous boy Battalion" that was
composed Of the cadets OF that instI-
tute Immediately following the war
both studied law at the University ep
Virginia and graduated in their pro-
feSSiOus.
II is peculiar to- no = now that tie
changes and contests Of politics nave
torn two men completely apart Nr
Jones has rot spoken 10 Senator Mar
tin for years
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therefore instituted reform where
by the county was saved sS5, 900 an
nuauy on the single item of print
ing. The euloglums OF praise from
the unsubsidiZed press Of the city
fired his intrepid young soul, and
he ran for alderman the following
year. He was elected by a good ma
iority on the platform of his having
discovered the small Doodle in the
matter of county printing.
Having once looked upon the good
ly outside of politics, the modern
apple OF SOdOm, he now longs To
taste the bitter fruit. and he is to
dag In the midst of strenuous cam
paign for mayor.
"Sherbie" Becker began laying his
political wires for this office when
he was first elected an alderman.
lie made friends with the police and
fire departments, realizing, with
great political acumen, that the
members OF these two branches Of
the public service are able 60 WELD
vast influence on the day Of elec-
ton. Becker began his proselyting
campaign among the firemsn by nav
ing a fire alarm box placed in his
bed room, and a rope ladder hung
from his window. Whenever d see
ond alarm was ser in. giving notice
OF a more or less serious blaze. ne
arranged 10 have his alarm Dell ring.
He would immediately get up, dress
hastily and sailoF-fashlon descend To
the court below, where his coachmGn
and a team would be awaiting him.
the horses having been hitched by
the patent device used in regular
fire engine quarters on ne would
dash 10 The scene OF the IRE. and by
The time the men had gotten settled
al their work Becker would arrive
with steaming hot coffee. which
would be dispensed among the fire
lighters. lie managed this by hav-
ing p gas stove installed in the back
Of his buggy, and before he began
his race TO the place OF action he a.
ways had the stove lighted. and IN
a few moments the coffee became
hot As often as was possible he
carried sandwiches also. As MAY be
imagined. this unique method Of
canvassing Won the hearts OF the
hremen, and Becker viii poll a big
vote from the men whose trials dur
ing the severe winter months he
helped 10 alleviate
In one OF these Wild midnight
drives 10 a great contiagration his
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80. and for the succeeding two yesrs
was stationed at Columbia Arsenal.
Sprin g6eId, where he has re-enIisseI
twice He was made 4 cOrporI in 1903
The most interesting part OF his long
nd creditsble service IN the regular
army was during his first enlistment
when he was engaged IN fighting the
indians on the frontier. and Ia particu-
lar. in the campaign against the Sioux
IN "a, GR which ne has Ghs most vivid
rec0ilscttons. It was IN this campaign
that General Custer gave battle 10 the
Indians before joining forces with tts
second detachment OF the troops and
was nassacred- The rescue OF Ma ior
Reno's four troops OF cavalry who had
Withstood the attacks Of the Indians fer
two days after the loss OF Custer and
his six troops, corTelled on the blur OF
me Little Big Horn. is an event never
30 be forgotten. Corporal Matthews de
scribes most vividly the scenes Of the
xt thirty-Six hours.
A Terrible Forced March.
At dawn. June %, the Seventh Infan-
Try. with battery and a detachment Of
cavalry, started down the valley Of the
little Big Horn with 150 OF Reno's
wounded. The Indians sWarueo the
bluffs and the surrounding country and
the force hourly expected an attack
The wounded men had 10 be carried
and the men Of the Seventh had scarce
y enough water IN their canteens for
the injured For tWenty-four hours the
IotcSd 12rcn continued. with only DrleT
stops for rest except at sunset, WHEN =
number Of the horses were killed and
their hides cut into thongs for the con-
stTuction Of litfeTs.
The march down the Little Big Horn
that night was indeScribable- There
we're no stars and the night was
black that 8 man could scarcely see the
hand before his face Th9 troops We're
obliged TO march in square formation
III order to be ready TO meet an attack
in case the Indians should decide II
lump" the detachment The water was
gone and every jolt OF the Htsers wruns
u cry of agony from the wounded which
they carried The Indian guides ann
scouts were accompanied by tie trun-
peters and the troops throughout that
long. terrible night followed the sound
Of the bugles. They reached the juno
tiOn OF the Big Horn at daybresks and
as the mists rose of OF the river they
found the Rosebud, the steamboat from
Fort Lincoln, swinging IN the current.
just on the point Of departure
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Regarded as a joke.

Becker began his political career
by running for supervisor in one Of
the blue stocking wards of the city,
He was scarcely OF age at that time
Even his closest friends took his
candidacy as joke. and nearly
everyone who voted for the young
fellow did so because they thought
il would be too bad for him TO be
ignominiously showed under So
in order 10 soften the pangs of his
defeat enough voters cast their sym
pathetic ballots to elect him.
Though his position was the result
of accident rather than popularity,
ne soon made il apparent 10 every
one that he did not intend 10 let his
office holding result in as great q
farce as mis- associates thought his
candidacy would be.
With all the inquisitiv1ness OF 81
child who finds himself in new
place Becker beSan 10 ply mo me
various departments connected with
his office While on this mental rCir
of investigation his attention was at
traeted to the county printing Al
though he was very young man
and the sou Of a millionaire. he had
by some peculiar psychological pro
cess learned the value OF money, snd
be saw at once that the county was
paying too much for its legal adVer-
tising and miscellaneous printing
Becker had 50 much money himself
that he did not appreciate the long
ings Of the petty grafters who were
b8rtering heir honor and their souls
FOR the sake OF the filthy lucre He
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Seven Of the Old Dominion States National
Legislators Are Lawyers, One IS d News
paper Man, One Was a County Sheriff.
and One a Baseball Magnate- Five Of
the Twelve Fought in the Civil War =. =.

in This work for their constituents.
the Virginia delegation exhibits the
traits through which it rose from OBJ
security 10 seat Ia Congress. All the
Senators and Representatives visit
the executive departments continually
ia search of positions or information
Tor their people They are paiustak
ing, conscientious. and constantly de-
voted 10 the interests of their districts
In the halls Of legislation they ara
also Industrious. They figure credit
ably on such committees as Ways and
Means Military Affairs, Naval Affairs
D'strict of Columbia. and Industrial
Ar and Expositions They seldom
miss Il roll call ana they are daily at
the Capitol
AL these facts are the results of
what these men went through with
aud overcame in their struggles for
prominence What tney do here is
aS it were hs fruits or their long
years of close application to their
several caliings
They are alike in the sense that
they are al safe-msde They are
vastly different as 20 the channels
hr which thefr successes came to
them. Five of them have smened the
smoke OF battle and stood against the
trembling shock Of desperate charges
III the civil war. Seven practice Law.
nine have a college education. one IS a
uewsDaper man. one was a coun Y
sheriff and one was a baseball mag
nate one made money by trading
coal ana timber lands in tue south
western part of tie Old Dominion.
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ciples To- wEEeh he Is hgnung. The
pictures auen ss Of Iis campaign Sc
cures 70 hirI5 lars attendance and
a carefy aaEling
One ines t 10 8ecker's career as
an aldernsf F4.ag stressed by his
friend had been in the
couacu cnasIrer 3T a short time the
quest ion municipal lighting
plan came 1D eor a vote. As Beck
er b a ed from the aTisto-
craft l eu eyed element of the
city AI Vss MEMBER of one of
the H- Eom aent families in Nil
wa e- ,ea as one which had
lar estz IN the lightning plant
It tstaF 10 suppose that he
worla 5s taoze interests Bat
tIose uH. pd their trust in Becker's
a7.t le : moneyed class were
f. sillusioned The young
a.lafna sent out return postal
"a sry voter su ms ward
asking lu each one desired him
he matter TINS poll 0T
opinions suited tn Becker's de
-- a- pose the interests OF his
10ters personal Trends, and he
e as ,te accordingly, mucn TO
a- lent and ehagrin Of those
s-. Ooked upon him a. Their
.dyocate III an effort TO re-
a'r ii OF the public utility.
~ gho are campaigning for
.Iare that his wealth is one
a rongest arguments ia his
favor. for he viii nos be tempted by
bribes. as ne already has ali the
earthly goods that any oHc could
wish
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FOUGHT IN CUSTERSLAST BATTLE

George Matthews who for the past
seven years has been a member of the
ordnance corps at The United States
afznoty. has completed thirty-one wears
~ sei wee y The regular army, ana has
been retired
M Matthe@s was born in London.
ia gland. il 1s5Z In 50 he came 20 this
country and in June 10. enlisted in the
For I'VE years. he was engaged in the
campaigns against the Indians on The
lf0n1er and during the Spanish War
he saw service Ia Cuba RE said last
night that he Intended to spend the re
malnder OF his days in The mOuHta ans
- colorado where ne lived previous TO
h-s enlistment He viii continue 10 Te-
c~ive fun pay and an allowance Tor
rati0ns, for the rest OF his lie.
First Enlistment
Iils FIRST enlistment in the Seventh
Iu5an,tl vas for five years. he got his
first taste Or Indian warfare when vita
saOut 20J rec ~IJts en- route FOR the req
ments headquarters 1t Fort shaw.
Mont the column was Jumped oy the
indians a. Trout creek, and two OF their
number were killed and several wound
I'd. IA - Re was engaged in the Sioux
uTdigu headed b. General Terry
W1en General Custer and his troops
we're nIaSss cred at the Little Big Horn.
and IN 4 his regiment was part % the
detachment IN the Nez Perces cam
paign- His lsSt campaign against the
Indians wss in - and 80 in the Ute
country.
He Fe-snIIsted IN so at White River,
Col. IN the Seventh Infantry. and for
me next I've years NGs IN aTiO1s posts
along The frontier During this period
he was stationed II Fort Smelling, Nina
Sort Lara nie, wye, Fort AssinnioO- ~,
Mon. Fort Douglass, AZ SsI- Lake Ciiy,
ana al Fort Niobrars, <eo. HIS next
enlistment was with the Twentieth In
fantry st St Paul and Cor the flve
years following he was stationed at Fort
Assinuiboine- lie enlis ed IN the Twelfth
infantry ia 80 and was s-sut 20 FCTc
Yates. y d the Standing J ocAS gs:scy
where he remained foe fcuc ears.
he received his discharge 1t Fort Mo
hrarS Neb-- in rs, and n '96 re-enlisted
In MS old regiment, the Seventh, which
formed - part OF the division under
General Chaffee In the Cuban Campsjgn.
lie was engaged IN ;.N the nlaneuvel :
about Santiago and participated IN the
battles Of r. CaDey ami San Juan hill.
he enlisted in the Ordnance Corps IN
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gave chase, but they were unable to
do anything with the infuriated
beast Suddenly Becker dashed up
on his horse. twirling the larlat.
With dexerous throw he brought
the bull 10 his knees. and single
handed succeeded in subjugating
him
Becker is a most ingenious cam
psigneF, ana some Of his methods
show a deep insight into human
nature For example he does not
devote his entire time 70 the male
population Of Milwaukee, bur gives
many Of hts evenings to entertain
Ing the women and children OF the
tenement districts. His tours around
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The Only Republican.

Slemp is a feature of the group. He
Is the only Republican IN Congress
from Virginia The other districts may
so Democratic as often as they please
and they do so Democratic with un-
falling regularity-but Colonel Siemp,
representing the Ninth district, which
is the mountainous section in the
southwest part Of the State, carries his
district with a whoop. Also the colonel
is the Republican boss" of Virginia.
and those who are seeking Federal
patronage, come TO Washington to lay
their homage-and their prayers-at his
feet
Colonel Siemp served through the
civil war, but after its close made hi
money in the livestock business and
in trading in timber and coal lands.
ae still has hopes Of carrying the Old
Dominion into the Republican column
III Presidential election.
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the world furnish him with a wealth
of material for interesting lectures,
and he illustrates these with stere-
opticoB views. It thus happens that
when the bread winner comes home
at night ne learns that his wife and
children have been greatly amused
and edited By the young campaign
er. and in this way the candidate
gains powerful advocate In many
homes.
There are only a few more weeks
Of the campaign and It would not be
at all surprising If the whirlwind
candidate should etartIe his asso-
eiates by breaking into the mayors ;
sancJum
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coachman was killed almost at his
side But the dangers Gu not deter
the young man who was bent upon
making himself popular with all
classes. After this accident, he had
his automobile equipped just as his
buggy, ana began 10 use mat in
stead.
Becker. though mere youth. has
given evidence OF possessing many
qualities which 90 20 make up a sue
eessful man Of the business world.
lie realized that he must have more
publicity than was being accorded
him by the Niiwaukse papers-so he
secured the services Of W. F. Hook
er. formerly managing editor of the
Louisville Herald, and Week after
;he publication 81 bis announcement
FOR mayor ne ebgsu "a issue Beck
er's Bulletin. devoted largely 10 the
diffusion OF eampa .gn material. The
candidate is spariug no expense in
making his paper readable. but he is
not depending upon the columns OF
the Bulletin 10 carry MS arguments
into every household in the COM
muuity which ne hopes 10 rule Ev-
cry day al noon his great auto may
be seen rushing from~one factory TO
another in various parts OF the city.
He makes short speeches daily ex-
pounding bis platform and the prin-
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& REPRESENTATIVE MAYNARD went
through the war but he was only four
years old when it ended. and there
fore played the part of an unappre-
ciative spectator lie represents the
second district OF Virginia, IN whose
confines are Norfolk and Portsmouth
1T was in those places that he made
his money as a baseball magnate and
in other business enterprises
He is now known throughout the
country and 70 every member o: the
House and Senate as the champion or
the bill TO appropriate a large sum OF
money for the Jamestown Exposition
which is to be held in his district next
wear
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Virginia s Foremost Orator.

senator Daniel left a boarding school
10 enter TIE "StonewaH Brigade as .
second lieutenant at the beginning Of
the war Of the rebellion. After the
wsr, through which he SEQ j with
lion-like vaior and ability tJst made
MIN major and chief Ct STAFF of
5ubai Early. he took his Ian degree a
the University or Virginia few
years ago he made q huafaroas speech
~ his alma mare-. in Vhich Re de-
=eribed his long wait affr his grada-
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cauaiyg Captain, Sheriff, Treasurer


capt John Lamb. Of the Richmond,
Third district. was d cavalry captain
through the war and was wounded
three times He has been successively
sheriff. treasurer. and surveyor of his
county. He has been in Congress
since the beginning of the Fifty-fifth
Congress.
Mr.. Southal. OF the Fourth district.
Il one Of the bachelors of the delega-
tion lie has inserted in his biography
in the Congressional Record the ~roud
boast about himself: lie has always
been 2 Democrat in politics. and was
never married" He has served in the
Virginia house Of delegates, has been
ComomnWeE attorney OF Ameia
county. and was in the last Congress
for bis nfst term He Is phenomen-
ally beloved by his people VINO re-
we're him and look up TO him IN IN
common manner
CLAUDE A. Swanson is IN the unique
posftion OF being a Congressman and
snot q Congressman. He was elected
to this Congress 10 represent the Fifth
district. but last fall he realized. as
ne expressed IT, his iife's ambition"
and was elected to De governor of yir-
x:nia, Two weeks ago he was insug-
his district has no representative IN
Congress now He is lawyer py
profession. His successor in Congress
viii be elected next fall.
Carter Glass. the representative Of
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sheer energy are having
vogue in American poll
tics which is causing the
old offaceholders TO begin
10 feel. argentine alarm. In former
years the young man who wanted
10 enter politics and serve his coun-
trymen had prescribed course of
Offices which he was supposed TO
hold consecutiEsIy. ana for certain
terms. NDv. Eoweve, man may
spring ffotn the most insignificant
positions toApIaces of great influence
and power.
CorTUpuonAin, the country was the
primary cause for this change. The
young men wtao had the vigor and
the daring 10 night against well-Or-
ganized party Tings We're the ones
to finally win out Older politicians
were afraid to stake their fortunes
upon a single issue, bait the young
men III various states have had ev-
erything TO gain by a fight for the
public veal and nothing 10 lose The
voters have become personally inter
ested in the young champions OF
civic righteousness. and this fact has
contributed TO the success Of the
Folks. the LA Follettes, the Hadleys,
and the Jerones. These four 40 not
BY any means compose the full list
of young men who have wased d
winning war again well-established
political rings, but they are the best
known OF a constantly growing class
One of the latest additions 10 this
number is a youthful alderman who
has sprung up In Milwaukee and is
now carrying on one of the most
unique campaigns his city has ever
experienced rs is striving for the
mayoTslty.
This new force ia Middle Western
politics is SheTburn Becker. the son
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ing Senator OF the state He works
all the time, and Is a tower OF strength
for Virgfnians in Washington.
The five Confederate veterans in this
delega tion are Martin and Daniel, and
Representatives Jones, Lamb and
Slefnn.
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hna Ouermorked Delenafion-

To-day they with the Alarylanders
r Congress. do more personal work for
their constituents than any other
members Of Congress. This is due Ia
the geographical situation of Washing
ton. Virginia Is Just across the Pota-
mas. and ii is a matter of no difficulty
and Of littiC time for their eonstltu-
ents to come cBwn IN droves In search
Of the Government 100 whieli 20 Ghens
can be secured with an ease taat IL
entirely mythical and with q prompt
rIeEs thai L. szrfafalIt- theoretical
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SFNATOROTN
WARWICK DAN III

the sixth district. IS the newspaper
man of the group. He now owns two
newsDa pers in LvnChbUrg. and has for
years been well known in the Journal
ietie world or Virginia. he was but
boy during the war In the Con-
eressional Directory he has described
himself as educated In public and
private schools and IN the newspaper
business He was member of the
Virginia Constitutional Convention.
and also served in the Virginia senate
before coming to the F'ifty-seventh
Congress. where he has served ever
since.
TWeRty-oHe Years in Politics.
Representative Hay, Of the Seventh
district, went through the war as a
big-eyed but harmless spectator, as hs
was a boy during the struggle. After
gradua ting from Washington and Lee
University IN Law, he practiced law in
Madison, Va, and, beginning in 1885.
he served IN the Virginia house OF dels-
gates ana senate. and has served IN
Congress ever since the beginning OF
the Fifty-fifth. He served as chair
man OF the Democratic caucus in the
Fifty-sixth. Fifty-seventh. and Fifty
eighth Congresses.
A1r- RiKey, who represents the Eighth
district. which is the Alexandria dis
triet, is a hard worker for his con-
stituents, as they can set to him oy
walking into Washington across the
Long bridge He is a lawyer by pro-
fession. He has his children educated
in Washington, and has served in Con-
gTess ever since the beginning OF the
Fifty-fifth.
Representative Flood. of the Tenth
district. is the Beau BrummeI Of the
delegation. lie goes into Society-tls
kind with big "S''-all the time that
ne is in Washington. He, also, Is
bachelor. but he has made no boast
Of Il in tire Congressional Directory.
He IS now serving his third Congress.
II is whispered that ne has an ambi-
ton to succeed Mr.. swanson as sox-
eruor OF the state.
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When Young Sherbwn Becker Was Elected
to His First Office, the Politicians Of the
Brewery City Laughed, But Their N1erri-
ment Has Changed 10 Alarm at His Pic
tureSque But Successful Methods of Sc
curing Votes for the Office He NowSeeks.

OF a millionaire, and one OF the lead
ers of the social world in the city
made famous by its beers.
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IRGlNiA : delegation in
Congress is seIf-made
Her ten Representatives
and two Senators have the
common honor OF having
struggled to promine ace
from that youth of poverty ana OBJ
security which characterized some OF
the Southern States az the close OF The
War OF the rebellion. None was born
with q silver spoon in his mouth; all
secured college educstions when
money Was scarce. and all climbed 10
political preferment on The hard ladder
of daily endeagor and ceasefess labor.
Al The close Of the war some OF them
were BOYS. These had to grow up 81
poverty. others had their possessions
swept away by the war "a they stood
or the threshold or manhood These
had to star anew and make for them
selves new places and new careers.
All OF them thus started from moth
ing all OF them have amounted 10
worth and ability
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YOUTHFUL eccentricity and
+ sheer energy are having a
vogue in American poll
tics which is causing the
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