The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-06
Bad Breaks in Washington
By w. w., Jermane.

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ATA WHITE HOUSE dinner long ago Secretary Taft
n had occasion to say something about the Philippines,
exhibiting might naturally be expected good first
hand knowledge Of subject lady sitting not far from
him looked up absolute frankness to say: Secretary
Taft you been the Phlppnes9'' The presi
dent not attempting to disguise his feelings laughed while
Secretary Taft betrayed embarrassment But ts
safe infer even tho this ones bump Of
hcreduy that would have made less serious break
in the same circumstances Several instances Of this sort
may show that. ~ {" = *.=:> ~ @' i.-. .., n II -.
Shortly before Secretary Hay died. his dinner table
one night he fell to relating personal "reminiscences of
Abraham Lincoln, and these formed for minutes the
subject Of entertaining conversation Finally United
States senator of considerable prominence attempted to
speak, with everybody listening for his Forthcoming in
terrogatory said ''Mr Secretary, why don't you
time write book about Abraham Lncoln?" everybody felt
like breaking out Shades of the Hay and Ncolay biog
rapy How rapidly the glory of this world passes! But
Mr. Hay, whose appreciation Of humorous situation
nobody else in the world nodded with becoming
gravity that he had already done little something along
that line. ..z /*
When Hoke Smith to town secretary Of the in
terror the Cleveland administration he attracted
great deal Of attention He absolutely man
in politics. Of striking and interesting personality
York Sun had made specially for months Of hold
ING him up to rdicue to maintaining at one time
Of citations about him from But
this only served to advertise him. He thus became we'll
known public figure, and his picture reproduced
thousand FORMS At reception evening congress-
mans secretary from central New York, young man.
introduced to the secretary of the INTERIOR the Hon Hoke
Smith. - ..-.. =. =.
The Hon. Hoke who not wholly unaware Of the
prominence which he had risen, remarked with becom
ing courtesy, that he felt that he and the young
tary had met BEFORE to which the youthful secretary
reply credabe to his frakness than to his diplomacy
answered. Thats something that really can t tell about
am meeting many people down here in Washington this
winter that can't remember whether you that
ever saw before not The Hon. Hoke was less enhu-
salutation.
Not long ago group Of gentlemen We're invited to
III Washington western who is doing extremely
good literary work As the end of the procession get
ting ready to file into the dining room of the
guests thus accosted whisper Whats he writ
en anyway? Just tell little something about him.
The person thus addressed flashed typewriter slip
upon which he had copied that very day from Who's Who
list of the mans works The of longfelt want
which this furnished for those who remained the process
sion was striking to behold They swooped down upon the
information, like college boys taking the last look
geometrcal formula before going into examination
These instances all Of which are absolutely true merel,
show General Information, that vaorous old soldier
now in command Of very broad field No person car
be expected all While this is the age of the spe
cast and Of specialized information there are things
that everybody ought try know matter how
search for such information may take him out of his
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i - The March wind roared and they passed on.