Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20
INTERPRETATIONS
Attitude of Public Men ToWard
CariCatureS.
RYAN INDIFFERENT TO THEM
Cecil Rhodes Aversion to Uncom.
plimentary Sketches.
A MARK OF PROMINENCE
The Late Speaker Reed Was Pleased
at the Idea That he Was
Worth Caricaturing.
4 MARK OF PROMINENCE
Written for The Star.

Written for The Star.
1t was said the other day of the tall,
rather gaunt man known as Thomas F
Ryan, whose feud with E. H. Hartman
ove- the Equitable Insurance Company
seems only to have begun, that he is more
deeply absorbed in the pursuit of big BUSH
ness affairs than almost any other million
chaser in the country; so wrapped up in it
Is he that he gives little or no heed to
many things which interest most other men
m:ghtily-even million chasers
In support of his view of this man the
speaker told of a breakfast at which Mr.
Ryan and two or three of his acuuaint-
ances were present. Mr.. Ryan was the last
of them to enter the room
have you got the morning papers?"
asked the owner of the Equitable. almost
before greeting his friends.
They had and they handed over all but
one which they seemed to overlook RYAN
look them, rapidly skinned from each the
cream of the news SO far as 1t interested
MN and then asked peremptorily for the
remaining one.
Nothing in it, Mr.. Ryan-you don't want
1t anyway-the breakfast is getting cold -
Ryans reply was to reach out his hand
with gesture that would brook no dental
He got the paper. His friends had been
Keeping 1t from him because 1t contained n
caricature of him which they thought would
particularly annoy him.
l. 1t did he gave no sign He SKINNED
the news columns of the paper containing
1t as closely and as quickly as he had the
others, and when he came to the cartoon he
passed 1t over with the barest perceptible
pause, laid the paper aside with the others
and fell to at the breakfast
Some who think they know Mr. Ryan be-
ileve he was by no means Indifferent to
q hn crN
wasn't, if he was affected by It at all as
most men would be, then he is man of
wonderful self-control, for it was peculiarly
bitter in its intent and brought ont his
most valuable points in strong relief
Caricaturists and Subjects.
1t is rather curious how the carica turists
deal with their subjects. Some of them are
made to appear strong and virile in the
cartoons. no matter how deeply they are
ianpooned. Ex-Governor Odell is one of
them. But, though no one seems to doubt
Ryans grim strength no matter how his
motives are criticised, nearly all the carl
catures of him make him appear weak and
petty In character. Whether that Is lust
or not can be seen from the portrait with
this article, made from his standard photo
graph, taken two or three years ago
Mr.. Ryan has been spoken of as ''gaunt"
IL Is an adjective that has been applied to
him In print many times within the past
few months, and undoubtedly he does i'm
press most people who see him briefly as
meriting it.
But he isn't scrawny man. he is really
very well proportioned and well set up
though by no means stout. His general
appearance is agreeable. To most people
he is a man of few words, verbose as his
famous interviews with Hartman appear to
nave been. He never seems to have taken
special pains to avoid being photographed
as Morgan used to and as many other men
OF their aims in life are, and consequently
q ybn HI
reason of his published photographs to get
a very fair idea of how he looks.
Hartman is Shy of the Camera.
f. H. Hartman, his opponent in Eauita-
| Bile matters. and who may have helped Bel
| mont In the traction merger is one Of the
shyest men in the world when any one
talks camera to him, and it is hard indeed
to find satisfactory portrait of him.
Not one good photograph of Hartman Is
ID be found in the New York shops devoted
to their sale. There are perhaps a dozen
sn& pshots of him In the celebrity photo
graph" trade in New York besides a much
smaller number of posed pictures, taken as
was the one accompanying this article by
| his direction for purpose. This particular
photograph was made in order that he
might get a satisfactory portrait of a ia
| vCrite horse.
You will understand how scarce Harri-
man pictures are from the circumstance
| tfislt the elaborate portrait OF him printed
| recently in one OF the most pretentious pc
| riodcals of the country was worked up
| from the small head in this photograph. It
| is because nearly every published portrait
| of Mr.. Hartman has been similarly built
| up from small, inadequate outdoor photo
| graph that his published face shows such
| diversified lineaments.
| OF Mr.. Harriman's feelings with regard
| to caricatures and their makers the public
| has SO far been granted no authentic in
| formation. Judging from his aversion TO
| graphic headlines expressed publicly cat
| one of the insurance investigation hear
| ings), he is probably a little tender about
| caricatlires.
| Public men differ widely upon this sub
| ject. The late Speaker Reed counted that
| day the most important in his personal ca
| reer on which he saw the first published
| caricature of himself. 1t appeared in that
| Journal of Civilization" which at that time
led all the weekly papers OF the country and
| was decidedly not complimentary, yet he
| cut IL out carefully, had 1t smoothly mount
/ ed on cardboard and took 1t to a picture
dealer with his own hands for framing.
Reed, Blaine and odell.
! Then he had it hung in a conspicuous
| place in his library to serve as sort OF
| milestone marking an important point In
| his political life journey. Down to within
short time OF his death Reed used to
| like to tell his acquaintances about that
day with every evidence OF satisfaction
| portsnce to him after he had left public
life for the practice OF law is another mat
/ ter. It is certain that Mrs. Reed never
| shared his pleasure in the first or any o.
the later caricatures of her husband. Sht
| would have banished the first one from hel
| house but for his insistence that il should
remain on exhibition.
James G. Blaine wasn't particularly thin
skinned about the early caricatures tina
| were printed with him for their s-sJ7ct