The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-04

| Representative Clarence d. Van DuZeT,
/ OF Nevada. the lone Democrat elected
| TO the Fifty-ninth Congress west of
/ the Missouri River, had an unhappy
experience when he reached Washington
yesterday, after an absence Of more than
"a year.
! Persistent rumors were afost about the
Capitol that Mr.. Van Duzer had been ar
rested here for an alleged fraudulent
/ transaction in connection with his mile
age. These rumors, however, proved to
be urfounded
/ II appears tIiut Mr. Van Duzer, who
+ has not attended a session of the House
since year ago last December on his
arrival in Washington went direct 70 the
/ Capitol, reaching there as the roIl was
being called TO determine the presence
/ Of "a quoruui before the days business
was begun.
! He answered to his name and then
went downstairs 70 the Office of the dis
/ bursting clerk. where he applied for the
warrant for his mileage. which amounts
to something like S9oa. This was turned
over to him. and according TO the state
ment made by various employees of the
/ House he was Immediately approached
/ by three men, who claimed TO be Pinker-
ton detectives.
Pleads His immunity.
It is said that they sought to intimidate
/ him because Of certain claims against
( him in New York and Pittsburg, but they
were without warrant or authority TO
/ apprehend him. 1t is said that Mr.. Van
Duzer pleaded his constitutional lmmu-
nifty as a Representative in Congress
while going and coming from the Capitol.
What the result Of the conference Of
+ the detectives with Mr. Van Duzer was
/ # has not been possible to learn. It has
I been repeatedly rUmored that Mr.. Van
Duzer, who some time ago sold out his
salary, had given an order for his mileage
/ to one of his creditors. but this could not
/ be confirmed. and Col. Casson, the Ser
! geant-at-arms, said that no one except
Mr. Van Duzer had put in a claim for his
/ mileage.
After leaving the Capitol, Mr.. Van
/ Duzer went 10 the Office of George Jesse.
an attorney, where he was trailed by a
representative of one Of his creditors.
Van Duzer acknowledged the debt, and
declared that he had no intention of de-
frauding the party, but that he had been
/ in financial distress and unable to meet
the obligation. a settlement was arranged
whereby the claim was to be liquidatcd out
Of the mileage warrant when it is paid.
Unfortunate mining speculations are
said to have ruined a career for Van
Duzer, which gave much promise of sue
cess He first came to Washington about
! twelve years ago as secretary to Gen.
Newlands. then Representative from Ne
vada. He studied law graduating at the
/ Georgetown Law School, and when Mr
/ NeWlands was elected to the Senate Van
Duzer succeeded him in the House. lie
was the first native of Nevada which the
State had ever sent to Congress. and the
IninetS, with whom he was very popular
were proud of him.
/ Made Good Record.
Previously he had been elected to the
State legislature and was speaker of the
lower house. During his first term in the
House he made q good record and
achieved much success. So strong was
his hold upon the miners of the Sage
brush State, for he had worked I'm the
mines himself, that two years ago, de
/ spite the fact that Roosevelt carried
! Nevada BY a larger majority proportion
/ ately than any other State in the Union.
Van Duzer defeated his Republican op-
ponent, being the only Democrat elected
from west Of the Missouri River.
His reputation in Congress enabled him
! TO dispose Of much mining stock in COM
panies in which he was interested. but
these transactions resulted disastrously.
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