Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
WRITE THEMSELVES UP
Sons Of The Funny Things Con.
g'essmsn Say About Themselves.
tOBjoH ToUC 4Es NAVAL REcoFD
Senator Richardson Of Delaware Not
At All Backward About Referring
To His Honesty and lntearity-Fond
of Referring To Ancestors.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 5.-Bl.
ographers OF new Senators and Rep.
resentatives furnish entertainment
for these who care to read what men
think OF themselves. The first issue
OF the Congressional Directory when
a new Congress convenes contains
much in the way OF interest that nev.
or again sees the light of day. Men
who have been free In telling their
own virtues and describing them
selves in the first hi graphical
sketches nearly always use the blue
pencil for the second edition of this
record of lives and achievements OF
our lawmakers. Each Senator and
Representative Is asked to furnish n
sketch for the directory. Kind read
err. do ycu really know what that
means? You do not until you are
asked 10 furnish ~ sketch of yourself
for publication. and then you know
Just what you are up against. Ii y2u
are very modest YOU will turn 1t over
to n friend TO write for you and then
you regret your modesty, for that
friend leaves out the important points
in your career and the sketch Is no
good. You think how stupid not TO
mention this or that achievement"
Our congressional friends do not al.
ways hide their lights under n bush.
ell. II they have done anything extra
ordinary they say so right out-m the
first edition. Thcnext will be pruned
Some men mention every detail of
their lives. The first biography OF
Senator Chauucey NJ. Depew would
have filled two columns OF n news
PAPER After great deal OF
joking nc blue-penciled 1t about
one-third. Scme men tell about
their business connections. making
what We call n good advertisement"
Others give minute details as to their
families and ancestry, and others re-
cord amusing stories Of their careers
The first edition OF the congression-
al directory fcr the Slxtieth Congress
was Issued today and 1t contains n
biographical sketch OF every member.
with one or two exceptions where
they failed to respond to the request
Richmond Pearson Hobson Of the
Seventh Alabama district, who be.
came famous because he sunk the
Merrlmac In the mouth OF Santiag y
harbor during the Spanish war, and
was afterwards the hero Of several
kissing episodes In different parts Of
the country. touches very lightly on
his naval record He gives the full
name of his wife and of himself and
says that he SIS tenth in descent
fl nj Elder Brewster of The Maynow-
err 1t Is also recorded that his Re-
publican opponent received one vote
in the election The mans name WAS
Tenatius Green.
Senator Davis Of Arkansas, is plain
JEFF Davis; no abbrevaticn of Jcffcr-
son-jtst JEFF, that's all. He was adj
mltted to the bar of Pope county.
ARK, at the age OF. 10 years, which is
pretty young to begin the practice OF
law.
George Washington Cook, member
at large from Colorado. gives the
name of mis- father and states that
his father was lieutenant OF the
Thirteenth Indiana Volunteer Cayal.
ry, and died of diseases contracted in
meritoricus service for his country;
also that his mother was the daugh-
ter OF Ensign and Lieutenant Dodson.
who served from Stokes county, n.
G. in the war of 1912. Mr. Cook also
was the brother of John a. Cook,
bugler his fathers company. Thir-
teenth Indiana Voluteer Cavalry. who
died in the service of his country at
Montgomery. Ala, at the age of Is
years" Mr.. Cook Learned telegraphy
at II years; ran away from home
and enlisted as a drummer boy at
the age of 12 years and served in an
Indiana regiment In the army Of the
Cumberland; last eight months served
rs chief regmental clerk OF the One
Hundred and Forty.fifth Regiment
Indiana Volunteers, being then II
wears OF age. the youngest, according
to the war department. in filling that
position"
Harry Alden Richardson. Senate!
from Delaware. after giving his bust
ness and political career has the fol
lowing; "By his business-like meth
dds and strict honesty in all things
Mr.. Richardson has attained positions
OF honor and trust Without his Own
solicitation whatever, and ty so do
ing has won the respect and conf
dence of all who came in contact will,
him."
Charles Gordon Edwards, Firs'
Georgia district. records that he ais
tho fifth of seven sons, all of whom
ara grown prosperous In business"
J Martin D. Foster Twenty.third II