The Washington herald., 1908-01-13

time TO indulge in
athletics. being bow oarsman In his class
crew while at Yale Like his father be-
fore him, the Senator was speaker of
/ the Connecticut house of representa-
tives, and was chosen as Representative
TO the Fifty-seyenth. Fifty-eighth. and
4 Fifty-ninth Congresses
At the death of Orvlle H. Platt, he
was elected United States Senator and
/ from his introduction there has proven
his worth on the various committees
to which he was assigned
Aside from his holdings positions In leg
islative bodies. Senator Brandegee has
figured prominently in national politics,
being delegate to the Republican ma
ti0nal conventions of 1855. 1892, 1900. and
1901. The Senator is chairman Of the
Committee on Forest Reservations and
the Protection of Game. Being a thor
ough sportsman, his knowledge Of the
sport has enabled him to render good
service on the committee.
Representative GIN, Of Maryland.
though serving only his second term in
Congress, manages 10 be heard often.
He got in on the ground floor in the
! Brownson- -Rixey controversy. and intro
duced a resolution asking for the cor
respondence relating 10 the incident The
resolution passed the House The Repre-
sentative is a good after-dinner speaker
and has a fund Of stories. He tells one
as to the value Of brains. saying they
are often undervalued
A client OF mis- had invested a sum Of
money in a scheme which failed A law
suit followed, and the mechanics who
had been employed 10 carry out parts
OF the idea had been paid all but one
days pay. The man who had put his
money in had received nothing
Representative GIN in pleading the case
laid great stress upon the fact that his
client had furnished not only the money
but the brains for the enterprise The
case was lost the judge IN deciding say
ing brains didn't appear 20 count for
much ia the case"
During one Of his campaigns for Con-
gress Representative George A. Pearre
OF Maryland. was making the rounds Of
the towns in Montgomery County He
had been entertained az dinner by one
OF the Quakers OF that county The prin-
cipal dish was fried chicken. cooked in
a way that Quakers only can cook
chicken. The Congressman ate heartily.
After dinner he was scheduled 10 speak
az the town hall The room was crowded
and a number II ladies were I'm the audi
ence. In starting his speech Mr.. Pearre
said, 1 am too full young lady In
the front row of seats turned 20 her com
fu =
Isn't il a pity. He is 50 handsome; and
this q local option county"
Representative Pe8rre heard the re-
mark. and continuing Not that. miss:
but / have seen so many signs Of pros
IpeTjty In this county this afternoon, and
have paTtaken OF so much Of it. that /
am too fun 10 do myself justice"
The trig, actor-like figure Of ex-senator
John c. Spooner, Of Wisconsin. whose
/ Congressional days distinguished him as
one Of the greatest legal lights under
the Capitol dome, is much seen in Wash
ington. But be never goes near the
chamber Of his legislative triumphs. He
takes many a constitutional down the
familiar thoroughfares. He joins his old
Senatorial cronies at a dozen wonted
meeting places Up town. Occasionally. on
/ Ierrands growing out Of the receipt of fat
retainers. he presents himself in the Su-
preme Court room. It's door is not thirty
PAGES from the Senate door. which. how
ever. he seems TO shun as though il were
the portal to inferno.
Oh they would all be saying I could
not keep away" he explained when one
asked him why he never visited the
Senate
There Is still another reason. At one
time Mr.. Spooner was chairman of the
Senate Committee on Claims In that
capacity he was often approached by ex-
Senators. who have the privileges Of the
floor. but who are supposed not 10 use
such privileges for lobbying purposes.
They would sit a while in the red sofa
section at the rear. Then Senator Spooner
would feel a tap on his shoulder and be
invited 10 come back and talk The con-
versation generally was brought around
to a little bill. which Mr.. Ex always had
conveniently in his inside pocket. with a
request that the chairman see il safely
through his committee.
Mr.. SpOOneT is q sensitive little man.
He has a retentive memory about the
general attitude toward eN-SenEfOrS.
which crowds out any realization OF the
glad hand he would always be sure Of on
the floor from his old-time Senate col
leagues.
Representative Allen. Of Maine. Uncle
Amos. as many of his friends know him,
has resided in Washington much longer
than any OF his Pine Tree State col
/ leagues. He was many years "a govern
ment clerk, and then secretary to Speaker
, Reed. and likes this town. But he is the
most loyal Maine man Of all the local
Maine colony. When the youngsters get
2 homesick. they go around for chat
with Uncle Amos" wE5 Is sure to cheer
them UP. It makes a Maine man feel
good even to hear him tell his favOrite
story, which is a comparison on Paradise
"One recently admitted there, says the
First Maine district Representative, saw
two men in shaCkles. Handouts and a
t ball and chain We're affixed TO each OF
3 them. The newcomer marveled al that
= in such a happy land. and inquired the
reason.
= He was informed that they belonged
to an unusual human species They had
come from a peculiar little corner of a
big country which corner was known as
Maine. and had to be kept under re-
straint so that they would not return