Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-07-29

WASHINGTON, n. C.. July g5. - Hon. "Billy' Mason, whose term as United States Senator from Chicago expired in 1908. made a strenuous hgh, for reelection, but the political cards were stacked agains, him. Two prom inen, Illinois Republicans were m the race against him. One day a friend me, Mason. whose width almost equals his heighth, and asked as to inc truth of report that nc intended to retire from the contest
 "out in Chicago one day" answered Mason, "there arouse a discussion as Co which was the more courteous, Sena tor Cuilom or myself. X Cullom cham. pion. as a sort of clincher. related that he had on one occasion seen Senator Cullom get up in a street car and give his seat to sn old Irish wash woman Huh, that's nothing avowcd de fender of mine I've often seen Billy Mason get up and give ais seat to two women
 "l wns forbidden by ,hc consii,u. tion," Mason explained, "from giving my seat 10 both the eminent gentlemen who are after i,, and as don ' like ,o show partiali,y. guess Tn hold on as long as can"
 Many stories have been told of the ludicrious mistakes f negro orators. Here is one for which Gov. Claude Swanson of Virginia Is responsible:
 In n small Virginia town n pompous negro was delivering Fourth of July address to an audience of eolored folks. He said:
 "My colored fellow citizens: We have occasion Co be proud of the Fourth of July, l7a6, that Christopher Columbus landed on Plymouth Rock and proclaimed freedom. liberty and independence Co all mankind. And what was they doing down here in Virginny at that timei They had their feet on the black mans neck a holler. in Sick senter tyrhnnibus.
 "My colored fellow citizens, this Is n great country. lt is the proudest na. ton the sun ever shine upon. But if these Dimmererats git into power here they'll do like they done in Rome. Look at Romei Once the proud master of the land and the mistress of the sea, vita her once proud citizens, which was Caesar, Olympus, Demosthenses and others too tedious to mention. Then these Dimmercrats got into pow CT there and what is she today' over. run by Greeks, Canadians and other savages."
 In the early days of the Republic an executive session of the United States Senate was a solemn and sacred thing and publication Of its secrets would almost have constituted high treason. of late years, as everybody knows the proceedings of executive sessions appear in fnlI in next morn. ing. newspapers. .''
 One day last winter Senator Carter, of Montana, met Senator Culberson, of Texas, the minority leader, In the elevator. Senator Carter had not al. tended the previous days executive session.
 "what did they do after the doors were closed yesterdayf" he asked Sen. ator Culberson.
 The Texan looked quizzieally at the man from Montana. "I'd really like to tell you, CarteS," he said, "but some of you senators are SO leaky that I doubt if I'd better. Besides" he added, "I haven 't had time yet to read my paper
 Senator Culbcrson is one of the most digni6ed men in public life. Champ Clark once said he always was in fear Culberson wonld fall over backwards, he stood mp SO straight. Senator Cul. berson is also h baseball "fRn," and at A baseball game even senatorial dig nity may be caught off it's guard.
 The Texas senator spends great deal of his time in Washington in sum mer and seldom misses an opportunity to see n ball game. He always roots for the Washington team. Not long ago the ninth inning found the score tied. Washington was at the bat. There was s man on third and the score wa. tied. The man at bat bunted out little gronnder and the man oE third started home. The second base man 6clded the ball and threw it home to catcn inc runner. The runner slid and it was A close play.
 "He's outl'' shouted "Silk" O. Loughlin, who was umpiring the game.