The Washington herald., 1908-03-13

| WV l. 1NoHBu he mas Oeen a
III factor in Ohio politics
/ NJ for some time. Mr..
INK Dick found time for
49, military duty. and
was long a major and
SEmuRDlR lieutenant colonel OF
/ the Eighth Regiment
Ohio National Guard He was subse-
quently elected brigadier general and
raajor general OF the Guard During the
Spanish-American war he saw active
service In Cuba
| He has at various times been chairman
OF the Republican county committee OF
Summit County, chairman Republican
State executive committee. and secretary
Republican National Committee.
Mr.. Dick was closely associated with
Chairman Hanna IN the preliminary can
vass for McKinley.s nomination and the
subsequent campaign
He represented the Nineteenth Ohio dis
trict in the Fifty-hfth. Fifty-slxth. Fifty
seventh, and Fifty-eighth Congresses.
and was elected 10 succeed Hon. Marcus
A. Hanna in the United States Senate.
| The Dick militia bill was an interesting
measure 10 the militia OF the various
States.
! Senator Dick is chairman OF the Com
mittee on Mines and Mining, a member
of Naval Affairs. Census, Post-ofices and
Post Roads. and other committees. He IS
/ keeping a sharp eye on all pOst-odice
/ appointments in these days prior 10 the
/ Chicago convention.
The bad feeling engendered between the
South Dakota Senators, over Federal pat
ronage. at the beginning OF this session,
/ has not abated. Every now anl then It
| crops out in some form in some
way. a short time ago a bill for an
additional land district IN South Dakota
was reached on the calendar. and was
/ UP for consideration. The measure was
! one OF great importance 10 the people OF
portion Of the State. Senator Gamble
/ spoke In favor Of It's passage, and pre-
sented a strong argument along that line.
/ Senator Kittredge IS now in South Da-
kota. ana has been for some time looking
after his reelection, which is in con-
! siderable doubt
/ Before leaving. ~ asked that when this
| particular biz was reached, il be passed
| over until his return. as he desired to
! be present when II was considered. The
/ Vice President stated the request Of the
! absent Senator. Senator Gamble couldn I
just see why It should be delayed. but
stated he would not press IT, in view
OF the objections that had been raised.
! Some time ago Representative Clayton
/ got through the House a bill for the
/ construction Of dam across the Choc-
tawatchee River. The bin was sent 10
the Senate for its consideration. Il was
passed and sent with other bills that
had been fayorably acted upon back TO
the House.
I Reading Clerk Crockett, Of the Senate.
who. after a long drawn out contest. and
with Senator Anisons help, won the
/ coveted prize Of reading clerk. carries
/ the messages from the Senate TO the
/ House and. IN his great big voice reads
I the liEt Of bills that have or have not
been c0ncurred IN
/ He had reached the bill OF Representa-
I tive Clayton. and was reading IL when
Y he struck the name OF the river. Here
/ he hesitated. looked this way and that
and. in a subdued voice. continued river
in Dale County. Ala" omitting the IN
/ prOnounceable name
Representative Clayton couldn't under
stand the omission. because he can rattle
of the jaw-breakiag Indian names like
a native. However. his bin had passed
and he was happy.
The special committee Of the House,
which is investigating charges OF i'm
proper influence in connection with con-
tracts secured through the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs. by the Electric
Boat Company. isn't always immersed IN
7 gloom. although the air which hangs
/ about its room is pregnant with sorrow.
During the examination Of Representa-
tive Lnley. Of Connecticut. yesterday af-
! ternoon. the member of the committee
/ Mr.. OlmSted. OF Pennsylvania-who was
engaged In putting the questions. seemed
/ to think that Mr.. Lilley had implied
l that the committee is not going TO dig
deep. lie spoke up Immediately in de-
/ fense Of the committee and its members.
We are going into this thing," said
/ he, "as deep as one of those submarines
| can go down"
THAT wouldn't be very far. in some
cases" replied Mr.. LiIley. Everybody
smiled volubly.
Representative Hardwick. Of Georgia.
is a bit Of a man. but he is red-hot
Democrat, and he is going after the
/ Republicans every time he gets a chance.
He likes 70 sit IN the line Of seats next
the center aisle. which might be called
the firing line. and If there's an opening
and he can get in, he's Up and at 'em
in half a jiry.
Young Mr. Hardwick looks like little
boy. but he wears iong-tailed coats TO
prove that he isn't. and he has the tails
/ pressed so frequently that when he stands
up and leans over 20 shake his finger
at some big Republican, those tails stand
out like the tail-feathers Of a bantam
rooster. In fact Mr.. Hardwick is the
bantam Of the Democratic side.
So far he has only been successfully
squelched once. and the proud performer
in that isolated instance was Representa-
tive Driseoll. Of New York. who is a
stanch Republican, although he wears
his hair like a socialist Mr. DriseoH was
making a partisan speech. and young
Mr. Hardwick got nervous. He jumped up
and asked permission to PROFOUND a ques-
| tion TO the gentleman from New York.
and the gentleman from New York ac-
lcommodated him. But instead CT ask
/ ing a question young Mr.. Hardwick
/ launched into speech OF his own, and
he was making the @. o. P's proboscis
look Ike ufnce meat when Mr. DriscolI