The Washington herald., 1908-01-30


/ again in 1907.
During his service in the House Mr.. Dol
liver found On one occasion that lie was
the only supporter Of a measure intro
duced by him. He said it reminded him
of story told by x-Representative
Weaver. of Ohio II was at a church
meeting, and the minister asked all who
desired 10 meet him in Heaven TO rise to
their feet. All stood up but one man,
who was asleep.
/ Now" said the minister. Il suppose
! there are no candidates for the place OF
| eternal torment The fellow who was
asleep woke up at this point, and, arising
1 said: 'Mr. Minister, ! don't exactly
/ know what the question Is before the
house, but it pears to me that you and
l are IN mighty hopeless minority"
!
/ Representative Littleheld of Maine,
holds the record in the House now for de-
| livering more words a minute while MAX
/ ing a speech than any other member of
the House
| His dialogue with John Wesley Gaines
| yesterday keenly interested a spectator in
/ the galleries. who told OF campaign
speech Mr. Littlefeld delivered in To-
/ ledO. Ohio in 1885. Mr.. Llttlefeld was not
as well known then, and there was need
for a forceful speaker If the Republicans
did not want the Bryan sentiment TO run
away with the votes. Mr. Litteheld was
assigned TO the task of whipping into line
large numbers Of recalcitrants who had
I almost broken up several Republican
campaign meetings, and he went az II
with a win.
There Is much Bryan sentiment here. f"
said the chairman Of the committee when
the member Of Congress arrived. Make
a good Republican speech. but handle the
Bryan question with gloves"
Can I wear . soft shirt?" asked Mr..
Littleneld. OF course" assented the
chairman. who could see no relevancy in
the question.
MI Littledeld came on the stage clad
IN a dark soft shirt Of the style much
worn by lab0Ters. his alpaca coat fitting
him lily and the sleeves were too short
His face. naturally forcefuI. often as
sumes a look Of nerceuess that makes it
really bristie
Il understand, he beloved, that
there are gentlemen here who want 10
ask questions. II there are, let them ask
them now, and the shout of the last
word could have been heard in the next
square. Then he went after Mr. Bryan
In way that made the chairman OF the
committee shudder, and he fairly charged
the audience. Ills speech saved the day
however, for the Republicans
After the meeting a member OF the
committee met him. and after the usual
perfume tory greetings said;
We We're disappointed, Mr. Little
field. hat We didn't get another speaker. %
Mr.. LittledeId, too. was disappointed
just then. bat It is said that there is not
a public speaker who can attract such an
audience IN Toledo now as can the gentle
man from Maine,
Judson HIarmon's recent visit TO Wash
ington recalled 10 the mind OF Harry
Walker of New York. a story he was
telling some OF his friends during a visit
TO the Capital the other day. Since Mr.
Harmons prominent mention for the
place at the head of the Democratic
ticket. former Gov. Campbell, OF Ohio
has recalled the fact that It was he who
introduced the judge to the lady who aft
erward became his wife. and to Grover
Cleveland, who afterWard so highly hon
ored the Ohioan.
In a letter 10 Mr.. Walker recently. Mr..
Campbell mentioned both these facts. The
meeting with Cleveland was before the
latter had become President AIr. Harmon
attended a banquet of politicians. and il
was Campbell who introduced them Later
IN the evening Mr.. Harmon made
speech IN it he said things that appealed
to the New Yorker, and when the time
finally came that he could DO It. the then
President installed Mr.. Harmon as At
torney General, purely as the result Of the
fiTst meeting.
A sure-enough tribune Of the people.
clad in a broadcloth frock coat. seems n
sartorial anomaly, but in just such garb
Senator JEFF Davis, Of Arkansas. pre-
sented himself in the Senate yesterday.
The gallery frequenters sat up and took
notice Immediately. and the scribes In
the press gallery were dumfounded.
The Senator from Arkansas foe Of
trusts and monopolies and would-be de-
stroyer OF trading in futures. has hereto
fore worn a modest gray morning suit.
cut on conservative lines, and bearing no
resemblance to the conventional and
traditional habit OF a solon. But that
new suit is the first evidence the new
Senator has given that he is beginning
to conform to Senatorial customs. 1t IS
as beautifully cut as any gentleman Of
leisure in the habit of making afternoon
calls could desire, and the vest is cut SO
low that it might be called epochaI: in
fact, the waistcoat in question is suff-
ciently decolette to serve as an adjunct
to evening clothes.
The Senator, however, wore the new
clothes with his usual democratic
modesty. and did not betray by any sign
of demeanor that he was aware that he
was strictly in the mode.
William Jennings Bryan got as far
away from his many friends in the House
yesterday as the south corridor Of the
Senate wing, and in a window nook lust
outside the Senate chamber he held a
miniature levee. Senator's, Capitol en-
ployes and casual visitors grasped his
hand. and for about an hour the stream
was almost continuous.
Representatives Hardy and Randall. OF
Texas, spent some time with the peer
less leader, in earnest conversation, and
Mr.. Bryan seemed to be explaining some
thing Of extreme Importance to them.
judging from his tone and gestures.
Then Senator Bailey approached. and
for twenty minutes the Texas Senator and
the Nebraska leader had their heads to.
gether While they were talking a friend
OF Mr.. Bryan's came up and introduced
his wife, and the Nebraskan chatted with
the lady for FIVE minutes. Mr.. Bryan told
her that he and Senator Bailey both had
been elected 10 the Eiffr-sacond fror,s....nr