The Washington herald., 1908-03-15


SEKzuaCizLax nediately ,s,.,,..i after be, be
bar was elected city attorney.
Mr. cullom was Presidential elector in
1856 on the Fillmore ticket. and the same
year was elected to the State legislature
In 1860 he was again elected 70 the house
of representatives OF the State, serving
that term as speaker.
From 1865 10 1871 be represented Illinois
in the Thirty y-ninth. Fortieth. and Forty
first Congresses.
lie was again elected 10 the State legis-
lature In 1872 and 1874. and again served
as speaker in 1873.
Mr.. CullOm was delgate 20 the Repub-
lcan national convention at Phila-
delphia in 1877. and placed Cen Grant in
nomination. He was elected governor in
1876. and succeeded hiroself in 1880. but
resigned before he completed his second
term. having been elected 10 the United
States Senate TO succeed David Davis.
Independent Democrat
For twenty-five years he has been in
the Senate. and NJ the expiration OF his
present term viii round out thirty years
Of service as Senator.
Senator Cullom was a member OF the
commission 10 draft set OF laws for the
Hawaiian Islands.
He Is chairman Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations and member Of the
Appropriations. Interstate Commerce. and
several select committees.
The Senator wasn't In the best OF health
during the interval between the Fifty
ninth and Slxtieth Congresses. but ne
has since regained some of his health.
and is very regular IN HIS attendance at
the Capitol
Senator Ankeny. OF Washington. is a
very quiet man. well along in years.
who says little but sits patiently in the
Senate day after day. watching the pro-
ceedings.
one day the Vice President sent
page 20 the Senator. requesting him 20
come TO the desk and take the presiding
officers gaveL That courtesy is appreCi-
ated by Senators as rule. and there is
an effort 10 extend il 10 all OF the ninety
two Senators sooner OF later. Senator An
keny, the quiet man. had never before
been thus honored. He settled down in
the high-backed chair and seized the little
ivory mallet with evident pride.
Generally. Senator'S wanting recognition.
arise at their desks and stand tH they
get Il. But there was an exchange of
mods and winks among a number OF the
wise heads on the Republican side. First
one stood UP. CXclaiming Mr. President
He did not wait 10 De recognized. but
kept on eXciaiming "Mr Prcsident more
and more forcibiy. Right or the heels or
fU
Ike procedure. and so on till half
dozen Senatorial voices were being raised.
Senator Ankeny began swinging the
gavel nervously The experience is. one
70 unnerve any ;yro. The Senate en-
ployes. who are always easily alarmed
when new man has the gavel lest some
or the sacred proprieties of the Senate
be shocked, began to exchange anxious
looks But as no one OF the playful Sen
atorS could gain recognition. they an sud
denly subsided, returned TO their seats.
and the Senate proceeded. as before, on
an even keel
Members Of Congress are mourning the
death OF Charley Carter. the negro mes
senser, who stood on guard al the door Of
the House Committee on Appropriations.
Carter had been in the employ of the
House since 1868.
a homeless boy, coming here with a
band Of fugitive slaves. Carter was picked
up on ;he streets Of Washington by
Tennessee member. lie was appointed 70
a place in the House and was CON
unuously on the pay roll Of Congress since
the war, and up to the hour Of his death
yesterday.
Charley Carter contracted consumrtIon
some years ago. Members of the COM
mittee on Appropriations made up a fund
out of their own pockets and sent him 10
Arizona, where Il was expected he would
soon regain his health Carter soon Pc
turned. however
/ would sooner die in Washington thar
i've IN Arizona, he said. It's awfully
lonesome down there I Just yearned 10
get back 10 the old Capital and 70 hear
the wheels go round"
Representative Tawrey. OF Minnesota
chairman OF the House Committee on Ap-
propriations, is a fellow of Infinite lest
a lot Of people have been criticisinr
Congress for its cheese-paring policy in
authorizing appropriations. he said yes
terday.
When they see some of the bills We
are now working on they'll forget All
about cheese pairing They'll think thar
we went at these measures with broad
axes
In the felicities Of meeting the Presi-
dent at the White House yesterday. Rer-
resentative Perkins, OF New York. dis
closed his opinion that Secretary Taft
would be the Republican nominee for the
Presidency. Mr.. Perkins comes from
Rochester. and ne represents the upstate
Thirty-second Congressional district. The
call on the President was made in COM
pany with Representative TirreH. OF the
Fourth Massachusetts district. They left
the White House together, and being in
terrogated on the subject OF their inter
view with ta- Executive, Mr.. Perkins
answered:
1--WE told the President that Secretary
Taft would be nominated at Chicago"
How about Hughes?" Mr. Perkins was
asked.
Nothing would please the r.eople Of
New York more than TO see Coy. Hughes
answered Mr.. Perl ins. hut
when thing is impossible, che next step
is to do the best you cen. Gov Hughes
Is greatly liked by our leople, bat when
he is out OF the race, hree-fourths of
the delegates will 30 to,'-aft"
In my district" put In Tirreu
every man who has announced himself a
delegate TO the national convention Is for
TAFT"
John A. Stewart president OF the New
York League of Republican Clubs. was
also a caller at the White House. He
came to tell the President that he became
acquainted with the sentiment OF the
whole West. and that il was for Roosc-
welt, and none other Mr.. Stewart had
this 70 add afterwards
Go anywhere in the country you please,