The sun., 1908-04-26
SENATORS WHO ARE CHUMS.
Peuds Between Members From Some States
Story OF EdmundS and Thurman.

Peuds Between Members From Some States
Story Of Edmunds and Thurman.
Washington eorrsspondsnes Boston Herald
UAited States Senators often become
very good friends, but somehow they are
not prone TO becoming real chummy with
one another. Exceptions occur from time
10 time 10 prove the rule. One Of those
exceptions applies 10 Senator Philander
C. Knox Of Pennsylvania and Senator W.
Murray Crane Of Massachusetts,, II the
afternoon Wanes without their meeting one
Is very likely 10 start out 10 see where the
other Is and 10 learn what has happened
The fondness that Senator Crane an d
Knox evince for eating together iS remInIs-
cent Of the fondness that ex-senator Ed
munds Of Vermont and the late Senator
Allen g. Thurman Of Ohio used TO have for
drinking together. That" In the earlier
days. when drinking at the Capitol was not
frOWned upon.
All the oldsters in political Washington
are fond Of recalling that story OF how the
two Senators kept black bottle In the room
OF the Committee on Judiciary. They were.
certain to adjourn there twice or thrice
every afternoon that the Senate held long
session. II was At first a marvel why the
two men seemed to have the same thought
at the SAM moment and began to make
tracks simultaneously from different parts
Of the 81 nate chamber-one being a Demo-
crat and The other a Republican-toward that
COMMITTEES room.
Il turned out that they had prearranged
signals The Old Romans signal was 10 pull
out that famous red bandanna handkerchief
and to blow his hose with clarion loudnesS.
When William +. Chandler was In the Senate
there were long intervals when he and Senator
GalllnEer we're entirely oblvious Of one an
Others presence They fought and made up
again and again. The two'Malne Senators,
Hale and Frye, have always maintained ami
cable relations but there has been little love
lost between them. They work together but
train with entirely different contingents in the
Senate. When Senator Raynor Of Maryland
was sworn in he was hardly on speaking terms
with the late senator German. Generally
the two Senators from a State come from
different factions or followings, as Is the case
with Senators Kittredge-Whose parents still
live in his native State Of New Hampshire
and Gamble Of South Dakota, who have a
personal feud.
But there Is a long list Of States whose
Senators ara alenated TO greater or less
degree by rivalries or jealousies or open
quarrels' TheSe are 50 numerous as TO be
regarded almo t commonplace around the
Capitol
While there are comparatively few instances
where Senators have been real chummy, es-
pecislly where Senators from the same State
have enjoyed such close personal relations,
there are many where they have differed
hotly. These differences are generally denied
by both parties, but sometimes become open
and well known For example, the present
Senators from TeXas-Bailey and Culberson-
do not speak q they pass by. Vice President
Fairbanks vie Senator. and his colleague,
Senator Beverdge. lived a cat and dog po-
litical existence. 0utwardy they we're
friendly. but they had frequent whirls in
committee rooms. Senator Foraker and the
late Senator Hanna were hardly on speaking
terms