Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-17


Els colleague, Senator Rayner, was not
inaccurate when in announcing the
death OF Senator Whyte to the senate
ne said: He was the best known and
most beloved of all the sons of Mary
land. In truth, he was the grand old
man of Maryland"
When Senator Whyte was sworn in
as United States senator two years ago
he did not find among his colleagues .
sihsie senator who had been associat-
Gu Win MIN when he first entered the
senate In 1869. The Maryland senator
was of the old school of statesmen. for
ne was associated as senator with OIL
| yer L. Morton, Benjamin Wade, John
sherman, Roscoe Conkling. Carl
Schurz, Daniel W. voorhees, and other
men whose names were familiar In the |
years Immediately following the civil
war;
Back After % Years.
His return to the senate after an nh
sence of twenty-five years is unparal-
ieied IN the political history of the
country Il was a Democratic sen
atof' he told one of his colleagues
recently, when all the Democrats of
'Hc senate could be gathered together
Under a single umbrella
Notwithstanding his advanced age
the Maiyland sSlator was more atten-
tive to his senatSSlal duties than many
OF his younger colleagues Frequently
ue WAS tie only member of the senate
WEo was present when the gavel fell
and the senate was called to order
una tiils Notwithstanding that his home
was III Baltimore and he made the
Journey to and from Washington ev
cry Gay lie made a virtue of pune,
tuaiitV and was rarely behind time
either at his Office or elsewhere.
AN interesting Incident of the swear
ing III OF Senator Whyte two wears
ago was the presentation TO him of n
iote which lie had scrubbed in 1860 To
" j. Mcdonald. chief clerk.of tho
senate. Mr. Mcdonald was succeeded
rs chief clerk by his son, who was on
aald TO welcome back the old senator
y 40 was so well acquainted with HE
|, The following excerpt from
ne diary of the elder Mcdonald ey-
,iains the scrubbed note, which was re-
urhed to its author after nearly forty
Tears:
JAM IL. 1s69.-This was handed to mo
y one OF the senate pages and evidently
aihe from the facetious and most gen.
lemanly Senator Whyte of Marv;and
Immediately laid 1t before the presidineI
nicer Judge Wade) who incontinenti9
boxed In the right direction.
=, Ar WIND.
pad bill, don't farpat IN ~, |
u elder to look at the goats on this si5 |
the synagogue Si0e
Senator Whyte wanted the floor for 81
W. anu mats the way he asked me Ia
I'LL w. ]. md.
in his younger days Senator WHITE
as san orator of great ability and
over. Charles n. Richards, who is
>" the Oldest senate employee, recall
a speech that Mr.. Whyte made
me thlrty-five years ago. When the
eMocratS gained control of the senate
the early seventies the distribution
patronage was discussed in a party
lucus. There were several candi,i
ties for Mr.. Richards place. Senator
nyte protested against his removal
dramatic speech he told how
chards had gone to the front with a
massachusetts, regiment and had been
OF TO Pieces in the battle at Antie.
N. Senator Whyte's plea touched
Democratic colleagues, and theg
tee to retain Richards in the station.
Y department.
was badly wounded at An
tam, but Senator Whyte's descrip-
II OF his wounds was SO graphic that
'efal senator's called at the station
room to see the prodigy who was
lie to live and breathe notwithstapd-
the fact he had been struck by
zen cannon balls. They found Rich
is hale and hearty Afterward Sem
IT Whyte admitted that he might
We exaggerated somewhat in telling
Richards condition, but said he
lid be pardoned, as he had succeeded
retaining the services of a man
ose only offense was that he had
N appointed on the recommendation
Charles Sumner