The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-07
Democrats and Republicans Clash
in Many states over who's Who
in the Looking GIass--Nation's
Best Appearing sens VIII Off
eia.e at the Inaugural Ball.

are placed IN an embarrassing position
because OF the fact that they are con-
sldered the most handsome men in their
States.
Among those vino are reported to be IN
this dilemma are Senators Beverage. Of
Indiana. Bailey. Of Texas: Piles. Of
washington; Brandegee, Of Connecticut,
! and William Alden Smith. Of Michigan
Several Of The Senators have already
conferred with their colleagues, and Sena-
ter GaIlinger announced yesterday that ne
/ and Mr.. Burnham mad decided 20 select
Rufus El@eIl. OF Exeter. n. Il, 10 repre-
| sent that State. Mr.. Elwell IS a former
speaker OF the house OF delegates OF his
State.
NebraSka'S Best Dancer.
Senator's Burkett and Brown. Of Ne
braska, have, after a diligent deiibera-
ton. decided that Isador Ziegier, OF Oma-
Ia. IS the handsomest nan and the best
dancer Of that state
/ 8Iessrs- Lodge and Crane have about
decided TO notify !. Dotey, OF Waltham,
Mass, that he is 10 represent the Hub
State al the inaugural bali.
I
I man IN Indiana IS handsome. and 10 Sc
I lect any one person would be difncuL
! He has conferred with Senator Hemen-
way. however, and they are seriously
thinking OF sending a cablegram to James
/ F Statesman. at present United states
4 Minister 10 Bolivia Mr. Statesman Is
I a native Of the HOOsier State.
J L was reported at a late hour last night
/ that Senator Warner and his colleague
! Senator stone. were having difficult time
/ trying TO ascertain whether the most
/ handsome man ia Missouri was Demo-
/ crat or a Republican Rumor has It that
/ Charles Nagel. q St Louis. Is 70 be the
man.
Biggest Representative.
Rhode Island. the Httlest state, IS 10
have the biggest representatives. as far
as physical proportions are concerned,
unless some other state which has not
yet made its selection gets jealous and
picks out a giant Little Rhody's mem
ber Of the auxiliary floor committee viii
be II. P. Frost. Of Providence. who IS
said 20 be six fee; four inches in height
/ he overtops by a good inch Col J. 81
] Schoonmaker. OF Pittsburg. who has been
Charles Nagel. Of St Louis. who IS the
national committeeman from his State.
\ and is TO be Secretary OF Commerce and
Labor in Nj Taft's Cabinet. will repre-
sent Missouri. He IS something on length.
and il is said that comparative measure
ments may show that he is taller than
the Rhode Island mar.
Former Gov. Myron T. Herrick, Of
Cleveland. viii be Ohio's representative
He fuIflls all the conditions. Former
Gov. Herrick IS tail and handsome, and
has means and social position.
Gen. AEnus Coming.
Gen Felix Agnus. Of Baltimore. will
represent Maryland. Col. Frederick II
Smith, Of Peoria, wiz represent Hi
nois He is a wealthy young man
who was chosen by Speaker Cannon
Ex-GOv- John H McGraw, OF Seattle
who viii appear for the State Of
/ washington, IS not tall, but IS regard
ed as an extremely good looking man
Chester A. Arthur, OF Colorado Springs
/ a son Of the late President, has beer
/ chosen for Colorado. Hoyt Sherman I:
Utah's selection
After much consideration. the Mich
: ligan Senators have decided on Albert
StickIey. Of Grand Rapids. The mayor
OF stanton. name rot given. has beer
. picked as a fitting representative Of
Virginia manhood and chivalry. Chan
der Hale, a son Of Senator Hale. is Z
be Names floor committeeman. Young
BIr Hale will become Fourth Assistant
Secretary OF State under the Taft ad-
? ministration.
, nEsf-Fo. of Co1vv,T,;a
p The District Of Columbia viii have
lLarz Anderson as its representative
Walter d. Denegre and Hugh S Le-
gare. who live here. and are prominent
I'm Washington society. viii represent
= Louisiana and South Carolina, respect.
= lively Richard A Harlow, a wealthy
= citizen Of Butte. VIII appear for Non.
tana.
: James ". Wadsworth. j.. Of Geneseo
1 viii represent New York. Among other!
who have been chosen are c. LedyarC
Blair. Of Blairsville. for New Jersey; II
B. Thompson, Of Greenville, for Della
ware; Collins L Graves. OF Bennington
for Vermont; Louis R. Cheney, Of Hart
] ford, for Connecticut; Capt John a
Thayer, OF Charleston, for West Virginia
Norris B. BeIknap. Louisville banker
/ for Kentucky; Ernest NJ Green. o
Raleigh, for North Carolina; c. II. Raine
president Of the Mercantile Bank, o
: Memphis. who is a personal friend o
Secretary OF War Wright. for Tennessee
Albert P. Bush. OF Mobile, for Alabama
= Walter Weaver. for Mississippi; Henr.
e Hammond. for Georgia; James ". Cor
= coran, for Arkansas. J. B. Case. OF Abb
lene. for Kansas Alfred T Rogers, o
Madison, the Republican national com
mitteeman OF his State, for Wisconsin
G A Guernsey, Of Cheyenne, for Wyom
[ ing: Percy T. Morgan, Of San Francisco
: for California: c. 5. Collins. Of Groton
e fer South Dakota; Oscar J. Smith,
e Reno banker for Nevada; Judge Georg
r. Smith. Of Minneapolis. for Minnesota
and 5. L. Kline, Of Corvallis. for Oregon
Hawaii IS to be represented by Henri
c. Scott, and the PARKWAY Philippines b
Charles A Otis. who lives in Cleveland
4 Ohio, and edits a newspaper there