The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-08
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial ccrrespondence.l ]

place marble busts Of two of the vice
presidents, Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
Mr.. Roosevelt's career in the senate
was extremely brief. and, althou,h 1t
ended about seven years ago, UP to re-
cent date no bust of him had been
made.
Mr.. Roosevelt selected James Fra
zicr, young artist of New York, high
| ~ recommended by Saint Gaudcns as
one of the most promising sculptors of
the day, and Mr.. Frazier has been at
work for some time in carrying out
his commission. 1t is said that this
bust is near completion and will be
delivered before March 4.
nusts Of Vice Presidents.
Sixteen years ago the senate adopt
ed a resolution giving continuing pow
er to it's committee on the library, of
which Senator Wetmore of Rhode Is
land is chairman, to have busts made
of vice presidents. This resolution
merely authorized the placing of such
busts in the senate wing of the CAPT
tol, and they may be put in any of the
inches in the gallery of the senate
chamber or in other parts of the SEN
ate wing. There is no restriction
against the removal of busts that now
occupy most important places within
the chamber itself to make way for
new ones. BY the removal Of enc Of
these marble efligies of president Of
the senate during the early days Of
the nation place was made for the
late Vice President Hobart within the
senate chamber.
Mr.. Fairbanks bust Is being made
by Franklin Simmons, an American
artist residing in Rome, who has exc
cuted many designs for congress and
whose work stands in many places
about the capitol and throughout
Washington. 1t is likely that Mr..
Fairbanks bust will be placed in the
vice presidents room until the expira-
tion Of his term Of office.
Statue of Naval Hero.
At n meeting of the commission
charged with the erection Of statue
of John Paul Jones in this city held at
the war department recently 1t was
decided to have the statue made by
Charles II. Niehaus of New York. Con
gress appropriated $4,000 for this
statue. The commission consists of Sec
retary Wright, Secretary Newberry,
Senator. Penrose of Pennsylvania and
Representative Mccall of Massachu-
setts.
1t is as yet undecided whether the
Jones statue shall be erected near the
naval observatory in Massachusetts
avenue, on New York avenue in front
of the new Masonic temple or on the
north side Of Franklin park, midway
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets
Mr.. Niehaus was born in Cincinnati
tifty-three years ago and began life as
an apprentice to marble cutter, He
studied art in the McAiicken School of
Design and modelled busts-of Disraeli
among othcrs-in Germany, France
and England from 1877 to 1881. He
has won many medals and prizes since
that time. His works ornament public
buildings and parks in Cincinnati
Washington, Hartford, Muskegon
Mich; Buffalo and Memphis. The pedi.
ment of the appellate courthouse in
New York city was designed by him.
Religion and Politics Mixed.
The man who wrote in the heat OF
the campaign, Behold the candidate
and listen unto his lamentations
should hear Representative James A
Tawney of Minnesota recount the
trials and tribulations he encountered
in trying to retain his seat in con
gress.
There was no end of roorbacks
J sprung on me-" said Mr.. Tawney
!, ''but one of the funniest came along
at the close of the campaign. One
night I went home late from politi
cal meeting dead tired out to find my
wife waiting for me.
"'What do you think they are say
ing about you now, JIM? she asked
me.
"'Give 1t up replied.
! "'Well, our pastor and one of the
leading members of our church wert
Just here to ask me If there was any
truth in the report that you were so
ing to have your wife and daughter
change their church for political rea
sons
eff they have got to the poin
where they are mixing up my wife''
religion and my politics. I replied
there is no telling what will come
2 next"
a +. Naval Vessel Condemned.
The converted yacht Inca has beei
condemned for naval purposes and or
dered sold. She Is wooden schoone
of 100 tons displacement and wa
built by George Lawler & Son at Dos
ton in 1903. At the outbreak Of tn
Spanish war she was purchased b.
5 the government and converted into
| cruiser with light battery.
: Gossip of the Capitol.
4 II must still look pretty green" re
2 marked Senator Cummins Of Iowa t.
A Senator Flint of California MS the,
r strolled, arm in arm, down the capito
>, corridor the other day. "I've beel