The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-24
Capital Tales
= ENAToR THEODORE 2. BUR-

Senate than sit at the feet Of the numer-
Gus SauIs ana listen The only speech
Burton has made of any length has
been the one he made the other day
when he spoke up I'm defense of the Ma
tional Carbon Company. which was ne-
ing vigorously attacked as monopoly.
It is expected that in rivers and har-
bors matters he viii take a highly prom
lnent part. Some talk was heard that
when Burton got into the senate he
would line Up with the insurgents, but
he has shown no signs of this. Instead,
he has chung closely TO the sheltering
wing of Mr.. Aldrich. and has consistent
ly voted for the Aldrich program, much
TO the disappointment of some OF his
Ohio admirers. Burton, however, viii
part company with the Finance Com
mittee It one point, unless that com
mittee makes marked concessions. This
is on ttfe lumber tariff. The Ohio Legis-
latUre has sent to Washington free
lumber memorial and Burton has pre-
scented 1t TO the Senate.
''I have heard much Of the consul
mer's interest here" said Senator Hey
burn 10 the Senate the other day, The
only real Simon Pure consumers ] know
are members of Congress In the two
houses. because they do not do much
but consume. do not know what they
could be credited with producing
Senator McLaurin Of Mississippi Is
believer in the Roosevelt idea OF large
families. He has a family himself of
seven children. Senator McLaurin took
a hand in the controversy between the
States at the tender age or sixteen, and
served through the war as a private.
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q ENATOR BRADLEY of Kentucky.
y he OF the white campaign hat
and the voluminous flow of Ian
guage, had barely settled down in his
seat when he was asked what he want
ed in the way Of patronage about the
Capitol.
The first thing I want is something
for Denham," said Bradley.
Now. he has a place for Denham. who
has been duly installed as chief func-
tionary on one of the Capitol elevators.
Running an elevator is [. highly yeace-
ful occupation for II. II. Denham.
Whether he viii stand the strain of calm
is prOblemaI;cal He was a Bradley
man IN the Kentucky Legislature that
elected the present junior SenStor. Just
about the crisis of the Senatorial cleo
tions Denham got pneumonia While the
pneumonia bacilH were caVorting about
in his system at a lively pace. he in
sisted on being carried TO the state
him. Denhsm said he could get well a
blamed sight better at he state house
than he could any place else. He had
his way and in few Gays the excite
ment cured the pneumonia.
After the particular sllot that elected
Bradley had been taken. but before the
result was announced, Captain Long
meyer, erEeant-at-aTms, an anti-Bradley
man, drew big piece o. artillery from
his pocket and IL looket as If a feud
would start that would " pc out most of
the Kentucky Legislature Denham
walked over TO the sergeant-at-aTms
and, pulling out another piece of heavy
ordnance, with excessive politenessl
said:
please remember that I'm paired with
you"
Longmeyer put up his gun and Den
ham did likewise. No shots were fired.
Bradley was elected ia peace. and lie
viii never forget Denham.
''Uncle Shelby's" Troubles.
Uncle Shelby" otherwise Senator
/ Shelby NJ. CuIlom OF Illinois, is having q
heap OF trouble just now. His advanced
years, now nearly four score, do not
shield him. In an evil moment, yielding tC
the pangs OF ambition, Uncle Shelby
| accepted a place on the Senate Finan,-a
| Committee. which evolved the tarifi
| bill under the guidance and direction ci
/ Senator Aldrich. Since the bin cana
| out. il has been subject TO continual
| bombardment of criticism.
Now II SO happens that the down
ward revision sentiment in Illinois
! is strong. The result is that Sen
ator Cullom keeps getting all sorts
| o. kicks and prOtestatiOns from hts
constituents who express their feel
| ings through the mails with great
! force feeling and abandon. The gray
I hairs OF Uncle Shelby ID not shield him
I What makes the situation the more in
| teresIng for the aged Illinois Senator is
/ that he is now the only Senator from
/ his State and all the plants are show
/ cred on him.
Moreover. he is pretty good
/ tariff reyisionist himself, and would
/ tiops, but feels that he must stand by
/ the Finance Committee. The only con
/ ISOLATION the veteran statesman has Is
/ that he is so secure in the support C1
/ the people of Illinois that they vii
] probably forgive his sins Of omission
/ and commission on tariff by the time
/ another Senatorial election that con
! Germs him rolls around.
! THE resemblance Of Senator Tom
Carter 10 Uncle Sam. which ha,
often been remarked, is an asse
to the Montana statesman. Almos
| anyone will submit TO be Iectured b,
l a. AAhaAA WIZ AfOhS ~ Li4u-A ike YOU
Uncle Samuel The result Is that Carte
can say almost anything about one o.
his colleagues and the colleague won
get mad, but sort OF looks at the lee
! ture as a kind Of parental edmonton
The other day Carter jumped on tia
two Senators from Oklahoma rough
shod and all but called them numb
skulls, which, of course, they are not
being among the brightest members o
the Senate. But neither got mad. 81
I'd said as mean things OF any Senator
as Carter did" observed another Sena
tor, I'd expect them TO get fghtnnj
mad But nobody seems TO get OF
Tended ar him. d give good deal L
have that faculty"
One Of the very best housekeeper
in Washington is Mrs. James s. Sher
man. wife Of the Vice President. Mrs.
Sherman gives close personal atten
ton to her household affairs and an
day when the Sherman family has
dinner or ike function, she may be see
| going 10 market herself and doing he
| own buying. Mrs. Sherman tells he
friends that when she wants to hav
a good dinner for her friends az tn
sherman house she isn't quite Statistic
unless she picks out the edibles her
sol