The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-08
FILLING STATUART
HALL

FAngemontS nave Deen cOncluQed TOT
the unwilling next Tuesday of the
handsome statue of Gen. Lew Wal
lace, presented to Statuary hall in
the capitol by the state of Indiana.
The statue, which is the work of An
drew O'Connor, the American sculp-
tor, is slightly over life-size, and.
with the pedestal, stands about ten
feet high. The base is a square
block of Indiana limestone, and
hears the inscription: Lew Wallace,
Soldier. Author, Diplomat"
At the unwilling exercises James
Whitcomb Riley, the ''Hoosier Poet"
will read an original poem. William
Allen Wood will present the statue
in behalf of the commission, and
Governor Marshall will accept it in
behalf of the state. Addresses are
expected from Senator Beveridge.
Hussein Miazim Bey, the Turkish
ambassador, and W. H Andrews, the
delegate in congress from New Mex
leo
The statue of General Wallace is
enc of five to be placed in Statuary
hall this winter. Virginia recently
placed in the hall statues of Robert
H. Lee and George Washington. South
Carolina has sent a statue of John c.
Calhoun, and Idaho has placed in the
hall a statue of George L. Shoup,
who represented the state in the Uni
ted States senate from 1890 until
1901. THE statue of Senator Shoup
is the first one erected by any of the
states west of the Missouri in honor
of one of their sons, although each
state in the Union has the right to
be represented by two such statues.
Should all of them avail themselves
Of the privilege it would soon become
necessary to make an addition to
Statuary hall, which was formerly
the hall of the house of representa-
tives The total number authorized is
-.
Up to the present time there are
only 35 statues in place. The stat
ues now in the hall or to be placed
in it this winter are as follows: Sam
ael Adams of Massachusetts, who was
brought about the Revolutionary
war; Ethan Allen of Vermont, known
ga; William Allen of Ohio, who was
q member of congress, senator and
governor; Stephen F. Austin of Tex
40, who led the movement which re-
suited in Texas separating from Mex
co; Thomas H. Benton of Missouri,
'Or many years in the United States
senate; F. P. Blair of Missouri, sol
der and statesman; Charles Carroll
IF Maryland, signer of the Declara-
ton of independence; Lewis Cass of
Michigan, soldier, statesman, diplo-
mat and governor of Michigan terri
tory; George Clinton of New York,
first governor of New York state and
twice vice president of the United
States; Jacob Collamur of Vermont.
senator and postmaster general; J.
l.. M. Curry of Alabama, statesman,
diplomat and educator; Robert Full
ton of Pennsylvania, who made the
frst successful steamboat; James A.
Garfield of Ohio. president of the
United States; Nathaniel Greene of
Rhode Island, general in the Revolu-
ton; John Hanson of Maryland,
president of the Continental Con-
gress; Sam Houston of Texas, who
fought for the independence of Tex
as; John ]. ingalls, of Kansas, United
States senator John E. Kenna of
West Virginia. United States senator;
Phillip Kearney of New Jersey. a SOL
der of the Mexican and civil wars;
Maine; Robert E. Lee, of Virginia,
commander of the Confederate army;
Robert r. Livingston of New York,
member of the continental Congress;
Oliver P Morton, war governor of
Wisconsin, missionary, priest and ex-
plorer; John Peter Gabriel Mullen
burg of Pennsylvania, soldier and
and statesman; Francis H. Pierpont o
statesman; Francis H. Pierpont of
West Varginia, first governor of that
state; Roger Sherman Of Connecti-
cut, a singner of the Declaration of
Independence; James Shields of Illi-
nois, soldier and United States sena-
tor; John Stark of New Hampshire,
one of the heroes of the Sevolution:
Richard Stockton of New Jersey,
signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence; Jonathan Trumbuli of Con-
necticut, first governor of that state;
George Washington of Virginia, first
president of the United States; DAN
iel Webster of New Hampshire, states
lei Webster of New Hampshire,
statesman; Lew Wallace of Indiana,
soldier, diplomat and author; Roger
Williams of Rhode Island, founder
of a colony in what is now that state:
frct uoyorpor of that colOuy. Frapnoc