Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

Der from the west was finally seated was
Burrows not of that particular conserva-
tive element that later took him to its
breast. for .;mOot thought their way and
worked eighteen hours a day.
Likewise, was not Senator Burrows the
man of them all chosen to sound the key
note for the republican party at the Chi
cago republican national convention. So
he was. for he knows all about pouring
oil upon the waters and is the properest
of men. Yet an upStart youngster. an
insHrgent. Representative Charles Elroy
Townsend, won the honor from the yete-
ran In mere primary. no red fire, no
slatiitcrial combat Just matter of the
rising generation crowding out the MEM
bers of that regime that refuses to realize
that times do change. So passes a dignl-
lied gentleman, a conservative statesman.
Yet man who was honest enough to be
poor after thirty years i'm Congress.
When, on the o3d OF April next Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew repairs to Peekskill, n.
y, at which point the citizens annually
Sive him a birthday party because Of his
happening to have been born among them
and TO have retained their regard for the
seventy-siS years intervening, he will be
but a. private citizen. 1t has been Sena
tor Depew whom they have entertained
Ter twelve years past, as the senior sena-
tor from the Empire state has served two
elective terms. This birthday party given
by Senator Depews townspeople is for
him one of the happiest DAYS of eac.,
year. Not only because il shows that
the people back home still think well of
him. but because it gives an opportunity
Tor one OF his irirnitable after-dinner
speeches. And these speeches have been
the masterpieces OF their kind in the
time and generations. This birthday
speech is each year printed as a Senate
document as d compliment TO its creator
and as I; model to his associates.
He is known iauntily as Chauncey
among even the rabble. He is social
lion. There Is no man in the capital more
popular than he nor one who will be
more missed generally. OF course he will
still be seen at national conventions. for
there was never a convention without
Cnauncey- He has been Il delegate to
every one since somewhere back in the
time of Lincoln and has nominated at
least one President Harrison.
This is not the first time that Depew
has gone into retirement. The muckrak-
ers were 50 unkind to him at the time of
the Insurance Investigations in New York
that he voluntarily retired To the WildS of
Virginia in broken health, and it was then
thought that Ire would never come back.
But the geniaity and charm of him wore
away the sting and his popularity was as
great as ever. Now on wave of demo-
cratic supremacy he has been :.gain swept
INTO the background ana, Delng mellow
with age. will probably remain in the
quiescent CffinS.
When West Virginia, went skidding into
democracy Nathan Bay Scott was put on
the political toboSgan. Thereby did a well
screwed on portion of the republican ma
chinery find itself very Unexpectedly i'm
the political junk heap, for nobody had
figured on such q contingency arising.
Thereby old { on" reSs lose an old soldier.
stancI protectionist, a banker. d. coal
operator. AN oil operator and glass
manufacture, all in one Likewise did
Washington lose family that entertained
sumptuously, for Mrs. Scott is fond of
social life.
Senator Scott was lusty young Ohoan
at the beginning of the civil war and en-
listed from that state. AT the close of
the war he started home. but got no
farther than Wheeling. where the manu-
facture of. glass was just beginning to
develop Il live young industry. The
young soldier got into the business. He
prospered. Glass manufacturing was
profitable. Then he got into politics.
Before his two terms in the Senate lie
had served commissioner of internal
revenue under Mckinley and in various
state capacities.
senator Dick is more picturesque
figure. Az the man on horseback he has
been the cynosure of many an adIniring