The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-24

IN has thirteenth term. Dalzell, although
born in New York City, remembers
no other home than the smoky City,
whittier he was taken by his parents
irish ancestry--his mo other was Nc
Donnell. After going through the pub
lie schools OF PittsburS he entered the
Western University of Pennsylvania,
and topped off at Yale, where he got
his B. a in the last year of the Civil
War, 1865. which was thirteen years
before Mr.. Taft got his sheepskin at
the same university. During the next
two years young Dalzell studied law.
and soon lie became junior member
OF firm which represented all OF the
| important railroads centring in Pitts
burg. After entering the House he
soon worked his way to both the Com
/ mittee on Rules and the Committee on
! Ways and Means, the two most
important committees of the House.
He has been best known as the
foremost standpatter--thc chief advo-
cate OF the protective tariff in Con-
gross. He has. also made an incessant
study of parliamentary law. having
collated a larger amount of Informal
ton on the subject than probably any
one serving in Congress. He is easily
the best parliamentarian on the floor.
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known as "one OF the three rulers Of
the House." or as, sometimes. the
brains of the House triumvrate."
He is retiring to the point of shy
ness-like Aldrich. Another point OF
similarity is that his biographies arc
few and far between. He is a better
orator, however, than Aldrich. and a
far wittier man in debate. He made the
c!everest Republican political speech
made in Congress prior to the last cleo
| tion-one that kept the House in an
uproar for more than an hour. Yet
with all his skill in debate it is a Pc
culiarity OF Dalzell's that he is general
~ discouraged over a prepared speech
small man with long mustache,
strong, well formed nose and chin
| and Intelligent eyes He has considera-
BILE wealth and is a widowcr with q
family of children.
In recent speech in the House, Dali
zell expressed the hope that God would
not inflict such a visitation on the
country as to elect n Democratic House
of Representatives. but If such thing
happened. he said he hoped Champ
Clark would be Speaker.
Champ Clark, the Classic.
Champ Clark. the minority leader In
! the House, is the ranking Democrat on
| the new Rules Committee, as he was on
the old. In the caucus which nominat-
| ed him for the Rules Committee he re-
ceived twenty three more votes than
We're cast for the next most popular
I, candidate.
| Clark is by all odds tho most strik-
| ing looking man in either house OF
| Congress. lie has n face which would
! have made him a fortune on the stage
Ia face which would go perfectly With
1.-the white Wig of the eighteenth CEN
| fury courter. the inky cloak of Ham
let or the togo of noble Roman. He
! is smooth shnven and has almost Waite
\ hair dark eyebrows, a deep head, high
forehead, large, deep-set gray eyes, a
/ long, well modelled nose, an eloquent
mouth and chin, Heis six feet one inch
lin stature, broad shouldered and lust
round enough to look we'll nourished
and even tempered He daily appears
in tho House wearing a flaming. red
/ necktie,
Although a southcrner by birth, by
speech and by sympathy, Mr. Clark
tcomes from Yankee stool; on his pater-
lnal side. His grandfather, Adrian
Clark a one time rich glass manufact-
urcr and sli,pbullder Of New Jersey
lost his money and apprenticed his son
4 TO a carriagelnaker This sdn worked
lin New Jersey, Pennsylvania and fin
Il ally In kentucky, where he became q
! dentist, and also the father4of the pres,
3Eent Democratic leader, The faailS
4 was poor an 4 the mother died young, "a
that Champ Clark and his little sister
had to be left With d farmer The hoy
\ was 5thon8 en-. and he paid their board hy
doing slara. but ne Went TO school
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