Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-01
Intellect, Pow,r and Wealth
of Land Gather at Gar
negie Hall.
CANNON AND CLARK SPEAK
FROM SAME PLATFORM
"Reminiscences of Man Whom Weird
Loved Because He Made It Laugh
Told by Nations Notables-How
Humorist lebbied and Nearly
Stopped Proceedings OF Congress.
tnx Assoclated pressl

Cpy Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Nov. 3e.-The intel
lect. he power and the wealth OF the
land gathered 81 Carnegie Hall to-
night to pay tribute TO the memory OF
Mark Twain. whom the world loved
because be made them laugh.
William Dean Howolls. presided.
"Un..ie Joe" Cannon, the speaker OF
the house Of representatives. that is.
and Champ Clark. the speaker that
may te. spoke from the same plat
form. DIR. Henry Van Dyke of Prince
ton: Henry Watterson, f-cfge w.
Cable. Booth Harrington. j. pierpont
Morgan, John Luther ong ! many
others were among those invi 1. Tho
me citing was held under the al uices
of the Academy of Arts and IL 'or..
Representative Champ Clark ~.
Missouri. spoke of Twain as lohby-s.
as follows:
Twain As a Lobbyist.
"Tae way camc TO know Mark
Twain pei sanally IL that three or four
years ago he vigited Washington az
a lobbyist Let not the prudish ami
suspicious fhuddcr at the torn. tor
Mark Twin was nor cnly lobbyist.
but a YER, prince Of iobbyists. iIo
did honor not only I, the lobbyist, but
also 10 those with whom he iobbed.
THE n bjtet matter CT his Kbby'
ing was Improvement In the copyright
laws which were sadly IN need OF I'm
uroyement II was subject near hls
heart. lie was IN earnest. persistent.
fully aud graciOueiv turned over one
CT his rooms 10 Mark Twain and in
4 he held his court scmcwt at. II
mast 10 confessed. 10 the demoraiYa-
tior or business in congrs So, f9r so 4
long Us he remained in he caiitoi u
was almost impossible 10 NJ sintain a
quorum in the hcrse. so eager were
members to lock into his face. shake
his aand. form his acquaintance and
listen to his conversation. Al, men
and all women, and even little chii-
dreh in the street. WED with each
other to do him honor.
His Way Ct Lobbying.
1.-THE grea hearted Missourian en-
jcyed II to tile limit He talked on
with abandon on multitude OF sub
tects and all the while he lobbied--
loblied skiIlfuly; lobhied in delight
fil manner: iobbied with side splitting
yarns: lobbied with philosophical re-
mai ks: Ic5bied with wealth CT remi-
niscs nee; lobbied with fe ching argr-
ment for jastice--and accomplished
the substance cf what he soagkt--a
rich benefac:ion to American au-
thcrs"
Speaker Cannon said he knew Mark
Twain personally, and he described
how Clemens came TO Washington In
the interest of the copyright Law.
Finally said fUncIe Joe,~ he
tried 10 persuade NE to allow him to
lobby on the floor OF congress and
wrote me letter and brought 1t 70
me in the speakers rom"
Dear Uncle Joseph"
As read by Mr.. Cannon the letter
rsn:
Dear Uncle Joseph:
Please get me the thanks OF con-
eress. not next week, but right away.
II is very necessary. Do accomplish
this at once. by persuasion II you can.
by violence II you must, for Il is alb
sciutcly necessary that | get on the
floor for two OF three hours ana talk
to the congressman man by nan I
have arguments with me. Also bar
rel with LIQUID In H. ] have stayed
away frcm congress and let n alone
for seventy-one years. and I am en-
titled 80 its thanks. Ccngress knoSs
this well. and % never has publicly
Acknowledge ifs appreciation. Send
ne a reply at once with an order on
the strgeaa -at-arms.
~'Wi;h love and hencGicdcn.
MARK TWAIN
And sUnc;e joe Helped.
Mr.. Cannon added. with smile.
that be sent his messenger 70 sum-
mca the conerfssmcr-to the speakers
rem. and helped Mark Twain "a
lChby~
In less than Eve min-tes. be add
cd when the coneregsmcn knew Who
wanted to zee them. there was DOT
quorum left On the house
American offccrs Entcr.sircs.