The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25

ture of the United States capitol. II
Is something new III the way of table
furnishings at the capitol. where states.
men eat their hurried lunches. and
Where tourists from all parts of the
united States drop in 10 sit near the
tables of the mighty
ne average run of souvenir hunters
mas iittle conscience when il comes to
taTrylng away small article which
! nelongs TO the government. and which
they figure Uncle sam NAV readily
spare; considering the amount of taxes
ne. me souvenir hunter has paid in
tne past. Chinaware and pjeces of
cutlery from the senate restaurant
therefore, will be especially priced by
Inose who want to take somcthinp back
as memento of Washington tour.
penooVes senate restaurant wait
~ III 70 De on the alert. Not that those
VINO drop IN upon the senate restau.
Isnt are bad Folks, but simply because
is human 10 gather souvenirs. and
tne words United States senate' ara
| quite tempting when engraved upon a
spoon butter knife. or some other
a,ticles required by solons and inst
p'a'n visitors When they eat.
Aongworth Dean of Ohio Delegation
Go"d morning, dean" said Roure
sentative TAYLOR of Ohio as he shook
pands wiih Nicaol1s Longwrrth lust
before 'he mouse got down TO business
The other dav.
Dean what7 I'll bite cordially
retorted Mr.. Loucworth.
Why dean Of the Ohio delega.
non; explained Mr. Taylor "Do YOU
!hnns J m irving TO spring a minstrel
Well, then. what are vou7', oucriod
NJ Longworth, apparently eager for
information
"lf we included only the members
OF my hrst session here. the fiftv. ninth
congress 7 suppose I would he the dele.
g&iion, modestly explained the Co
lumbns representative
A Driet retrospective glance over the
!otl was lnduiecd in hv the two mem
bers, neither Of ther, vel arrived at
middle age. and Mr.. TayIor's state
ment found confirmation Represent
gtiNe Longworth is the dean of the
Repuhlicsn de'ef alton Of which Mr.
Taylor is the or]v other Ohio member,
Republican or Democrat. Of the ffty.
nine congress, elected six years ago.
who will be 4 member of The next con
gress.
Uncle "Lon" Livingston feels pret
" sore over his turn down in the pri.
raries. ard doesn't hesitate 20 sav so.
lie saws ne remained on his Job as
ranking Democrat on the appropri.
atrous committee and in tho meantime
his opponent was making a house to-
house canvass in the d strict. with the
rosrlt that when Uncle "f.on did GO
home there was nothing 10 II but de
feat. Enores"n,ative Livingston has
hern in Washington for twenty years.
and mas made himself popular with his
colleagues, He knows thing or two
about the wavs of the legislators. and
for that reason his Democratic friends
want him 10 remain here. He is q
candidate for either the clerkship or
sergeant alarms Of the next house,
with preference for the latter.
How Harmon Started
Even if ,Tudson Harmon. governor Of
White House residence in Washington
Later on. he never visits this city with
ont recalling the first time he came for
official duties. That was during the ad.
ministration of President Cleveland,
Who apparently "discovercd Harmon
Is p good man for attorney general.
Harmon himself bad not dreamed Of
any appointment. in fact he did not
wish for one He was becoming rich
rs a LAWYER in Cincinnati, and had
really decided to keep ont of pol,tlcs,
One mcIuiDg he arrived at his Offices
IN the ST. Paul building. Cincinnati.
ard found marked personal en-
velc,.o on his dcSk-ar envelope that
looked a little different than any he
had recently received Also, the hand
#riting was unfamiliar; Of fine cop
per plate script sort. and he wondered
as he opened it who could have sent il.
Harmon read the letter four times:
looked out the window six times: failed
10 open anv other Of the many letters
on his desk put on his hat and sald
he would not be back that day, and
vent home 10 show the letter to his
wife That letter was from Grover
! Cleveland. president Of the United
States. asking "My dear Judge Har'
mon 20 become attorney general IN
| the cabinet The invitation was In
words very complimentary. and the
Z nudge went over each word with h,s
/ rifc. with the result that "thcy'' de
rided TO accept II was turning
point in The Harmon career, and from
/ that dav on he has beer figure IN
/ Democratic affairs.
That President Cleveland letter is
! treasured in the Harmon household as
a mcmcnio Of dear friend. who was
/ also president, and who knows but that
! same letter may have started the re
! cipicnt toward White House careers
/ NLAI JnIITNES ADDED