Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23

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| House, and has been heard to use the names
elsewhere, even at social functions.
Hello, Uncle Sam!' is the Presidents
greeting to former Senator Carter of Mon
tana. The name applies to the chin whiskers
| OF the Montana man, WhiskerS such as every
cartoonist gives the Uncle Sam OF national
| renOWn.
"Prunes' is the name by which former
Senator Flint of California is called. This
was due to the care and industry with which
| the California man looked after the fruit in
dustry of his State, especially during con-
sideration of the tariff bill.
"Scotty' is not a name that President
Taft invented for Nathan B. Scott of West
| Virginia.; but he uses it in talking to or
about the West Virginian.
"Old Sandhill Crane" is the affectionate
presidential appellation for Congressman
Moses p Kinkaid of Nebraska, represent
| ing the sixth and far western district of that
State. ut is because we Campaigned to-
gether through the sandhill district of Ne
braska,' explained Mr.. Kinkaid ever
since that trip Mr.. Taft has called me Old
Sandhill Crane when he sees me-"
| And when one looks at the Nebraska man
there is Just little something about him
that seems to fit the name; for he has long,
slim limbs, and bright, piercing eye, which
are characteristics of the great game bird of
the Western plains
Pauline" has supplanted the "Uncle Ike"
by which Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wis
consin was hailed. Senator Stephenson pre-
sented the White House family with a fine
Jersey COW named Pauline, of which much
was written d few months ago. 1t fastened
| the name upon the donor as special favor
| by the President
Jonathan Second Elective Term" is the
name by which Senator Jonathan Bourne,
| Jr., of Oregon. is often greeted by the Pres-
dent. Senator Bourne laid great stress upon
| the phrase Second elective term when he
was insisting that Theodore Roosevelt be
| renominated for President in 1908. Mr..
Roosevelt insisted he had served two terms,
and that that service had become by ira
dition and unwritten law the limit of time a
| President should remain in Office.
| 1t might be supposed that President Taft
| would have a special name for ex-Speaker
| Cannon: but on the contrary he does not
even call him "Uncle Joe" 1t has always been
"Mr. Speaker when he addressed the man
who so long presided over the House of Rep
| resentatives. Nor does the President call
Vice President Sherman Sunny Jim; or
at least he has not since the Saratoga con-
vention of 1910.
D REPRESENTATIVE BROWNLOW, of
~ the first Tennessee district, was man
who knew how to get things for his district,
and was specially successful in procuring
offices for his constituents. He had col
league, Henry Gibson, who was unable to
get anything to speak of. Brownlow was
big and good natured. Gibson was small
and somewhat irascible.
"Brownlow, said the little man one day,
81 should like to know how it is that you get
SO many places for people in your district
l can get anything for my district
Gibson and the big fellow looked down
on the smaller man with mock seriousness.
"if there was anybody in your district that
could pass civil service examination, you
wouldn't be in Congress-
WHEN Senator La Toilette was reelected
w to the Senate he was in Wisconsin,
where he remained for several days In due
time his credentials arrived and were pre-
sented to the Senate by Senator Stephenson.
| This is courtesy that is usual unless there
is bitter enmity between the Senators. In
the case of these Wisconsin Senators the
feeling is little short of that.
"Your colleague, Senator Stephenson,
presented your credentials to the Senate
when you were away, friend remarked to
Senator La Toilette.