The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-30
Sixth District Representa-
tive Still Loyal to Hash In
stead of Fried Chicken, a
la Maryland.
.LAFOLLETTE WOOL
BILL is DISCUSSED
Congressman Is Not Very
Familiar with the Measure
Pleased with Combina-
ton of Progressives.

Despite the fact he is member OF
congress and the Democratic leader
OF the Sixth district Finly H. Gray OF
Connersville retains that same DEM
ocratic spirit which marked his cam
paign. In brief his friends declare,
to use slang expression, his head
has not been hurt" by the position to
which he has been elevated.
Congressman Gray avoids the
''swell' hotel. He instead stops ut a
boarding house when visiting Rich
mond. Though some of constituency
do not admire this democratic trait
Of keeping so close to the people that
he eats and sleeps with the laborer.
Congressman Gray refuses to forsake
the boarding house. and he is admired
by othere of his constituency because
he prefers hash to fried chicken q Ia
Maryland.
When the congressman has occa-
sion to stay a day or 20 in Richmond.
he stops at the Armor house. % North
Seventh street, regarded generally as
one of the better class boarding hous-
es in the city. The Armor house was
his headquarters when he campaigned
in this city and ever since then he has
stopped there in preference to the
hotels. where it would be expected a
man of his position would be a guest.
His Daughter III.
Mr.. Gray was called to indianapolis
Saturday on account Of the illness of
his daughter, who was overcome by
the heat He will return to Washing
ton either today or Monday. While
here he met q few of his closest
friends and advisors and talked with
them concerning matters before the
special session.
THE most significant event Of the
special session." he told one OF the
local chieftains In the party, rs the
combination OF Democrats and insur-
gent Republicans In the senate which
resulted in the passage of the La Fol.
lette tariff bill.
He said he is not sufficiently famil-
lar with the La Toilette bill to express
a final opinion on its merits. but he
| said that the fact that Democrats and
insurgent Republicans joined to put It
through the senate is of great signif-
icance. He believes. however. that
to get the bill through the house. It
will be necessary further to reduce the
tariff rates on wooden products. He
does not believe the house will ac-
cept the bill unless these rates are
| lowered.
What regard ~ being vastly
more important and significant than
the reductions effected by tho La Fol-
lette bill is the disposition shown BY
together" said Mr. Gray. Whenever
this course of action Is made to pre-
vail more generally much progressive
legislation will result. Probably tho
strongest reason why this bill finally
should be made q law 10 that 1t would
be a vindication of this fusion Of pro.
gressives." -.
May Support Them
| Mr.. Gray is of the opinion that con-
siderable tariff legislation may result
during the present special session. He
said that although it 10 evident that
the rates proposed in the various bills
are not low enough he may support
them as better than those found in
the Payne-Aldrich measure.
From my knowledge of the sentt
ment of the house l predict that the
La Toilette bill will not be concurred
in," he said. 1T is possible that It
will receive general support as q bet
ter measure to have in force until
genuine tariff reform Is possible"
| Mr.. Gray offered the only amend
ment to the Underwood wool tariff
bill in the house. He proposed that
raw wool be placed on the free list
and that the other wool duties average
20 per cent. He still believes that
neither the Underwood bill or the La
Toilette bill offer low enough rates.