The Washington herald., 1911-01-09
VIEWS AND
INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS
Return Of Senator Clark.
Returning to Washington yesterday
after an absence Of several days In his
home State, Senator Clarence Don Clark.
of Wyoming. chairman Of the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee, was warmly well
coined by q number Of friends, who
gathered at the Portland to greet snd
congratulate him.
The congratulations were on account of
the certainty Of his reelection. on jan
uary a. to the ONCE he now holds, for
a fourth consecutive term. This infor-
nation Is Of interest not only to Sena-
tor Clarks associates in Congress-, but
to the general public. for there Is no
man In either branch of the National
Legislature who is more universally liked
and respected.
For a quarter OF a century he has rep
resented Wyoming at Washington, hay-
ing been first elected to the House on it's
admission as State. in the early SOS,
from which he was promoted to the
Senate in 1885, In both bodies his record
is one Of undertaking fidelity to the in
.
the efficiency of a trained lawyer and
eloquent speaker.
There was a pretty stiff fight in Wyom-
ing last year against the regular Re-
publicans. but the regulars have the legis-
lature by safe plurality. though the
insurgent candidate for governor was
elected. The result Of legislative control
by the "Old Guard Is Of far moro i'm
portance. however. than the capture OF
the executive office by the insurgents. for
the former means far more than the per
sonal triumph involved in the reelection
of Mr.. Clark. 1t means beside that the
retention Of two Senator who, by virtue
of long service. have obtained q COM
manding influence in the greatest dekb-
erative body Of any government on earth.
Two Of the leading comnlittees-Judiciary
and Military Anairs-have Wyoming man.
Clark and Warren. as chairmen, and de-
feat for either would be considered by
most people a blow to the States pres
tige.
II am glad to say that my reelection
is assured" remarked Senator Clark to
a Washington Herald representative. Who
sought light on the situation.
The vote for Senator will not take
place until the 24th instant. but my friends
have no fear as to the outcome, and ]
will be elected on the first ballot. There
is no deep schixm in the ranks Of Wyom-
ing Republicans, and two years hence We
will be as harmonious as ever and pulling
together to win one of the biggest cleo
ton victories in the history Of the State.
Diplomat and Soldier.
Sir John Harrington. who three years
ago was adviser to King Menenk Of
Abyssinia. is in this city for q short stay
with his wife's mother. Mrs. McMllan-
He is the only diplomat Of his grade In
the British service who has risen to that
eninence from the lowest ranks Of the
army, having enlisted in 1884 as q mere
private. He saw service in India, and
was later on transferred to Abysstnia,
where he rendered signal service to his
counry.
Sir John-for Harrington was knighted
by King Edward about four years ago
and invested with a commandership of
the Victorian Order-is the only person
who ever succeeded in inducing the hate
Queen Victoria to talk into a phonoeraph.
and she did this very reluctantly. only
consenting because he explained to her
the immense weight that q message from
her to the Emperor Of Abyszinia, con-
veyed in that fashion, would haye upon
that monarch Of Ethiopia Queen Vic
toria, however, stipulated that once her
the record should be destroyed, and she
pledged Harrington that he would see to
this in person. Emperor Menelik was so
delighted at hearing the Queens voice
that he promptly demanded that the
| record should be handed over to him
But Sir John, naturally, was obliged to
defer to the commands Of his royal mis-
tress, and. talking hold Of the record. he
| stamped it to pieces.
The prominent visitor b a Roman
Catholic, graduate of the great Roman
| Catholic college Of Stoneyhurst. and Is
the son Of country doctor. In London
he belongs to the Marlborough Club, to
which he was elected prior to the acces-
sion of King Edward, on the latters
own nomination.
| Winter in Canada.
| 1t takes a good Canadian really to en-
Joy winter. according to Herbert s. Tenn
! pie. of Montreal, who Is at the Raleigh.
Winter is a part Of the national spirit
of Canada From the shores Of Lab
| rador to the mountains Of the west. and
| from the boundary of the United States
| to the frozen arctic, it descends with i'm
partial rigor. holding the vast country In
| the common bond of winter sports. And
| it takes the Canadian. with his easy
| going propriety and love of living. pleas
antly to turn cold and snow and ice into
| sociability and pleasure.
"Tobogganing" continued the enthusi-
astic Canadian, 'is a perennial delight
| among those people who love to travel
! a mile in minute or so and walk back
uphill to do it again. It Is in Montreal
| that tobogganing reaches its pinnacle.
The men and women start out in parties
and go up to the starting place, where
| several distinct furrows mark the courses
of the toboggans. In these 6oughs the
| toboggans follow each other rapidly. The
sun shines bright and the air is sharp and
exhilarating. The snow lies like q fine.
dry diamond dust. Everybody is clogged
with snow dust. Everybody is tingling
hot. and everybody's face is aflame with
ruddy color. The Chinaman didn't see
the philosophy of Whist! Walkee backee
| one mile But the Canadian doesn't ask
for the philosophy Of Il. He merely goes
in for enjoying it, and, incidentally, gets
| a whole lot Of exercise out Of the thing"
MushP00n Lover.
Senator Depew at dinner IN New York
praised a turkeys mushroom stu1ang.
| These mushrooms" he concluded, 're-
mind me Of an incident that occurred
while was abroad in the autumn.
''You know that on an English train
| hn vcckn6 In spoon couo-