The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-21

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while still in his twenties was elected
president of It's council.
Cheyenne grew up about him and
made him city trustee. councilman and
mayor. which Office he resigned to be-
come governor OF the Territory when
forty one. Then came statehood, and
he was elected first governor OF tie
independent Commonwealth. which Of
ice he had held but two months when
he was sent to the Senate. where he
has served for nearly ,wenty-one
years. t
Indeed, this IS the day Of the six
looter In the Senate, to which class also
! belongs the insurgent. Moses Clapp,
the opulent Elkins's successor as chair
man of the important Interstate Com
merce Committee. which, az pointed
out, will have such potent influence in
reshaping government policies affecting
railroads and interstate corpora tons.
Two Christian Science Senators.
clapp is great OF girth as well a $ OF
shoulder spine and limb, and weighs
more than any other man in the SEN
ate. He attributes his vigorous health
a I sixty TO the fact that. like Senator
Works. of California, he is Christian
Scientist. in which sect he is so en-
; thusiastic member as to occasionally
| rise In their Washington church 10
give testimonials Of the benefit which
he has derived from the faith.
Like Warren he wears long mus
! tache. but spurns .pectacles, which
| Warren customarily wears
j Like his brother in the faith-Works
li-f;lapp was = Iioosier by Firth, but
, went West. stopping first a Wisconsin.
| Here he clerised in a grocery, taught
| school for few terms and then ship
!. ped as cabin hoy on grain ship that
~ ..- q Il. = ~
| stopping at, his home town OF Hud-
| son. Wis. and il was in these days,
| because he was 50 tall and dark. both
as to complexion and hair that the
! Indians dubbed him The Black Eagle"
sobriquet which has PLAYED no small
part in his political campaigns.
| flut after the BLACK Eagle had
| flown wild during these years, his
/ father. determining TO tame him. pack \
ed him off to the wisconsin Law
School. after graduating from which
| institution. at twenty-five. he return
| cd home to Hudson 10 win his first
! lawsuit, which melted him 80.
| After practicinS here for eight years
/ he took his young wife 10 western
| speeches and got acquainted with his
| new neighbors, who helped elect him
! attorney general of the State
| Fnct That Shipped fIia Career.
! q fact that helped nightly TO shape
| the young mans future career was
! that Minnesota one OF the first States
| to attempt the regulation of freish.
rates. was largely engaged in litiga-
| ton against railways while he was
/ attorney general. and such was his re-
] cord in these prosecutions that for
another half dozen wears he was re-
| tanned as counsel for the railroad and
warehouse commission. having the re-
! sulation in charge. This work me-
cessitated his removal to ST Paul. and
while he was engaged therein the Re-
HUT failed 10 elect him. He was sue
icessful. however. when. 1--WE years later
or in 1901-they ran him for the
/ Senate.
\ lie IS one of the hard shell Insur-
gents or ''progressives'' of that body.
\ The Sunday upon which this article Is
4 published will be his sixteth birth
| day. M
while Gailinge, and Cuilom. who
! succeed to Aldrich and Hale's respec-
| tive powers as chairman of the Steer
\ ing Committee and the Committee on
! Committees, you are doubtless better
acquainted, since they are old vet
Grams of the Senate. Cullom first en-
tered the House f9rty-siN years ago
and came to the Senate in 'S3. while
Gallingcr entered the lower body TWEEN
ty-six years ago and the upper In '91
Both are big men in body as we'll ms
brain. and Cuiom is now In his eish-
lty-third. while ciallingeriis in his sew
enty- fifth year. though the latter's
elasticity OF step. vigor of speech and
general activity would. in spite Of his
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