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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30

or fourth aunt. | could do something worth
while with It,"
Mr. Bennett. Of New York, catalogued his
women in waiting and insisted that, with
few exceptions, they included all who tax
his time.
There are women who have pension
claims and want me to look after them,
he stated Sometimes they want them
granted again, to have them increased. l
either promise to aid them. il | think them
worthy, and do so. or beg TO be excused.
Women are rather impatient about some
things, and I am lucky n woman does
not come back again more than hslf
dozen times during the session to know
why ] don't hurry along that matter Tor
her II is rather gratifying to have her
indicate that I am the whole Of Congress
assembled. but can't just make the other
legislators take that view
do you ever have any cranks bother you
about impossible bills?" he was asked.
He nodded affirmatively.
Yes, | do. There was poor. pitiful little
old woman who had bill on which she had
worked and waited and half starved. until
in desperation she took to drugs TO keep
! 81.
that most OF the members tried TO dodge
her, and the pages thought her a nuisance.
Others Of us saw the tragedy of it all, and
really tried TO help her II was useless,
though They are the cases which make a
Congressman's days unhappy-having 10
come out and deliver bad news to women
who have hoped and planned and made
themselves believe IN what can never come
| about
Another class of woman in waiting whom
each of the Representatives interviewed
spoke Of is the one who being I'm govern
ment Office. wishes either a promotion or a
transfer When she is from the state Of the
Representative TO whom she applies. he OF
the party in power, and there is vacancy
available. the thing is not exceptionally diff
fcult of accomplishment but this is a
trtlogy Of happy conditions not usually OK
listing
often" Mr. Bennett explained. the
woman does not definitely know just what
she does want. She is dissatisfied with her
present chief. or has a woman friend In
another department with whom she would
like 10 eat luncheon. Still. the many are
rather busnesslike. and entitled TO what
they ask through meritorious service
Ralph Cameron, Of Arizona SAYS that the
member from near by always thinks he is
more harassed by women visitors than the
man who comes from distance. Mr.. Cam
sron represents Arizona. although he is not
Representative. because, 10 make q bull,
mis- state is still a territory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
THE SIEGE OF CONGRESS-

.riov can, be found either in the reception
,-oon, al The House Of Representatives VI
:, tho marble room Of the Senate c'hen9 .
,o,vcver on the House side. FROM INC
,.nenipc day OF a session until It's c'ose
. ,te.o women in waiting, as one Noh-
oress,nan facetiously calls them-are 70 oe
80, some Of them are there lot slloi
,1,uo only on. maybe q single Flsl' u"'
,ro ma ioritv arc as firmly intrenched as
80. Rock of Gibraltar \ few are so ne"
nd diaidcnt that the pages VINO take III
a.. cards 10 the congressman nave 10
~ ,toD, what TO write and where TO wall
,rbo, come for 2 million reasons real ana
,r,.-irary and every shading OF human
,,,r,os and comedy is exhibited IN 'he"
,...a,.d ,boueh none the less ardUous
task of waiting. e,;~
There are young girls slehdel an" "a,
. y. no come in groups. properly chapero"eu
frou, boarding schools just 10 say Soo'
. dav" TO tho member from the" "o"I'
safe. They arc frankly curious ana vas'-
- I, excited over tho novel experience I"eA
v.opid lust love" to have passes 10 the
,cs,ryed gallery and they wax positlveIY
rio,ovs over 2 pencil or writing pad d.
.oyvcnir from the stationery room
They have no axes TO grind, however Iol
which The Congressman is duly thankful
II Inc is too busy to sec them his excuse
becomes a matter of personal pique and
not q soul stirring tragedy.
There arc women with the battle SCARED
frees Of the. unhappy aged. Some of them
arc in rusty black and make no attempt
10 conceal the poverty that drives them "a
this last hope of winning the sympathy
cf a man Who can get them government
position or aid the passage Of a certain
bill They arc "on duty" each day, from
,oon 10 adjournment. in the sitting little
room on the House side, which is merely
r. columned niche 10 tho left Of Statnsry
Hall From it an inclined rallied walk. not
unlike saneplank, leads mp to short
hsll directly opposite the central door OF
Tho House
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
CALLING ON Mr.. BENNETT.

Then there is the elderly woman who ad-
mits she is just passing the time" One
Of her sort filed a generous section or the
little room the day the writer helped
swell the list OF Congressional callers. She
wanted to see the member from her home
state-and he happened 10 be Mr.. Bennett.
VINO was not returned this session as
Representative from New York. the most
sent for man in the House" She desired
cards for the reserved gallery. Mr.. Ben
net graciously assented Then she in
sisted upon chatting about various and
sundry happenings in Gotham.
Mr. Bennett chatted and stood first on
one foot then on the other-the while the
nations business waited for at least that
part of it under his direction. Several
other women who had been sitting COM
placently in the background ostentatiously
hovered nearer, for they. too, wished TO
talk with the man from the Empire State
and considered this a favorable opportu
nifty.
At a large table in the centre of tho
room sits a young woman. All day long
she takes the cards of the callers and
gives the pages directions about carrying
them in She also sees that no woman has
preference over her sisters in waiting in the
length Of time one has 10 wait for return
messages. She is a most agreeable young
woman. too. but she has a keen. discern
ing gray eye-two Of them in fact. And
whether It be part of her official obliga-
tons or a self-imposed task, she invar-
iably comes to the rescue Of member
about to be placed in dilemma.
Noddinc 10 a page, she manages TO give
the unobservant gentleman notice Of the
football rush in which re is about TO
figure So. with hasty come -again-so-
glad-to-have-soen-you smile, he is able TO
make quick exit backward up the in
clined plank" and thus escape the clutch
Is of the lowering ones who had hoped
10 DroAt by the other lady's card.
Some Of these women who wait are so
patrician in look and manner that in
stinctjyely the pages know they have a
congressional right 10 be there They are
often the wives. relatives or personal
friends Of the members who have been in
vited up for luncheon or called 10 take
their llcgc lords for drive. And. as an
attache up there boyishly explained,
they always seem 10 arrive just when a
fellow is deep in conversation with some
good looking woman. Usually he is say
, ing Really, madam, l Will do everything
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30

yHEN a member OF Congress SPENDS
M his days in working for or against
w such momentous projects as tarin
reductions. Canadian reciprocity, appropri-
atoms for this or that and other kindred
subjects. he is doing what To the popular
mind. is precisely what he is sent there
10 do. But that he also consumes goodi!
rortion OF his working day in RECEIVING
or avoiding women will be, perhaps n
more or less surprising statement to the
average voter.
And vet, don't censre the Congressman
for doing so. Nine out Of ten times ne
moro eager TO dodge his feminine callers
than 10 sec them. This business OF bashi"s
I'm feminine smiles and being sought al'er
by MiIady Fair may be all right III STORY
hooks. bat il doesn't 20 in Congress. IL he
could do so tie average member would turn
over the lob OF receiving phyllis and Cou-
sim Alarv-from-the Country and Mrs. home
slater 10 any one who wants tin J'iy
And that docs not mean he is necessall'!
q woman bater. either. But rather tla1 al
vcavs day in and day out. veritdoie army
nj women is hcsieglns him him Tor idNoIS
NJ various sorts and he really hash the
,,mo TO listen TO the pleas and still accom-
p,igh what he promised his constituents
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
nv James II. Morrow.

A KNOCK on the door Of the Water
N Vile Classical institute caused all
"A the students 10 raise their eyes and
look In that direction. 4 tall dark COM
plexloned man. accompanied BY a youth,
came In and sat down In an old rocking
chair by tho stove.
The man was Hannibal Hsmlin-once
printer-who had been Vice-President un-
der Abraham Lincoln. The boy was his
son now n practising lawyer at Ellsworth.
In Maine. and the partner OF Eugene Hale
until recently one OF the leaders of the
United States Senate. fIe was 10 he left
with old Dir. Hanson. the owner Of. the
school. and prepared for college. Among
the students in the room when the Hamlins
entered was Charles Fletcher Johnson. the
son OF a harness maker over the river at
Wlnslow.
Back In 1851 Hannibal Hamln came TO
the Senate from Maine as a Democrat. He
changed his politics. resigned his Office
ard ran for Governor. He was put on the
ticket with Lincoln in 1850. From 1851 10
Iali-sixty years-no Democrat in Maine
was elected TO a seat in the Upper House
OF Congress. On April just past there
appeared in the United States Senate
Charles Fletcher Johnson. the boy UNI
noticed by Hannibal IIamlin. The mys-
teries held by the future are some OF the
compensation for living. and give II spec
ulative attractiveness and value.
Thus johnson follows Hamlin through a
broken line Of succession. and the Democ-
racy OF Maine. marking time for three
fifths Of century. emerges from obscurity
and is again seen and heard in the Senate.
Unknown until recently outside OF New
England except 10 those who specialize in
party minutie. Johnson is not ali arrow
that has hit the mark accidentally.
ITO be a Democrat In Maine" he re-
marked 20 me across the level mahogany
desk in his senatorial ONCE, has been as
uncomfortable In some respects as TO be a
Republican In South Carolina
There are two kinds OF cordiality-spon-
taneous and counterfeit senaor johnson
| Is a friendly person. instinctively. for that
In his individual peculiarly. His laugh
sounds genuine. He is big shouldered and
gray-eyed Sometimes he chuckles far
down In his throat II there is any humor In
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! floor and go 10 the gallery 10 get people
But she insisted and said something about
going TO luncheon. so | thought she was
some relative of that Congressman, and
had better hike.
Nov. what boy, or man either couh
pick out a woman by her dress, unless he
were a detective? | believe half the women
in that gallery had on dark blue. ] picked
out one, went up 10 her and told her that
her friend was waiting downstairs. ]
haven't got any friend she snapped. You
are an impudent boy. Go away. When
got back the old lady had disappeared bit
another dressed just like the one for wnom
| was looking was sitting there. ] went
TO her and delivered the message. Stung'
/ T got called down again And just then
the old lady came back with the member
and the woman she was waiting Cor ana
her hat was Glue and green at That
The pages also told how discriminating
women who make practice OF coming ~
/ the CAPITOL every day during the session
select new members for the telling OF ther
claims after the older ones nave grown
wary. Wishing to test this. one Of tho ne"
members was sent for.
( "I can't say I have had any unfortunate
! experiences along that line he draWied'
but. Of course. ladies DO come TO me TOT
/ help. The most important thns ! nave
/ been able 10 accomplish so far was in get
ting An appointment for ladys son IN
the navy. or rather promotion she asker
me 10 take il up. and believe have oeen
/ successful"
! But he unconsciously indorsed the story
! hat
session.
! Nor must the little piercing eEed "one"
/ with a husband. who could nope 10 nv
! In life only by running an elevator ''
overlooked Every day last session she
was right on the job With supply Oh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30

T &c n. Av Who Send in Cards Representatives and
Senators Asking Favo Many Curious Kinds, and What
Certain Much Bothered Statesmen Think OF
These Persistent Callers.

nossible about your lame husband, or, i
assure you ma'am, that I have already
stirred the state Department up in refer
ence TO your brother But he can't well
make his voice carry across and over the
general pandemonium, and to the just ar
rived relative Il looks like a pleasant little
Irritation" As a matter OF fact no woman
in her right senses would ever select that
oppressive spot for any other than bust
ness reasons.
Speaker Clark believes that Congress
should provide more agreeable place In
which women could receive and talk with
the Representatives.
Some people seem TO think the main
idea is to make things so uncomfortable
for these women that they won't bother
members by coming here at ALL" he said.
But they have a perfect right to do so.
Not all of them. I admit. yet the fact
that a number come up here Just through
curiosity or in hopes of graft does not
Justify the torturing Of Representatives
good natured enough 10 come out or Of the
callers who have legitimate business here.
During the last session, somehow, ] al
ways seemed to be sent for when the
room was most CROWDED ana tnere nau
to stand, first on one foot and then the
other like a crane. trying to keep my
physical and mental balance at the same
time
"The woman with whom I might happen
TO have been talking was standing too
there usually wasn't any place for her 10
stall of which was and Is extremely an
noying. Give them a more private room,
say, or at least a larger one, with easy
chairs and lounges. as they have over In
the marble room Of the Senate"
Asked II he had many foolish callers, or,
rather. callers with foolish requests, Mr..
Clark replied emphatcally in the negative.
Women who come to see me usually
come in all seriousness" he explained
land that is why I never refuse. unless II
is simply impossible TO receive them"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30

for the privilege Of mononoiizins the trsds
II a saloonkeeper attempted 20 sell some
other brand he vas arrested and his place
vas closed. Meanwhile the dealers IN
liquor are voting the ticket Of the party
that governs the city or county i'm when
they are located. When 4 sheriff honest
tries 10 enforce the Law. he Is defeateu
for reelection. In the phraseology Of orr
, business men. such a sheriff is lacking N
tact
The Democrats some years ago eiecte'
the Sheriff OF Cumberland county. In thN
county is Portland. our largest and srea''
est commercial city. The Sh"rin was
man OF integrity and tho brewers couid
not buy him up. Knowing the sentiment
OF the public. he told the saloonheep'''
that they could continue in business. ou'
that they should not sell on SUNDAYS or
holidays or after 10 o'clock AZ night. Ire
Democratic state platform declared TITS
liquor amendment TO the constitution
should DO executed or voted out. TINS
Sheriff disregarded his party and the lsN
and established platform and a consn'
tuition of his own, which WAS regulator"
told him he would be beaten when he ran
the next time.
why he said. I've shown preachers
and members OF the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union over the town and they
say conditions in Portland are better no"
I than when ! came into ONCE.
That Sheriff was reelected. The bust
ness interests said that he was man oi
tact To me such connivance with la"
breaking is intolerable. Governor Glenn OF
South Carolina visited Maine 10 inyesu-
cate our educational institutions. lie Is
| Christian man and the teacher OF the
largest Bible class In Raleigh. the Sa',
! capital lie witnessed our violations o.
! the liauor law and expressed his amsIe'
ment In my presence saying that no SUI"
shameless conduct would be permi''''
anywhere In the South. Liquor VIII
drunk. | believe In controlling hs So"
and manufacture. Next Septemoer
| are 10 vote again on statewide Pfo"'
ton TO ascertain If the present co"sU''
tlonal amendment is TO remain paw -
the organic law OF the common"e'',
When prohibition fails, as l think VIZ
! / want n commission composed oi n'o"
| Ike William De Witt Hyde, presoen' -
Bowdoin College. 10 search the worm W
give us the very best scheme OF na'"
regulation"
Copyright, 1911, By James A0rr'w'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30

Mr.. So-and-So wasn't IN his scat" We'll,
he wasn't" replied. He is, too" she fairly
screeched. Just went up to the gallery
and saw him.. Anyhow, was all could
answer, he wasn't in his seat when came
out last time. but I'll go in again for you.
And, worse luck I had to bring back the
same message next time"
Members OF Congress are all right.
They'll do lot for us pages Sometimes
when hear them listening so patiently 10
a yarn that baby would know wasn't so
! think | wouldn't be like that But then
you see, We hear the same old story being
told To maybe half dozen different men,
bers. | like the ladies best who just come
up here because they are one OF the family
or friends of the members or. those who
aren't so suspicious When woman says
TO me: Take this card To Mr.. Blank and
see that he gets il. too" 1t makes me mad
Why should We want him not to get Il?
Besides. finding him the first time saves
us several more trips But some OF them
won't believe It.
"Why, ! have searched the floor. the
cloakrooms and even looked up in the gall
lery 10 find a member. and then been told
4 believe he is in there this minute. The
most of them are very nice and pleasant.
I feel awful sorry for the ones who have
trouble. They are timid and uneasy.
| But a lot Of them just come in here TO
kill time
And make trouble for us" another page
interposed. II believe | draw all the
cranks. Honestly. 1t certainly is funny
sometimes. one day a lady about sixty
years old came in and waited awhile. Then
she beckoned me and said: Son, you go up
to the gallery and on the lefthand side in
the front row You will see q lady dressed
In blue. with a black and white hat on.
You tell her TO come on down. as I have
sent IN my card for member and can't
leave.
II explained that | couldn't leave the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
WALKING THE PLANK.

When q member who has been sent for
agrees 10 come out" the woman making
the request stands eagerly near this Stop
ins bridcc-and waits. one represents
tive has dubbed st walking the plank
Is tho member dcscends. card in hand. he
endesvors 10 obtain n comprehensive view
~ the room before reaching the bottom
Of the plank" And there's q reason. too
II ne espies a seasoned lobbyist or two
standing around in the background tho
raeccss are he will have developed such
oio..-utum in his descent as TO find him
self clear beyond the room and into the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-08-05
SISTER PARISH MAR
KETS The FIRST
BALE OF COTTON.

New Orleans, Aug. 1.-The
first bale of Louisiana's new
crop of cotton came to the loca.
market Monday morning. The
first new bale is nine days earlier
than the first new bale last year,
which arrived on Aug. 8.
Acadia parish has the honor of
producing the first bale of the
crop of 1912. It was grown
by Jacques We'll near Rayne and
was consigned by him tothe firm
of Hyman, Hitler & Co. The
bale was auctioned off at noon by
Mr.. T. w. Danziger, of Danzi-
ger & Tester, in Varieties alley,
and brought II cents a pound.
1t was bought by Leopold and
Co., for the account of Jovite
eau, the we'll known exporter.
It was classed good middling.
The new bale weighed $40
pounds, an extra large size Of
bale for the first of the crop, and
indicated that those who pro-
duced it did not have to do much
scrapping," or picking about
here and there, to get together
enough cotton to make it up. It
is said that Acadia is raising a
good cotton crop this year, and
that Louisiana, as a whole, will
do better than it has any season
since the boil weeyil became the
big factor in the crop.
The movement of new cotton
for the month of August prom
ises to be very large in all the
early sections of the South. Re
of new at Houston Mon
day morning were 3,088 bales.
Already Alabama and Georgia.
have produced their first new
bales and kilograms from the
latter State Monday claimed that
Georgia in the month Of August
will market 150, 600 bales of the
crop. It is said that from
Macon, Ga, to the Florida line
is opening fast. Many
fields are white with open
cotton.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-08-05
PRESENTS THE CASE
IN A MOST FAVOR
ABLE LIGHT.
ION the Whole, Mr.. Michel's
Platform Is A Most Able
Document

The Shreveport Times is con-
trolled by Mr.. Robt. Ewing, the
only ward boss supporting
MI. Aswell for Governor.
So the following expression
from the Times regarding Can
didate John T. Michel must be
considered highly complimentary
to Mr.. Michel, whom the States
is bitterly opposing:
In his declaration of prinei-
pies Mr.. Michel shows his ac-
quaintance with the duties of the
office to which he aspires, as well
as a close study Of the political
questions now uppermost in the
public mind. It would be idle to
question his sincerity, for there
is nothing in his character as a
man or in his career in public
life which lays him open to the
charge that he will not strive to
redeem his promises to the peo-
pie.
Mr.. Michel has been Secre-
tary of the State Of Louisiana
for twelve years, and his public
record, it is generally conceded,
is above reproach. SO well rec
ognized was this fact in the last,
State election that MI. Michel
was re-nominated and reelected
without opposition. This fully
attested the public confidence in
his ability and in his efficiency
as q public official.
"On the whole, Mr.. Michel's
platform is an able document and
presents his cause in a most
favorable light"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-08-05
McClendon Z
: Montegut 2

Is votes cast,
and there is nothing to indicate
how the individual delegates cast
their respective votes.
ROBT. L. LANDRY
Sec'ty State Democratic Nomi-
mating Convention, held in
the City Of Shreveport on
Dec. 18th, 1895.
To Hon. Gilbert L. Dupre.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-08-05
16 votes cast

IL VVUNG A0DUa
Before the result was an
nounced the st. Landry delega-
ton changed their votes as fol
lows:
for Michel Z votes
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-08-05
Yours truly,
GILBERT L. DUPRE.

New Orleans, July 81, 1911.
/ hereby certify that the vote
for Secretary Of State as first
cast by the delegation Of st.
Landry parish stood as follows:
for Michel IL votes
!" McClendon 4
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-08-05
JUDGE DUPRE CLAIMS RECORDS
UPHOLD HIS CONTENTION
Visits New Orleans, and Asserts the Proceedings
Of the Convention Are
UndecipherabIe.

-#f@a#.
He would examine the record
and then venture a suggestion
which would not fit his figures.
Finally | said those various fig
ures to be found only in the votes
Of St. Landry might evidence a
change after the vote was cast,
but before it's announcement.
He said that was possibly the
case. He figured for a while
and then said: "On the first
ballot the votes were cast as fol-
lows:
Michel, IL votes.
McClendon 4