The Washington herald., 1911-05-09

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ernor's Foot Guard. and has seven chill
dren.'
! Solomon Prouty, the Republican insur-
gent who defeated ]. A. T. Hull, for many
years chairman of the House Committee
on Military Affairs, lays special emphasis,
In his brief sketch Of his career, on the
| fact that he won the first prize in ora
tory In the oratorical State contest In
Iowa in 1876"
| RoIiin R. Rees, a new Republican from
Minneapolis, Kans., declares with great
enthusiasm that as judge of the Thirtieth
Judicial District in 1903, he "served with
such general satisfaction to the people
that he was reelected and continued to
serve until he resigned"
| Caleb Powers, of Kentucky; refers to
his long persecution"
Senator William Goebel, the Democratic
contestant for governor he says, was
| shot and killed by an unknown assassin,
and upon the heels Of that followed Mr..
| Powers long persecution with which the
public is familiar. After having served
eight years three months and three days
In the jails Of Kentucky he was given his
| freedom and was nominated for Con-
gress."
Lewis an Earnest Worker.
David ]. Lewis, who comes from way
up in the Allegany County district of
Maryland, and who succeeded Represen-
tative George A. Pearre, known for years
as the handsomest man in the House.
mentions, in talking about himself, that
he pursued his occupation as a miner
and his studies in law and Latin at the
same time"
James A. Daugherty, of Webb City,
Mo-, distinguishes himself as. proficient
in the use of adjectives. He sets forth
that he has had a 'conspicuously" sue
cessful career as a farmer, miner. and
banker; that he is particularly promi-
nent in the lead business; that he takes a
deep interest in economic problems;
that he is militant Democrat; that
he Is an ardent party worker, and that
he ''fs regarded as one of the strong men
of the Missouri delegation"
Representative John ]. Kindred. of
Long Island City. qualities as an alienist
in his directory autobiography. He says
that after completing his medical studies
in Louisville he moved to New York
In 1889, without friends or money" and
served as physician in many hospitals
and institutions for mental and nervous
diseases. For a time, he declares, he
was extra assistant physician in the
Royal Asylum. Morningside. Edinburgh,
Scotland After naming the other
hospitals In which he had served and
tablished, he declares that he is IAN
authority in the treatment of mental
and nervous diseases" and that ''he has
In no sense been politician. His
nomination and election came without
any solicitation. He is also extensively
engaged in agriculture. He is an active
and liberal member of many organiza-
tons"
Surrendered with Lee. !
Charles NJ. Steadman, a new Democrat
from Greensboro, n. c., mentions that
he is "one of the twelve soldiers who
were engaged in the first battle at
Bethel. and who surrendered with Lee
at Appomattox."
Charles E. Patten. a Pennsylvania Re
publican, tells a receptive public that he
.'branched out in various lines of business
and won general success in ALL" He also
mentions that he owns several fine farms
in which he takes an unusual interest"
and that his agricultural experiments
have been of great benefit to the COM
munity."
Victor L. Berger, of Milwaukee, after
mentioning that he was born at Nieder
Rebbuch, in Austria Hungary, lays stress
on the fact that he is the first Socialist
ever elected to Congress. and that he has
been prominent as a pioneer organizer in
the Socialist movement
The only man in the directory who
styles himself capitalist" is, j. sKuhio
Kalanianaole, of Honolulu. Probably this
title is not used as term of reproach in
the Hawaiian Islands. Mr.. Kalanianaole,
who is better known in Washington as
prince Cupid also sets forth that he
is a cousin of the late King Kalakaua
and Queen Liliuokalani, and nephew of
Queen of Kapiolani, consort Of Kalakaua,
and married Elizabeth Kahanu Kaauwai
Of Maui.
Mathematicians Kept Busy.
Mathematicians of the press gallery de- !
voured the new directory yesterday after |
noon. They discovered among other things |
that of the thirty-seven members of the |
New York delegation. twenty-seven were |
native-born New Workers, while thirteen |
other native born New Workers were |
serving in the House of Representatives !
from other sovereign States. This is a |
peasant total of forty native-born New |
Workers who are members of the present |
House.
Ohio also has a good record. OF her
twenty-one members in the House. six
teen were born in sOhio, and twelve Rep |
resentatives from other States are Buck
eye natives as well.
OF the 39l members of the House. ten |
are foreign born. OF these three are>
from Ireland. two from Germany. one
from Nova Scotia, one from Scotland, |
one from Ontario. one from Bohemia,
and one from Austria Hungary. Mr..
Berger is the Hungarian. Representa-
tive SABBATH, Of Illinois, claims Bohemia.
There are six native-born Missis-
sippians in the Senate, although only
two of them, under the restriction Of
the Constitution, officially represent that
State. The upper branch, with its ninety
born statesmen as the vastly larger
lower branch. There are seven Of these.
Oliver. Of Pennsylvania, who was born in
Ireland; Stephenson. of Wisconsin. who
was born in New Brunswick; Gallinger,
of New Hampshire, Who is a native of
Ontario; Lorimer, Of Illinois: wetmore,
of Rhode Island, and Sutherland, of
Utah, who are natives of England, and
knute Nelson, Of Minnesota, who halls
from Norway.
Not Natives of State.
Several States are represented in the
Senate entirely by men not native to the
soil. These include Idaho. Iowa, Mis-
souri,. Montana, New Jersey, North Da-
kota. South Dakota, Oregon. Texas, and
Utah. On the other hand. Illinois. North
New York. Georgia, Indiana,
Kentucky, Maine. Ohio. and Massa-
chusetts are all represented by men born h
within their boundaries
1t is quite apparent from perusal of