The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-25
WHAT THEY SEE
IN The MIRROR
DIRECTORY OF CONGRESS TELLS
WHAT REPRESENTATTV
THINK OF SELVES.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-A neat
little study In biographies has Just
been issued by the government print
ing office. 1t Is a hefty, red-bound
volume OF Ats pages. called officially,
Tine Congressional Directory"
a goodly part OF the book Is de-
voted to the Biographies OF the con-
gressmen and senator's. They are
all photographers; or at least pre-
pared by friends Of the subject. They
range from seventeen words, contri-
buted by Representative Redfield. Of
New York. as his life history, to 53s
words, embracing the events when
marked the career of Charles Manly
Stedman, OF North Carolina
The senatorial biographies are less
interesting to the seeker after knowl-
edge than those submitted by mem
bers OF the lower house--and par
tioularly the new members There are
good many who don't hesitate 10
heap enconiums on themselves. Among
these Is Adams Brown Littlepage. OF
West Virginia, who remarks:
He chat is. himselD bears the
reputation of being very grateful
man. never forgetting kindness
and II faithful in hts friendships and
thoroughly reliable. lie stands for
the under man in life. Works hard.
late and early as congressman. and
IS rejecting credit upon the country
oS his manly, conservative and wise
course in Washington as q represen-
tative of the people. He Is pa
triottc man, OF ability and fine quail
ties of mind and heart"
Representative Ezekiel Gambler, of
Mississippi. who Is a veteran mem
Der, says naively that his family have
been prominently identified with the
history OF the State from the days
OF the revolution up to and includ-
the present"
Daughtery. of Missouri, sets down the
Tact that he Is regarded IS one of
the strong men In the Misso al dele
cation" representative J. J. Kin
dred declared In his sketch, that he
'ffas In mo sense been II politician: ~
Representative Charles e. Patton. Of
pennsylvania, declares that his az
ricultural experiments have been of
beneht to the community" .-,a-..-, >
Personnel Of House.
careful count of the biographies
OF the members of the house reveals
the fact that out of the 3ss repre-
sioners. 246 are lawyers Twenty-six
members neglect to state the nature
of their business. SO this Is not
complete census.
Next to lawyers. in point of num-
her. come the farmers. There are
~ OF them. Many are only agri-
oulturalists on the side. however. The
bankers list totals %. Then come
the newspaper men. There are fif-
teen Of these. besides one Journalist.
Representative Sherwood democrat,
Ohio). and two publishers" Utter
(Republican Rhode Island). and Tn
derhili democrat, New York;,
Ten members OF the house are
men. Five were teachers, in school
or college, up to the time of their
being chosen representatives. There
are several score others who for
erly taught school, and later studied
law.
Representative Foster democrat,
Illinois,. Wilson, Democrat, New
York;, Kindred Democrat, New
York;. Fasion democrat, North
Carolina), and Barchfield (Republi-
can. Pennsylvania), are physicians
Representative. Difenderfer Demo
orat. Pennsylvania. Is a practicing
dentist AT least four members We're
court stenographers-Palm Demo
crat, Pennsylvania), Byrnes Demo
crat. South Carolina). Kendall Gre
publican. 1owa), and Aiken Demo
crat, South Carolina. Three say they
were commercial telegraphers--Mc-
Dermott Democrat Illinois), Smith
democrat. New York;, and Cary
(RepubIfcan. wisconsin,. Represen-
tative Lee democrat Pennsylvania
simply says he is business man.,