The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
Littleton Incident REEVES Dali
zeIPs Memories.
FAMOUS BOUT WITH COCHRAN
PennsyIyanIan's Reply to New Yorker
Holds Record for caustic Person
alItles--soIdIers, Lawyers and
School Teachers Who Are
Now In Congress.
Rx oEoReE cLINroN.


tive Martin w. Littieton OF New York
to insinuations that he was friendly
to the steel trust" and was not
Democrat, brought SHARPLY to the
members minds the speech OF anoth-
er Democrat made under somewhat
similar circumstances and which caus-
ed great sensation some years ago.
There were two persons who were
chief parties to the Incident called TO
mind by Littleton's defense OF himself.
One of them was Bourke Cochran, for
mer Democratic representative from
New York, and the other was John
Dalzell OF Pennsylvania, who still sits
In the house and Is one of the pillars
of what is called regular Republican
ism. When Representative Littleton
was speaking Dalzell must have had
wildly before him the picture Of the
other scene Bourke Cochran in a
speech had attacked some of the Re-
publican party policies and had said
some sharp personal things about
John Dalzell, high chieftain OF pro
lection" Cochran intimated that Dali
zell was not altogether patriotic In his
legislative endeavor; in other words,
that he might be considered in sense
self-seeking.
DaIzeII's caustlc Reply.
Dalzelrs answer holds the record
perhaps in congress for extreme bit
terness and caustic personalities. He
accused Cochran of having made
speeches on different sides Of public
questions, speeches contrary to one
another, and having delivered them
not altogether without the idea that
personal profit might come.
There were reasons why the Demo
Gratis did not want Cochran to make
answer in a way that might give po-
] litical advantage to the enemy, and
the leaders labored with him just as
they labored with Littleton the 9th
| er day, but Cochran was not to be de-
MED. He answered Dalzell with a
flood of oratory, but while 1t was a
fine speech, rhetorically, it did not
have the thousand lance-like points
|
ance Of the Pennsylvania.
There is resolution now in con-
gress asking for an investigation of
the matters lying underneath the In
situations against Littleton Cochran
years ago asked for an investigating
committee. saying that If what Dali
zell had said about him were true, he,
Cochran, was unfit to sit in congress.
Investigation never materialized and
time finally put its oil In the wounds
Of the forensic battle.
Soldiers In the Senate.
The government recently has been
exercising its vigilance in connec.
ton with what it seems to be.
lieve to be powder trust, an
organization; according to the gov
eminent view, in the restraint of
trade. In the United States senate
there is a man whose name is in,
separately connected with powder.
Some one has put 1t, "One never hears
his name without expecting an ex,
plosion" Curiously enough, the mem
Military academy, where boy smells
powder and in way eats 1t from the
day he enters until the day of his
y graduation and then, unless he quits
the service, he goes ahead smelling
and eating 1t on occasion for the rest
of his life.
Henry Algernon du Pont of Della
ware is the senator whose name Is
suggestive of upland shooting, marsh
shooting and the field OF war. Senator
du PGnt graduated at the head of his
class in the United States Military
academy May 6, 1861 This was known
as the War Glass of the school, for al
of Its members went straight to the
front, although there was a goodll
number of them left the academy be
fore the day of graduation in order t
join the forces of the Confederacy ii
the field
The future Delaware senator wen
into the engineer corps, but soon aft
er he Joined he was transferred t.
the artillsry. He is a retiring mai
who seldom says anything in the sen
ate. His army record is such that i
be chose TO talk about it could do 81
With a good deal of pride. He doe
rot look much like fire eater. bu
through the four years of the war pre-
motions came to him rapidly for sue
things as distinguished gallantry
and voluntary exposure to the enc
my's FIRE at a critical moment" an
other things apparently equally to hi
credit and to the satisfaction OF hi
superior officers.
Senator Briggs Army Record.
Another senator who was a gradl
ate OF Uncle Sans school is Fran
obediah Briggs Of New Jersey. HI
career as soldier was short H
graduated from the school on the Hut
son IN 1872 and for seven years Their,
after served as second lieutenant /
the Second United States infantr,
Promotion was very slow in thos
days and II may be that the futur
senator wearied OF guard duty en-
an occasional chasing OF Indian
l