The Washington herald., 1911-12-28

Several of the House members fell to
talking during their luncheon hour about
horrible experiences.
Representative Crumpacker told about
the time he and has family were on a
Chesapeake Bay excursion boat in a
storm that seemed certain to wreck the
boat
II wasn't so scared. AYERS Crum-
packer. that is. no more scared than
any Of the rest. until somebody suggest
ed that they start up a phOnOgraph they
happened to have aboard, the idea being
to divert the attention of the terror
stricken passengers. They put on a rec
ord Just at. random and started to play
IT, That was when l grew nervous. The
piece was Asleep in the Deep
Benjamin W. Hooper, Republican gov
ernor of Tennessee-the first in thirty
years-who had never been heard of until
he craved out Of the little town Of New
port a few days before he was nomi-
mated for governor. and who didn't have
single delegate instructed for him.
and
Let's take a fresh start When Hooper
had made It plain to everybody that he
vas really going after the nomination
unheard of though he was, Luke Lea,
leader of the Independent Democrats,
came to him with this proposition:
Hooper" says Lea you select a COM
mittee Of three good friends from your
Republican ranks that you can trust, to
meet with three from the Independent
Democrats, and we'll see what can be
done"
"Au right" said Hooper
In few minutes he came back to Lea.
''Bv The way" he said, with n serious.
worried expression on his face, would
there be any objection to cutting down
that committee from three to two from
each side. can't think of more than
two men that I can trust
Good heavens laughed Lea. How
can YOU EXPECT to be nominated for gov
ernor without a delegate instructed Tor
YOU and not even three men that you
can call trusted friends?"
I'm be nominated, all right insisted
Hooper.
!, And sure enough-ISc.
Nearly everybody knows that President
Tafts greatest pride is his judgment in
the matter of judicial appointments
This incident is related in connection
with the talk just now about a successor
TO the late Justice Harlan.
A couple of years ago, the President
had definitely decided to appoint Mr..
Iurton. now an Associate Justice, to fill
a vacancy then existing in the Supreme
Co t. One day, so the story goes
friend came to MIR. Taft and said:
II wonder, Mr. President, II your judg-
ment on him may not be warped by your
friendship for him and your association
with him when he WIS on the circuit
bench?"
The President then wondered, too. And
he DELAYED announcing Lurton's ap-
pointment for another week. during which
time he took long walks and thought it
all over to make certain that mere
friendship didn't enter into the case.
John Sharp Williams, Senator from
Mississippi, was walking along the street
with a constituent in a dry towh.
by the way" inquired Williams. all OF
a sudden, would you care for a small
drink?'
The man stopped right in the middle
OF the sidewalk and stared at him.
Mr.. williams" he began, when he
had recovered his speech. they say you
are a smart man. After YOU were gradu-
ated here you went and got yourself
graduated at Heidelberg. over in Ger
many. But with all your education, you
can ask more blamed fool questions than
any man / know. OF course, I'd like a
little drink, but where can a man buy it
down here?'
Il know where there a limited amount
of the stun, .-.... VILLAINS.
Then VIII, .n- tH'i ME that in
the first pl aid tho fDnstituent.
breathing noi cain. nd not waste
so much time T % I1pNsa quest ons.'
In these onrs a. pao'.r ogl ceholders
who never auh. Dflce hsJ Who have
consented &c rua- go" know. n conse-I
quence OF tn uPl9riEE lends who
have the gono n DO" country at heart,
II furnishes p srnvH- stole thrill to
bump into ran !iFa senator William
e. Chiffon, West asr u.a
Chiffon d. "a not ser tIat he sat
back on his vi0GteE never gt;ing any
thought 20 'llc once Jnul MS friends