Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-08


MATURING or a CONGRESSMAN.
Nature. untrammolcd. is always
Joyous thing Parents look with grief
upon the growing capitalization Of
their children. The country is now
called on e. observe a national spec
tacle Of the same sort. Give ear. at-
tend and behold
The landslide OF 1910 swept into
congress q sterling son OF West Vir'
glnia. Adam Brown Littlcpago. Now.
one ST the first duties of a newly
elected congressman n 90 prepare
brief sketch OF himself for the Com
grcseiOnai Directory. Mr Lttlcpage
fell to work with al the oXuhrrancc
Of an untrammelod and unsophisti-
Gated nature. The result In the DE
rectory published in May 1911. was
soul-reyc9ling. He told how he was
born In 1853 near Charlos;on--but II
Is better given In his own words:
His father was Killed In duel
at Dublin. Va, IA 1897. who. at the
time of his death, had accumulated
quite fortune. but the northern and
southern armies confscated and de-
strOycd about everything the family
had, with the exception of the land
and one dwelling house built of stone,
thereby reducing the family to want
Adam was the youngest OF five boys.
He Is a sclf-mHde man. has been a
hard student ana faithful worker all
his life. a consistent Democrat. never
wavcring In his political convictions.
lie has established q very lucrative
law practice az Charleston. Was
nominated in district 3.2O0 Repub-
lican for tho state senate OF West
Virginia In 1876. and was elected. sery-
ing four years, making fine rec
ord; and In 1910 he was nominated
by the Democratic congressional con-
vention by reclamation, over his pro-
test and against his viii, while he
was IN another state trying "a law
case He regarded the nomination as
party cali, and went into the race
against the Hon, Joseph Holt Gaines,
the Republican nominee, to overcome
Republican majority In the district
In round numbers OF about six thou
sand five hundred. In that campaign
Mr.. Littlepage made 1903 speeches
sometimes three speeches day
and waged the most determined con-
test that has ever been witnessed In
West Virginia. with the result that he
overcame the Republican majority
and secured his election by majority
OF 1856 votes. being the first Demo-
crat elected in the district In about
twenty years. Ills district includes IN
part the KanaWha and New River
coal fields. and IS very wealthy
district. Mr. Littlepage stands very
high as a lawyer and citizen through
out his district aad state. He was
candidate for the nomination for
governor two years ago. but was de-
feated in the convention By the Hon
Lewis Bennett The sentiment Is now
prevailing throughout the state that
had Mr.. Llttlepage been nominated
nc would have been elected. He
bears the reputation Of being very
grateful man. never forgetting
kidness. and h faithful In his friend
ships and thoroughly reliable. He
stands for the under man Ia life.
Works hard, late and early as con-
gresham, and is rejecting credit
upon the country by his manly, con
sarvatiye and wise course In Wash
ingtou as a representative OF all the
people. He Is a patriotic man, OF
ability and fine qualities OF mind and
heart"
"Of ability. and fine qualities Of
mind and heart" Can you doubt 81?
Hut cruel men read the Directory.
They scoffed The fine qualities
made no impression on them. Under
the fire of criticism Mr.. Llttlepage
lost all the fresh bloom and cnthus-
iasin with which he joyously entered
the hall Of representatives,, II was
a Chustened man who revised the
sketch for the new edition Of tho Di-
rectory, just published. Behold the
transformation:
Adam Brown Littlepagc Demo-
crat OF Charleston, was born April
"a. 1853, near Charleston. Kanawha
county, West Virginia lie Is law
ser by profession; was elected 60 the
state senate OF West Virginia in 1905,
serving four years. IN 1910 he was
elected 20 the siNty-secOnd congros.
defeating the Hon. Joseph Holt
Gaines. Republican
Decades intervene between the two
sketches. 10 Is feaUed that Congress
man Littlepago has irreyocably grown
mp.