Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-16

!
ator Dick has piercing eyes and Ions
fluffy gray hair combed back from e
receding forehead. He is imperturbable
with a seraphic smile, and a straight
forward way Of presenting his facts II
logical sequence that goes right to the
meat of the proposition. Senator Dick
| had the poor hand dealt out of the con.
test deck four years ago when McHare
held the winning cards, whereas in this
new game today the sides are completely
strong hand with firmness and precision
Within the committee sessions the
recognized Taft leader is Senator William
Murray Crane. One of the newspaper
men asked me the other day why the
committee adjourned unexpectedly. and
answered 1T Is because Senator Crane
made the motion" Senator Crane is
great food for the cartoonlsts and carica-
tunists. He is long and slender, soft of
voice, and 1.-THE of movement, an
elongated face. with a tuft of brown haiI
like a topknot, and faint mustache,
visible only at close range. Senator
Cranes system Is to work through Others
whom he prompts preferring not to as
sert himself in verbal bouts or spec
tacular demonstrations. He impresses
one as a man who knows what he is
trying to do, and expects those who are
cooperating to that end to act on his
advice without wasting time in asking
questions.
Another strong Taft man is Harry s.
New, who Is conspicuous by reason of
the sugar-loaf straight brimmed black
felt hat which he wears on all occa-
sions. Colonel New was chairman Of
the national committee four years ago.
filling out an uneXpired term, and this
year is again in charge Of convention
in charge of convention arrangements
which is a job Of the size Of general
manager Talking together a few even
ings ago it was recalled between US
that he and I are serving as members
OF the republican national committee OH
which our fathers both served before u.s.
Whether there are others who come
"ithll IlliS Idlt6oly 10 iuilc
Colonel New is a man of few words.
and not given to speechifying, but he
has quick decision. and when he talks
makes himself plainly understood. He is
also a blue-eyed blonde, and a tireless
worker, who keeps at 1t early and late.
On the other side Of the room sits a
trio of great quesetioners. Head and
shoulders above all is Senator William
Borah of Idaho. He is of medium
height, broad -shouldered and heavy~set,
with a shock of thock brown hair alto
gether not unlike a foot ball player in
appearance. smooth shaven, usually with
partly opened mouth, but strong jaw that
comes down with a thud when he crates,
Senator Borah has been doing the heavy
work on the line, really arguing the case
for the Roosevelt side under pretense Of
asking questions whenever the retained
lawyers have impotently fallen down.
The senator will make a long statement
Of fact and conclusions and then, to
come within the rule, will wind up with
That's So is it not?'' | nearly took
his breath away on one occasion when
he had argued in this fashion for nearly
five minutes and forgotten his postscript,
by asking. Does the senator intend that
as d question:
Also distinguishing himself as a human
question box is Frank B. Kellogg, popu
larly known as the trust buster" Mr..
Kellogg is small of stature and fine
facial features. His carefully combed
gray hair against his pale blue eyes and
fresh complexion alone offsets a dis
tinctly boyish appearance. In demeanor
he is seriousness itself, lapsing fire.
quently into an attitude of thoughtful
study. He has a peculiar pose when
asking questions, leaning forward and
pointing with gold-rimmed round eye
glasses folded back, which pop open
when he makes a mere vigorous gesture.
The third querulist is Francis ]. Heney,
the great San Francisco lawyer, who Is
of an entirely different type. He not
only knows he is a great lawyer, but
seems to be afraid that other people
may not know it unless he tells them re-
peatedly how he put Abe Ruef behind
the bars. lie is a shrewd looking,
smooth faced, long nosed, large mouthed,
bespectacled individual. He gives the
impression Of wearing a constant smirk,
which, however, is natural and not ar
tificial. He burst into the committee
room with a loud defiant note, suggest
ing his own superiority, but seemed in
time to realize that there were other
nen of ab.ltf there too. and that the
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