The Washington herald., 1912-02-26
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
BY FRED c. KELLY

One might look a long way to find
another man who, like Robert F. Brous-
sard, of Louisiana. had a dog organiza-
tion to assist him into the United States
Senate
Broussard. now serving his eighth
term in the House. has been nominated
for the Senate by the Democrats Of
his State-which is equivalent to an
election though it viii be some three
years before he tastes OF the feast
Cousin Bob." the folks ine eI.ouisiana
call him, for the reason that he is re-
lated to nearly every third man he
meets. and many believe that Is why
he Is now a near Senator. But there IS
where they are wrong His dog organi-
zation did Il. Some get into the Sen
, ate by having the backing Of the sin
terests," and others because they have
not the backing of the "interests;" a
man may win an ofice because members
oS all the lodges he belongs to rally at
the polls. or because he has the labor
element, the prohibition crowd, or some
other organization plugging for him.
But, again, in Broussard's case II was
the dogs that turned the trick, or
helped to.
All his life. Broussard has been SQUASH
ing traditions at the slightest provoca-
tion, even aside from the fact that he
has been at odds with the Democlatic or
ganization at home for years and years
and years. When he was a small boy.
he and his playmates talked over the
pursuits they would follow as they grew
older and Robert decided TO be a cow
boy. Some Of the others were strong for
being policemen or locomotive engineers,
but little Robert stuck to the cowboy
proposition. His parents supposed that
he would outgrow the notion, as most
boys do. but they didn't know him.
You've been reading too many dime
noveIs!' his father told him. why.
would not think Of permitting you &c
go away and be a cowboy. You posi-.
lively must not think of such a thing
1 shall not allow you to be a cowboy
Never
So Robert became a cowboy.
| While living the life in the open. ht
acquired an acute love for hunting, and
after he quit cowboying TO be a lawyer
he kept n flock of fine horses and g
retinue OF blueblooded hunting dogs fol
the use of himself and his friends. YOJ
about the dogs.
| After he got into Congress Broussard
| found that he had little time for hunt.
ing and was obliged to get rid OF hi:
fire dogs and horses Instead of sellIns
| them he gave them to friends over the
State Now, the horses were first class
but the Broussard hunting dogs were the
best in the world. and everybody who
came into possession OF one of these wal
looked up to in his locality. Likewise
the sons and daughters of the doE'
Broussard gave away were highly priced
In fact. every hunting dog in Louisians
whose family tree shows him TO be re
lated to one Of the original Broussard,
commands high respect, 1t matters moi
how remote may be the degree of ances
trail eonsanguinity.
| Now everybody who owns one of thes,
descendants OF the original clump Of
Broussard. dogs feels 'unalterably bound
to Broussard. The same applies to every
one who has even a slight acquaintance
/ with one of the dogs or It's owner. i
a man has friend who once met q
man who saw a dog Of the BroussarS
line at work. he Is thenceforth a stancf
political adherent of Mr.. Robert r
| Broussard.
or course. the dogs didn't do 1t all
A certain lithographer unwittingly con
tributed his mite. Broussard's opponent
Gov. Sanders. Is man about six fee
four inches in height. Bulk commands
q certain. following some OF which fol
lowing Brousssrd needed. Along cam,
the Autographs that his campaign com
mittee had ordered. ali ready for the bill
posters. The photographer had been told
to make them life size. but he wen
further and made 'em considerably NOR,
than fhat-and yet not 50 big but q
behoider would think they were life size
\ Broussard who is probably five feet ten
appeared 20 be man who would stand
about seven feet eight In his stockings
Thousands OF people were fascinated BY
the mans bulk and gave him their suf
/ frage without further ado.
Representative Loheck. Of Nebraska
used to be a travelling man. and has sold
stoves and other useful commodities Il
ieyery hardware merchant in his district