The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
SEE TREMAS THEY
SEE THEMSELVES
Virginia Congressman GIVE Per
sonal Sketches i'll Congress
sional Directory.
SLEMP'S BIG POPULARITY
Ingcniou>ly Presents Part OF
Record to Indicate In
creased Majority.

II has been suggested that the bio
graphical portion of the Congressional
Directory. the official publication Of
Congress. should he labeled "What
statesman say of Themselves" Ger
tain lauehable statements made re-
oardine a member of the last House
OF Representatives attracted 4 wide
attention At the time. and the public
became speedily informed that these
IoioCraphies were furnished by the
lawmakers themselves.
With this fact in mind. it affords AN
interesting study TO note what Viz
ginia members Of Congress have 70
SAY. OF course. there is nothing in
the Congressional Directory to show
the photographic. nature of the
sketches. But the tendency OF each
individuals mind can be traced in his
own reflections regarding his person
ality.
His First Oficc.
OF Senator Martin the latest issue
OF the directory. dated December. 1912
contains nothing new. There is the
same statement that ne for a number
OF years has been a member of the
Board Of Visitors OF the Miller Manual
school of Albemarle County. and
has been a membe OF the Board 81
Visitors Of the University OF Virginia
but until elected TO the Senate he had
never held nor seen candidate for
any political office. state or national
senator Swanson's narrative con-
Jinues review OF his life He says he
attended public schools until he at
tanned the age Of sixteen. at which
time he taught public school for one
year: then attended Virginia Poly
technic Institute for one session; not
having the means TO complete his col
lege course he held a position in Dan
vile as clerk for TWO years: made
arrangements to enter college after
that time"
CONGRESSMAN ". 4. Jones is the orig
inal modest man. He merely says he
was born al Warsaw Va. March 81.
1919. ard then enumerates the num-
bers of the Congresses to which he
was elected.
Marriage statistics.
Representative z. L Holland. OF the
Second District. is the only Virginia
who tells who he mar
ried In fact. Mr.. Flood couldn't.
Captain John Lamb. Third District.
tells how he was educater. by his ia
Their: Congr essman Robert Turnbull. OF
the Fourth. that he has been honored
in many ways by the people Of his
T. ". Saunders. OF the Fifth.
that he graduated at number OF
academic schools and AZ the University
Of Virginia"
Not for a moment does Carter Glass.
Of the Sixth District. forget the most
part of his education. for he
relates that he was educated in pri-
waite and public schools and in the
business adding that he
owns the Daily News. the morning pa
per Of that city. and the Daily Advance.
the afternoon paper" The autobio-
graphy OF James Hay. Of the seventh
District. is brief. but he tells that he
was educated ct private schools in
Maryland and Virginia. At the Uni
Nersity OF Pennsylvania and Wash nS-
ton and Lee University" There is a
plain narrative in the story Of 9. G
Carlin. Eighth District
sIcmp's Little advertisement.
Somewhat remarkable Is the posi-
ton taken b. Representative G. =.
SIemp. Of the Ninth. For some time
50 past directories his autUbio Graphy
stated that he was elected to sucCeer
lis father by the largest majority
eve recorded In the district" and
again that he was reelected in 1905
-bv tho largest majority ever recoTde !
iu The district" How both could De
the largest was unexplained However.
BE has now taken out the 1905 part
Gu tho rew directory. NJ. Siemp says