The Washington herald., 1912-05-10

Though he never played a game of
craps IN his life, Representative Under
hill, of New York. has always regarded
seven as a lucky number. And that Is
why he is in Congress.
Underhil is proprietor Of a prosperous
little Democratic newspaper at Corning,
n. Y. and has been drafting men for
years to MI out the Democratic ticket,
even when everybody knew there was
no more chance for them to be elected
than for rich man to drive a tandem
Of double bumped cameIs through the
eye OF a No. 50 needle. You see, the
community was strongly Republican. but
a Democratic editor has to lay a whole
lot of stress on the good of the party.
and able bodied men laid aside their
legitimate tasks at UnderhiIrs behest,
TO make campaigns that were analogous
In their futility to the pursuit OF a
high power oitermobile by an optimistic
shepherd dog.
When the campaign season rolled
around two years ago. all the men whom
Underhin had persuaded to go on the
ticket for the good OF the party at one
time or another. formed q committee, or
mob, that waited on him ana gave him
tn understsnA that It was ti-rs - iilrn
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..s.., june : . JOKE, but you're carry
ing this too far. I couldn't possibly give
the time to such a fruitless job. I'm
willing TO write some dandy editorials
about the good Of the party, but as for
doing the running myself. I never
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there ISN'T somebody that enjoys that
sort of thing. II II were hunting for
the pot OF gold at the end OF the rainbow
or something where a man had q little
chance I wouldn't mind; but-oh, just
can't think OF tt"
As he issued this ultimatum his eye
rested on the calendar, and he noted
that 1t was the seventh day of the month.
and seven had always been his lucky
number. Moreover. ii was his birthday.
and he recalled that he was just seven
times seven years old. He looked at his
watch. 1t was exactly p. m.
''Wait a minute. boys" said UnderhIlL
Something tells me I'd better run. after
an guess Pn do it,
And the seven charm worked like a
rabbits foot.
William L. La Toilette, who repre-
sents the Third Washington district,
says he never had any idea until he
tried II, how much fun a person can
have with an old outfit OF whiskers.
La FoIletteis brother, whom he hadn't
seen for years, was coming here for a
visit a time ago. and the Congressman
thought II would be a huge joke to re-
move the whIskers he brought to town
with him. He clipped them of, and his |
brother didn't know him from a load OF
wood. Then he went up to the House |
chamber, and nearly started a riot |
when he undertook TO walk in and sit |
down.
Just when the doorkeepers had got |
accustomed to him without all hts IA |
cial fernery. La Toilette carried the |
joke further by wedding on his heavy |
nustache, and that changed his ap-
more than ever. Once again |
he had to show his diploma and give |
the grips and passwords before he
could enter the House chamber.
A few weeks later he made a speech /
Introducing President Taft to the peo-
pie of Pullman. Wash, and not a soul
there knew him. Let's get that straight.
they knew. who Taft was, but did not
know their Congressman. though he
had lived IN Pullman most OF his life.
The folks out La FolIette's way haven't
III got it straightened out yet that he
md his cousin Bob La Toilette IRE two
Inherent persons few days ago a
etter came addressed thusly:
Hon. Robert NJ. Cwilliam L) La
toilette"
CONGRESSMAN John z, Raker was trav-
ling home from college on a stage line
ome years ago. He had run out OF
money and was going back home to earn
unds to take him the rest Of the way
through school On the way he fell in
With a stranger who asked him a lot
4 questions. They came to a transfer
ONT and Raher prepared to continue
n the next stage.
Here" said the stranger, pressing a
oil OF bills into his hand, you turn
light around and take this same stage