Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-01
OLD MAN WHO EVER
SERVED IN CONGRESS VISITING
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
VETERAN OF TWO WARS,
ONCE SPEAKER OF HOUSE
Eats Midnight Lunches and Partakes
Of German Beverage and Does Not
Find Digestive Tablets Necessary
May Again Servo in Heuss-Has
Faith in Republican Asesndaney.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, July 1.-The youngest
old man who has struck Washington in
many a moon came to town the other
day in the person of former speaker OF
the mouse, Joseph Warren keifer, OF
ohio. "Uncie Joe Cannon, likewise
former speaker, is an extremely spry
younsster but mis- record is not up to
General keiter's, who pranced up and
down Pennsylvania avenue while he
was here quite like a 2-year-old colt
not yet broken to harness.
F'rienos of General Keifer were
amazed when they ran across him about
the capital He mas been 4 figure we'll
known to Washington for many years
but it was the unanimous verdict that
he actually looked younger on this visit
than he did when he was In congress.
He spent the daytime seeing old friends
and regularly along towards midnight
dropped into well-knoWn German
refectory on the avenue and Solaced
himself with few huge sandwiches
composed of rye bread and sweltzer
plus the beverage that goes naturally
Herewith. Many younger man would
have had acute Indigestion from what,
with the general. was only little light
snack to go to bed on.
Has Been Going Some.
When a man fights thru two wars
and innumerable political battles and
presides over the house Of representa-
tives as speaker for goodly spell. be
may fairly be said in the vernacular to
have been going some. The career OF
the redoubtable Refer is as full OF
fighting as John L. Sullivan's, tho 1t has
been a different sort of battling. He Is
in his 18th year, a native Of Ohio, began
study of law on farm, fought thru
the civil war, enlisting as a private and
coming out with the rank OF major
general by brevet conferred on him for
his services under Sheridan IN the cam
paign that ended with Appomattox.
plunged deep into politics. gained the
spsaksrship Of the F'orty-Seventh con-
xress. was major general OF volunteers
in the Spanish war, commanded the
troops that took possession OF Havana
Jan. !, 1899. then was returned to con-
xress and served three more terms - .
member of tho house, In all. he served
fourteen years in the house. the f1rst
time from 1877 to 1885 and the second
time In the Fifty ninth. sixtieth and
sixty first congresses. He finally got
licked when he sought to return to the
Sixty-second congress but this hasn {
soured his disposition. II the oppor-
tunity offers, he'll como to congress
again. and IL It doesn't hs'n be content
Active in Public Life.
No end Of honorary appointments
have been held by the general. he has
been president in business Affairs. ne
was instrumental in organizing the
Spanish War Veterans and delegates
10 numerous national conventions. Inc
tact that he was badly shot up In the
Wilderness and wounded three other
times in the civil war II ono OF the
pleasant memories Of this veteran. he
came thru all these experiences Al
little harmed as II he'd had the
measles.
General KeRer IL . republican OF the
.taunch tyne but he has become m
surgent on . good many occasions. one
NJ his claims to fame in Washangten
rests on tho sartorial fact that no mas
always insisted on wearing swallow.
tau suit in the daytime. something not
| in exact accord with the latest "orAa
on fashion. The general has ereat
faith in the recognition OF the repuo-
,ican party and II convinced thar ~
| eclipse viii be but temporary and II wiz
then DO returned to power once more
better and stronger Cor the chasteotnt
! 1t has received. Inasmuch as ms stocky
sturdy physique and unusual men'an ao
are likely to carry him past the wv
year mark Of life, his friends predict ne
! vii; y.: see political change when
will return him to the house TO sefV.
for third period as member OF tha'