The Washington herald., 1913-12-05

congress TOLD
"Tenderfoot" Members Of the
House Take Press Club
Into Confidence.
CONFESSIONS ARE AFFECT
Sad Stories Told by Representatives
Albert Johnson, WinslOw, Manahan,
Moss, Keating, and Temple.
CONFESSIONS ARE AFFECT

DID yo ueVer listen 10 brand-new
Congressman unburden himself and give
his first impressions of Washington after
his veteran colleagues have given him a
new sense of proportion?
The National Press Club has, after last
night The club had six of the newest
Congressman in captivity corraled in the
assembly room, and they (the Congress
mem, performed beautifully.
II was hand-picked lot of legislative
recruits from the first speaker, Represent
ative Albert Johnson, of Washington, to
the rotund Representative winslow, the
Massachusetts, skate manufacturer Qce
skates). Sandwiched in were Represent
atives Manahan, OF Minnesota; Moss, OF
West Virginia: Heating, of Colorado, and
Temple, of Pennsylvania
Two Of the speakers, Representatives
Johnson and Heating, are ex-newspaper
the reasons which caused them to for
sake the comparatively safe and sane
occupation Of newspaper man for the
uncertainties of politics. Representative
keating had the temerity to make his
campaign on a free sugar platform, in
Colorado, one of the principal beet sugar
States. But. being a newspaper man,
he's still smiling.
Represents Big DIstrIct.
Concluding his tribute to the two pro-
fessions. Representative johnson. intro
duced as a man who boasted of a dis
trict three times as large as the State
OF Massachusetts, presented the club
with large volume explaining all about
Clallam and Khckitat counties, WASH
ington.
Theodore TiIler. vice president of the
club, was introduced by President
Schultz as the presiding officer of the
evening. Mr. Tiller was an added at
traction. with a Southern drawl that
made several of the speakers writhe over
the intimacy of the introductions.
Gov. Glynn, Of New York. accompanied
by Col. Peter d. Kiemans, of his staff,
and Capt Reynolds King Townsend, his
military secretary, dropped in too late
for the regular program, but in time for
an informal but enthusiastic reception.
Also. they were lin time to sign applica-
tions for nonresident memberships.
Representative Winslow, famed as a
postmaster in New England, rounded
out the evening with caustic but good
natured jibes at the preceding speakers,
who had unburdened themselves to the
newspaper writer's.
Manifestly it would unfair to inform
the general public of the heartrending
confessions made by the greenhorn
statesmen. who told the newspaper men
of the sorrows, joys, and establishments
Of a 'tenderfoot' member of the Sixty
third Congress.
Not Given Prominent Place.
Mr.. Moss, of West Virginia, however,
complained bitterly of the fact that
his speeches on the tariff and cur
rency had not occupied first page po-
ply of carbon paper in order that the
press gallery might be informed of
his burning convictions.
Representative Manahan, who has
been Democrat. Republican. and Inde-
pendent during his political career,
confessed everything except the proper
political label for himself.
Mr.. Keating, former president of the
Denver Press Club. and an ex-manag-
ing editor, told the newspaper men
how the longing to return to his for
mer haunts and pursuits returned to
lead him away from the maelstrom of
politics.
The Bull Moose contingent in the
House was represented by Mr.. Temple.
of Pennsylvania, who frankly confessed
to the subsequent admiration of Mr..
Winslow. that he long ago thought Of
many Of the doctrines of the Bull Moose
patty Mr.. Winslow was overcome with
admiration that any one, whether discov-
cred or not, should arise in an assem-
blage and make such confession.
Last nights affair was the first of a
series of bi-weekly entertainments
planned by the club for the winter.