The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-01
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

W
Rumors in regard to President
wilson's health have been in circula-
ton about the Capitol in quiet
way for several weeks and are now
finding their way into the maya
zines. The newspaper correspon-
dents have not been disposed to make
any references to the matter. The
President seems to be in good health
although he has been compelled to
be very careful during the winter.
He takes cold easily and is said 20
have a slight throat trouble,
Congressman Crisp, Of Georgia,
who was threatened with tubercu-
losis and who went to Colorado for
his health has improved,
Senator Stone is still unable to re-
sumo his duties as Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations and
Senator Shiveley has the Mexican
war in hand.
Senator Culberson, of Texas, is
suffering from paresis and the Lone
Star State has only one Senator He
is a young man who came over from
the House Senator Morris ShoD-
pard-who defeated, among the 9th
ers, our former Cobb county boy,
Congressman Choice b. Randell.
Senator Culberson's term will not eX-
pire until 1917 but it is not expected
that he will ever be able to take up
his work again.
Vice President Marshall will be in
Georgia the latter part Of May, about
the Goth, / believe He is to attend
exercises at Savannah and will be
accompanied by Senator Hoke Smith
The Vice President is an interest
ing man with few peculiarties. He
likes to say unusual things and get
off jokes see that the other day
down in Florida when Chief Tiger
Tail of the Seminoles was presented
to him he introduced Mrs. Marshall
as Heap Big Squaw"
There is something the matter
with one Of Mr.. Marshalrs feet
don't know wbat-and he limps
percsptibly He does not mix much
with the Senators, talks with them
but little, passes back and forth be
tween the Vice Presidents desk and
his room and does not hang around
the Senate Chamber or Che cloak
rooms.
His position is much the same as
that of the Chaplain who is employed
by the month to pray and who does
it in q perfuUctory way reads his
prayer when there is a special oc-
casion and he thinks he has cotton
up something that is extra good
Not a member of the body, the Vice
President is a sort of fifth wheel-a
fish out of water
But with it all he is a mighty nice
man, and a mighty good man, kind
and thoughtful of the little pages
sends them home early when the Sen
ate holds night sessions, and that
would make me think a lot of him
if l had no other reason, for love a
man who is considerable of children
and who knows that even boy has
feelings. l despise a man yet who
ran me away from his shop once
when all | wanted to do was to stand
at the door and see the bellows blow
| have been glanCing through the
Congressional Directory at the Pop
ulation figures and some remarkable
things are shown as to representa-.
ton in the Senate Each State has
two Senators, no matter how big o,
how little. New YOrk's population is
over nine millions. The State has
two big Senators and O'Gor.
man.
Nevada has 81,S75. New York is
considerably over a hundred times
as big as Nevada.
How is that for County Uni
Plan?
Wyoming has 1896 and seyera
states are only about twice as big a.
Atlanta. Think of a state like Ne
vada having two Senators with popu
lation only as great as about tire,
counties like Cobb But Sena
tor Newlands, of that State, is one O.
the Influential men Of the Senate. \
Southerner, by the way, born neal
Natchez, Miss And his colleague