Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-21
CONCRESSMEN
GROWING MODEST
Few Glowing Accounts Appear
In AutoblographIss.

While the veteran members Of con-
gress are busy getting their bills In
shape for presentation and running
the house and senate, the new mem
bers are getting their bearings, learn
ing how business Is transacted and
meeting the "big men" Of Washington.
There are many things for the new
men to learn, and they know that
the best thing to do is to make friends
with the men who have the pull and
who can be of untold benefit to them
in their work.
There are a great many new mem
beers Of this congress who first told OF
themselves In their autobiographies.
The book, however, is less interesting
this year, as 1t seems that the people
have elected a very modest set OF law
makers.
Senator Henry Algernon du Pont OF
Delaware again uses the most space IN
the directory. It requires ffty-si1
closely printed lines to review the war
record of the Delaware solon.
Congressmen Charles Lndbergh OF
Minnesota and Thaddeus Caraway OF
Arkansas compete for brevity. Each
uses less than one line, Mr.. Lindbergh
describing himself merely as "Repub-
lican, of Little Falls" and Mr.. Cara
way Democrat, Of Jonesboro."
Senator James D. Phelan Of Califor'
mia qualities as a member Of many
clubs and asserts also that he belongs
to the Society of California Pioneers
and is president Of the Hall Associa-
ton of the Native Sons Of the Golden
West.
With national defense as an issue In
this congress, Congressman P. Davis
Oakley Of Connecticut is one OF many
members to record that he served with
the national guard.
CONGRESSMAN William Baker Oliver
a new Democrat from Alabama, ad'
mits that as prosecuting attorney be
attained the highest percentage OF
convictions in the state"
Charles Hiram Randall, Prohibition
list, Of Los Angeles, Cal, calls attention
to the fact that member Of the Ran
dali family wrote Maryland, Ny
Maryland"
Robert NJ. McCracken, a new mem
Der from Iowa, says he went west
from Indiana when lad. Ito grow w
with the country"
unols Joe Elected Twenty Times.
Uncle Joe Cannon's biography Is q
simple recital Of his election to twenty
| congresses and the fact that he Is g
lawyer.
Harry E. Hull, Republican, Of lows
says he had only ten days to make his
campaign to succeed the late Mr.. Pep
| per and that he made run that was
accepted by the whole country as proof
| Of how the farmers would vote and OF
| the weakness Of the Progressive cause
David II. Kincheloe Of Madisonville
KY, proudly says he Is married and
has one girl, now seven and one-hali
months old"
Whitmell Pugh Martin labels himself
progressive prOtectionist" from Lou
isiana and adds that he Is the first non
| Democratic member to be elected from
| that state In twenty-five years.
A note of tragedy is contained In the
brief autobiography Of Congressman
Thomas D. Schall Of Minnesota, who
says he lost his eyesight because Of ar
| electric shock in 1907, but has contin
ued In the practice Of law. The Sixty
fourth congress has two blind members
Senator Gore Of Oklahoma and Mr.
Schall.
Edward 81. Wason Of New Hamp
shire is one of the many farmers LISTED
in the directory. He asserts that hs
takes a pride in farming and has
large herd Of registered Guernsey cat
tie and modern, up to date farm"