The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-16
STORIES OF STATESMEN
BY Fred c. Kelly

Copyright, 1918 by Fred e. KellJ.l
washington, Jan Besides be-.
ing n double Bobby Burns, even to the
way he wears his hair, Representative
Phillip Pitt Campbell, " Kansas, has
grand manners that surpass those Of
Il lord, or an NrChduke or head
waiter.
Campbell is always enyeloped In an
atmosphere of Nvolr faire Although
simple In his tastes, he looks like II
lerson intended to ride through lifc
In n richly upholstered hnrouChe No
matter how much grandeur might be-
thrown around Campbell he would ap.
Lear AT his cNSr, he would >crm To
hcImg
All thi, hr0ug true tln situation
was just that much more tragic when
| Campbell found himself the victim, II
few evening, Hgo. Of o horrible acct.
|dDut
Camphcl~ family hnd occupied Il
cottage iu the country near Washing
ton during the summer and tho 9th
e." night desiring to move back into
the rif, they hired lHck
ON the way iu Campbell noticed
That the mw uu the box ont In front
vas DRIVING rather rrrklr-Sly lie In.
'r,ti-utN mud found that the driver
was frankly drunk
II was dangerous to ullOv him tu
drive along the rond aud even moro
so TO trust him IN the thick traffic ol
the city So there wus puIy one thing
tc lo. Campbell had to change places
with the driver
Now, obviously, II Is embarrassing
to Il diguificd member of congress to
get mp ON a box Of public hack and
drive through the streets Of ma.
tlons capital to one of the big hotels
Campbell therefore pnused 10 give
careful thought 10 the situation be
fore proceeding ON his way II oc.
CURED To him that he would feel
more comfortable II he wore dis
ulSe 10 prevent the possibility NJ any
Of his statesmen friends recognizing
him 10 he sought 10 change clothc'
with the driver But the driver
brass -huttoned coat would not III
him However the high hat, NJ true
ruachmuu design did III him nn(
Campbell put II on, lie ushered tn,
driver into the carriage, where. nl
though. he was none too aCCeptahl,
ompuny for the family he was a
least beyond doing harm. and then
hr the congressman mounted th,
u oot out in front
Campbell wear small pair %
modified sldeburus they are only ,
mere suggestion of sideburnS, hut ol
, this fateful night tney were grcn
help Taking his fuce ~ a whole
Campbell does not look nj all like
huck driver yet, by pulling the plul
hat rs fur down over his brow as pos
-lhle, and with the sldchurns to he'll
out the disguise he dcfird detection
lie drove up In front NJ Fashionable
hotel, without ANY NJ the gny throng
tncrcahOutS having the slightest Sus
Ipicluu TINT he wa, In reality Il KHusa
statesman
And" saws Camulr'l rucfully n
Ii, relates the cruaoir "in n way tn
most dishcurteuir- feature NJ IN
whole thing was the fact that wa
not recognized Ah to thih tina
merely by chnrguG my hat | coul
81 easily be accepted as muhlri,
cr"
Before leaving the subject ~ Phill
Pitt Campbell We desire also to tc
this.
Representatives Martin Madden ,
Chicago and Ellsworth x Bathr!nk ,
ohio sat on a lounge Just outside IN
House chamber Along came C1ul
bell.
Il have In my library" remnrkC
Madden, IAN excellent picture Of EO'
by Burns, and | am going to get ~
other one Just Ike It to use for Il pi,
turp of Phil Campbell want to 81
to you that I'm rrn2y about the wn
Phil combs his hair
You mean" suggested BathrIr
cracking Joke for the first time sin,
election, the way he does Eo' con
II"