South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-13
Statesmen Real
and Near.
By Fred c. Kelly

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. - Besides
being a double Bobby Burns, even
to the way ne wears his hair, Rep.
Phillip Pitt Campbell OF Kansas has
grand manners that surpass those of
a lord. or an archduke, or a head
waiter.
Campbell is always enveloped III an
atmosphere of SAVIOR faire. Although
simple in his tastes, he looks like a
person intended TO ride through life in
richly upholstered barouche. No
matter how much grandeur might be
thrown around Campbell he would APP
pear at ease; he would seem to be-
long.
All this being true, the situation
was just that much more tragic when
Campbell found himself the victim,
few evenings ago, of a horrible ac-
cident.
Campben's family had occupied
cottage in the country near Wash
ington during the summer, and the
other night. desiring to move back
into the city. they hired a hack.
On the way in, Campbell noticed
that the man one the box out in front
was driving rather recklessly. He in
vestigated and found that the driver
was frankly drunk.
1t was dangerous to allow him TO
drive along the road and even more
so to trust him to the thick traffic of
the city. So there was only one thing
to do. Campbell had to change places
with the driver.
Now, obviously, it is embarrassing
TO a dignifed member of congress to
get up on a box OF a public hack
and drive through the streets of a ma
tons capital to one of the big hotels.
Campbell therefore paused TO give
careful thought TO the situation be-
fore proceeding on his way. 1t oc-
Cured to him that he would feel
more comfortable if he wore q dis
guise TO prevent the possibility of any
of his statesmen friends recognizing
him. So ne sought to change clothes
with the driver. But the drivers
brass buttOned coat would not fit
him. However. the high hat of true
coachman design. did fit him, and
Campbell put il on He uShered the
driver into the carriage. where, al
though ne was none too acceptable
company for the family, he was at
least beyond doing harm, and then
he, the congressman, mounted the
seat out in front.
Campbell wears a small pair of
modified sideburns; they are only a
mere suggestion of sideburns, but on
this fateful night they were a great
help. Taking his face as a whole,
Campbell does not look at all like
a hack driver. yet. by pulling the
plug hat as far down over his brow
as possible and with the sideburns
TO help out the disguise, he dehed
detection. lie drove up in front OF
a fashionable hotel. without any of
the gay throngs Whereabouts having
the slightest suspicion that he was
in reality a Kansas statesman.
And says Campbell ruefully., as
ne relates the episode, 'in q way the
most disheartening feature OF the
whole thing was the fact that / was
not recognized. An, TO think that
merely by changing my hat l could
SO easily be accepted as hack
driver"
Before leaving the subject Of Philip
Pitt Campbell we desire also TO tell
this:
Reps Martin Madden of Chicago
AMI Ellsworth Il. Bathrick Of Ohio
sat on a lounge Just outside the
house chamber. Along came Camp
bell.
Madden 'an excellent picture of
Bobby Burns. and I am going TO get
another one just like it 10 use for
picture of Phil Campbell. / want to
say TO you that I'm crazy about the
way Phil combs his hair"
You mean" suggested Bathrick.
cracking a Joke for the first time since
election, the way he does not comb
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