The Washington herald., 1916-05-21

Then he set out to run for attorney
sarily qualify him for the job he was
general. His ball playing did not neces-
seeking. but it had served to get his
name up. Everybody knew who he was.
Many took the view that q man who
would catch behind the bat with nose
glasses on. would be a courageous, up
standing young attorney general.
However. that alone would not have
elected Johnson. The thing that really
made certain his election was the pair
of twins. He was out touring the State
making speeches. What actually hap
pened back home was the birth of a
young son. Some merry friend wired
johnson that the son was twins. This
report was taken seriously and went all
over the state. Everybody felt so sorry
for Johnson and vet so proud Of him.
that all arguments put up hv the op-
posing candidate availed nothing at all.
People felt that a young man who was
suddenly called upon In the midst OF a
campaign to provide for so many new
comers in his family, was entitled to
their most serious consideration. Then
the word got out that the twins were
not twins at all. But Il was too late
to do any harm. The voters minds were
made up. They had determined to elect
johnson, and they did SO. regardless of
his only % years.
That was why he became the youngest
attorney general in the United States.
Having got his chance. he made good.
And TODAY here he is the most boyish
looking member of Congress
The reader who. has pursued the story
to this point now knows practically as
much about Royal c. johnson as do.
Here is Vice President Marshall's latest
and Cutest bon mot: In the course Of
the Senate proceedings one morning he
called for a vote on an amendment that
was of such a routine nature that no
Senator had enough interest in 1t to go
to the bother of expressing himself
"All in favor please vote aye" said
Marshall.
And nobody said aye.
"All opposed please vote nay" directed
Marshall.
And nobody said nay.
Very WELL" ruled Marshall, quickly,
"the vote is a tie. The Vice President
votes aye. The ayes have IT.
Senator MARITIME, OF New Jersey. had
dog. 1t was no. much of a dog, taking
1t by and large. but it had been a mem
ber of Marines household for a long
time and he was attached to It, A while
ago the dog died, from a complication
of maladies superinduced by extreme old
the dog should have a decent and proper
burial. He was living in a Washington
apartment house at the time. and the
finding OF a suitable burial plot was
problem. He could not go out in the
back yard and hold his funeral, because
there wasn't any back yard. Anybody
living in a small apartment who has ever
put in a day with a pcdigreed dead dog
on his hands, wondering what to do with
it, will readily appreciate that the sit
uation would soon become acute. To
Marines delight he learned that there
Is in Washington an ultraexclusive dog
cemetery. intended only for dead dogs of
high social standing. MARITIME went and
bought lot in that cemetery and gave
his dog such a burial as any dog might
well be proud of. The prospect of such
a burial should reconcile almost any dog
to having had his day. MARITIME forsook
his Senatorial duties long enough to go
to the funeral and personally see to It
that the dog was paid every respect.