The evening world., 1917-04-02

"Chief' 10y his friends, and sometimes
called by o less polite title by tho
Goo Coos, has as his Legislature AM
bassador from his district p tall,
handsome Celt giant In the person of
Joseph -. Kelly. Kelly is one of those
children Of fortune that q painter
might piCh fJr - model Of strength.
He is also a Gle, er. tWO-Eanded legis-
lator.
Tho other day he arose solemnly IN
his place to introduce bill which
Senator Murphy had introduced across
the way.
MIR. speaker" he said, u wish t.
Introduce Mister Charles +. Murphy's
bill"
Then he couldn't understand why
Tho Assembly roared.
Senator Salvatore A. Cotillo has
ono " the few really 8c'ive. eight
day cUnsciences that ever found its
way into a Legislative hall. He is
s)ro spot to tho element that wants
% Not" senators In block; because
he hrs "A fashion of always turning
over . gold brick 90 see what Is on
tho other side. Time and time again
ho has told his party associates tnut
ho would rather resign from the SEN
ate and get out than 10 vote for
some particular measure that dld
not nt his standard. His votes often
come In conflict with the practical
politicians ~ his section, but that
doesn't seem 20 worry him any.
~ am going 10 do my own think
ing" he said after recent futile at
tempt TO pull him into line for bll
he couldn't swallow.
on the Assembly side of the Capitol
and doesn't know where TO md g..
james n Hogan comes 70 tho front.
lie Is the Assistant Journal clerk
and the keeper Of almost everything
material on the Assembly side. ile
has the patience Of job after hls
Affections and tho resOurccfulness OF
a circus MANAGER
There are II couple {. members OF
| the Assembly who do not need to hire
any bodyguards 90 protect them from
such cranks as besct sLatesmcn, and
neither viii need Secret Service
] force II he happens one day to become
President Martin G.. McCue aud
I John +. shannon were both AT one
time handy persons In the rOpcd
arena when tho effcte civilization "
U
! bouts and prevent decisions and such
| like trimmings OF tho manly art. Tho
| two Assemblymen show the effects or
| their training They aro fast on th"ir
| feet. physically strong and always
alert In floor battle. Roth came 10
| the front 70 fight against tho repeal
| Of tho Boxing Law, and both made
| telling talks In favor OF continuing
tho sport. The two members added
, many friends 10 their already long
/ lists by the way they handled their
fight.
"If prize ring produces two such
ducks ny they arc" said an old mem
ber, II don't know but what II would
be n good Idea to conduct fights az a
prelude to each Assembly campaign
and make candidates qualify for "a
few rounds"
Senator Theodore Douglas Robin
son. whose relationship TO Col. T. H.
OF Oyster Bay, Brazil, Africa, Wash
ington. the Wild West and other way
! stations does not take any OF the
force from his own personality. is an
other game person In tho Legislature.
| with great fidelity he looks after the
conservation department OF legisla-
tlon and not long ago, when he slipped
] anu DIOhd ms lck, ne came Ilknl dlOllk
| on the injured member and worked at
his place in a condition that would
have sent less strenuous person to II
| hospital. For man who Is always
| cunning for other folks cats and
dogs he IL remarkably popular In
both Houses.
Franklin w. Judson, who holds
the blue ribbon from Monroe County
| for personal pulchritude. is the most
active member OF the Assembly IN
nursing the states water power re-
sources. lie IN advocating a tax upon
oil electric companies that make cur
rent from public power.
"Thesc companies take the public
| power" he says. "and they make
electric current cheaper than the
company that has TO buy fuel. but
| they don't give the consumer the
benefit OF the free power they get