The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-10-02

y & biographical sketch OF each senator
M1l and representative-with excep
SLS tion And these biographies auto
- biographies. To BIZ sure there is
sort of censor who Is supposed to to 1t that
the authors do not hand themselves too many
flowers. This functonary came into being be-
cause a former Kansas senator few years agO
made the wholes country smoker. But human
nature Is the same-in congress as out-and most
OF the contributors to this exceedingly Interesting
volume seem to be possessed with the idea that
they must explain why they exactly the men
Tor the place-sO exactly that they were OF neces
sity elected. And as the ideas of the qualifica-
lions OF member of congress about
many as the writer's, the autobiographies do not
lack variety.
The one exception referred to IL Representa-
tive James OCOnnor of louisiana he simply
gives his name. In contrast. many other
Ders need nearly half page to set forth the de.
tails OF their wondrOus past.
of those whose portraits are herewith given
"Uncle Joe" Cannon's account of himself is con-
densed, even laconic; Champ Clnrk's is about
three times as long incidentally 1t may be said
that the attitude Of brotherly love of the two
former speakers is for pictorial purposes strictly.
Joseph Quincy Cannon. Republican. of Dan.
Vile" the directory says. "wns born Mt Guford.
N C.. May Z. 1896; Is "A lawyer; was states ut.
torney In Illinois, March. 1861. to December.
1868" Then 1t is stated that he was elected to
the Twenty-second congress. and that he
elected speaker In the Fifty-eighth. FIfty-ninth,
Sixtieth and Sixty-first congresses That's nll
there Is to the seven lines of his autobiography.
Champ Clark takes 20 lines. Outstanding
facts set forth in 1t that he was the youngest
college president In America" "a hired firm
hand:' lied In the Baltimore Democratic mn.
tional convention of 1912 for the presidential
nomination on 20 ballots. receiving n clear
jOrity on nine ballots
Senator Arthur Capper Of Kansas worked as a
reporter on the New York Tribune and he has
become the second largest publisher Of period.
icals In the United States. After obtaining IN
education In the common schools OF Garrett
Kan. he learned the printing trade the Gar
nett Journal. went to Topeka In 1884 and became
a typesetter the Topeka Daily Capital. "of
which he IL now owner md publisher" Incident
ally. It may he stated that ne owns Household
Capper's Weekly the Missouri Valley Farmer,
the Farmers Mail and Breeze. the Nebraska
Farm Journal and the Oklahoma Farmer His
publications. are said to have a combined circua-
tion Of about 1,725.O0O. And he In intensely In
tereSted In the repeal Of the postal law.
which Is regarded exceedingly beneficial by
the publishers of the country daily and weekly
newspapers.
Representative John Miller Baer Of North Da.
kota sets forth that he Ia the first Nonpartisan
elected to congress: In married to the daughter
Of the North Dakota hnxxeed king" that he has
a who IN the eighth John II. Baer In un-
broken sequence born In America. md that he
resigned from a pOstmaster<hip to engage In car.
looming and journalistic work.
Senator Nelson Of Minnesota and senator
Bankhead Of Alabama veterans Of the Civil
war; The latter merely snys Of this: "Served
four years In the Confederate army, being
wounded three tines" Senator Nelson says:
"Was n private and noncommIssonc ohicer In
the Fourth Wisconsin regiment during the Civil
wnr and was wounded and tnkcn prisoner ut Port
Hudson. 1.n. June II. 1897
There are hve other veterans OF the Civil war |:
Union Senator Francis T.. Warren Of Wyoming
Representative Henry z. Osborn Of California
and Representative lsnnc X. Sherwood Of Ohio !;
Confederate. Senator Thomas =. Martin Of Vir.
gina and Representative Charles n. Stcdmnn
Of North Carolina.
Senator Warren. fought In the snme battle In
which senator Nelson was wounded nnd cnp.
tured. Senator Warren served ms n private and
nOncommissionsd officer In :he Forty ninth Mms.
sachusetts regiment. Hs received the Congress.
sonai medal for gnllnntry the battlefield mt
the Siege ~ Fort Hudson. These two veterans
ind pleasure frequently In fighting over" the
battle which meant M much To them.
Representative Osborne served In the Ninety
second New fork regiment. lie enlisted At the
nge Of sixteen.
Senator Martin was cducnted Mt the Virginia
Military Institution. while there much Of his
time was spent In the cnd"t battalion Of the insti
tuition serving the Confederate states.
Representative Stedmnn served with General
Lees army throughout the wnr. lie wounded
three times. Enisting ns n private he WAN mus
tered out MS u major
Representative Sherwood WINS fighter and II
proud ~ II. His autobiography rcnds In pnrt :
"Dcinocrnt ~ Toledo; WINS born In Stanford
Dntch.ss county. n. v. August H. 1895; WINS
educated NJ Hudson River institute. Cnvcrnrk
n " Mt Antioch college. Ohio. md Mt POUCH.
k~ep.ie Inv college: enlisted April 10, 1891. M n
private In the Fourteenth Ohio Infnniry nnd wns
mustered out ms n brigndcr general October r.
IsN, by order ~ tho secretary Of wnr: WINS In
~ bnt,i"s and 123 days under Are. md was ten
times compi.nen'ed In special and general or
aers ana on III" bn''iencids by commanding gen.
srrls for gnlinnt conduct: commanded his r"r.
ncnt H. nil the bntties ~ the A'nh'n campaign
and nftcr the brittle. Of Franklin nnd Nashville"
Tenn hpon recommendation ~ the officers ~
his brigade md division md on the Enforcement
n General Ychafasld. commanding the army. he