The Elbert County tribune., 1919-10-03


SLS tlon. And these Biographies auto
biographies. To be sure, there is Il
sort OF censor who is supposed to to 1t that
fhe authors do not hand themselves many
howers This functIonary into being be-
cause former Kansas few years ago
made the whole country snicker But human
nature Is the same--in congress out-and most
OF the contributors TO this exceedingly Interesting
volume seem to be possessed with the idea that
fhey must explain why they exactly the
for the piace-so exactly that they were of neces-
slty elected And the ideas of the quafca-
tions of a member of congress are about as
many as the writer's the autobiographies do not
lack variety.
The one exception referred to Is Representa-
tive James O'Connor of Louisiana; he simply
gives his name. In contrast. many other mem
bers need nearly half page to set forth the de-
tails of their wondrous past
or those whose portraits herewith given.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon's account of himself is con-
'densed, even lnconc Champ Cinrk's is about
three times as long. Incidentally ii may be said
that the attitude of brotherly love of the two
former speakers is for pictorial purposes strictly.
Joseph Gurney Cannon, Republican. of Dam
VILE the directory says, twas born Mt Gullford,
~ G., May Z. 1896 is lawyer; states ut
forney in Illinois March, 1861 to December,
JS6S.' Then 1t is stated that he elected to
the Twentysecond congress, and that he
elected speaker in the Fifty-eighth Fifty-ninth.
.Sixtletl and Sxty-hrst congresses. That's all
there Is to the seven lines or his autobiography.
Champ Clark takes 20 lines. Outstanding
facts set forth in It that he was the youngest
college president in America :" "a hired farm
hand :" lied In the Baltimore Democratic na-
tionnl convention Of 1912 for the presidential
nomination 30 ballots, receiving u clear ma
jority 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
icais in the United States. After obtaining nn
education in the common schools of Garnett
Nan.. 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 Is now owner and publisher" Incident
ally. II may he stated that he Household.
Cnpper's Weekly, the Missouri Valley Farmer,
the Farmers Mail md Breeze. the Nebraska
Farm Journal and the Oklahoma Farmer His
publications. are said to have combined circula-
tfon of about 1,7250OO. And he Is intensely In
ferested In the repeal of the postal law.
which is regarded exceedingly beneficial by
the publishers of the country dniy and weekly
newspapers.
Representative John Miller Baer of North Da-
kota sets forth that he is the first Nonpartsan
elected to congress; Is married to the daughter
of the North Dakota naxseed king" that he has
son who is the eighth John NJ Baer in un-
broken sequence born in America, and that he
resigned from postnastership to engage in car
looming and journalistic work.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota and Senator
Bankhead of Alabama veterans of the Civil
The latter merely says of this: "Served
four years In the Confederate army, being
wounded three times" Senator Nelson says:
"was private and noncommlssioned officer in
the Fourth Wisconsin regiment during the Civil
war and wounded and taken prisoner at Port
Hudson. La, June IA 1862
There five other veterans of the Civil war :
Union Senator Francis e. Warren of Wyoming
Representative Henry z. Osborn of California
and Representative Isaac r. Sherwood of Ohio !;
Confederate. Senator Thomas s. Martin of vir-
Rnn and Representative Charles NJ Stedman
OF North Carolina.
Senator Warren, fought in the same battle in
which Senator Nelson wounded and cap
tured Senator Warren served private and
noncommIssioned officer In .he Forty ninth Mas
sachusetts regiment He received the Congress
slonal medal for galnntry the battlefield at
the siege of Fort Hudson. These two veterans
fnd pleasure frequently In fighting over" the
battle which meant much to them.
Representatives Osborne served In the Ninety
second New York regiment. He enlisted at the
age of sixteen
Senator Martin was educated at the Virginia
Military institution. While there much of his
time was spent in the cadet battalion of the insti-
tuition serving the Confederate states.
Representative Stedman served with General
Lees army throughout the He wounded
three times. Enstlng us n private he was mus
tered out major.
Representative Sherwood was fighter and is
proud of 1t. His autobiography reads in part .
lADemocrat of Toledo; born in Stanford
educated at Hudson River institute Claverack,
NJ Y- at Antioch college, Ohio. and at Pough-
keepsie Law college; enlisted April 16 1861
private in the Fourteenth Ohio infantry and was
mustered out a brIgadier general October 8,
1855 by order of the secretary of war; was In
AZ battles and 1913 days under fire, and was ten
times compl.mented in special and general or
Aers and on the batenelds by commanding gem
erals for gallant conduct; commanded his regi-
.neut ir all the battles of the Atlanta campaign,
and after the battles of Franklin and Nashville,
Tenn. apon recommendation of the officers Of
h,a brigade and division and on the Endorsement