The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-11-08

v0XkV0I and repreSentative-With one eXcep-
SES tion And these biographies are auto
biographies. To be sure, there is
sort of censor who is supposed to see to it that
the authors do not hand themselves too many
flowers. This functionary into being be-
cause a former Kansas senator few years ago
made the whole 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
for the place-so exactly that they were of neces-
sity elected. And as the ideas of the qualfca-
lions of a member of congress about as
many as the writer's, the autobograDhies 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
Of those whose portraits are herewith given,
Uncle Joe" Cannons account of himself is con-
densed, even laconic; Champ Clarks is about
three times as long. Incidentally it may be said
that the attitude Of brothery love of the two
former speakers is for pictorial purposes strictly
Joseph Quincy Cannon Republican. Of Dan
Vile the directory says twas born at Guilford,
N. c., May z, 1886; is a lawyer; was states at
torney in Illinois, March, 1861 to December,
1868" Then 1t is stated that he elected to
the Twentysecond congress, and that he
elected speaker in the Fifty-eighth Fifty-ninth,
Sixtieth and Sixty-first congresses. That's all
there is to the lines of his autobiography.
Champ Clark takes 90 lines Outstanding
facts set forth in it that he the youngest
college president in America; = "a hired farm
hand" lied in the Baltimore Democratic
tiena convention Of 1912 for the presidential
nomination on 90 ballots receiving clear ma
Jority nine ballots"
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas worked
reporter on the New York Tribune and he has
become the second largest publisher of period
icals in the United States After obtaining an
education in the common schools of Garnett,
Kan, he learned the printing trade on 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. it may be stated that he 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 combined circula-
tion of about 1,725,O00 And he is intensely in
terested in the repeal of the postal zone law,
which is regarded as exceedingly beneficial by
the publishers Of the country daily and weekly
newspapers.
Representative John Miller Baer of North Da-
kota sets forth that he is the first Nonpartisan
elected to congress; Is married to the daughter
Of the North Dakota faxseed king" that he has
son who is the eighth John M. Baer in un-
broken sequence born in America, and that he
resigned from postmastership 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 says Of this: Served
four years in the Confederate army being
wounded three times" Senator Nelson says:
'Was a private and noncommissioned officer in
the Fourth Wisconsin regiment during the Civil
dad oudf oIyo
Hudson, La. June IA, 1863"
There are Eve other veterans of the Civil war:
Union Senator Francis e. Warren of Wyoming
Representative Henry r. Osborn Of California
and Representative Isaac r. Sherwood Of Ohio:
Confederate. Senator Thomas S. Martin OF vir-
ginia and Representative Charles M. Stedman
Of North Carolina.
which Senator Nelson wounded and cap.
tured Senator Warren served as private and
noncommissfoned officer in the Forty-ninth Mas.
sachusetts regiment He received the Congress
sional medal for gallantry on the battlefield at
the siege Of Fort Hudson. These two veterans
nnd pleasure frequently in lighting over" the
battle which meant SO much to them.
Representative 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 nsti
tuition serving the Confederate states.
Representative Stedrnan served with General
Lees army throughout the war. He was wounded
three times. Enlisting as private he was mus
. tered out a major.
Representative Sherwood was fighter and is
proud OF 1t. His autobiography reads In part:
Democrat Of Toledo; was born in Stanford.
Duchess county, N. T., August 13, 1885; was
educated at Hudson River institute. Clavereck,
N. Y, at Antioch college, Ohio and at Pough-
keepsie Law college; enlisted April 16. 1861, as
private In the Fourteenth Ohio infantry and was
mustered ont as a brigadier general October s,
1866 by order OF the secretary OF war; was In
43 battles and 123 days under fire. and was ten
times complimented in special and general or
ders and on the battefelds by commanding gen.
erals for gallant conduct commanded his regi-
mpnt in all the battles OF the Atlanta campaign,
and after the BATTLES of Franklin and Nashville,
Tenn. upon recommendation of the officers Of
his brigade and division and on the Endorsement
~ General Schofeld. commanding the army. he