The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

a biographical sketch of each senator
kNkESi and representative-with one excep-
SNSN ton. And these biographies are auto
biographies. To be sure, there is a
sort OF censor who is supposed to see to it that
me authors do not hand themselves too many
MOVERS. This functionary came into being be-
cause former Kansas senator few years ago
maze the whole country smoker. But human
nature IS the same-in congress as out-and most
OF the contributors to this exceedingly interesting
Voiume seem to be possessed with the idea that
tney must explain why they are exactly the men
1ol Ihe pIace-So exactly that they were of neces-
slty elected. And as the ideas Of the quaIifca-
uons or membe- 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 OCOnnor of Louisiana: he simDlv
gives his name. In contrast, many other mem
oers need nearly half page to set forth the de-
tails Of their wondrous past
VI those whose portraits herewith given,
Uncle Joe" Cannons account of himself is con-
oensed, even laconic; Champ Clark's is about
tnree times as long. Incidentally it may be said
mat the attitude of brotherly love of the two
FORMER speakers is for pictorial purposes strictly
JOSepn Quincy Cannon, Republican of Dan
VlHe, the directory says, "was born at Guilford,
N T., May Z, 1885; is lawyer was states at
torney in Illinois, March, 1861, to December
1868" Then it is stated that he was elected to
the Twenty-second congress, and that he was
elected speaker in the Fifty-eighth, Fifty-nfnth
S1xteth and Sixty-frst congresses. That's all
mere IS TO the seven lines Of his autobiography.
Champ Clark takes 20 lines. Outstanding
1acts set forth in it are that he the youngest
college president in America ;" ga hired farm
hand" lied in the Baltimore Democratic ma
tonal convention of 1912 for the presidential
nomination on % ballots, receiving 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
tcals in the United States. After obtaining an
education In the common schools of Garrett
Kan, he learned the printing trade on the Gar
nett Journal went to Topeka in 1884 and became
typesetter the Topeka Daily Capital "of
which he is now owner and publisher" Incident
ally, it may be stated that he owns Household
Cappers Weekly the Missouri Valley Farmer
the Farmers Mail and Breeze the Nebraska
Farm Journal and the Oklahoma Farmer His
publications said to have combined circula-
ton of about 1,725,OOO. And he is intensely In
terested in the repeal of the postal zone law
which is regarded as exceedingly beneficial bv
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
a son who is the eighth John NJ. Baer in IN
broken sequence born in America and that he
resigned from postmastersh1p 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 saws:
"WaS private and noncommissioned officer In
the Fourth Wisconsin regiment during the Civil
war, and was wounded and taken prisoner at Port
Hudson, La, June IA, 1883"
There five other veterans of the Civil war:
Union, Senator Francis E. Warren of Wyoming
Representative Henry q. Osborn OF California
and Representative Isaac r. Sherwood of Ohio.
Confederate. Senator Thomas S. Martin of Vir.
ginia and Representative Charles NJ Stedman
OF North Carolina.
Senator Warren, fought in the same battle In
which Senator Nelson was wounded and can
tured. Senator Warren served as a private and
noncommissioned officer in the Forty-ninth Mas
sachusetts regiment. He received the Congress
sional medal for gallantry the battlefield at
the siege OF Fort Hudson These two veterans
find pleasure frequently In fighting 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 spent in the cadet battalion Of the nsti-
tuition serving the Confederate states
Representative Stedman served with General
Lees army throughout the war. He wounded
three times Enlisting private he was mus
tered out as major.
proud Of it. His autobiography reads in part:
Democrat Of Toledo; born in Stanford,
Duchess county, N. Y. August 13, 1895; was
educated at Hudson River institute, Claverack
N Y, at Antioch college, Ohio, and at POUCH
keepsie Law college; enlisted April IT, 1861 as
private In the Fourteenth Ohio infantry and was
mustered out a brigader general October s.
1865 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 battlefelds by commanding gen.
erals for gallant conduct; commanded his regi-
ment 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
of General Schoheld, commanding the army. he