Evening star., 1935-11-24
Capital Sidelights
By viii p. Kennedy.

Some OF the leaders IN congress VINO
have been there for many years are so
well intrenched that they are just taken
for granted" and few of their present-day
legislative associates know how impor-
tant part they have taken in the his
tory of their country. Take Acting
House Leader Edward T. Taylor Of Colo
rado, whom the Republican campaignerS
have given up hopes Of ever defeating.
He spent his early life on a ranch, and
Immediately on graduating from high
school, at the age of 18, was made first
principal of the Leadville, Colo, High
School. For more than 80 years he prac-
ticed law and was successfully prominent
as superintendent of schools and as
district attorney for Northwestern Colo
RADIO. He served IL years as State SEN
ator, was president pro tempore, author
of 40 statutes and five constitutional
amendments adopted by general vote
of the people. He organized the Bureau
of Naturalized Citizens at the Demo-
Grafton national headquarters in Chi
cago in 1916 and conducted the party
campaign throughout the "a Western
States to secure the votes of foreign
born citizens of 46 different nationalities
and languages He has been elected to
Congress IA consecutive times and in
the last Congress was chairman of the
Democratic caucus. He is the ranking
member of the House Appropriations
Committee.
Then there are many members of Con-
gress who won their way from jobs far
remote from the halls of legislation and
widely variant fields of activity. For
example:
Representative Matthew A. Dunn Of
Pittsburgh sold newspapers as boy
and was a news dealer when elected
to Congress. At the age of II he lost
the sight of one eye in an accident and
at the age of 20 lost the vision of the
other eye while wrestling in a newsboys
home.
Representative John M. O'Connel of
Rhode Island was a grammar school
principal when he was 20 years old. He
is a dentist and served 16 months in the
World War; is commissioned as major;
has some reputation as yachtsman..
Representative John Burrwood DAILY
of Pennsylvania was a member Of the
faculty of La Sale College-the first
Democrat ever elected to Congress from
the fourth Pennsylvania district, and
that by a mere 385 votes.
Representative Glare G. Fenerty served
in the United States Navy; for five years
was on the law faculty of Wharton
School, University of Pennsylvania; q
member of the Philadelphia Board Of
Law Examiners for seven years.
Representative David j. Lewis of
Maryland at the age of went to work
in coal mine and remained on the job
there until he was %; while thus working
learned to read in Sunday school and
studied law. He served in Congress from
1911 to 1917: was then appointed by
President Wilson member of the United
States Tariff Commission and served
eight years; is member of the Academy
of Sciences, Washington, and the So
ciety of Psychical Research of England.
Senator David l. Walsh of Massachu-
sets, and former Governor, used to sell
newspapers.
Representative William B. Bankhead of
Alabama, House leader, who has never
served in that position on account OF
illness. took his law degree from George
town University 40 years ago.
Representative william B. Oliver Of
Alabama resigned as dean Of the law
school of the University of Alabama to
run for Congress 20 years ago.
Representative B. j. Gehrmann Of Wis
consin was 13 years old when he came to
this country from Germany and went to
work in Chicago packing plant.
Delegate Anthony j. Dimond went
from New York to Alaska as proSpector.
Representative Andrew Edmiston OF
West Virginia is engaged in glass man
ufacturing."
Senator M. M. Neely of West Virginia
Is q Spanish War volunteer.
Representative Mondar C. Wallgren OF
Washington has been actively engaged
in the retail jewelry and optical busi-
ness for 20 years" He was national anna
teur 1872 balk line billiard champion In
1929.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia owns
both morning and evening newspapers in
his home town, Lynchburg, Va.
Senator Warren r. Austin OF Vermont
was attorney for negotiators in China
of loans to the Chinese government Tor
building national railways, reconstruction
of the Grand Canal and other important
projects.
Representative A. Piatt Andrews OF
Massachusetts, used to be Harvard pro-
fessor.