Evening star., 1938-07-24

remarked that It was draw as to
of papers. the Secretary of State, Mr.
Hull or Mr. Adams, as both have the
reputation of working into the wee
small hours of the morning. Perhaps
Mrs. Adams sits by and knits or reads
as the Senator works. but We do
know that Mrs. Hull-who is her own
private secretary, in the small study
in their suite in the hotel. pulls up her
derk by the side of the Secretary and
sits there and sorts out and answers
some of the dozens of letters she re-
Ce;ves daily
Speaking of the part the Adams
family of Colorado has played in the
Democratic party. recalls vividly the
history of the growth of the party in
that State. Alva Adams, father OF
the Senator was Governor of the
State three terms and was member
of the Legislature for many years.
While his uncle, William Adams
familiarly known out there as Bill
was a member of the Legislature for
40 years and was Governor three
terms. In fact the name is synony-
NOUS with both the old and new
democracy, and it was only when they
felt that the son and nephew was
prepared and ripe for taking his place
in the political affairs Of the State
that they both decided to drop out
end allow him to show his mettle.
Senator Adams Resembles
Second President of U. S.
Senator Adams. who, by the way,
In profile resembles the second Presi-
dent of the United States John
Adams of Observation-Disclosures that
he has a much firmer mouth than
the old Observation-Disclosures the public
schools at Pueblo and then was grad
uated at Philips -Andover and later
from Yale University. He then studied
law at Columbia University, where he
took his degree in 1899, and returned
to his home town. Pueblo. to hang out
his shingle. In 1923 he was appointed
to Ali an unexpired term in the United
States Senate, and in 1882 was elected
for the six-year term. On his COM
mittees. appropriations. banking and
currency. irrigation and reclamation,
and rules, he is known as an in
defatigable worker. Socially-when
he indulges in parties he is delightful
but leaves many of the official duties
to Mrs. Adams.
Mr. Edward Keating, editor of
Labor, organ of the railroad brother
hoods. and for six years member of
the Lower House of Congress from
Colorado, got to reminiscing the other
day between puffs from large and
lofty cigar and told many tasty yarn
about the old days out in Pueblo, when
he and Alva Adams went to the public
schools together Adams had a lot
more money than many Of the boys,
but he was universal favorite. and
while he was never one to particularly
relish a slap on the back by just any
body, he was fast friend and a good
sport.
Mr.. Keating. said Gov. Adams.
father of the Senator, was noted for
his wit and sparkling repartee, and
one of his maxins was: Keep your
friendships in repair or soon you will
have none" This admonition from
his father has been rule of the
Senator's life since his school days.
Before he entered politics Mr. Keat-
ing was q newspaper man, then editor
of the Rocky Mountain News and
later publisher of the Pueblo Leader.
He is pre-eminently the newspaper
man when he gets to talking about old
times, and had he not such a swanky
looking office with windows looking
out over the beautiful south Capitol
grounds, one could well picture him
in the cluttered-up Western news