Evening star., 1939-07-23

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Former Representative Finly H
Gray of the Indiana 10th district
was ofttimes termed The Hoosiel
Shakespeare" as his appearance
seemed to suggest to some of hi.
colleagues the atmosphere of one
of the characters of the Bard Of
Avon. Louis Ludlow of the 18th
Indiana district is called Peace
Ludlow due to his authorship of the
peace referendum amendment.
Vincent F. Harrington of the 9th
Iowa district is sometimes called
Seven Mules as he played at Notre
Dame in the days when the -Four
Horsemen' and the Seven Mules
comprised the grid squad.
From Louisiana comes Robert l.
Mouton, district 3, who as a former
marine is called Marine Bob" and
by his opponents, The Luisiana
Ram as his name in French signi-
fies that quadruped. Clare E. Hoff-
man of Michigan's 4th district is
much opposed to the sit-down and
John L. Lewis labor organization
for which he is called &C. I. O."
Hoffman, and the "Sit-Down
| Striker by some of his friends.
Louis c. Rabaut, from the 14th dis
trict of the Peninsular State. who
possesses real vocal talent is recog-
nized tacitly as THE Songbird.
One Representative who had his
name shortened earlier in life by a
legal process, and was of Slavic
descent claimed humorously to his
fellow-legislators that It lost my
'-witz' and was elected to Congress. -
Lion Hunter"
George Holden Tinkham, a
wealthy Republican from the 10th
Massachusetts, district, has pen
chant for hunting big game in the
African jungles, and is termed
Lion Hunter" and Big Game
Hunter thereby He keeps a taxi
dermist busy between jaunts to
Africa and reputedly has his apart
ment rooms bulging with stuffed
giraffes, lions heads and other
tropical quarry.
Former Representative Jerry J.
O'Connell of Montana made a IA
nous trip to Spain couple of years
ago, in which he managed to figure
in great deal of newspaper COPY
which came back home. He was
known for time as The Congress
man from Barcelona"
Also an ex-Representative of re-
cent date is Elmer H. Wene, who
served from New Jerseys I'd dis
trict in Congresses Seventv-two to
Seventy-flve. He operated the larg-
est chick hatchery in the world and
was humorously alluded to as The
Day Old Chick" by his fellow solons
William H. Sutphin from New Jer-
sey's Sd district is a champion
of lighter-than-a craft and is
termed "Dirigible Bill" and Lake
hurst Bill" J. Parnell Thomas OF
New Jerseys 7th district, who
introduced a bill to impeach Miss
Perkins, is generally referred tc
these days as Impeachment
Thomas. Edward A. Kenney of the
New Jersey 9th has always beer
introducing and sponsoring bills fol-
a Federal lottery-result, Lottery
Kenney. Mary Teresa Norton from
the New Jersey 18th and forme,
chairman of the Committee on the
District of Columbia, was called
"Washington's First Mayoress.'
"White House Pet"
From New York, as Democratic
Representative at large. is Caroline
ODay, once in while dubbed "The
White House Pet" due to her close
friendship with the First Lady
William I. Sirovich, chairman of the
House Committee on Patents anc
active sponsor of department oi
science, art and literature in the
cabinet, who halls from New York's
14th, is the Savior of the Arts
Bruce Barton, a Republican write
hope" who came here to repeal 8
bill day, and later one a week
was sardonically called by Demo-
Gratis THE Great Repeater" anc
"The Advertising King"
Representative Sol Bloom, who
was the driving force in the sesqui-
centennial celebration. is generally
George Washington Bloom" Vito
Marcantonio of the New York goth
and an ardent laborite, is THE Fire
brand to all. E. Harold Cluett
who was formerly head of a COM
pany which manufactured collars
and cuffs in Troy, N. Y, is collars
and Cuffs" Cluett-surely a genuine
instance of nickname ALTERATION
Plus L. Schwert of the New York
42d. who formerly caught with the
Yankees, is the Big Lacquer"
Lindsay G. Warren of North Car.
olina, chairman of the House Ac.
counts Committee, is Accounts
Warren. William Lemke of North
Dakota, who was co-author oI
the Frazier-Lemke Act, is thereby
known as Moratorium Bill" anc
since he also ran for President II
1886 as THE President" Rep.
resentative Don w. Harter, WHIT
halls from Akron is "The Rubber
King" and Robert Crosser of Ohio!
21st is Father of Ohio Labor"
Robert F. Rich, Republican from
Pennsylvania's 18th, is constantly or
his feet on the floor of the HOUSE
wanting to know where the finance!
will come from to defray this or thai
proposed legislation and has beer
called by the much hyphened nick
name Where -Will-We Get = the.
Money" Rich.
Texas Contingent.
The Texas contingent in the Hous,
sWells the nickname list consider.
ably. Wright Patman district l, il
Father of the Bonus" Martin
Dies of Dies committee investi'
eating fame, has been called "Th'
Red Batter" generally by Congress
men. William Robert Poage of tn
Texas 18th is Professor" due to hi
erudition. Former Representative