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Show NOTHING ABOUT WICKERSHAM IN CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY Washington, March 9. An interesting interest-ing Incident in connection with the selection of George W. WIckersham for attorney general is being commented com-mented upon by employes of the congressional con-gressional library, who were appealed to for biographical matter concerning him. A thorough search of the library li-brary was made for a. sketch of the new attorney general, but although the library Is rich in material bearing upon up-on public and professional men of New York, nothing could be found upon up-on the career of Mr. WIckersham. It was explained by employes of the library that. In the career of lawyers who take little part in public affairs and who are not prominently in.tho political world, it happens that matter concerning tbcm Is, not pasily accessible. acces-sible. It is said that among lawyers whose activities arc confined purely to office and to court work, their distinction dis-tinction is often limited, to their professions pro-fessions until In somo emergency they are brought before the limelight. |