Show WITTY WITTS ATTORNEY Isador Raynor Baynor is Called the Actor orator of ot Maryland Saturday Evening Post The Hon Isador Rayner Ra ner one of ot Admiral Ad Admiral miral mImi counsel is called the o Maryland Maryla d His friends frIend S I say that tha had he be chosen the drama as his theatre of f action he could easily have won distinction as a tragedian His colleagues who served with him in congress congre delight in telling how he strode up and down the aisles when nhen making impassioned speeches Unlike many of the great debaters of ot the house Mr tr Rayner seldom m lapses Into humor except when interrupted His set speeches were formidable to his opponents A A stern uncompromising earnestness was his secret of strength I in oratorical combat In the beginning of his congressional career some of his opponents sought to weaken his arguments by constantly Interrupting him but these tactics served to concentrate his wit In his retorts he sometimes departed from his statelier manner and hurled shafts of satire While making a speech In favor of a reduction of ot the tariff he was Inter Interrupted Interrupted interrupted by bythe the late Congressman DIngley Dh of Maine who asked Mr Ir Rayner if it he favored putting coal on the free list Coal Is not mentioned In this bill bUl replied Mr Rayner But I should like to know if tile the gentleman will Join me and others to put coal on the free the Maine statesman Will you vote for tor the bill If It we Ve put coal on the free list asked Mary Maryland Maryland Maryland land congressman Mr DIngley replied that he h would answer that question when tho the bUt bill was completed Weli VeU retorted Mr Rayner when you answer my question Ill answer yours Well both answer together Later Czar Reed asked him bUn What his attitude was as to glass We Va both live in glass houses and had better change the subject was Mr Ir rejoinder Reed and Rayner were frequently in some verbal duel Did not the gentleman hear my speech Saturday thundered the czar on one occasion No Xo replied Rayner I was at home preparing a speech of my own Candor Is one of or Mr strong points In Iii a political speech on one occasion he hc made the statement that the Democratic Dem party In convention had denounced the purchasing clause of or the Sherman act and had pledged the tie party to Its speedy repeal I lam lamIn am amIn amin In favor added Mr Rayner of keep keepIng keepIng keeping Ing Democratic promises according to toe tio e letter Jetter a All AIl of them asked some one In the audience ready to spring a discarded plank of some previous platform Well Veil every one on of them therm so far fat aS ad they can be kept rejoined the speak speaker er and the crowd although not all of his political faith applauded him hint for his dexterous escape from the trap set for him Mr Rayner Raner is of a reverent turn t rn of mind and Is unusually liberal in his religious outlook holding pews pens jn churches of ot several denominations |