| Show SPEECH r T AT T A discount silent members who do the most congress they S say nothing but saw wood result is that their political fences are always in good repair and they are arc not called upon to make frequent and embarrassing explanations to their constituents of unlucky slips of the tongue practical business men alen in congress correspondence m pon dence dec 28 discussions in abb house are not noi alays either cither enter enier or interesting at times alinea 0 alicy y touch the ibo midriff ot of politics anil and bric briny ng on oa a storm sharp words are arc uttered gad ad the atmosphere becomes surcharged with eloquence sparkling and imagery are arc used std and the iho gallet galletley gal leilca les palpitate avith lah emotion nollon ci valle members gather around the speakers below and fan tile ali oratorical a ore fire uch such P periods ho however Niever are debate Is usually and dram monotonous legislation becomes for the time a dreary aste of nords not ten garnished fth ideas sensible ambers rs representing interests not in elved in the discussion to ahe cloakrooms and seated at al it a cheery indulge in alleged alavan IIa vanas as stogie 3 and corncob PI pipes pes others gravitate toward the restaurant in search of 0 ref re aliments A few seek out of the way nay committee rooms and indulge in blue peter pinochle le and other even more cascina ling games some employ the time lime uan wondering dering up and donn don the airier chatting nith frda bajula and indulging ang in sulK crous rom rise such puch iander anderlla and erlna ings invariably ib in increase er case it a members knowl ege edge of 0 human nature and give him on 0 o opportunity of 0 rubbing against rep nho ate aie almost always 9 tan ca and rarely heard upon the iha noor floor of the hilttu sc A deuly neb ly elected member visited the of 0 his hie future gi estness the other day under tho the tutelage or of an E ul diplomat P 1 mat tie he made the rounds of 0 t ite house J ouse show me a man of weight said he those name Is not always em blazoned lo in the newe papera U ii man atho ito works from rom love of 0 work without desire to hilleve newspaper notoriety they left the cloakroom together and walked down donn the main alae curnin g to the left if I 1 of the speaker they stopped it at seat bra I 1 67 it was waa occupied by a man shunt 40 years old ile he was well knit ot t dark complexion had regular tea ca lurs tura and wore an unpretentious black TOi lache this gentleman gent leinan nas the lion 1101 benjamin B odell jr of new york ork EL Ro vo of 0 the new ew burgh agh district lie ile nev never 0 r held bubile until lie was elected to the afif ty fourth congress ile he has hag tie ez ad arted lr ted ired tho the biece lie hist en eurcil the iho chamber an anu yet he Is one of 0 the most remarkable men lit in the house jisc he unit as a member of 0 tho the republican slate committee for ten tell years bearg be oe accepted a nomination to congress congre so odell Is it a graduate of 0 columbia tol coi tei thobal who milo know ilin hlin say by be Is au an excellent speaker 1118 ability no 03 CL a politician atus aa demon on a local held field for cor many years lie 1 I finally alii atit acted general attention at 1101 t throughout it hoUt the state by a acumen n in a i u district convention li bield eld in in drool brooklyn cr lck n the brooklyn politicians lol ant were e regarded crded as tile the smartest in the state stale two candidates for justices of the rue couil cie cic to be ioni inalea orange county with due mot esty presented a candidate the rho brooklyn rooklyn men scouted it made their deals anti and nourished a formidable slate elate it ft nos as broken by the shrewdest political manipulation and the orange branso county candidate became one of the nominees lea ing the Brooklyn Ites out in the cold when the result was announced a prominent govanus politician pointed to odell saying well for a countryman count iyman the smartest emart pst follow fellow that I 1 ever saw ill bet 10 he can call carry twelve live eels cola on ills folded arms up ten tell flights of and not drop one of em from that time to t the he present odell has been logar ded as a coming man in it politics politic in new mew york there was a severe revere struggle tn in the republican convention not long after afterward for the gg if 1 git 1 F q M 1 1 k 1 ile congressman john A T hull nomination for governor it was such auch a tierce fierce light that the recognized party leader asked hl i lieutenants to select the candidate their choice was odell before that he be bad never been even mentioned for governor Gov tinor it was a choice however not sanctioned by the leader ile he thought though Oie he knew but ho flanks S dlack black a colleague of odelas in the house or of representatives was aas selected as the candidate lie he thought he knew black last fall boi however ever mr odell was aas the chairman of the state committee and directed the campaign which resulted re suited lit in thu the election of theodore roosevelt at the same aado time lime odell odel refused a to Cong congress resil and leaves the house for good on tile the ath of march next odell has hag all the qualities of a great political leader although extremely courteous and ar affable fable ho he is unusually reticent and reserved when political matteis kalteis are under consideration there Is fl a quiet force about him that never appears until the oc occasion catlon requires As 8 a leader he inspires the utmost confidence in hla his retainers and reserves his oun ov n confidence in conversation it he e bindle ahen pleased but never indulges in he hearty arty laughter ile he Is a man n of f thought wj as well as of action but not it a man of words after ho he leaves the house hla his career ought to attract the attention of every political amateur ILg beardless le ardless of party the new member continued big per a ns 1119 clef roni conducted him up tip the second B cond MOP on the speakers right to beat there sat out a ron ren aleman in a neat geay suit which bitted him like a glove ile he hav had an intellectual face a i bagh forehead and a bearing that would attract attention in almost any ile he was waa the lion ion AJl mallam llam li terry of Ai Aik kansas anaas A stronger contrast to odell in maji ln tier tie r and appearance van can hardly b be L imagined teny hai boi been it a member er of the fright eight deais bettis lie he wit wua 1 l born in coith hi carolina and haa bas liv lived ed in A r kacsits ever nance larl ile he Is spince t a anly the mos most U e figure in tho the arkana arkan Arka jias a delegation while title active in 11 committee mork orl ha h tit in by br 90 i means silent on oil the floor lie he enters a discussion ilion quietly and el easily tilly anft r rerigh right an and aft macro tho he light th lt i holec of bi at lo 10 leading ng evidences of his li handiwork adl on every aide all lie he la is more loel 1 1 cal than eloquent and in 1 1 bright at report repartee e no nor 1 Is I 1 lie 0 byl forch it a tilt ailt with ll 11 the speaker ahn acner he be fati fancier cles lila ills if lights gats infringed persistent to the very border of insubordination charp d and larry r in disposition tion lie he never over oversteps steps 1 parliamentary cour leyy on an usually e with the bert of I 1 ahe e mont ill his 9 io lolic ic e rounds like the battle of 0 it musketry mu in the pine it con can be heard from one end of the capitol to t the other withal mr air terry 10 li a 1 alno 1 no p aty hug has lie ho rabid rali 1 cd points in ili the code of I 1 d lure ure that has lio escaped the older finein I 1 bera of th house lie he speaks as if plowing with mith the intensity of his hid convictions vict ions a all and d always li acura tile rapt a of the gal to lea and of ills colleague on the hour after chatting with judge terry a few minutes the new dow member took his I 1 afao w and resumed i ills his perambulation e walked a 1 k ed down doin the alalu lour four seats seat 1 and stopped mopped tit lit no 43 41 licie he afook hands handa aith lih cul col geoage U B ot of new york the colonel vaa 7 born in dresden saxony in the lift lart seir of out our var in ili physique feature and manner lie be i his distin gulshen gul fattier father the old commander of tho the at aimy my of the potomac Po lomac the father fathe r more a daik mustache mui tache lic th the c sort eon Is clean shaven and of lighter C complexion 0 all the characteristics of the lite genoma hoever hone vcr are to lie be found in tile tho colonel lie he him has served a term 1 lit tin tile committee on military affairs Aff alra has been a member of the committee on invalid pension Pen slone and Is now thi the representative of the new york democracy on tho the ways and means for a long time lie ho vaa among tho the silent ones onea of tile the house but gathering ex cx pei pe fence flence and information u alth 11 hl hla bork ork in committee lie he has h become a recognized power in the house col mcclellan mcclac ilin has taken an active interest in military matters mattera his speech on oil the aminy bill 1111 in the last sebulon attracted national attention being printed far mid and vide A ide throughout tho the country it careful study and a perfect familiarity ft alth ith the v bhole hole subject in ill this session lie he hoa has introduced a bill for the re reorganization zal loll 1011 of tile the army c embodying inbody ing the net result of his Investigation i and observations in ili the discue discussion slon that Is sure to follow when tho the Mill military tary committee makes its report the colonel aill undoubtedly talio take an all active part and be listened to alth lah great arc at interest like hla his father falli cr be Is IB a good speaker because ho he thoroughly understands the subject involved ond and has tins the faculty of imparting at all tho the information that he has gathered ills his voice Is rood good and he la Is ill alaya u ay calm in and in debate M when in interrupted ce erupted he shows no tion alon but answers all questions directly and pertinently lie he has made hla his way to lo the front quietly find and manfully and is IB a man or of itel weight glit anti and influence in the house As the new nie member niber bade to C col mcclellan McC he moved up the tse all and w was as introduced to a modest un on ive gentleman mith a carefully car trully trimmed beard and smiling eye nho ho P stood food at tile the door of the c cloakroom loa kroom with ills his hall hands I 1 s in ills pockets this gentleman Rent leman e n all was the hon hart john A T hull of f des dea olnes la Is lie he Is the youngest looking inan for his ago age in tho the iloene it Is difficult to believe that he was a captain under grant at vicksburg and wag wounded in the charge on the at black river lie he has solved eight years in congress and by serice in committee lather father than service on the noor floor has become tw the chairman of the committee on Mill taly affairs one of the four important committees of tile the douse there Is nothing brilliant nor showy about hull lie he Is 19 quiet and unassuming extremely pleasant in his personal F latic its and a devoted de voted worker in committee As chairman of iho he committee on military affairs lie he has bas had no DO lie he handles his alinn bills in committee of the bhole ft hole with a tact and skill that might well uell bo be imitated by others older end and of more expel excellence lence there re ate aie no clr nerce el 1 outbursts and quarrels on oil th the G ito bloor 0 rs when hull is id ot at work nork while herbist cut in pressing his bill to its final pas sage page lie he Is IH always courteous yielding hero here and insisting there avoiding all imitation until the work la is done in tile the present session hull has had a difficult task the bill reported from the committee providing fur for the georgin lathun of the army will undoubtedly lad to an debate one bill introduced has the sanction of tile the see sec rotary rc tary of war another has been drawn ui up by gen miles and a third by col mcclellan mcclelian chairman hull has haa given u patient hearing to and his influence III undoubted undoubtedly ir be paramount in tho the committee in the consideration and frami framing nir of the bill le ic ported of extreme patience yet d de te tIned and gi n no man 16 Is better qualified to steer auch a measure through the channel chando of legislation lit in the house it lq li it a task far greater than any ellich has heretofore confronted hint him but those ho know lafin aro are confident that tha he I 1 will acquit himself with ith credit bredl II in 11 fact he h la Is a much stronger man mail than people imagine ima g in L and all d one 0 11 who Is 1 more or th thin it a an i ornament it to the h IV iowa dc let laga lion tle new member mi aber continued on the g grand rund rounds mith its hla frands lie ha was introduced to many a statesman st lt an including some bome of the bri brigitte vitte ol 01 fl lights h L of tho the house old members bear themselves with extreme couite courtesy sy toward their new aock ita when nhen pic dented by mutual friends of all mho 1110 shook hands with mith tile the stranger however none la 14 more worthy of mention than tile the four abo ho returned hit hill salutation after ills his url firke aP appearance on oil floor AMOS alios J CUMMINGS |
