Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-02-02 | Page 3 | Youngest Senator Peps up Veterans

YOUNGEST SENATOR PEPS JJPVETERANS "Fighting" Pat Henderson Enlivens Congress ' WASHINGTON. Feb. J. Fighting Pat! , That's what they call Pat Harrison, senator from Mississippi. At present Pat Is fighting for the championship belt la ths filibuster class. The dictionary says a filibuster Is A member of a legislative body who obstructs or prevents action by the extreme ex-treme use of dilatory tsctlcs, such as speaking merely to consume time." There's no doubt about Pat being a filibuster. He admitted after speaking speak-ing two weeks against the emergency tariff bill thst he hain't said a thing. "1 have much more to say than 1 have aaid thus far." he said as he drew his second breath. "However, I'm a good soldier and will do what Is for the best Interest of the country." Pat's only 39, the baby of the senate. He doesn't seem a bit awed by the age and experience arrayed against him. He's young at heart. Had the , time of his ife tripping up his ponderous pon-derous opponents. (ioif? Horse. sck? Not for Pat "They're old men's games," he say a "Jfaseball and hunting for mine." Pat studlaHl law while he taught a country school in Mississippi. He was admitted to the bar In 102. Married In 106. Haa three children. Klected district attorney la 1906. Went to congress In 1910. Its t tied Vardaman for senatorial nomination In lull. It wore his hair short -clipped and had a good war record. Vardaman had Ions' hair and his war record wasn't so good. Decision Deci-sion to Pat. Klected by o per Cent of state's votes. Held the whiphand In the scrap for Cox's nomination at ban Francisco convention. His term sa senator doesn't expire until 192&. He wiil probably be reelected re-elected Many tima. He nisrns his name Pat. Dtt he was shristened iiyron Patton Harrison. You'd never know It If you didn't look him up in Who s Who.