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Show Cleverest Men in Congress in Gallery THE most clever men about congress con-gress are those who have their seats In the galleries. The gal-leryltes gal-leryltes are the regulars who are on hand to observe. Most of them are paid for their observations and are professionals at It. The "lobbyist" has long since been deceased In Washington. In this day of advancement advance-ment In things political we have "legislative "leg-islative agents." They are perfectly legitimate workers. These legislative agents are "master minds." They are Clever men, most of them conceded to be more clever thnn the men with whom they ore working. Foremost in the ranks of the legislative legis-lative agents at the present time Is Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for the Anti-Saloon league. So far as congress Is concerned, Wheeler is the Anti-Saloon league. Alfred P. Thom, a lawyer, represents repre-sents the cause of the railroads before be-fore congress, as a rule. Thom is the Washington representative of the American Association of Railway Executives. Ex-ecutives. Benjamin C. Marsh carries the title of legislative agent for the National Fanners' couscll and sundry kindred organizations He appears before every committee that will bear him. Charles Lyman, secretary of the American board of farm orgnniza- 1 tions. appears before congressional committees with a rapid-fire line of argument. Edgar Wallace, the little Welsh- I man who bears the title of legisla- tlve agent for the American Federation Federa-tion of Labor, Is a retiring individual. When labor's cnuse needs some good, strong oration, Frank Morrison is sent to do the Job. When labor needs legal arguments, Jackson Ralston comes up on the hill. These are but a few of the men who work with and on congress , There are 100 or more of thein In I Washington. |