Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1910 — SNAPSHOTS AT CELERITIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SNAPSHOTS AT CELERITIES

Henry T. Gage, Uncle Sam’s Minister to Portugal

During the recent political upheaval In Portugal Uncle Sam was represented at Lisbon by Henry Tifft Gage, whose experience as a diplomat dates only from last April, although be bandied the delicate situations that arose with tine tact and skill. Former Governor Gage—he was chief executive of California. 1899-1903—is rather a unique character. When he sailed for his post last spring he carried with him, it is said, eighteen pairs of long legged boots. Since his youth lie has stuck to that style of footgear and vows he will never wear any other kind. Governor Gage was appointed minister to Portugal in December. 1909, but deferred bis departure for several months. He is a native of New York state, and his boyhood was spent at Saginaw. Mich., where he was educated. He vas admitted to the bar in 1873 and sine 1577 has "practiced law in Los Angeles. Cal.

Wit cf Sir William Robson. Sir William Robson. Great Britain’s leading counsel at The Hague arbitration tribunal, is by no means the dry and serious individual one might imagine him to be. He is a brilliant speaker and has a ready wit. and as a gentleman he once defended said of him. He seems to get on good terms with his audience, and. though he pretends to be jesting with them, he is all the time working home his point.” On one occnsicn*in the house of commons. when he was a member for South Shields, after a lengthy debate a member of the opposite bench complained. with a touch of bitterness that evidently Sir William could not swallow his argument. "No.” said Sir William without hesitation; "I don’t want to die of indigestion!”—M. A. P. May Succeed Senator Hale. Charles F. Johnson of Waterville, who is mentioned as the probable successor to Eugene Hale of Maine in the United States senate, is one of the mqst prominent Democrats in the Pine Tree State. Not since the Republican party came into being has Mr.ine been represented in the national senate by a Democrat.

Mr. Johnson is fully equipped, bis friends maintain, to uphold Maine's prestige at Washington He is pos-

sessed of the statesmanlike qualities which have distinguished so many of Maine’s congressional delegations in the past. He is a native of the Pine Tree State, a lawyer by profession and is fifty-two years old. He was graduated from Bowdoin college in 1879 and while studying law taught school to pay his expenses. Mr. Johnson has been twice the candidate of his party for governor and in each campaign reduced the Republican majority.

C 1910. by American Press Association.

CHARLES F. JOHNSON.