Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1911 — SNAPSHOTS AT CELEBRITIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SNAPSHOTS AT CELEBRITIES

James A. O’Gorman, New Senator From New York.

James A. O’Gorman, who was elected senator from New York to succeed Chauncey M. Depew. is a Democrat and for the past eleven years has been on the bench of the supreme court of New York.

In 1902 O’Gorman was elected grand sachem of the Tammany society. This is a much qoveted position, carrying with It great honor, but little power. The grand sachem of Tammany Hall Is theoretically the leader of the organization. Since then Justice O’Gorman has been honored by two universities. In 1904 he was made an LL.D. by Villanova college, and in 1908 a like degree was bestowed upon him by the University of the City of New York.

* Justice O’Gorman has always been a warm advocate of organized labor. He is a prominent member of the Catholic club and was chairman of the board of trustees of the ’9B Centennial association, a national movement designed to perpetuate the patriotic memories of the Irish rebellion of 1798. The new senator is a native of New York city and is fifty-one years old. He Is a graduate of the College of the City of New York and of the New York University Law School. In 1893 he was elected justice of the district court and on the expiration of his term was elevated to the supreme bench. ,

Culberson’s Inquiry.

Senator Charles A. Culberson of Dallas, Tex., was once making a political speech, and some of his auditors showed a disposition to “heckle” him, as they say in England. After a rhetorical pause (according to the tale as it Is told ground the capitol) a man in the audience asked: “Do you drink?” Without any hesitation the senator responded quickly:

“Is that an inquiry or an invitation?’

It was in Texas, and the audience roared.

Mr. Pujo of Louisiana.

Congressman Arsene P. Pujo of Louisiana, chairman of the committee on banking and currency in the Sixty-sec-ond congress, has served three terms in the national legislature. In the last congress Mr. Pujo was ranking minority member on this committee, so by seniority as well as by ability he was entitled to be exalted. In organizing the new house committee the Democratic members of ways and

means have generally recognized the rule of priority In giving out chairmanships, but not in all cases, so there has been grumbling in some quarters. Banking and currency is one of the big committees of the house. During the extra session its duties will probably be only nominal, but when the monetary commission hands in its report to the regular session there will be work a-plenty. Representative Pujo Is a native of Louisiana and is in bis fiftieth year. He is of French descent and is a lawyer by profession. He was a member of the Louisiana constitutional convention of 1898, serving on the Judiciary committee of that body.

by American Press Association. ARSENE P. PUJO.