. The Southern States. ce gained usually withgreat labor after years in Congress. Heis only forty-eight years old, but wasthe Senator chosen to make the fightagainst the anti-option bill. This gavehim his reputation. He bore the bruntof the entire contest and finally defeatedthe bill as it was sent from the House,and returned it with the amendmentstoo late in the session to be taken upagain. He has a judicial appearance, with asmooth face, good-natured smile and anondescript eye which succeeds admira-bly in concealing his thoughts. He isone of the most graceful speakers in theSenate. His style
. The Southern States. ce gained usually withgreat labor after years in Congress. Heis only forty-eight years old, but wasthe Senator chosen to make the fightagainst the anti-option bill. This gavehim his reputation. He bore the bruntof the entire contest and finally defeatedthe bill as it was sent from the House,and returned it with the amendmentstoo late in the session to be taken upagain. He has a judicial appearance, with asmooth face, good-natured smile and anondescript eye which succeeds admira-bly in concealing his thoughts. He isone of the most graceful speakers in theSenate. His style is ornate, yet logical,abounding in metaphors and is a lawyer by profession, and from1878 to the date of his election toCongress was associate justice ot theSupreme Court of Louisiana. He is one of the strongest advocatesof the unconditional repeal of the Sher-man purchasing clause. He is uncom-promising against compromise, refusingto yield an inch to the opposition. Hewas born in La Fourche parish, Louisi-. GEORGE G. VEST, MISSOURI SOUTHERN LEADERS IN CONGRESS. 453 ana, and was educated at the Jesuitcolleg-e in New Orleans. He was electedin 1890 to succeed Hon. James , receiving iig votes, againsteleven votes for H. C. Warmoth, Re-publican. Foremost among the versatile oratorsof the Senate stands George GrahamVest, of Missouri. Mr. Vest is a Sen-ator who invariably attracts a crowdwhen he is announced for a is a strong as well as an entertainingtalker. His quaint manner of expres-sion and originality of thought havemade him a repu-tation second tono man in theSenate. Mr. Vest hasbeen a member ofthe Senate sinceMarch i<S, and educatedin Kentucky, heremoved in 1853 toMissouri and beganthe practice of 1S60-61 he wasa member of theMissouri House ofR e p r e s entatives,was afterwards amember of theConfederate Houseof Representativesfor two years anda member of theConfederate Sen-ate for one year. In size Mr. Vest is the smallest ma
Size: 1396px × 1790px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubj, booksubjectagriculture
