. The Southern States. u-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 manin the Senate. In ability no man standshigher. Senator Vest is noted for his gen-erosity to new and timid an old member himself and ran
. The Southern States. u-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 manin the Senate. In ability no man standshigher. Senator Vest is noted for his gen-erosity to new and timid an old member himself and rank-ing among the leaders, he is thoroughlyfamiliar with senatorial methods. Thistrait of character has proven valuableto the Missouri Senator. A few yearsago he was a poor man among rich his generosity of spirit he aided thelate Senator Hearst in passing his littleCalifornia measures through the Hearst was a very modest could not attend to these thingshin:iself He showed his appreciation of. EUWAKD C. WALTHALL, MISSlSSllIl . Senator Vests interest in him by car-rying the Missouri Senator in severallarge Western investments which realizedhandsomely, and now Mr. Vest has ac-cumulated wealth sufficient to hold hisown financially as well as mentallyamong his colleagues. There is one man in the Senate whohas no need to look after his politicalfences for some years to come. This isSenator Edward C. Walthall, of Missis-sippi. He has the longest time to serveof any member of that body. Histerm will not expire until way along in1901. Down inhis State the legis-lature meets soinfrequently thatit is necessary totake advantage ofeach session. Thelegislature of ayear ago reelectedMr. Walthall toserve out the termwhich will not com-mence until Walthallis one of the idolsof his party in hisState and is re-nowned in theSenate for beingthe man with themost night at nineoclock he retiresand no social temp-him depart frommorninsT he ari
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