Spanish-American War.

While Senator Chandler is very combative in his attitude toward
others, yet his innate sincerity draws one close to him after
becoming acquainted with him. A little incident which will illustrate
this trait, occurred in the Senate of the United States some years
ago. Mr. Chandler was induced to believe that the late Senator
Proctor, of Vermont, did not like him very much. So Chandler went
up to Proctor, and said: "Proctor, don't you like me?" Proctor
in his coarse gruff voice replied: "I have acquired a liking for
you." He established the point without circumlocution or diplomacy.

As Chairman of the Committee on Interstate Commerce of the Senate,
I objected to the appointment of Chandler as a member of that
committee. I did not believe he would be very attentive. It turned
out that I was mistaken and I often wished that he would stay away
from the meetings, because he was always stirring up some new
question that involved the time of the committee. He was inspired,
however, by the highest motive, recognizing as he did that the
control of the railroads of the country was a matter of supreme
importance to the people of the United States. He rendered valuable
service on the committee in the enactment of legislation on this
important subject.

Senator Leland Stanford, of California, was a man of large wealth,
and became famous on account of his having built the Central Pacific
Railroad. He was a man of business experience and made a valuable
Senator. He died as a member of the Senate, and his wife founded
Leland Stanford Jr. University.

Senator Stanford's colleague, Senator Hearst, who entered the Senate
two years after Senator Stanford, was also a man of very large
wealth and possessor of a interesting character. Concerning him
many amusing stories are told. He gave an elaborate dinner one
evening, which I attended. There were twenty-five of us present
with our wives, and after dinner was over the men went down to the
smoking-room. Senator Hearst had thought out a little speech to
make to us, in which he said: "I do now know much about books; I
have not read very much; but I have travelled a good deal and
observed men and things, and I have made up my mind after all my
experience that the members of the Senate are the survival of the
fittest." Senator Hearst died while serving as a member of the
Senate.

Matthew Stanley Quay was a conspicuous figure in our political
hist