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February 18, 1889
Weekly Courier Journal
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
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W. Bourke Cockran, absent from Congress for two years, returns to the Capitol in Washington on Feb. 12 and needs a diagram to locate his seat, humorously noting he forgot which end of the row it was.
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Mr. W. Bourke Cockran Gets Lost In the Halls of Congress.
Washington, Feb. 12.-(Special.)-W. Bourke Cockran, of New York, made his appearance at the Capitol yesterday, and was admitted to the floor after convincing a doorkeeper that he was really a member of Congress by showing his book of telegraph franks. The eloquent Tammany orator, after an interchange of greetings with several friends, gazed thoughtfully about him and commenced to count the seats in the front row on the Democratic side. He was evidently not satisfied with his observation, as he called a page, and asked for a diagram of the seats. When it was brought he consulted it for a few moments, and then a smile of satisfaction illumined his face. Turning to Gen. Spinola, he said: "I knew my seat was fifth from the end of the row, but I had forgotten which end. I don't believe I'll be fooled again this Congress." Mr. Cockran has been a member of Congress during the last two years, during which time he has spent about two weeks in Washington.
Washington, Feb. 12.-(Special.)-W. Bourke Cockran, of New York, made his appearance at the Capitol yesterday, and was admitted to the floor after convincing a doorkeeper that he was really a member of Congress by showing his book of telegraph franks. The eloquent Tammany orator, after an interchange of greetings with several friends, gazed thoughtfully about him and commenced to count the seats in the front row on the Democratic side. He was evidently not satisfied with his observation, as he called a page, and asked for a diagram of the seats. When it was brought he consulted it for a few moments, and then a smile of satisfaction illumined his face. Turning to Gen. Spinola, he said: "I knew my seat was fifth from the end of the row, but I had forgotten which end. I don't believe I'll be fooled again this Congress." Mr. Cockran has been a member of Congress during the last two years, during which time he has spent about two weeks in Washington.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Congressman Lost
Bourke Cockran
Capitol Seats
Tammany Orator
What entities or persons were involved?
W. Bourke Cockran
Gen. Spinola
Where did it happen?
Washington, Capitol
Story Details
Key Persons
W. Bourke Cockran
Gen. Spinola
Location
Washington, Capitol
Event Date
Feb. 12
Story Details
W. Bourke Cockran, a New York congressman and Tammany orator, arrives at the Capitol after two years away, uses telegraph franks to gain entry, and consults a seat diagram to find his position, admitting he forgot which end of the row it was.