Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-23

The New Light tn h NRtiOisN1 Sen
ate.


Mass Gfobc. writing from Washing
ton under date of April 9TH. gives the
following concerning Senator Jones:
Col. John W. Fornev. of the Pisla-
delphia Press, tells a good story of his
first introduction to senator Jones. OF
Nevada. " ho made SO marked Ser>a-
ton in the Senate the other day. by his
speech on the financial question. For
nev was on n visit to the Pacific Coast.
accompanied by Thomas n. Scott, Sen
ator sherman and other friends. II
was in the Fail preceding the election
Of Jones rs a senator from Nevada. to
~uccp Il James W. Nye. At San Fran
cisco there was, Il large Republican
meeting, whereat Forney, Sherman
and others were invited to speak.
| Among those present on the platform
was Sena'or Nye. then Il candidate
for reelection. As Forncv went for
ward TO speak, Nye whisl cred. Col
onel. SAY Il good word for the
old man. won't you p" to which For
new replied. Certainly. old fellow
and in the course of his speech he
kept his promise. paying Il handsome
compliment tothe Senatorial AMI par
" services of General Nye. His ref
erencc. during the speech. to the Ia
mented Frederick. and the fact thai
during his life the California Senator
and Fornev had been the warmoSt and
most intimate friends. was greatly i'll
his favor, and the applause was so fire.
quent and bois,erou> hat it was diff
cult for him to proceed. Jones. the
embryo Senator, was among h audi
tors. but. a. the sequel shows. he did
not appear TO he offended NJ Forney'>
commentator of his rival for the Sell
atorship. At the close of the meeting.
the speakers and Il number of promi-
nent persons. and among them Jones.
adjourned to the room OF Colonel
scott. Jones seemed to have taken "A
fancy to Fornev. and kept close to him
all the evening. Finally. when nearly
everybody had left. Fornev said to
him: "Who are volt what is your
name ?" IL am Jones'" he replied;
clones. of Nevada. | am the tello"
who is going to beat Jim \ye-l'm go
iny 10 be elected Senator. was Il
Frederick II Broderick Demo-
crat. and | like you because You We're
his friend" As might he supposed.
the first thing that amt 10 ForneN'>
mind was his eulogy of \Ne. hut
Jones never alluded to it. lie talked
for IA long time" SAYS Fornev. 1" and
impressed me as Il very remarkable
mana nan of great force and en-
ergv.'
The fact that Jones is Very rich.
worth from fifteen to twenty million
dollars. Witha fabulous annual income,
preceded him tothe Senate. When he
look his seat he was regarded Ivy those
who knew little about him. as a sue
res>ful honest miner" like his col
league. Senator Stewart. only more so:
but there was not much expected Of
him As Il legislator or dthatcr. II VA
supposed that he would be an exceed
inglv quiet member otthe Senate. will.
ing to let others do the talking. while
he did the listening, and he satisfied
with being pointed out to the curious
rs the richest man in the Senate.
Those who INDUCED in such calcutta
tons as these We're, As may he inlay-
ined. struck with amazcment when
senator Jones AROSE. in his place last
Wednesday. and set about demoli>hing
the financial theories of veterans like
Morton and Logan, in a style that for
the led them 10 doubt their
senses. "Jone> made more points in
ten minutes avs enatOr Thurman.
than all the rest of us made in ten
laws Nor Were his style and diction
ont Of harmony With his torciblc logic.
Every M of his sharp, ~cpigrammatic
sentences pierced Morton'S theories
like a keen damascus blade. Evidently
speaking without rremeditati"n. and
for the first time in the Senate. he ap-
peared As cool and .elf-pos>e>>ed as if
he had been there all his lite. and felt
that he a. master of his subject.
Morton's effort to interrupt him by
asking questions. did not in the least
disturb his remarkable self possession.
The replies ofthe Nevada senator We're
so pungent and we'll directed a. To
- brig down the galleries." as the
phrase i. TO the great discontinue of
Morton and the in~tlationi>ts. The eN-
perience of the Indiana senator i'll this
line. was Sc disastrous that 40 other
Senator cared to repeat il. and Jones
Was allowed 10 proceed without further
interruption. What was mo>t aston
i>hing Vas the facility with which he
quoted column after column of >tati>t-
les, principally from the census, with
out reference to IA book or To notes.
Senator Jones has given such II
idNbTdDlp attbun Oh himself, ana Hi;ttlt
such a decided impression, that here
after there will he no occasion for the
inquiry, "Who is JOne>?' lie is of
medium height, heavily built. a good
sized head. we'll balanced. and showing
unmi>takable signs of indomitable en-
ersv and perseverance, As we'll as a full
development OF the intellectual facul-
ties. He has brilliant, keen. dark
eyes, which look straight at you, as if
their VIE vas determined to take
YOUR measure ut ii glance. His full
beard. mixed with gray. is in fine con
tra>t with his ruddv complexion. the
latter the result of good living and re-
bust health. His manner imprc>se>
You as that Of "A strai"htforwa. Il, earn
est business accustomed TO reach
his point with as little circumlocution
as possible. Senator Jones is about n
Years of age. in the prime OF nan
hood, with thirty or forty Years OF
work in him. His dress is quite I'M
o>tentatious, plain black. with very Ill
tie lewclry. neat and becoming. lie
keeps bachelors quarters in the resi-
dence formerly occupied by Secretary
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