, 1877-09-21

rcnllng Inv BY himself. Nc then went 10
kasks.k'a, ~, and continued @ hss study o. laT
Hawk war hrnkc ont he enlisted n. = prsvatsi
and served during the wnr, participating IN It'd
battles ~ Wisconsin, lfcghta and Bad AZ.
When the war closed he r,tnrnel 70 Judge
ISL, he went to tho University Of frAntyfvan'a
at Lexington, ky., To complete lMs stn'lle',
and ln the next year he taught country school
to ratss ,sd! tni. 70 ray 70. s legal eufat1on:
meneed the psn.ttce of iaw at 1t. Louis, IN
1901 md 13tt'5 he was 4 member Of The State
Legislature. In 1s97 ho purci,asel an interest
in the Pilot kn"h iron mines md the Iron
llnlt tho stock Of tho former Company, ard was
President OF tho latter. 11e wan at ono time
President Of tho Exchange Bank OF St: Louis,
aud an active member Of the Board q sc',N'l
was nominated hy tlic Dcn'oerats and touk the
field ucainst Thomas Il. Benton. In 1851 he
Dissolved his connection with the railroad anil
mining interests, aud resumed Tho rracttce OF
his profession, but npNn the outbreak Ut the
fscbc.lfnn he wns c,lmpel1ctf 70 rclfnquleh his
practice l,ecausc unable TO take the " iron.tal"
required Of lnwycrs in 1919 lie was tho IlcsnO-
cratic candidate for Congress In the It, Lou's
IL is'N he was .aappt,lntcd Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs by Mr. johnson, but tho Senate
refused to con!irm him, md liz went ont Of
uilicu shortly after the next succeeding aession
OF Congress.
In ISL ho was elected as Alderman and Pres
i'le1.t of itu City Council OF ~. Louis. In Jan
nary, 1911, lle was elected to the United States
Senate at Democrat. over J. i. Henderson,,
comprised about two-thrtls Of tho Legislature.
Mr. bogy wAs man Of respectable but not
brilliant ta1ents. lle nas 2 gentleman 81 1n- \,
hut hIs subsequent devotion to the Union WIS
never doubted. As a Scnntor ile' was Ht1 At-
tcntive and imlaetriut,-. member. As NJ orator
1lr was a!0w anA heavy In Ills delivery. lie took
measurcs, always fayoring nn expansion OF the
ercenback currency, and advocating the acccpt-
at,ce Of Erccnbacks in payment OF duties. lic
sn. man ot strung convictions, and rcsolutc
caused by Ills death will be tlllctl by an appo!nt-
mcut i,y The Governor Of Missouri, and the per-
son appointed will bo Dc,nocrat, who will take
Ills sent at the calltsl session +, Oriotcr.
TO tbs 1resfeF1s 1ssoetolt6 pFs1&.
ST. Louis, acpt. 20.-There In. been COOL
deal Of speculation Tits afternoon and eyeninR
as to who Gov. Phelps will appoint to M the
vacancy caused by tile death Of Senator Dogy.
whether the Governor wilt cali q special Sos
slun t. elect . successor OF whether
s wil make t',e app92j;ntnaens foE Tor tk tho
rlrcs Mare! 4, 1s79. II IL well known that Coy.
Phelps desires to he elected for the next term.
| and II il thought llc Will not appoint any Que
WHO will he likely to Interfere with
lis aspirations. Tho principals named
James U. l,roadhoai, Er,stus Wells, j. D.
l.. Mofrikon, brother OF william H. Morrison, pres
cnt Chairman Of tic Why's and Means Conm!t-
tee Of tho House; and D. II. Armstrong, Of this
city; J. N. Barnes, Of Vt. Joseph; George u.
| Vest md Willard r. IIa1i.
The IL some talk bf tioy. Phelps rcsignfng and
Lfctlt-u Br,,ckmycr assuming tho Executive
rlais, md appointing phvlpa to tho vacancy,
but this Is puro speculation.