The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-28
A UNITED STATES SENATOR.
VIEW rORK POLITICIANS BOWIvG mr..
EORE NIT. CARPENTER.
4 scene on the Hud.on River Road" Sen.
ntor Carpenter. Gcnticmenr'-The senator
Spcnks-The Joy of the New Norkers

/ senator
Spenks-The Joy of the New Workers.
| In the winter Of 1869 several members OF
/ tho Legislature were seated in palace car
on their way to Albany from this city. Mr.
| Chris Conner. Neil Bryant. and James O'Nein
wore passengers on the same train. They wore
| going to Montreal to attend billiard match.
/ Matt. Carpenter had Just been elected United
States Senator from Wisconsin. Old Judge
/ William W. Campbell. then member OF Assem-
/ bly, from Otscgo. and Nicholas l.. La Bau OF
Warren. were moving up and down the aisles
/ Of the car. conyersing about the new Senator.
Col. Michael c. Murphy was seated near them.
talking to Asscmhlyman Lamorec Of sullivan.
/ He overheard the conversation between the
Judge and Commodore Nanderbilts son-n-
/ law Touching the Judge on the arm. he said:
DO you know there is Il distinguished person.
agc ON this train2"
Who is 2" inquired the Judge
Matt Carpenter. the now Senator from Wis.
consin.' responded the Colonel.
" L. il possible 2" said the Judge In his piping
yoioc; " I'd like to soc him."
" It will afford me great pleasure TO introduce
YOU said tho Colonel Il am intimately nc.
uuantrd with him
Tho Colonel then went to n private com.
rartmont and quickly returned. accom-.
panied hy the Senator. Tho latter was jowl-
checked. taow-laced young man. with yellow
hair and sandy moustache. lie was stout
anl hroul- shouldored. and wore IL slouchod hat
and plain clothes.
senator Carpenter" said the Colonel per-
nit me to introduce YOU to Judge Campbell.
who II many years your senior. and desires tho
honor of your acquaintance"
They clnspcd hands. and showered mutual
congratulations upon each other. The Judge
introduced the Senator to Assemblyman La
Bnu ~ Warren. Asthe three gentlemen were
of the same political faith. tho conversation
turned upon national party prospects. Senator
diplonnt. At nr,t ha was reserved. but MS the
conversation grow warm he unoded n fund
T. ~ political Information that astonished his
West, called Wisconsin n Gibraltar OF Rcpub-
liruuisni. sent Grant mp into the seventh heaven
~ rui'sy. aud s.gliierrd gems Of political Wis
dom over the carpets Of the car. Meantime,
CO..; Murphy brought ny George NJ. Gleason OF
81. Iawrencc. Isaac V. Baker Jr.. OF Washing
Wost'ncster. Jnmos stevens Mayor Of Rome.
VI ls's summers OF syracuse. and several other
Republican Ass.mhlymen. and introduced them
l'Hc senator. Ihey formed % ring ~ ound hin,
Nul hNsh"d ~ the radiance Of his intellectual
olulg n''. Their deep interest aud evident
"dn ration attracted thentteniiono OF few Dem.
cratic members who anXiousy usked Col.
! Murphy wlnt was going on. He told them that
! 81" pivot ot iutrrrs, was senator Carpenter OF
Wisconsin. one after the other he took them
up and Introduced tnom. Moses Y. Tiden a
/ brother ~ our PRECEDENT. james i. Pearsnl OF
| Quccns. John J.. Fmgg Of Troy, old Judge Suf-
| fern N Hnckanl Clurhornr Ferris OF West
/ rn .-tcr, and Timnthy j. Campbell and Harry
N0umun OF New York were anon. those intro
du.Nd. Al wore delighted. and os pccia!iy Camp
t"li and Notmm. who laughed upr9ariously
ut Tie Senator's lively sallios Probably no one
man over creqied such interest in "a car
The Hon Henry c. Murphy was playing
mcni. The Colonel said to him, ssenator. q
| very distinguished gentleman on board wishes
! the courtesy 81 an INTRODUCTION"
" Who IL u - inquired the senator.
! ,Nr, carpenter, VINO has recently been elect
/ cd United states senator from Wisconsin. re-
srnaior Murphy himself had been n candi.
/ daie for similar hOnOrs. but mad been defeated
/ 9Y GOV. fenton. Turning 70 his friend. he laid
/ down bus cards. saying: Pardon me. / will
/ return in a few moments"
! II" went out and Joined Senator Carpenters
] io\rc. Ihe two distinguished gentlemen shook
/ hands. amt The young Republcan chieitain
/ cmWied a hncsct OF compliments upon the Ven.
I cradle head 81 the husninZ NestOr OF Brook
/ Nu. senator Murphy wis more than battered
pointer was on II visit to some friends in central
/ New lors, he pressed him TO be his guest on
| his return To Albany. Tho invitation was gra-
50 charmed by the Senator'S tongue that he
/ quito forgot his friend Ia the compartment
/ Ten minutes later Senator Carpenter arose.
/ Gentlnmen,' said he, | thank you for the
courteous manner IN which you have received
/ me, comparative stranger among you. and
] SNAIL h' delighted 10 entertain you all nt my
/ uome IA Wisconsin at some future time but
/ nay friends IN another part OF the car have
missed mr. and must relo.u them
/ i' politely, bowed himself away but the
]
/ Murphy rlohed his friend nt casino. and the
/ .ihrl- scattered. lcaNiu. Judge Campbell and
/ Mr.. la iuu iu seat near the water cooler \
miuut. aitcrwurd the Hon. James VI. Richmond
/ entered the car and sat down beside them
soon aucrward Senator Carpenter emerged
I from his compartment with an empty brandy
/ bottle, which he filled at the cooler. Judge
/ Campbell. turning 10 Richmond. remarked
Hnut.r Carpenter Is very young man to
/ have attained position so exalted aud honor
Whoro's Senator Carpenter ?" asked Mr.
WHY, tucro. hos Just passed with n bottle in
/ A.s luud. sud tho Judge. pointing 10 him.
/ What. exclaimed Richmond, in "a loud tOno
Senator Carpenter bo d-dl That's Ned
+ Elypnt, lle ulsgrr singer
La Ban started "a though stung by yellow.
.a.'"'. ! streak, OF lightning had flashed
/ NOR" astonlshed. lie turned toward Col. Muir.
/ lhy, vs. lin was choking with suppressed laugh.
/ Hr' ana snowy shook MS head. SAYING reproach.
/ iuiN; " An. Colonel | never looked Tor any
/ thing oi ths Kind from YOU"
lnf l'@" srfohi Though NE cars and created
| Albany trJulg" was asked a dozen times II no
/ hat seen Senator Carpenter lately.
\ day or two attcrwarl the New York Legis-
/ azure was in 'seion Judge Campbell was de-
/ liNrrue IL carefully written speech ON the FIJI.
menth Amrndmenl. lis voice was weak. and
/ could not %" heard thirty feet The mcmbers
/ Mrr' tr"i. and anxious for an adjournment;
/ va" judge had spoken nearly two hours. and
iiofo WAS pho OF manuscript yet 10 run
/ through ms hopper Several ttigued states
/ meh werr grouped around to. Murphy's desk,
r.ar t'fw "il,, Yi-h thc9 ~ sgptgman would
anI u wluNi bee d. 'ourt"ous to lcgyo the House
I while lr iu- Thee liDnr.
"M ~ You pay ior ihe lunch il l stop his
/ So. 10 = inquired the Colonel.
"h e-.' Nn5 'tr answer. The Colonel won't
Husuu o. tlr uul .a;'d ca.sir of Mcst'hester,
N.Y ..t 10 .hud tlc Judge. and asked him Ia va
tlft .--..t fora muuDuL Hustled did So. Tue
Du.Ht. f4.N %. amt in iu' middle Of one Of the
JU... -lrrnmtuou- tnlp-dhlm on the shoulder.
/ lI. IuI.t. -l. ilNunu, All lug ami turned around.
on. t..uri WHIST rl'd. senator Carpenter 81
.n-.u '- 100 rAr cloak room, and is very
Ni ...a- tl -'c YOU.
1H Jul-' Wits dumbioundcd. He lost his
tr. % Ni Thought, and could not find the starting
Iat II Ili- manuscript In his confusion ho
ut .l'i ln IDS sent. a second more and mo.
N.u ADJOURN was mado. II was carried, and
NH'r iAe Judge sat in his scat iguing al
iN-u A--'uhiymen 10 the lowest depths of per
li'"n, ia" m"mDers filtered ont 10 lunch. and
+ llr 'niuuncr Was deserted
Ihrre WAS also rich scene i'm the Senate.
/ Henry G. Murphy mad boon chngrined ami an
hYcl ny inquiries concerning senator tarpcn-
/ ur II" hud hardly taken his scat on the dV
iNiowuE the meeting u the pHlac" ear, before
/ senator Charles j. Foyer IN cold ami dlgnl-
lled utuncr arose and delivered the following
| speech:
NH lrtmF>f understand, SIR that most distln
Nl.Itrl N4uln u Wisconsin. ami senator Of the tNlfl
ir.' o., Ni,iuN- Nl, tltN Tam lniormei THAT iri,t