The New York herald., 1879-08-25


ger of any outbreak Quiet threats are made that if
Kalloch dies De Young must die.
THE POLITICAL EFFECT.
The political effect of the shooting is very de-
cided. The De Youngs were the heart and soul of
the constitution party. and it Is generally adj
mtted that this defeats Glenn democratic meet
ing to be held tomorrow night has been postponed.
There is some talk amoug the fusion democrats
about pulling down Glenn and fusing on the white
workingmen's candidate.
RECoLLEcTIoNs OF KALLocH by FORMER
TowNsMAN-A POPULAR POLITICIAN AND AN
ELOQUENT PREACHER.
lBY TELEG RAPH TO THE HERALD.
CHICAGO, August "a. 1879.
1t came to the knowledge of the HERALD correspond
ept to-day that Mr.. Sheldon Smith. for seven years
past business man Of Chicago, was formerly well
acquainted with the Rev. /. S. Kaloch, whose shoot
ing at the hands of San Francisco editor is threat
ening much commotion in that city. Accord
ingy Mr.. Smith was called upon ut his residence,
No. 44S West Randolph street. and the following
points regarding the remarkable man and
his history were receivod:- ~ first knew kalloch
about 1865" Mr.. Smith said. ''He had been Bap-
tist minister ut Boston. and came about that time
to Leavenworth, Kan, then my home. He engaged
in the practice of law with one of our leading law
yers. Later he became connected with u Baptist
religious school at Ottawa KAN. which he conducted
for several years. Still later he went to Lawrence
Kan. where he embarked in politics and was an as
pirant for several political Offices and finally for
United States Senator"
POLITICAL AsPIRATIoNs.
"What year that?'
'Let He wanted to succeed Pomeroy. His
aspirations in that direction failed. though he mus
tho hotel business there for few years, and finally
he left Lawrence and went back to Leaven-
worth and took charge OF the Baptist
Church there. He was very popular and
very successful. During all the previous
period he had been preaching and lecturing oc-
casionally. but not regularly engaged as pastor
until his last appearance in Leavenworth. / had
then removed to Chicago. and I heard, think a
year ago in February, that he had just accepted a
call in San Francisco"
WAS there any scandal connected with his leav-
ing? Was he anything Of a sporting manY'
'well not exactly another Murray, though he was
fond Of fast horses. fond Of having pretty good
time with sporting men. or not exactly that. but
men inclined that way. He was free and easy in
his manner and hailfellow well met. though in the
pulpit he was dignifed and precise as the most
rigorous could desire.'
FINE ORATOR
'You considered him marked man?'
"I did. indeed, and SO did all who heard him. He
was ons Of the finest orators in this country and
most able preacher. Besides natural keenness and
q good education he had one of those round. smooth
beautiful voices. and faculty OF emphasizing and
of rolling out his sentences and making grand
climaxes and splendid perorations."
..He had qualities to attach people to him
warmly?'
..very warmly indeed He of unusually
fine physique and of a commanding presence; high
forehead, hair Of an auburn hue. and he always had
love of little curl the ladies would say, his
forehead here designating the left temple). and
careful way Of curling that of when he speak
ing. He warm hearted as he was handsome
and thoroughly attached to his friends and his
friends to him."
KALocH's RAPID RISE.
"Can you account for the position he has taken in
California all in year and half?'
"It is remarkable certainly. even for the Pacific
coast, and yet not strange after all. You must
member. to begin with. that Mr.. Kalloch is a man
who has been well known for nearly twenty years
from Boston to San Francisco; known
public speaker. I believe his lectures more
than the influence Of any one man have turned the
tide Of immigration to Kansas. They were of rare
FORCE especially in their pictorial power. can
his oratory has given him deep hold on the people
of Francisco and how, indeed they may be moved
to revenge and even to bloodshed if he is really
of by the bullet of assassination. 1t was out
rage-that secrecy Of the murder for If Kaoch dies
1t will be nothing else: and quite believe the
dispatches to the effect that the people Of San Fran
cisco will not resist summary justice being meted
out to the assassin If the ball proves fatal.
He was something of demagogue. as all
charge him with being but all must equally admit
that he deserved fair show. have met his wife,
lady Of good deal OF refnsment and very pleasant
in her manner; also his children. He must be
over fifty years of don't know that ought
to say that there was-slthough acquan there
who saw me after mentioned that there was
some lady in the somewhere. one of the
reasons Of his going. There nothing that
appeared at that time in print. but there
was revived = little neighborhood gossip about
o scandal that had been talked up years before
nected with Boston. The people always ready to
receive any thing of the kind that may be said. or
at least they were in this instance"
BOSTON SCANDAL
''In a word, what was the moral of this Boston
scandal?'
''The moral. or perhaps immoral of IL was that he
represented as having met different women of
his Boston church in an improper way. The church
took cognizance of il and q formal trial gone
through and ho acquitted. But in consequence
Of the scandal he left the city. and concluded to
leave the pulpit and hence. going West. entered the
practice OF the law Not succeeding we'll at that he
then engaged. az I said. in the school, which he
carried on to considerable success. which 1t still
retains.
THE POLITICAL EFFECT.
The Intey.O Ocean sums up editorial upon the
affair thus:
That the effect of the tragedy Saturday will be
seen in the results OF the campaign doubt.
To the Honorable Blks in San Francisco IL will be
simply disastrous. To the workingmen, IL they are
prudent, 10 will prove element of strength: If
they are imprudent element of weakness. TO the
republicans Il Is simply unfortunate affair Illus
trating the bad methods of their political opponents
DESoUNcrNG DE YOUNG.
The workingmon's picnic. held to-day,
fairly attended. Speeches were made and