The New York herald., 1879-08-25

mitted that this defeats Glenn. democratic meet
ing be held tomorrow night has been postponed.
There is some talk amoug the fusion democrats
about pulling down Glenn and fusng on the white
workingmens candidate.
RECoLLEcTIoNs OF KALLocH BY A FORMER
TowNsMAN-A POPULAR POLITICIAN AND AN
ELOQUENT PREACHER.
lBY TELEa 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 a business man Of Chicago. formerly well
acquainted with the Rev. s. Kalloch whose shoot
ing at the hands of San Francisco editor is threat
ening so much commotion in that city. Accord
ingly Mr.. Smith was called upon ut his residence.
No. 44S West Randolph street. and the following
new points regarding the remarkable man and
his history receivod:- first knew Kaloch
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 Baptist
religious school ut Ottawa KAN. which he conducted
for several years. Still later he went to Lawrence
KAN. where he embarked in politics and
pirant for several political Offices and finally for
United States Senator"
POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS.
"what year was that?'
''Let me sec. He wanted to succeed Pomeroy. His
aspirations in that direction failed. though he
tered quite following Then he was engaged in
the 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 very popular and
very successful. During all the previous
casionally. but not regularly engaged pastor
until his last appearance in Leavenworth. had
then removed to Chicago. and I heard. think
year ago in February, that he had just accepted
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 and hail-fellow well met. though in the
pulpit he was dignfed and precise the most
rigorous could desire.'
FINE ORATOR.
'.You considered him marked man?"
'.I did, indeed. and did all who heard him. He
was ons Of the finest orators in this country and
most able preacher. Besides natural keenness and
good education he had one of those round, smooth.
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, on his
forehead here designating the left temple). and
careful way of curling that off when he was speak
ing He was as warm hearted as he was handsome.
and was thoroughly attached to his friends and his
friends to him."
KALLocH's RAPID RISE.
"Can you account for the position he has taken in
California all in year and halfY'
at is remarkable certainly. 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 as
public speaker. / believe his lectures moro
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. 1 can
easily imagine how his personal magnetism, added to
his oratory. has given him deep hold on the people
OF San Francisco and how indeed they may be moved
to revenge and to bloodshed he is really cut
of by the bullet Of assassination 1t was an out
rage-that secrecy Of the murder for If Kalloch dies
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 u demagogue all
charge him with being. but all must equally admit
that he deserved fair show. have met his wife,
lady Of good deal OF rehn nment and very pleasant
in her manners also his children. He must be now
over fifty years of age. don't know that ought
to say that there was-sthough acquaintances there
who saw me soon after mentioned that there was
some lady in the case somewhe here. as of tho
reasons Of his going. There nothing that
appeared at that time in print. but there
was revived little neighborhood gossip about
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.
at least they in this instance"
THE BOSTON SCANDAL
'.In word, what was the moral of this Boston
scandsiY'
.'The moral. or perhaps immoral. of IL that no
was represented having met different women of
his Boston church in an improper way. The church
took cognizance of 1t and formal trial was gone
through and he 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 at that. he
then engaged, as I said. in the school. which no
carried on to o considerable success. which 1t still
retains.
POLITICAL EFFECT.
The Iner-Ocedn sums up an editorial upon the
affair thus:-
That the effect of the tragedy Saturday will be
the results OF the campaign one doubt.
To the Honorable Bilks in San Francisco IL will be
simply disastrous. To the workingmen. IL they
prudent, IL will prove element OF strength; If
they imprudent an element OF weakness To the
republicans Il is simply unfortunate affair. Illus
tratng the bad methods of their political opponents
pESouScING YOUNG.
The workingmons picnic. held to-day,
fairly attended. Speeches were made and
resolutions adopted denouncing Charles Do
Young for shooting Mr.. Kslloch. All utter
ances bearing this subject bitter and loudly
appiaudcd. o. s. Bishop warmly commended Kali