The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-05
Conkling's Homo RiNnI.


The man who has beaten Senator Conk-
ing in his own town, and forced his stall
wart friends to bolt a convention they could
not control, says the Albany correspondent
of the Sun, will be an object of some curios
ity in New York next month, when the re
publican state convention assemblies. Sam
LOwery Is very well remembered here. He
came to Albany first III 1870 as an assembly
man. In the next year he maize &
jump to the senate, and was reelected
in 1873, thus serving through the yeal
of Governor Tildens term. He was more
popular on the democratic than the re-
publican side, fancy, and there was cor
dial supporter Of the executives canal re-
form policy, going further than most Of his
republican associates were willing TO follow
Nobody ever thought OF impeaching his
official honesty. Ex-senator lowery came
from county Down Ireland county in
Protestant Ulster, adjoining that from
which President Arthur's father emigratcd
whom six years old. Coming from
the great weaving district of Ireland,
he had leaning toward spindles and
from his youth mas been in a factory,
first rs employee, then as master. He now
does, and has for many years done, u large
business at Utica aS maker of knit under
clothing. He is not wealthy, Here in Al
bany he was the champion buttOn-holer OF
his day and generation, He had the credit
of being able to talk any measure through
that he set his heart upon y mild-viSaged,
oily-spokcn little man, with the traditional
Irish gift of CAB, tempered by Il top crust of
Scotch sincerity. and u never falling reser-
yoir of tact and calculation back of II all, he
would slide around quietly, popping up
e trtta
S,yings the right thing at the proper times,
arguing here agreeing there, watching his
object always, and always carrying his
point. In the chamber he was not an ora
tor, but exccled in drastic retOrts and in
comprehensive statement of things. His
constituency in Oneida county liked his
course. He had 800 majority the first
time he ran and $500 the second time. |
have asked many men from his parts what
started his antagOnism to Mr.. COnkling, but
never could learn. During the recent sena-
torial fight he was here for a day or two,
and a conversation had with Utica stall
wart turned upon him as he passed us in
the Delevan corridor. From his talk, the
phrazing of which is gone, these impress
sions were gathered Mr.. Lowcrys teud
with Conkling is not personal, like that of
.Editor Roberts, but of general political
lluluIt. VII lIOhtlN 10 NV ~ o'ui W ~ Wv
ter man. He is 50 little of bigot that,
though u Presbyterian or Baptist, the Irish
Catholics make him chairman of their land
league, and St. Patrick's day gatherings,
He has friends inside the stalwart camp
lie has head for political intrigue,
and as much for diversion as
anything else, started out a
number Of years ago to white the
Conkling Caesar down to ordinary mortal
proportions He has kept at the work stea-
Oily ever since, keeping out orsight IN years
when prudence dictated, but never losing
his hold upon what he had gained before.
1t has been uphill work, but at last perse-
yerance has approached within grasp Of vie.
tory. Ii seems probable now tha; he will
be admitted to the next state CuI,cntion in
place of Roscoe Conkling That will he no
small triumph in itself. Old Legislative AS
sociates of Mr., Lowery say that this is all lac
wants; that he is not an oilicc-secker ant
will be satisfied simply to have humbloC
Mr.. Conkling in his own bailiwick, mC
taken his seat from him in a State Conven