Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-14
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Speaking of the egotism Of some public
men, an ex-senator said TO the Washington
correspondent of Tho Philadelphia Record:
"a lady of my acquaintance once wrote
Roscoe COnkling note when he was in the
Senate with he, asking permission to bring
her little girl to SEE him. lie replied, nam
ing the hour at which he would receive her.
At the hsur named the lady and the child
stood before him. "Alary," said the mother
to her child, ''lhis is the great Senator
| Conkling." Yes, little Mary" said Lord
Roscoe, with Jovian smile meant TO be Gu
couragng, "but remember" solcmnly lifting
| his fortfinger, THAT there is a greater than
Senator Conkling." All laughed, and then a
regular Army colonel said II remember
that on the morning of one Of the darkest
days OF the war met Charles Sumner on the
avenue, and, stopping him, said; g Scna.
Tor, is there any news this morning p
None, | believe" he gravcy responded,
except that am n little better this morn
ing"
A plain-speakiug gentleman Of remarka-
bic opportunities 10 see aud know men from
first sources, said "Gov. Fairchil of Wiscou-
sin, is named for President. he is a nice,
dappcr, prompt, polite man, but not brainy
|
lie is sensible, honorable, stingy, has no ap.
probation or comprehension Of joke, and
therefore is a Todd. He must See joke to
be true Lincoln. AS a lawyer his strength
was in his partner, lsham."
The New York 7riJunes "lounger" says
that Judge Horace Russell told him the
following about Postnaster-General Gresh.
an. Gresham being dangerously wounded
in the war and poor at the close of it, Grant
offered him the relationship of the port OF
New Orleans after he became President.
mo" said Gresham. II am poor, but
shall stick to the law" He went to work,
never looking back in his dark Gays on The
tempting thing he had refused. One day a
fellow attorney came and asked him TO &C
on to Long Branch and apply to Graut for
the United States Attorncyship of Indiana
for him. Gresham went. Graut said No,
: have already selected man." VERY
WE'LL" Gresham said, turning away. "lnlJ
. on" said Grant, 'don't YOU want to know
his name 2" 'If you choose, General but
it was not my business to ask" "'rhc nam,
Of the man selected as soon as this vacancy
} was hroached," said Grant, 'was Walter
Gresham" Gresham replied, with a slight
flush: General, | wish you had nominated
me as soon As you thought Of me. | desired
above all things this office. 1t is in line will
my profession and my nature also" "Wcll,
SAID Grant, 'you have got it." "Oh, NJ
General, think too much OF the people on
in Indiuna to incur their suspicion that
came on another mans GRAND and served M,
own" al will not appoint the man you rep
resent" exclaimed Grant II meant III
place for YOU. "Gencl al Grant" snid Gre
sham, dearly as l would have appreciate,
the place had you given 1t to me, no consid
GRAFTON would allow me TO take it now.
"rhe next opportunity Gresham hid was l.
he clerk of the Supreme Court Of the Unite,
States a place SAID to have been worth so,
900, and life place. That might have suit
ed him WELL but he happened to know tina
his law partner, Judge Otto, desired to hav
it. lie went to work and helped Otto get
$ and be happy. Grant was disappointe
again. Gresham had successfully sacrifice
to sclf-respect or chivalry three great posi-
tons Suddenly Grant ,clcgraphed him
There is vacancy for United States Judg
of Indiana. | shall send in your name and
want no nonsense about it." Gresham La
meantime become an experienced lawyer
and he was ripe for the place. lie was OF
fered splendid legal connections ia Chicag
I when suddenly he received tic proifer q
Postmaster General. Arthur sent the nam
of Gresham first to Ben Harrison, his rival
thus blending condesCeasOn and bow
) string" Said l {: Then Gresham wou
b make good Presidential stuff ~ Yes; bu
suppose Arthur wants to run. In that cas-
Gresham would not take it,"