Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-24

The rooms were filed with political
friends, lawyers and journalists from
morning until late into the night.
His friends were welcome to use his
rooms whether he Was Ia or n V. One
class OF men he wonld not permit to
come Into his rooms These were lob
byicts. He wa . member Of the sem
ate Judiciary committee--a committee
whose membership ranbs nearly ss
high as the supreme court. To the
men who came to him charged with
arguments for q private hearing he
would say: II can only listen TO you
at the committee ROOM" and to this
line of policy no rigidly adhered.
Once, when the Thurman act was
pending before the senate judiciary
committee, jay Gould tried his hand
upon Mcdonald. The latter came
into his rooms on Fourteenth street
one day, and found q smsll black
whiskered man coiled up In his easiest
chair before the open coal Are. The
small man aroue easily, as he said:
"fou are Senator Mcdonald, l
presume2'
Yes" said Med onald, still stand
ing.
my name Ia Jay Gould, of New
York." said the caller.
"Ah."
"You are a member Of the senate
judiciary committee"
~ am"
II have very heavy interests pend.
Ing before your committee" said
Gould. Then, with the sinister grin
of q man used to talking to the rural
members of the Albany Legislature,
he said very slowly: II have come to
see you about them"
Mcdonald stiffsnsd at the tone and
manner of Gould. He said, sternly
"Mr. Gould, you cannot see or talk
to me upon the subject of the Union
Paciti, interests except In the judioi-
a.y committee room and before the
committee"
Gould burst into an impatient
laugh, rs II this were q bid for q higher
price, and began going over what he
wanted done.
Mcdonald only listened for q mo.
ment, then he grabbed his hat as he
said: "Mr. Gould, l am going out of
the II l cannot stoy you In any
other way. You should go, but / am
not In the habit of ordering callers
out. But If you do not 1 shall be
obliged to-"
Gould saw the senator was in ear
neat and went out. 1t was his first
and Gully interview with Mcdonald,
\ n
The social ambition and ill.tempcr
of Mrs. Hendricks brought about sew.
erel years ago anopen rupture between
Mcdonald ana Hendricks. This
bre ak has had a marked effect on the
politics of the staSe of Indiana, Had
tEese two gentlemen been united the
democrats bslieve lndiana could have
been carried il tho last election. Mrs
Hendricks has always boon diepleaseG
at the great popularity of tho preseni
Mrs. Mcdonald. BEFORE her morrisg,
with tho senator Mrs. Hendricks was
satisfied that abe herself held n super
ior position. After the marriage Mrs
Mcdonald had to fuffer u great Gea
from the petty social persecution
set up by Mrs. Henaricds ant
her followers. This resulted II
a GOODNESS between McDonsld ant
Hendricks, who were otherwise friend
ly. At Cincinuattl, Mcdonald, as tn
chairman OF the state delegation, rep
resented honestly HepdIick,s iuter
osts, even aftes all hope for Hondr!ckr
was gone. Hendricks was thcn beg
ged so withdraw By all his iIiondp
He knew that the withdrawal voul
have ment the selection of MoDonsl
in hia place. Henoricks would hev
withdrawn but hls wife would not le
him. The termagbnt element of tn
Hendricks family thus had tho powo
, to defeat McDonsId's securing a plac
Oh the ticket, He could have carrie
{ the state, his friends confidently be
lleved, but Mcdonald sturdiiy rsiusc
to allow his name to BIO used unler
, Hendricks would Withdraw, slthoue
he was repeatedly urged to do no,
He Is not q man of large forum.
He has q fine law practice, from whio
/ he derives u good income. Thi, prst
tice was we'll kept ue by hiss law part
! ner when Mcdonald was In th
senate, so that when his public csroe
r wac finished he did not have to go t
, work and build up anew his buainesf
l as the average public man has to d
when retired to private life. If SsnH
, tor Mcdonald should be nom
: mated and elected to the presidency
he would make n president VIII
, would startle no one in the way &
brillianoy. His administration woul
be confplcuous for plain honesty ant
. common sense. The greatest obiec
= tion to him aud probably the fatal oh
, lection to his being nominated by tn
. democrats, Is the fact that he Is to
= good . man. The democrats are nc
. In the habit of bringing such men I
. the front. If they had been the
. might not have SO long remained OF
. OF power. T. 9. CRAWFORD.