Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-25
ABOUT PUBLIC MEN.
Prom the View York Tribune's Broad
WAY Notebook.


way Notebook.
have been told of some good points
across politics between Governor Charles
Foster and Calvin Brice. The latter is
Democrat at Lima; the former Republi-
can at Fostoria. They went into railroad
operations together, first from Sandusky
westward, next from Sandusky eastward,
and finally from Toledo south eastward. At
one time Brice was hard pressed and was
Fosters debtor. He said: 81 do not see
my way out. You had better take my
house, my farm, and such SNAIL matters as
possess, snd make your credit good"
No" said Foster, II want you to be
Of use TO yourself and me and the
STATE. Here's more money; go ahead aud
tinu something to do. You are full Of it,"
Brice accepted the charity and the enCour-
3gemsnt, aud IN a few years WIS rich. He
son o. this enterprise It's going we'll"
No" said Foster, keep it yourself"
You want something said Brice, "for
your campaign expenses" He sent Foster
rom the returns of an investment made
for him $50, 900. Some gentlemen who told
me the above matter, remarked: Foster
does plenty of such things, and loves to
make money for other men. He carries
The friendship OF hundreds Of strong men,
without regard to party, in our State, aud
ii he we're ever up for Senator, or Vice.
President, or President, they would be
heard FROM
Mr.. George Gorham being in the city,
asked him if he had not accompanied Mr..
Ccnkling to the Yellowstone Park. Yes"
said he and I saw Mr.. ConkliRg this
afternoon and rode up town in the omnibus
with him after be left his Office" does
he ride in the Omnibus?' He does; he
says it gives him all his recreation. He
gets in about 8 clock, when everybody
has come up town and the buses are
nearly empty. He can put bis feet on the
opposite seat and look and wear off the wear
mess of the day." Said l: lie rides up
from the depot TO his house at Utica on q
baggage or express wagon" That is be-
cause be likes the driver continued Cor
ham. "COnkling is just as like to take q
fancy to a porter or laborer as man OF
station. He demands faithful service in all
relations: after that is rendered he enjoys
quaint, interesting people, whether they
are educated or not and will make his po-
IitiCal friends stand and wait till he has
talked on the silewa.k to such an one
While the newspapers of the whole
country are telling every day what ire
mendouI work BrOOkwater is doing in
Ohio slaughtering Prndleton and getting
ready to put himself into the senate, it is
singular fact that he occupies every day
his business office in Liberty street in this
city and spends his evenings almost inva-
riably either in reading or in quiet social
intercourse with ladies and literary friends.
lie is 4 man somewhat above the medium
height, with trim figure and with a rather
military COunienanCe, the nose straight,
the skin pale and aristOCratiC, the eyes
dark and somewhat stern, but the general
address reliant and cheerful according to
circumstances. He was poor boy, a farm
er's son brought up in Indiana in the Wa.
bash valley not far from LOgausporL. He
hsG hardly any advantages Of education
His father had been an emigrant to OHIO
from Berks county, Pennsylvania. Mr..
8Cokwalter has been q reader all his life
and probable is one OF the best informed
men at present with public intentions
He has been around the world, aud every
where examined matters on which he was
previously acquainted, beginning with
some Of the leading eyo!Utionists in Eng
snd, with whom he had previously CORE
pni dsd, ending with engineers and projsc-
Us in India He has great idea OF the de.
=. lgpnrnt Of China and Japan under
us,drTu civilization. He has been wild.
over mSny years, and has a large library
n3 remark lble museum. He publishes a
.yuIral devoted to his manufacturing IN.
res, mere, and told me that he had |, 100
.C,l SCENTS for bis different manuf4c.
t.rts IN Europe and South America. One
{ his notable manufaC' ures has been tur
ne vttrr wheels. which furnish light
manufacturing power for streams all over
he globe. Probably no public man in
! Ohio since Garfield has done as much man
reading for self respects sake.