The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-24

surprise at the reneontre, but each in
wardly vowlng vengeance against Ward
in the near future. When the dining-room was
entered the enemies found that Sam had so ar
ranged it that they were seated side by side.
Good breeding forbade them to change their
seats, and before the dinner was half over the in
tluence of Sans wine and food was felt, and
the sworn enemies were fast friends.
The exploit in which Sam Ward took the most
pride during his career in Washington was Civ
ing to President johnson the first news of his
impeachment, and it was on his reeomIaenda-
tion as he always claimed that johnson Sc
cured the counsel that he did. ut was on Wash
ingtons birthday 1855 he saws in a letter writ
ten to friend, when the Democrats met at
Welcker's to appoint time and place for the
presidential convention, viz, July 4, 1868 And
| learned that after Stanton owing to the
weakness of General Thomas, had retained posses
sion of the War Department. it was resolved by
Sumner, Hooper, James F. Wilson, of Iowa, and
the leading Republicans to impeaeh the Presi-
dent in three days and try him in four weeks.
1t was / who first carried the tidings to Seere-
tary McCulloch and took from him a card 10 the
President whom I did not know He was en-
Pertaining the Corps Diplomatique at dinner, so
| had an hour to spare, which spent in seeing
Chief Justice Chase, to whom the news was a
surprise. 1t was also one to the President,
when found him at 10 o'clock. l told him to
secure the most eminent counsel, half Democrats
and half Republicans. He took Curtis, and
Evarts, and Nelson, and Groesbeck What
here. But it is due to the late Senator Grimes,
of Iowa, to state that he was the hero of the oe-
casion."
HOW HE NURsED SPEAKER KERR.
Webb in Boston Journal.
The following story was current at the time Of
one of Sam Wards operations connection
with the Pacific Mail lobby, in which he was
very active. Speaker Kerr who was then quite
ILL., was very much opposed to the bill The
story was that when the Pacific
sage, the lobby, which had been sorely troubled
by the attacks of Mr. Kerr, inquired eagerly for
their enemy as he did not appear on the floor.
orally known as Uncle Samuel, kingo the lobby
Mr.. Kerr is sick abed, and am his nurse )"
Kerr was already too i'll to be out of his bed and
some time after, at little dinner party where the
eminent congressman was, the name of Ward
was mentioned. THAT is singular man." said
Kerr. Il have known him for some time as one
of those --- lobbyists, and had treated him
rather rough on two occasions. Do you know,
last summer when was SO very i'll, he not only
sent me beautiful flowers and costly wines,
but came and nursed me as if l had
been his child or brotherl He must be very
kind-hearted." He is as kind hearted an
old fellow as the Lord permits to live"
responded one conversant with the facts,
but his solicitude exhibited in your behalf
Kerr, did not come altogether of kind heart
and he then proceeded, amid rears Of laughter to
tell why Sam Ward nursed NJ G. Kerr. Kerr
did not Join in the laughter He had little no
sense of huonor in his composition, and to the
day of his death he could not see where the laugh
came in on that conduct of Sam Ward.