Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-01
"HORSESHOE HAMlL row"
The Alns,de Life of n Carr nrricasurist-The
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Youngstown News. Register.
Grants death relieved the storage room OF
The Judge, the comic paper, of a stock of
which had bten standing there
more than four months. When what was
supposed to be the fatal crisis in Grants case
was reached, in March, and his death was al
most hourly expected, II became necessary
for The Judge people TO prepare tor the
emergency. 1t was decided that, in order to
be ready upon few hours notice to do honor
to the hero who was then supposed to be dying,
ascartoon should be prepared in advance aud
held until after the death. As is done in
all OF the more important opportunities
that present themselves, the two leading
artists on the paper, Beard and Hamilton
matched coppers to decide which should make
the cartoon. Beard won, and prepared the
cartoon. Ii was printed upon a sufficient
number of sheets to supply an edition, and
stored away to await publication. But the
printing of the thousands OF pictures was
scarcely finished before Grants remarkable
rally begun; ssnguiue enthusiasts declared
that he would get well prayer-cnrists claimed
that he had been restored through their petit
tons; paragraphers began pokng fun at the
doctors, aud it looked tor awhile as IL death
had been driven back from his prey.
During the four months that follow
ed, Boards emergency" cartoons
lay abandoned to the dust and darkness OF
the storeroom. But the melancholy oppor-
tunity came at last aud the picture was issued
with yesterdays Judge. However, with the
perversity of fate, the old hero's death oc-
Cured on Thursday, after all, the next day
after publication day and the emergency
feature that the long-sighed Judge folks had
prepared for, WAS lost.
The San Francisco Wasp, the cartoon
paper of the Pacific coast, was less fortunate
than the Judge. 1t decided, in the ides Of
March, tha. Grant could not recover and &C.
tually printed and circulated the memorial
number, tour months ''too previous"
Grant Hamilton is famous among the New
York artists Tor his luck" In this age the
ability to guess probabilities from known
drsugh,sman for the periodical press. The
fact will be appreciated more fully when i,
10 known that. ordinarily, Puck and The
Judge go to press two weeks in advance OF
publication day. 1t requires tact and judg.
ment OF high order to decide upon which
in the vast array Of subjects presented il
the one to select and which will still be Of
interest two weeks later. Timeliness /,
,hn attroct,va ,T t,n
| journalism. Hamilton has not only been re-
| markably successful in this respect, but hs
has, in other instances, exhibited "bul,
headed luck" that has led his com mpanions Il
| dub him Horse Shoe Hamilton. Pictures
that he made during the campaign which
were doubttully regarded before they LETT th
| Office became 80 pertinent, in view of afte
events, that they made immense hits. Las
spring he became possessed Of en- idea regard
ing the Anglo Russian situation which b
worked up Before he finished it, however
there came lull in the war cries and peace
ful solution Of the problem became 30 probabl
that interest in the subject died almost entirel
away. This state of affairs would have bee
fatal to the popularity OF the drawing, bu
within two days before the number of tn
Judge containing it appeared upon the new
stands, new complications arose and the prof
poets OF war were stronger than ever. Th
result was the cartoon made a big hit. The
the war-cloud vanished again.
-.
During the campaign, as everybody know
The Judge was an ardent supporter OF Blain
and the artists and writers upon the pape
with the exception OF "D. Mac" who b'
l 20. 1'av dan kt.l tIa, ~
Plumed Knight would be elected. The ca
loon that would Immediately 70
low the election, WAS, of course, desired b
both Beard and Hamilton. 1t was necessar
that two drawings be prepared in order thu
the paper should not be taken unawares
the supposedly improbable event of Clev,
lands election. The inevitable copper ws
tossed tor choice of subjects, and Beard VOL
He, OF course, chose Blaine's election, an
chuckled over Hsmlton's chagrn as they 8,
down to work. Hamilton went ahead an
made the picture that was to be use
il Blaine should be defeated.
had little fear that the picture woul
ever see daylight. But Burchard did ope
bis mouth, the unexpected did happen an
Hsmiton's "Stsbbed in the Back" pictul
appeared.
"Hang itl" 0rumb!ed Beard, in good nj
tured chagrin, when Grant was supposed
be on the high road TO recovery, after Il
crisis in March, "Pve elected CIevelaI
President and saved Grants life and VIII
do get tor III Nothing. Absolutely notl
ing. aside from my beggarly salary. This
An ungrateful world! Hamilton, lend II
your horseshoe, will your"
| THE VOCALIST or THE ROOKIE