Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02

The Sons OF Scnators-Who They Are and
What They Are Doing - Statesmen's
Boys Who Are Making Money in Cattle.
Childless Senator'S
Especial Correspondence.l
WASHINGTON, May 2S-I had a pleasant
talk with Ulysses s. Grant, Jr., in New York
q few days ago. How much he looks like his
father and acts like himi He is one of the
brightest young fellows l know, and he is
full Of common sense besides
John A Logan, Jr., recently had a fuss
with some Ohio miners, but it was shown
that he was not in the wrcng, and am told
that he is doing well In Ohio, under Chaun-
cey Andrews. Senator Voorhees, has a son in
congress. Secretary Bayard's son is surveyor
general Of Arizona territory, and Senator
ingalls, son is private secretary TO his father,
the acting vice president of the United States
Statesmen's SONS do well and ill, and they
are, all told, not different from the sons of
other men. ingalls, son is named Ellsworth
and he is bright, honest, intelligent young
fellow, Of somewhat the same character as
bis father. He makes an efficient secretary,
and is popular at Washington
Senator Beck has a son who has turned out
well as q speculator in northwestern lands,
and he Is a cattle raiser in Wyoming terri
tory. Speaker Carlisle has two sons who
have made money as lawyers in Wichita,
Kan, and Senator Jones, of Florida, has
son who is as straight as the father is
crooked, and who went to Detroit to keep
him In order.
Speaking of young Logan, he is a fine look
ing, black haired young fellow, with eyes as
black as were those of his father, and with
beautiful mustache of jet. He was rather
wild at West Point. but be has Strengthened
up since he married Chauncey Andrews
daughter
One Of Senator Ransom's sons is kept busy
at the Capitol
Senator Riddleberger has son who gets SO
o day as clerk of the committee on manu-
factures, and, as a rule, our statesmen who
have sons see that they get little Washing
ton life at the expense OF the government
Speaking Of young Bayard, he was In New
York few months ago. He Is full of Amer
lean snap, and it will be one of the best
things in the world for him to get him ont of
Delaware. His blue blood will count for
less amid the blzzards of the west, and
understand that he promises to make his
mark In Arizona as a civil engineer He was
given his present position by President Cleve-
land, and understand that Bayard himself
had nothing to do with it The blood OF q
line Of statesmen, however, flows in his veins,
and 1t may be that he will come back from
Arizona as a Congressman or senator when it
| is admitted as q state.
Ex-senator Conger's son was for q long
time postmaster of Washington, and this is
q nice salaried position Senator George had
q son in the Capitol for long time Senator
Vance has g son here, but am not sure that
he has government position; and Lamar,
while be was secretary Of the interior, had
several Of bis relatives under him
Judge Holman has a son at Washington,
who created quite a scandal year or so ago
by attempting TO seize the arm Of pretty So
ciety girl and forcing her to dance with him
It may have been the seductive Washington
punch, which our society ladies serve all too
freely, which caused it, but it calls attention
10 the fact that young Holman was working
in one of the government departments, and
it was shortly after this that the son of Sena-
tor Malone made a scene at one of the WASH
ington hotels
1t is not good thing for a senator's son to
have position at Washington. This is es-
pecially so If the boy is not level headed and
fixed in his habits. As the possessor Of infu-
ence with his father, he Is toadied TO to a GER
tain extent He has the entree TO the society
of the capital, and all the designations of
Washington sre thrown open to him. II he
has his fathers brains and character he will
withstand tho voice of the siren and keep his
his feet, but if, as is the case with the sons Of
many statesmen, he be weak in brain or will,
he falls, and, as a rule, he falls like Lucifer-
never to rise again
can count on the fingers of one hand the
great men Of today whose fathers have been
noted in the history of our past but all my
fingers and toes will not number the great
mems sons who have gone wrong.
It is a curious thing that many Of our great
men have died childless Washington, Jack
son, Madison, Polk and Buchanan had no
children, and Jeffersons boys were girls.
Van Buren, had a very bright son, but he was
injured by having q great father, and he
drank and gambled more than was good for
him
Where are the Monroes today, and where
will you find a prominent descendant of
Henry Clayl Clay had bright son, but he
died in the Mexican war, and another men,
Der of the Clay family was not long ago
mixed up in drunken brawl in Kentucky
John Randolph, of Roanoke, died q bache-
lor.
President Tyler was a man Of ability, but
his sons are great neither as statesmen nor as
money makers Reverdy Johnson's sons are
| not men Of prominence, and Aaron Burr's
blood wss lost when Theodosia died Alex
ander Stephens died a bachelor, and Silas
Wright. of New York, had no children.
Senator Joe Brown, of Georgia, has two
sons who are thrifty, bright young fellows
One of them is a railroad president, and is a
man of culture and aesthetic ta..es Senator
Sherman has no SONS Senator Payne's son,
Oliver, is one Of the richest men In the
United States He is worth $50, 600, 900, and
he made the most Of it out of oil. Justice
Harlan, Of Kentucky, has a boy who is one
of the best young Presbyterian preachers Of
the country. and Senator Harrison has a son
who is the secretary Of the Montana Cattle
Growers association, and who is making a
fortune, am told, as a cowboy in the west.
The son of Senator Dawes, of Massachu-
sets, is a lawyer in Chicago and a good one.
Blaine has a son who is practicing law there,
and Bob Lincoln has made money and is
building very expensive house. Senator
Palmer has no children, and Senators Haw-
ley, Allison and Manderscn are childless
Senator Stanfords son died in Europe several
years ago, and it was his death that
caused Senator Stanford to build the S15,-
0OO, 900 university which he is putting up in
California Senator Spooner has children,
but they are too small to prophesy anything