St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-03

magnificent presence
he was six feet high and well proper
tiOned-hiS polished address, his learn
ing and his genial manners soon brought
him hosts of clients, who eventually be-
came his friends. Mr.. Caulfield removed
to Chicago in 1853. Here he at once
became prime fayOrite, not only with
the KentuckianS VINO had sought
home and fortune in the Garden City,
but with those who then managed the
political affairs of the county. He had
all the requisites for popular leader.
By instinct, education and training he
was a gentleman. By his genial man
ner, he became the faVOrite of those
who shine at the polls on election day.
He devoted much time to politics and
the management of real estate, which
accounts for his failure to- attain that
eminence at the bar which his talents
entitled him to. Although taking an
active part in the political affairs of the
city, county and state, he never sought
Office for himself until 1874, when he be-
came candidate for congress. This
position he regarded as suitable to his
taste and talents, and he preferred it
to others with more emOlumcntS, which
he could have easily procured.
In November of that year he was
elected to congress over Judge Sidney
Smith, the Republican candidate, al
though the district-the FirSt-had then,
as now, good working Republican ma
jOrity. On many occasions since then
Judge Smith has declared that the
friends of Caulfeld were entirely too
familiar with the ballot box, but as a
similar complaint has always been made
by defeated candidates no serious atten-
ton was paid to it. EX-MayOr Rice,
who then represented the district i'm
congress, died the following month. and
then Mr.. Caulfeld became his successor
at Washington, and in addition to this
served the term of two years for which
he was elected.
While in congress he gave serious
Offense to many of his Democratic con-
stituentS by recommending, as member
of the territorial committee, the admiS-
sion of Colorado to statehood, and by
speaking in favor of it and voting for it
IN the house. They were in measure
placated when they saw James q. Blaine
retiring with crushed plumeS after an.
representative. Dan O'Hara, the kindly
remembered city treasurer, and Mr..
Caulfeld were warm friends and in.
Separable companions. They had a good
deal in common,
AND HENCE BECAME FAST FRIENDS. .
Caulfield, during his residence in Chi
cagO, was attorney for the Catholic
Bishops Duggan and Foley. With the.
latter, who was his fellow student at.
Georgetown, he sustained not only the
relations of attorney, but also of adj
wiser and personal friend. Mr.Caulfield-
was an ardent Catholic, and was ever.
DESTROYS of assisting his church and fell
low cOuntrymen. In 1854 he founded,
rn%1x "a i&,rfA hinl. Lott I.fa
came merged into the Union Catholic
library. His first professional partner
ship in Chicago was with Richard L.
Merrick, who afterward became dis
tinguiShed lawyer at the national cap
ital. He next formed partnership
with the late Nudge Moore. When
Mr. Moore was elected to the bench the
firm was reOrganiZed and was known
by the title of Caulfield, Hardin Il Pat
ten. In the Office of this firm Judge
Clifford first read Blackstone. In more
rec ent years Mr.. Caulfield was associ-
ated with Judge Thomas. During his
residence in Chicago he was a constant
communicate at st. Mary'S church.
In politics Mr.. Caulfield was an I'M
compromising Democrat. He was an
admirer of the Little Giant. aud was the
friend of Buckner Morris, w. F. Cool
baugh and r. E. GOOdelI. When the
alleged conspiracy to liberate the pris-
OnerS at Camp Douglas was nnearth ed,
Caulfield was strongly suspected of be-
ing concerned in it. There was prob
ably no ground for it, except the fact
that he was an enthusiastic DeorOcrat
and that he.freely expressed his political
opinions. He was arrested and detained
in custody one night on suspicion of
being implicated in the plot. but sub
al Il
strated that if such plot was ever con-
ceived he knew nothing abOnt it.
The organization of the Peoples
party, which elected I'll. ID. Colvin mayor
and Dan O'Hara city treasurer, was
marily due to his untiring energy and his
desire to GUST the Republicans from
office. He was a member of the COM
mittee of seven which nominated and
elected Michael Evans South Town col
lectOr. This was a more important
office then than even it is now, and the
campaign, during which Caulfeld spent
every night on the stump, caused much
excitement.
The panic of '73 found him UMPIRE
ing :unbounded faith in the city's
growth, he.invested largely in real estate,
which was almost entirely lost to him
by the panic, Notwithstanding his eff
forts to retain it. When he left con-
greSs he was poorer by many thousands
of dollars than when he entered it. In
deed, it might be said that when he:left
the city for congress he took his resi-
dence with him, for he never again set
tied in Chicago. He made an effort to
secure the nomination of his party for
reelection, but when he discovered
that John r. HOXie'S pOcketbook was in
fIn Col HI Inar L.
spair. The events preceding this nOmi-.
Occurred-and which are still wildly
Misunderstanding the campaign. The
'BoYs," WHO AT THE PREVIOUS ELEC-
TON,
stOughtly tonight for him, til is time sue
cumbed to the influence of HOxie's.
purse and deserted him. AT the prima-
ries of the First ward, which were held
at " Clark street, there were many.
amusing incidents. Around the polls.
were Crawford, COrcOran and McHale,
who were fighting for HoXie and against
the enemies he had made. On the other.
side was Dave Thornton, who at;
first wavered in his allegiance to Caul-.
field, but finally supported him. The
registry, which Patrick McHugh. one of
the judges, held in his hand, was taken
from him by force and torn to pieces.
Just then Dave Thornton reached out
for the man who had torn the paper,
and lively scrimmage was imminent,
when some one fired a pistol under
ThOrnton's coat tails. While examining
himself to discover if he was wounded,
the man who captured the document
from McHugh, as well as the one who
fired the shot, disappeared. A move
ment was then inaugurated to hold the
primary at the Palmer house. This
was objected to by McHugh, who claimed
that the delegates selected at any other
place than II Clark street would not be
admitted to the convention. The Sc
ceders, however, carried out their inten-
ton of holding primary at the Palmer
house, and the result was two sets of
delegates to the convention. Those Sc
lected at the primary held at II Clark
street were recognized as the duly
elected delegates.
Tho CONVENTION which xyoc hold of