The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-11
Sulliran,s Political Ambition.

Especial to THE HERALD-EXaminer Dispatch.
NEW YORK, September 10.-John L. Sui
livan means business when he says that he
is going to run for Congress. a World re
porter called on him yesterday at the Van,
derbilt hotel, and John discussed his po
litical aspirations freely, giving reasons
for his desire to be known as the colleague
of Henry Cabot Lodge and John Andrew,
and explaining how he expected to reach
the goal of his ambition.
II appears that the big pugilist's father is
extremely anxious to have his son follow
in the footsteps of John MOrrissey. In
fact be told a western correspondent few
weeks ago that he thought John would
eventually be seated in the House of Repre-
sentatives. The big fellows mother, too,
had set her heart upon the day when he
would shine as statesman. Johns bump
of filial affection is large, and in his bluff
good-natured way is always ready to do
whatever he can to make his fathers life
happy Speaking of his mothers death,
Sullivan said: Eyes, it was rough, OF
course, / expected her death, but not so
sudden. 1t is tougher OH the old gent than
anybody else. After living with her forty
years it almost breaks his heart to lose her.
l brought him over here with me, and I've
tried to induce him to stay but he thinks
he'd rather go home and shall go over to
Boston with him Thursday Turning to
politics Johns face lighted up and he
| talked enthusiastically. ''You know I've
always taken more or less interest in poll
tics at home'' he said, land my recent
treatment in Boston is due wholly to the
part l took in the last municipal election
when Hugh O'Brien was defeated by Hart,
| Republican. The men who elected Hart
are Democrats and now they are mighty
sorry they did it for he has given the cold
shoulder every trip. The city is naturally
| Democratic by 10000 majority. The Demo
Gratis will elect the next mayor 10 dead
certainty.
Now when got over my sickness at
Crescent beach l was rather hard up. To
| be sure, / could have borrowed six or
seven thousand dollars then or at any
time, but several good people came to me
and said: John, you've had little hard
| luck; get up show, it will tie all right,
and l thought it would be better to never
| have asked for permit if I had thought
that the Republican aldermen were sour on
me. Well, 1 went down to the city hall
one day and saw all The aldermen but one
Alderman Rogers. They all said it would be
all right to go ahead. Now it takes the
unanimous consent of the board to get q
permit for sparring exhibition in Boston
not speak to me. He afterwards tol6
| friends of mine that if he had treated me
civilly it would have ruined him in his dis
trict in the Back Bay. I'll live to see al
those chaps downed."
SLOW about running for Congressl" was
asked
swell, / now live in the third congressional
district, but 1 am going to move over Il
South Boston, which is in the fourth dis
! trict. This district is Democratic by {
| large majority. 1t was formally represented
| by General p. a. Collins, who is a gooG
| friend Of mine, and Joe O'Niel. another
friend of mine, and General Collins's sue
cessor The next congressional election is
in 1890 and Pm going to make big try fol
the nomination, and pll get it, too. Wher
you get Democratic nomination in South
Boston, you are elected"
'You feel pretty certain that General
Collins will do what he can to help you gel
the nomination.
Certainly. He is through with polite:
himself. He is counsel for the West Enc
Land company and the Old Colony railroad
company, and his income is forty to fifty
thousand year. He can't afford K
monkey with politics. He likes me and
! like him, and i'll bet he'll be there when
call on him. He is power in Massachu
sets politics. There isn't man in thu
state of whom the Republicans are 81
afraid of as they are of Pat Collins.
show about O'Neil2 Do you think ht
will want to step down with one term!''
YES He is all right"
'sWhat would you do if things should g,
wrong in Mississippi"
| 81 don't like to talk much about that bust
ness My lawyers think l have good case
They say the supreme coort, If the judge