The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-14
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EANDALL'S LIFE.
Ills Early Career Gave NO Promise Ut Ills
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EANDAlIS LIFE
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MS Early Career Gave NO Promise Ut III
Later Achievements.
Following 10 n sketch OF tho lie o
Ex.Speaker Samuel J, Randall =
Samuel jackson Randall wos h,rr 1,
,>stsh.tn," "m oo'n II
fhilauelphia oct. l0th, 1873, tho son o
a well.known lawyer and Democrat,
politician. There was nothing remark
able about the youth Of Samuel Jackson
Randall. 1t was spent In his native
place In attendance upon school, anL
showed more fondness Tor outdoor llft
than Tor books. There were occasionally
exhibitions OF tho stubborn and indom,
liable will and dogged persistence
which in after life marked him out AZ q
man among mon but those who knew
him saw no reason to predict a great
career Of national usefulness for him.
After leaving school young Randall
decided that hc wanted to become O
merchant md no was put with tho firm
OF Robert Earp& Co. He served for q
time RS an employe, learning the bust.
ness, and In 1919 BECAME n junior mem.
Der OF the iirm. His connection with
this firm lasted four years.
Very soon after reaching his majority
no began 10 take an interest In local
politics and gradually acquired a follow.
Ing. Adisplay OF physical force was in
those days much more frequently
necessary In city politics than now, and
In his early lie the future leader In the
House OF Representatives showed the
sahne Aolsi!y and courage 10 give and
~a.la aa a,'o Pnys'IAily lnAt ~ alter-
he possessed in the domain Of intellect.
ual lighting. Tho first fruits Of, his en-
try into politics was his election rs q
me.,'oer Oh the City Councils ina ms re-
elec'lon uhrlnH each Of these succeeding
"a.
Ae WIS liner Sent TO the state Senate
ior one term, serving in the Legislature
Vi io'S y. ih!s Dflpgs his lilo nptothe
perlou Just before the wal. 1t IS not
generally known That be was a soldlerin
the iate war, but such Is the Tact. There
8as IN illIaoclphia civilian cavalry Or
ganizat'on known ms the First Troop
rhl'aaelphin Civil Cavalry. Mr.. Randall
Il member OF this troop In 1851 at the
outbreak o. the war. When the news
came tha Sumter had fallen, the troop
Gaorga Fl yh aennrfun ~ s1 h;s w. oo.'
m"nd;na ou;"nn 10 "na az connnI iIn;,a5
St"tes rsyoirv ~, u ~ Wy H.; ot sa";,,o utl tha
ph;iadslnh;a aina ~ LUIS e shaar ~ NJ
Randall waa no;p "A =, A 49," m.'
""'" pt'"e W. eo"unN
IN THE WAR. '4IstE 4
He saw his first real service very soon,
for his troon was orderea IN the frontI
md n,,,;,;a,,aI ;.
anu Pafnc'pa'ed IN Inc engagement o.
railing Waters against stonewa!l Jack
son. a very interesting piece OF history
o. me time relates as to how Private
isanaait was largely instrumental IN Sc.
curing the promotion OF Colonel Geo: II.
ihoiaas to be Brigadier General. The
secretary OF War was a pennsylvania,
sad 'he newly appointed Assistant Sec
fetary OF War, Thomas A. Scott, who
satne from Ills state. and was moreover
close personal friend. The private
COX q deep interest in the exciting cur.
rent events, and discerning the rare
genius IN the soidtersftp OF the Colonel,
10 wrote the following letter from the
ield TO his friend: WI
SANDY Hook, Mp,,A Aus. 8, 1861,
FRIEND Scorr:-f hear that you are
Assistant Secretary OF War. Rest as
,ured that no man delights more in your
nigh position than 1 do. l notice that
he Government is now considering tbeI
of proper persons to bel
.[Srigadier Generals. In the name Of
God let them be men fully compe-
.ent TO discharge the duties of the|
positions to which they nay be
assigned. Ineficlency is the evil
Of the hour. This opinion is based upon|
our ob%servatioa'of nearly three months.
Most Of the time, in TACT nearly all the
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