The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-27
HOW STATESMEN WOO.
Romantic Episodes in tho Lives OF
Public Men We All Know.
From TIE Fi.tsburg Dispatch.

wives, anu IIGlc lev ~ oNtAtN9i4ClA IL
public life whose careers are not closely
connected with the women they marry.
Senator Ingails never makes great speech
without Mrs Ingalls, is in the gallery, and
the greater part of Sam RandaIfs con-
rressionaI work has been done in
his study at home, with his Wife's
sewing machine along beside his library
desk. Mrs. Reagan is her husbands private
secreta wand Mrs. Representative Springer
advises the Honorable William as to every
act of his political career. 1t is perhaps due
10 Mrs. Ingalls, that Senator ingalls, has his
s seat in that chamber to-day. She kept him
out of public life until he was a big enough
man to represent the whole state of Kansas,
and he might have gone into the House if it
had not been for her.
II was many years ago that he was
offered a congressional nomination. He
telegraphed his wife of the fact, and she
wired a reply: Don't accept.n He took
this advice, though his friends AID hers
said he was foolish for doing so, and he held
off until that remarkable senatorial election
occurred in which Subsidy Pomeroy was
charged with having hribed the legislature,
and big man was needed to jump into his
place. ingalls, was then ready, and he got
the position which he has held for three
terms, and which he can have again if he
wishes.
SENATOR INGALLS, ROMANCE.
The romance of Senator Ingalls, was one
of love at first sight. He was a struggling
young lawyer Of Kansas. and had hung out
his shIngle 10 little town above Atchlson
lie paid no attention to women, and the
flowers of the frontier wasted their sweet
ness upon other nostrils than his. One day
he was asked to be groomslnan at a friends
wedding, and while so acting he saw that
one of the bridesmaids was exceedingly
fair. he was introduced to her "a Miss
Anna Cheeseborough ana he learned that
she was the daughter Of New York mer-
chant who had come to Atchison to live
In company with her he journeyed for a
day with the new bride aad groom and
Cupid got in his work to such an extent
that the two separated in love with each
other.
Ingalls, made arrangements to call, and
after short courtshiD he penned the ques-
ton and received an &C eeptable answer He
was a candidate for state senator ut this
time, and it was a curious thing that his
prospective father-in-law was running for
the same office. Miss Cheeseborough had
to stand the fires of the frleads of her
lover and her father, but young Ingalls,
won, and, as Mrs. Ingalls, says, her 'sins
were forgiven" and her father consented
TO her marrying his political rival.
CLA ELARO fhOfOSED flNE TIMES.
l am able to give some inside information
about eX-PreSident Cleveland's romance.
At the time of the wedding the mouths of
the President and his wife were as tight us
that Of clam concerning their love affair
None OF their frienis knew much about
their courtship, and they went on the prin-
ciple Of the great German proverb that
Speech is silver, but silence is golden u
The wedding is still gossiped about here,
and the women pronounce it a love m Itch,
while the men invariably take the ground
that the white house had good deal to do
with Mrs. ClevelanG'S acceptance 1t seems
that the men are somewhat in the right,
and a lady who lately returned from a
wedding trip TO the continent gives one of
my friends a conversation which she had
with Mrs. Cleveland not long ago. The
story as it comes to me is quite spicy, and |
do not vouch that the report OF the talk is
verbatim. | give it as | heard it. This lady
said:
Il met Mrs. Cleveland shortly after l
landed in New York, and one of the first
questions she asked me was to pray tell her
how long | was engaged before | wai mar
ried. | answered her ana told her the story
of our courtship. She listened with inter
est, and when | was through l concluded
that | would learn something from her il
return. asked:
Mrs. CLEN ELANDS OWN STORY.
"'Mrs Cleveland have seen a great
many stories about your marriage, aad the
most | have seen have been contra dicted by
you or your friends. l have told You my
story and now l want you to tell me yours.
How long were you engaged to the Presi-
dent before you were marriedP
Mrs. Cleveland laughed and blushed,
and said:
6 %, there are the most ridiculous stories
told about us, but, honestly, they are hardly
as funny as it really was. Uncle Grover
proposed to me five times before l accepted
him. First, when l was II, and | just
laughed at the idea, for he seemed so much
older. Then again, TWO years later, when
went to college; and the Ghird time when be
was elected governor Of New York. was
by no means ready 30 marry any one, and
he let things go.for year, or until be was
nominated for the presidency. Then be
asked me again, and | again refused At
last he was elected, and | PROMISED to
marry him in year. or course, l always
liked him better than any one else, and
always meant to marry him some day, but
III own the white house had something tc
do with hurrying it up"
ALGER'S BORROWED CLOTHES.
Gen. Alger, Of Michigan, was here the
otter day. His pocketbook is now heavy
his check is good for millions, his face looks
happy and his heart seems whole. 1t wears
however, the scars of a youthful romance
and h VIII never forget the troubles of his
boyhood love. He was n law student at
Akron, o., and fell il love before he had
finished Blackstone. He had only money
enough to live on. and his .dylove was the
daughter of rich, but handkerchief old
chap of a father.
This man had slight opinion of Russell
Alger and he had 10 etter opinion of the
law. He was wont to say that Russ Alger
would never amount to anything, and every
morning he said to his daughter that she
had better drop Alger for lie would never
earn his salt. 1t was when things were in
this condition that the girl gave party.
She invited Alger. His clothes weres poor,
however, and there we're no suits for rent i'll
Akron. Alger did not dare go to the party
with poor clothes and he finally borrowed a
suit from brother lawyer He wore it to
the house and danced until morning in it.
1t happened that his friend had left the
town for visit and Alger
sTRUTTED AROUND FOR A WEEK
IN his borrowed clothes The old man,
however, learned the story, and he went
home and gave his daughter to understand
that she must give up Alger at once. He
made such face about the matter that she
dropped MIN at once, and q year later mar
lled one of his friends. Alger, however,
was soon comforted. He married friend
Of bis old sweetheart, aud moved with her
to little town in Michigan, where he built