St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-23
WON BY HIS WIFE.
The Remarkable Campaign
Made in the First Ohio
District.
Nicholas LongWorth's Daugh-
ter Takes Charge Of Her
Husbands Fight.
She Puts $4,000 Into the
Campaign and Wins the
Battle.
Mrs. Slower Wishes to Shine
in Soc ETY. at the National =
Capital.


has also been bold talk of treuchery, and il
is known that certain Democrats who from
gratitude ought to have supported Cos
grove threw their influence to his
Republican competitor. Bethany Storer.
The election of StOrer was considered hardly
Il possibility. hen SiOrer VAS nominated,
however, new element entered into the
contest. This was Storer's wife. There are few
people in the " est ana me III OHIO. to
whom the name Cf Nicholas Longworlh is
not household word. The original Nick.
;he first of The name, came to Cincinnati
early IN the century. v neu the Queen City OF
the West was the village of LOsaniiVille
LongWorth had emmigrateu from Scotland
with little mercy. lie dickered with the
Indians. traded with his own people ard di-
reeted his every effort toward acquiring real
estate IN time he acquired q large amount
OF land, then wild and unproduciiye. As
the village grew into Il city this land was
cleared ana settled npon. He had Il son and
daughter. About the time of his arrival
there came another pioneer named Ander-
son. LongwOrfh's son married Anderson S
daughter and Anderson son married Long
worth ; daughter. Since then the families
have been not only intimate, but
In Reality One Family.
The son. whose name was also Nicholas. was
the father of Judge Nicholas Longworth,
VINO died about a year ago. The second
Nicholas had also a daughter named Maria.
From his father he inherited vast estates.
which were eventually embraced by The eX-
tending corporation line. Where now stand
big factories, il Is within The memory or resi-
dents now living that the Longworlh vine
yards lay. Longworih had an ambition to
rival the rare and famous wines OF the old
country. He imported experienced vine
growers from the wine producing districts of
Europe, and in time the product of the i'm
menSe Longworth vineyards became ceie-
brated throughout the country. The men he
brought from the old country he treated
most generously, ever trying to induce them
TO become citizens of the country They
would go to him and say that thew wanted to
buy little land aud build home. How
much can you pay month"; he would ask
Two or three dollnTS,' they would reply
Make il Il year. :" said Longworth. and the
bargain was concluded on the spot for a little
spot of land that eventually became a yalu-
able lot IN the business portion of the city. In
this way hundreds of poor people became the
owners of their homes prospered. and raised
large families. When the son ran for the SUI
preme bench these henetciarieS Of the faith
er's liberality rallied to his standard and he
was elected by an un,araileledm aioritv. The
improvement of these little pieces of land in
creased hundred. even thousand fold the
value of the LongwOrth estate until when
Nicholas No. died Il conservative estimate
vlded between Nicholas No 3 Nhe judge
and his sister Maria. Shortly before her
fathers death
Maria Married
George Ward Nichols, who VIII be remem-
bered in public way for having established
the now noted Cincinnati College of Music
and Inauguraled the annual eXpositlonS.
The marriage was not productive of happi-
ness, and finally Nichols was forced to con-
sent to divorce, the silver lining of which
was an annua! pension OF $1,000. The sec
ond Nicholas had moved from the home
n on,
Grahdln road. in the HILTON suburbs. There
he built magnificent home When the daugh-
ter married lie gave her a large portion
OF his extensive property, on which she
built what might be termed manor house
She followed the style of an old English
home. Year after year she added d wing
until at present it is Il costly, rambling
structure, covering nearly an acre of ground
After George Ward Nichols death the
divorced widow married Beliamy Storer By
Mr.. Nichols she had two daughters In the
great mansion the small family have lived
in quiet, unobtrusive style. The furnishing
IS elegant and substantial. with an apparent
effort everywhere TO duplicate the home
that had come to some old English
squire from long line of fathers While
her family name made her the principal
figure in the most exclusive circles Maria
Iongworth-for, Notwithstanding her mar
rlages. she is best known as Nick Long
worths daughter, has cared very little for So
ciety, onlv appearing on most exceptional
occasions. Her charities have been on the
most liberal order, but always with an effort
to avoid display or notoriety. Among the
dependents of hcr father anC their descend
ants she has been held
In Loving remembrance
as much through loyalty to her liberal father
as for the gracious manners with which she
has continued his good work. AS her
brother, the judge, grew along in years until
he was approaching the half century mark,
the management OF the estate became oner-
Gus. 1t had been most carefully handled
The ties of relationship led him and Maria to
intrust the control of their financial affairs
TO LarZ Anderson, who on his side of the
house represented The same lineal station as
was held by the Judge. Larz became
manager OF the estate, and under his con-
serYative administration it continued to in
crease in value through Il natural develop
ment and judiciOus investment At the
present day Maria LongWoTth'S wealth is es-
timated at S10.n0o,OuO. Long before the
Judge died he had reached the point where it
was impossible for him to spend his income
The accrefons to his sisters holdings had
OF course. been larger than in his own case
AS an amusement she inaugurated The mita-
ton OF the famous pottery of The old coun-
try. She sent it abroad and won num-
bers of prizes 1t cost her money
but She spent it with unstinted
hand. The lockwood pottery. which
she established, is row celebrated through
out the West. A year ago Mrs Storer dis
played an ambition to figure in public Way.
she had her husband nominated for state
senator, but unfortunately the Democratic
tidal wave on which Campbell rode into the
governorship poliaeally drowned her hus-
band. The present year succeeding, she de-
cided to run her husband for congress-
When he reminded her Of the large
Democratic majority to overcome she
merely told him to get the nomina-
ton and she would attend 10 the rest.
Storer was nominated. Mrs. Storer did the
rest. There has be en- gossip about q private
bureau. separate from the Republican cam
paign comittee. In fact it is we'll known that
the committee had very little to do with the
congressional fight in the First district and
It has been limited that some of them were
Not Particularly Interested.
in Storer's election. They had received no.
titieahon that that pant of the campaign
would be attended to. 1t did not please them
of Storer'S money outside of that necessary
for legitimate expenses. They knew in a
vague way of the mysterious secret
bureau. but none OF Them imagined that the
moving hand was that of q woman Mrs
Storer, with woman's way, had taken Il no.
ton to amuSe herself with Washington So
clety. Her family name would give her the
en- rec and commanding position but nat
urally she concluded that an official handle
would be better. like some ornamental an
pendage to one of The artistic products of her
pottery. Then the First district had ALWAYS
shown brilliantly in congress, ana whatever
The shortcomings of her husband. the fame
of his predecessors would raise him above
the level Of the ordinary members of the
lower house, ana she would do the rest.
Whatever her deliberations, Mrs. Storer at
once proceeded to organize Al campaign
bureau of her own. Through trusty lieuten-
ants she brought to her assistance Coke
Old Boy" end his battalion, who never fight
for glory. In business way she inquired the
price of the seat she wanted fdr her husband.
She planly declared that she did not want
something for no hing. They could set the
price. and it would be paid. Certain ward
politicians were sUrnIiscd by invitations to
little suppers at the grand house. where they
could talk over the canvass with Mr. Storer
The trade was quickly made by which all the
Republican leaders were TO give their allegi-
ance to Storer and to direct the efforts of the
ward workers especially in their behalf Fol
this they were to he well paid. Whatever the
amount agreed upon. or whether anyth he
more was specified beyond that the necessary
funds would tie supplied. there was
Paid ia All, S27. 900
1t came in orders on Larz Anderson, the
manager of her estate. and the drafts were
promptly honored The first was SG.uuD
and this amount was divided one nfeht in