The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-16
ARE THEY KINSMEN !?
Rev. Dr.. Talmage's Brother !
Hotel Runner.
SEATTLE MANS STRANGE TALE,
He CIaims 70 - Brother - one q
NE Fanous Preachers a.
America.

witt Taimage, Of Brooklyn. You know
him, everybody knows him. The speaker
was . man carelessly almost shabby
dressed. and the place Was . saloon near
the railway station where . Posr-Ir rELLf-
eENcER reporter. waiting for the overland
trains was at = table busily writing.
The man had entered >the room
and. sitting down BY the table,
had answered = question about the
arrival of the train. Some talk had fol-
owed, and he finally said, my name is
Charles NJ. TallmAdge- two rs and d.
and up to few days ago was running for
2 Seattle hotel. T. Dewitt Talmage? Yes,
am brother Of the Rev. T. DeWittsTai-
mage. of Brooklyn. You know him:
everybody knows of him. He is my Oldest
brother. and am the youngest Of the
family.
He was born in the Montesuma swamps,
IN New York. and my next brother. Sam,
and : sister, now dead. were born there,
too. was born in Buffalo, in 1S49. in
house next to that in which MillaId Fill
moro lived
s'Then our family moved TO Wisconsin.
to Milwaukee. Ny uncle, Nathaniel Pit
cher Tallmadee. was United States SEN
stor from New York, and was afterward
the hrst senatorial governor Of Wisconsin.
NY father. ]. J. Tallmadge, was one of the
most popular men in the state. For three
years. from 1866 to 1868. he was mayor Of
Milwaukee,, and then in 1868 he ran for
governor of the state on the Democratic
ticket The state was nominally Republic
can by about 50 900, bat he came within 800
votes OF winning.
When Was Is years old enlisted in
the army and went TO the war, serving 122
days before the war closed. So far Is we
were concerned, took part in Forests
second attack on Memphis, August "a,
1884.
Since the war have been knocking
about, taking hand at pretty nearly every
thing. I've been in the real estate busi-
ness and in grain dealing. Just before I
came to Seattle was earning SIPS month,
and now Pve just been working for 81 Is
day. or 1875 week. Pretty tough, isn't
itf
You see, came out to this country in
the hope Of beftering myself. / fancied that
all you would have to do would be to hold
bucket at the edge of one Of the bluffs,
and the so gold pieces would pour into it.
went to some of the big firms. showed
them my letters of Recommendation, and
told them could do anything from keep
ing the books to loading . dray. But ]
couldn't get work; and so I went on down
the list of shops. but yet found nothing
to do. Finally went into the Seattle hotel
and told them had to have work. 1
would do anything If they would give me
chance. So they made me runner
work that had thought beneath me once.
The contrast is . strange one, isn't it,
The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage could go al
most anywhere in the world and be well
received He is making more money
every year than the president of the United
States, and President Harrison would be
glad to shake hands with him; and I'm
known by all the hotel runners and long
shoremen asssSeattie Charley and good
fellow. I'm not making very much money
and President Harrison would not be at
ali anxious to meet me. The difference is
big one.
I've been here since last March, and
I've not seen T. De Witt. He 10 an
awfully good fellow, not at all bigoted. He
is . little finicky about the spelling of
his name, using one Il and no t, but he is
the only one of our family that does 30.
Here is my mothers card, see: Mrs ]. J.
Tallmadge," and Seattle Charley
showed finely engraved visiting card.
s'She is living at Chicago now, although
her regular home is at Milwaukee, aud
that is where the family still has property.
1 have another brother, Sam, who is in the
grain business at Milwaukee He il doing
very well, though he has run for nearly
every Office going, and has always been de-
ieated. 1t is funny that he has invariably
been on the wrong side of the question.
Now his bosom friend, George Peck, of
Milwaukee. is running for governor on the
Democratic ticket Peck will Be elected.
and yet my brother Sam, who has hitherto
been Democrat. Is now against Peck on
account of that Bennett school law issue.
You can see from what have told you
that am what you might call the black
sheep of the family. But T. Dewitt is the
one We are proud of. He is thoroughbred.
l hope to get back East soon and see him."
Mr.. Charles NJ. Tallmadge is about five
feet eight inches in height and well built.
His face is smooth, except for aclosely-cut
moustache. which hides . rather wide
mouth with dropping corners. HIS head
is large and very well shaped. His eyes
are gray and his complexion is light and
well colored. The most prominent feature
OF his face is a cleanly cut aquiline nose.
He is a clever talker and uses exceptionally
good language.
Among the men at the wharves and the
railway station he seems to be q general
favOrite.