The Helena independent., 1891-01-12
SENATOR INGALLS, WIFE,
Her Description Of the First and Sec
ond Elections Of Her
Husband.
A Strong Faith That He Will
Be Returned Once
More.
interesting Talk by a Correspondent with
the Lady in Her Home in Wash
ington City.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-Among the nota-
Bile women of Washington is Anne Louisa
Cheeseborough Ingalls,, wife Of the senator
from Kansas. She is a handsome, matron-
ly and stately looking woman in appear
ance. forty odd years of age and the moth
er OF eleven children. seven of whom are
now living. She is short in stature, her
hair becomingly sivered with gray She
is witty and entertaining i'll conversation
Surrounded by her children in their com
Portable homo on Eighth street. she cheer
fully talked TO the New York Sun corres-
pondent about her husband, John James
ingalls,. who still hopes that his term of
eighteen years in the senate may be round
ed out with six years more. making a con
tinuous term of service of nearly quarter
of century.
ITO me my husband has always been a
hero" said Mrs. Ingalls,. Like him, was
born in New England, and still cherish / 9th
reverence and affection for the ideas which
belong to New England culture. My father
came TO Kansas from Massachusetts in the
days of John Brown of Osawattornie, and il,
the midst Of the great struggle to make
Kansas free state. Singular as it mas
seem, first became acquainted with my
husband when he was candidate for the
senate against my own father. and in that
contest Senator Ingalls, Was elected and my
father defeated But they soon became
intimate friends and have been 80 ever
since.
''The history of my husbands first cleo
flon to the senate will not soon be forgotten
by the country. His name had barely been
tadf fV,p ffRt
BILE candidate for senatorial hOaOr5 and he
had gone to Topeka to argue case before
the supreme court, without the slightest in
fentlon of engaging in a senatorial stfuo-
ole. 1t was during that memorable contest
that 5. {. Pomeroy, then senator from
Kansas. was charged with giving to Senator
forke 5000 for his vote. The combination
WAS made III single night to bring for
ward the name of John J. Ingalls,, iminedi-
ateiy after the exposure, upon the floor nj
the senate, of the attempt TO bribe Senator
,Yorke in the interest of Porneroy. hfteran
able speech from forke on the floor of the
senate, Poreroy's s friends deserted him an
masse, and Senator Ingalls, was elected
upon the first ballot. Nobody was more
surprised at his own election than nv hua
band himself. But | will not enter into
the details of this historical election. be-
cause it would seem to be walking on
ashes thinly covering fires. Bnt the nll
bitterness which outlived that struggle ha,
long since passed away.
'.fhe second election of Mr. Ingalls, wa,
very remarkable. He was opposed bv sew
erai candidates, all prominent men: but IN,
leading candidate for the senatorial purpl,
was Chief Justice Horton. The fight Taste,
for several days, and the defeat OF Mr.. In
gals seemed imminent. when meeting %
his friends was called at the Topeka oper,
house. Both his friends and his foes at
tended. 1he opera house WAS crowdes
from pit TO dome, and the friends of Hor
ton rallied in full force. Everything dc
pended on the character of the speecI