The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-09-26

But Senator Kenna is not the only
politician who has divided time with
clown. There is a gentlemen in
Mt. Carmel to share the honor with
the West virginian. l allude to
Hon. E. B. Green, now representa-
tive in the legislature, and one of the
best lawyers in Illinois. In 1882 he
was the candidate of his party for
representative in congress form the
10th congressional district. The
late Judge Shaw was his Democratic
opponent, while the cratic Dan. B.
Turney was the "amusin' little cuss"
who rallied the Prohibition forces.
The campaign was dull beyond de-
scription. Shaw had majority of
thousand OF more behind him, and
had no desire to make canvass,
and as he was about thirty years be-
hind the times, the voters, even of
his own party, had less desire to hear
him. There was not enough Profit
bitionists in any one locality, even
if they all rallied, to make respect
able audianee for Turney. On the
Republican side matters looked
still more gloomy. Their leaders
knew that the only hope to overcome
the Democratic majority was to
arouse the masses of their own party.
But this was easier said than accom-
plished. A series of meetings were
announced, but the voters refused to
rally. At every point Judge Green
met with glaring array of empty
benches. He took the matter phil
osophically, but not SO his trainer
Col. Charley Ferriman, Of Olnev,
chairman of the Republican congress
sional committee He resolved that
the Judge should have at least one
good meeting. Learning that a
show was advertised to be in Sum-
ner on certain day, he billed
Judge Green for speech there on
the same date. Under the pretense
that there was no hall large enough
in the town in which to hold a polit-
ical meeting, he made an arrange
ment by which the Judge should be
allowed to speak under the canvass.
Charley wanted Green to speak frcm
the back of the elephant, but to this
the Judge dumurred, and the roof
of the lions cage was finally agreed
upon as compromise. During the
show performance Judge G. sat be-
hind the band stand, looking like a
Presbyterian deacon at masquerade
ball, and wishing he could slip out
of the scrape without being detected.
On the outside was Ferriman buy
Ing tickets for all who wanted to see
the show and would stay to hear the
speech. Under such circumstances
it is not surprising that the tent was
filled to its utmost capacity, and
Charley was in high glee. Abandon
ing the role of 'barker" for the show,
be rushed around to the dressing
tent to give points to the clown,
"Old Dan Rice" who insisted upon
introducing the Judge to the con
gregation," as Charley persisted in
calling it. "Give it to 'em blood
raw said the enthustic Charles
Green's no chump; tell 'em he's a
holy terror from the Wabash"
Dan did not know Shaw, and his
acquaintance with Green was limit
ed. He had heard in an indirect
way that the latter was from Penn
sylvania, and had been a professor
in a college there. His nativity was
enough, however, for Dan would
travel forty miles unshod over frozen
groand to put in good lick for a
PENNSYLVANIA"
Pointing with his finger at the
judge who, tall and erect, with his
white hair and patriarchal head,
standing alone upon the roof of the
lions cage, looking like Daniel of
old ready to be cast into the den of
the king OF beasts, the clown said. !"
When in my youthful days among
the mountains of the old keystone
state, (God bless her where / took
my first school hoy lessons from the
venerable gentleman who is soon to
address you, little did ! think il
would ever become my privilege to
introduce him to so grand an au.
dience Of the representative people
Of che great Prairie state. In those
days ! learned from him words Of
wisdom, among them that old men
were for council. young ,nen for war
Nov ! wsnt % say d You that 1