The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

have received hundreds of thousands of
dollars from Mr.. Munro for the Now or
Never, the Now Then, the Say When and
one or TWO more. Munro himself is young
man, not more than thirty FIVE years of
age, blonde, well proportional and hand
some and holding the very highest testl-
monlals from his employees for gentleness
OF nature and of manner alike.
A CONFEDERATE SPEAKER.
The death of Thomas S. Bocock. who was
Tor four years the speaker of the confed-
crate congress and for many years thereto
lore the ablest Virginlan in the rational
congress, recalls 10 the veteran leaders of
the Democratic party in this city who were
his contemporaries those Of them who
are still alive-that with that fondness for
southern men which she has ever since
manifested, Tammany, through Augustus
Schell and John Kelly, made, just after the
war, strong effort TO induce MIR. Bocock
! to come to this city and engage in the
practice of law, at which he was one of the
most successful men in his day in his
country. Although he refused the offers
then made him, which were liberal in the
extreme, aud resolved to abide by the for
| tunes OF the Old Dominion, through these
same Tammany friends and ad-
mirers IL New York an eiectmenl
case on behalf of the claimant
| to the estate of an Irish family who had
settled in Virginia in the last century was
I put into Mr.. Bococll's hands. The claim
ant was northern man and not considered
socially the equal of the fine old Virginians
whom he sought to dispossess. The wealth
and prestige of the state were enlisted OF
/ behalf of the defense, but the claimant wor
his case and MIR. Bocock received a fee o.
500, 00O He was the head of family which
has been distinguished in public for sew.
eral generations, and has two nephews res
iGenJ in New York city, both able and sue
cessful writers.
An incident in front of the Astor house
just before the distinguished Virginian'
death shows in g striking way how small
the world is, and recalls one of the mos
famous speakership contests in the apnal
Of the national Democracy. The Democrat
were overwhelmingly in the majority il
the congress of lS60-6l. A nomination in tn
Democratic caucus for the speakershil
was of course equivalent TO al
election in the house. The two can
didates IN the Democratic caucus wer
Congressman Bocock, of Virginia, an
Congressman Smith, of North Carolina
Balloting between these two went on TO
days and nights and weeks, and so arden
were the partisans of either and so deter
mined that it was said at the time tina
when asked what they would drink or ca,
6NSu, GLSlE reply was DOSOCh
smith, as the case might be. Finally
when ii was apparent that neither OF ther
could win over the other, William Pennlng
ton, of New Jersey, who died in 1862, afte
serving one session, was chosen thirty
sixth speaker as a compromise. John Sher
man, if my memory serves me rightly, wa
the Republican candidate. Now for til
5 incident. More than thirty years ha
: elapsed and this stirring struggle of ante
bellum times had been forgotten by man
even of the participants in it. Coming OF
of the Astor house, John Paul Bococl
3 of this city, met a casual acquain
ance on the sidewalk, and stopping for
moments chat, was introduced by tina
casual acquaintance to young gentlema
, standing by as MIR. Smith, of North Care
= lina.'' After some exchange of courtes,
r MIR. Smith, of North Carolina" WI
: proved to be Mr.. Edward Chambers Smitl
e of Raleigh, the chairman Of the stat
, Democratic committee, and who for one
S young in years has exhibited great polite
d sagacity, asked casually: by the wa
q MIR. Bocock, your name is rather an III
j usual one; are you any relation to M
d Thomas S. Bocock, of Virginia"' Eyes
r was the reply, "he is my uncle and qua
: dian" "Well," continued Mr.. Smith, :
! am the son and you are the nephew al
o ward of the two men who made the grea
a est fight on record for the speakership.
> think we ought to have a drink on Il
d meeting" And they drank