The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-05
He Had Been In Politics.

The tests to which a reporters stamina is at
times put are often severe and fraught not
always with success, says the Chicago Post
Among them one which fairly tries the soul of
the young one is q first assignment to interview
some prominent PERSONA who has just ar
rived. 1t is seldom that any other instructions
are given to him.
him for column" says the city editor. And
the young man, who has heard of the renowned
visitor times without number, will without
doubt Immediately forget all he ever knew
concerning the gentleman in question He will
perhaps begin to feel that his youthful ideas of
Journalism were the outgrowth not of sound
Judgment but Of dreams superinduced by an
overloaded stomach. Pride, however prevents
his resigning and into the presence of the
great man he goes. his mind blank, and with
that empty feeling which comes TO one un-
accustomed to associate with celebrities.
During the recent visit of ex. United States
Senator Warner Miller to Chicago one of these
journalistic buds called on him at the Audito-
rum. The New Yorker received him graciously
and offered him seat The bud took it. II is
mind was still blank. and pinch did not
start an idea. The silence was becoming a
torture, when through the open window came
the voice of newsboy far below:
"All about Gen. sherman dying"
1t was an inspiration. The bud was not I'D on
politics. But he thought lie was, and with a
smile of confidence be said:
Senator, do you think that the death of Gen.
ion of Ohio politics?"
THE establishment that came into the sena-
tor face at the quf stion was immediat ely
chased away by a smile as he replied that he
hardly thought it would. The bud thanked
him and withdrew.
Several years ago. when Ben Butler arrived
in the city. another. bud, was dispatched to see
him. He found the general smoking in the
center OF his room at the Grand Pacific hoJel
gazing with one eye through the Jackson street
window and with the other through the window
that faced Clark street The young bud was
attacked by stage fright, but after biz he col
lected himself enough to ask the general the
popular question of the day:
What, general, do you think of Kel's pur-
chase by the Bostons?"
The general surveyed the bud with his left
eye, and in a severe tone inquired:
who in thunder is Kels"
Deeming himself uns quail to the task of cop
ing with such ignorance the bud. suddenly re-
covering his self possession, bowed stit1y and,
without deignlng TO answer, withdrew.
When Hamilton Fish last came to Chicago
another bud from the same paper, CHANGING TO
be the only reporter available, was sent to tap
the distinguished person. This bud managed
to retain his self possession, but he was not
well acquainted with his victim, whose active
career antedsted his own by nearly quarter
OF century. Mr.. Fish was in a decidedly I'M
communicative mood, and to dozen queries he
returned monosyllabic replies. This ended the
bud store of questions, and he turned to go,
when thought struck him
ever in politicsS"
OF an electric shock. He sprang to his feet and,
with mingled wrath, amazement and disgust
pictured in his face. cried:
"Whaa-a-t Was / ever IN polIticss Why,
young man, was once Vice President of the
United States"
And, like the guests of Macbeth. the bud
stood not upon the order Of his going, but van
ished with the echo Of the thundered words.