The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-22
GOSSIP OF GREAT MEN
The Delaware Bayards and How
One Became q Statesman.
STORIES or HORACE GREELEY.


WASHINGTON CrrY, March 16.-TSpecial
Correspondence. III understand that Elk
Secretary Bayard will re-enter political
life during the coming campaign. / got
some new information concerning him
at Philadelphia the other day. 1t was
from G. w. Vernon, the editor of the
Wilmington Republican, . man of 10 years
of age and one of the oldest editors Of the
United States. Said he:
Eyes, I have known Tom Bayard since
he was boy. He was the son of James
A. Bayard, senator of the United States,
and he succeeded his father in the Senate.
have place in the Senate, and the Bayards
have for years had a sort of right to the
senatorship from Delaware. James A.
Bayard was finer looking man than Tom.
He was six feet tall and had magnificent
head. He was good lawyer but not an
extraordinarily fine speaker. He went to
New York and tried to practice law there.
but did not succeed, and happen to know
that John NJ. Clayton gave him the money
which brought him back to Delaware. He
needed 81 900 and Clayton lent it to him.
I have no doubt that he afterward paid
him.
rs Tom Bayard wealthy?" l asked.
no, / don't suppose he is, /" replied Mr..
Vernon. HE is probably worth 100000.
He has not been a money-maker, and the
most that ne has he has gotten by mar
riage. He got some with his first wife,
and he got something with the wife whom
he has how. He lives very nicely at Will
mington, and has hung out his shingle
and is again practicing law. He has not
very large practice, but I suppose it pays
very well. He started life, you know, as a
merchant, and it was then the intention to
make his brother, James Bayard, the
statesman of the family. Tom was sent to
Philadelphia to go into a store, but James
Bayard died, and they sent for Tom and
brought him back to Wilmington and edu-
Gated him as q statesman. He studied
law and took his seat while yet a young
man in the United States Senate"
HE KNEW BAYARD TAYLOR.
Where did you do your first newspaper
work, Mr.. Vermont"
II began life AS printer" said Mr.. YER
non, land / was apprenticed in West
Chester, Pa. While [ was working at
the trade Bayard Taylor was an apprentice
in the same office, and he there began his
newspaper career. He was q tall, thin
young man with o bare face and very dark
hair. He was rather handsome looking.
Shortly after he had finished his APP
premiership he went on to a paper at
Phnnixville, Pa. I think he started
the paper but it failed, and he then took up
his idea of going to Europe. The Epening
Post Of Philadelphia and the United States
Gazette each agreed to pay him $50 for his
foreign letters, and he left for Europe with
$40 in his pocket. Horace Greeley gave
him an order for certain number of
letters, making the stipulation that they
must be good enough for him to use, and
in this way he became connected with the
Tribune, which connection he kept up all
his life. He was q very brilliant fellow
and he wrote somewhat while he was at
the printing Office in West Chester. He
then signed himself James Bayard Taylor,
and he was named after James A.
7 Bsyard Of Dslswars. After his majority,
himself simply Bayard Taylor. His first
book bore on its title page the name James
Bayard Taylor. / saw him several times
during the latter part of his career. He
bad then grown very heshy and believe
that his death was fastened by his drink
ing too much German beer. He was very
popular in Germany and he got too fond
Of German lager"
now GRExLEY OBJECTED TO PooL-sELLrNa.
Speaking of Horace Greeley, man who
worked under him in the Tribune office
gives me the following:
Like many editorial proprietors in the
United States" said he, Greeley was not
supreme in his own newspaper Office.
Some of his men were better news men
than he was, and their judgment as to the
policy of the paper was better than his.
At one time the races were on in New
York and William F. g. Shanks was city
editor of the Tribune. There was great
excitement as to the races, and the pools in
New York sold very high. Shanks reported
these sales, and while he was doing so,
Mr.. Greeley, coming down from his
county home, met him and said: Mr..
Shanks, l don't want the reports of that
pool-selling published in the Tribune This
paper is a heightened family paper, and l
think it is better to keep all gambling and
Yes said Shanks, but thought it was
matter of news, and the people were
interested in it, 1T don't make any
difference said Greeley, it's bad thing,
and | don't want it, All right said
Shanks, and with that Greeley left"
.'Shanks still thought the matter was
too good to lose, and horfng that the old
man would forget it, he printed the report
again next day. Greeley came down TO
TO office in rage, called up Shanks. and
said, .How's this, Mr.. Shanks? thought
l told you To leave those blank pool sales
out of the paper. ] want You to under
stand that this is more of Sunday-school
sheet than Police Gazette. and l want
them LETT out
"'Oh, said Shanks. I'm sorry they got
in. | know you ordered them out, but nv
reporter evidently did not understand it,
and they slipped in
During these last two days, however the
races had got hotter and hotter, and
Shanks again hoping that Mr.. Greeley
would forget II, put them in. He then
waited IN fear ana trembling tor his edi-
tor, and 1t was not late the next day when
Greeley came in in a towering but helpless
rage. He had thin, squeaky voice. and
he shrleked out as soon as he saw Shanks:
Blank blank you, Shanksi Didn't |
tell you TO leave those pool sales out of the
paper! I'M going TO punish you. | will
see II can he master in my own office
Blank blank you'll Ii you put those pool
sales IN the paper again l will have you in
dicted by the grand iuryp BY this time,
however, the races were over and the pool
selling stopped"
HOW GRIZZLY TREATED rHap srrvrSs'
LETTER
mo one could disturb Greeley when he
was busy writing" this man went on.
He was gruf even to rudeness and he
would pay no attention TO any caller who
ever il might be. One day man came in
with letter from Thaddeus Stevens. He
was q prominent man in Pennsylvania.
He got in some way past the watch dogs
at the door and INTO Greeley's sanctum,