The advocate., 1891-01-14
A GORGEOUS DISPLAY FOB A sENA-
TORS WEE

a champion OF hard money, Of high
taxes and class legislation generally,
publishes an interview OF much
length with the wife Of Senator In
gals. The report Of it commences
as follows:
DWAsHINGToN, u. O., January i.-AmOng the
notable women OF Washington 10 Annie Louisa
CheeSebOrOugh Ingalls, She is a handsome,
matrOnly and stately looking woman In appear
ance forty odd years OF iage, and the mother OF
eleven children, seven Of whom are now living.
She 10 ahOrt In stature, her hair becOmigly SILL
vered with gray. She Is witty and entertaining
In conversation
Surrounded by her children In their cOmfOr-
table homo in Eighth street, she cheeriully talked
20 the Sun correspondent about her husband,
John James Ingalls,, who still hopes that bis
term OF eighteen years In the Senate will DO
rounded out with six years more, making CON
tlhuOus term OF service Of nearly a quarter OF
century,
ITO me my husband has always been herO,"
said Mrs. ingalls,. "Iike him, / was born In
New England, and still cherish both reverence
and affection for the Ideas which belong 70 New
England culture. My father came 10 Kansas
from Massachusetts IN the days OF John Brown,
OF OssawattOmie, and In the midst OF the great
struggle 20 make Kansas free state, Singular
as II may seem, first became acquainted with
my husband when no WAS a candidate for The
Senate against my own father, and In that con-
test Senator Ingalls, was elected and my father
was defeated. But they soon became Intimate
friends, and have been such ever slnce.'
Mrs. Ingalls, does not start out as
an excellent historian, for when the
Senator made his race for the State
Senate in 1861 his opponent was Geo.
w. Bowman, whose vote was ZOE,
while Mr.. Ingalls, vote was 8l4. In
gals had a majority OF 100, while in
the district, at an earlier election, the
majority for Governor Robinson was
8Ol. The father OF Mrs. Ingalls,, Ellis
worth Cheeseborough, never ran for
the office Of State Senator in Kansas
at all.
This eminent lady is thus reported
on the matter of her husbands can
didaCy for the Office Of Lieutenant
Governor:
Mr.. Ingalls, at one time was q candidate for
Lieutenant Governor OF Kansas. The Republl-
can candidate for Governor was elected. Mr..
ingalls, was defeated During the canvass my
uncle, Mr.. CheosebOrOugh, who had become a
warm advocate OF Senator Ingalls, after the lat
tor had defeated him for the Senate called at the
Topeka hotel where he was staying TO urge him
10 take the stump In his own behalf, explaining
that the political situation was critical, and he
found Che Senator, in the middle OF the day, com.
fOrtably reclining on u sofa In his room at the
hotel reading the latest novel, and when urged
TO 20 out and stir up the people, Senator ingalls,
languldly replied, ~ reckon we will win the
fight" Needless 10 say, he was beaten.
CThe "Uncle" Cheeseborough is
perhaps q migprint)
In 1862, when the Republican can
didate for Governor Of Kansas, Hon.
Thomas Carney, was elected, his vote
was 10000 out Of 1858, while Mr..
Ingalls,, for Lieutenant Governor, re-
Oeived $685. out Of 147OS votes, In
1854 Samuel j. Crawford, the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor, OBJ
tained 1887 votes out Of 21, 1886, and
yet Mr.. Ingalls, had but 8498 out Of
2O,597 votes.
But it might be said here that Mr..
Ingalls, did not run on the same ticket