Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-22
GOSSIP ABOUT MEN.
E1-Secretary Bayard Became a States.
man by His Brothers Death.
STORIES OF EDITOR GREELEY.
he Was Eccentric and Was Stung to Death
blythe Presidential Bee.
HOW TWO GREAT LAWMAKERS MET
,coRnEspoNpENcr OF THE DISPATCH, 4,

WASH1NGTON, marcn Zl.-l Understand
that ex-Secretary Bayard will re-enter po-
litical life during the coming campaign. I
got some new information concerning him
at Philadelphia the other day. Il was from
G. W. Vernon, the editor of the Whining
ton Republican, a man 20 years of age, and
one of the oldest editors of the United States.
Said he:
''Yes, I have known Tom Bayard since he
was boy. He was the son of James A.
Bayard, Senator of the United States, and
succeeded his father in the Senate. His
father resigned in order that he might have
place in the Senate, and the Bayards have
for years had sort of right to the Senator
ship from Delaware. James A. Bayard was
a finer looking man than Tom. He was six
feet tall and had magnificent head. He
was a good lawyer, but not an extraordi-
arily fine speaker. He went TO New York
and tried to practice law there, but did not
succeed, and I happen to know that John
M. Clayton gave him the money which
brought him back to Delaware. He needed
$4,000 and Clayton lent it to him. have
no doubt that he afterward paid him.
He Is Not Money Maker.
"I suppose Tom Bayard is worth about
100000. He has not been a money maker,
and the most that he has, he has gotten by
marriage. He got some with mis- first wife,
and he got something with the wife whom
he has now. 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 L suppose it pays very
we'll. He started life, you know, as mer-
chant. and it was then the intention to make
his brother, James Bayard, the statesman Of
the family. Tom was sent to Philadelphia
to 60 into store but James Bayard died
and they sent for Tom and brought him
back to Wilmington and educated him as
statesman. He studied law and took his
seat, while he. was yet young man, in the
United States Senate
''Where did you do your first newspaper
work, Mr.. Vermont"
IL began life as printer" said Mr.. Ver-
non, "and was apprenticed in West Ches-
ter, Pa. While was working at the trade
Bayard Taylor was an apprentice in the
same office, and he there began his newspa-
per career. He was tall, thin young man,
with bare face and very dark hair. He
was rather handsome looking. Shortly after
he had finished his apprenticeship he went
on to paper at Phenixville, Pa.
Bayard Taylor's Newspaper Failure.
81 think he started the paper, but it
failed, and he then took up his idea Of going
to Europe. The Euening Post, of Philadel-
phia, and the United States Gazette each
agreed to pay him $50 for his foreign letters,
and he left for Europe with S140 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 con-
nection he kept up all his life.
"He was very brilliant fellow, and he
wrote somewhat while he was at the print
ing Office in West Chester. He then signed
named after James A. Bayard, of Delaware.
After his majority he dropped the name of
James, and signed 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 had then grown very fleshy,
and believe that his death was hastened
by his drinking too much German beer. He
was very popular in Germany, and he got
too fond of German lager"
How Greeley Objected to Pool-selling.
Speaking Of Horace Greeley, a man who
worked under him in the Tribune Office
gives me the following: Like many edi-
torial 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 country home, met him and said:
'Mr. Shanks, 1 don't want the reports of
that poolselling published in the Tribune.
This paper is a high-toned family paper,
and 1 think it is better to keep all gambling
and poolselIing out of it. Do you under
stand?'
Eyes said Shanks, but I thought it
was matter of news and the people were
interested in it,
cit don't make any difference said
Greeley; it's bad thing and 1 don't
want it.
"sAll right said shanks, and with that
Greeley left.
The Editor Disobeyed Orders
"Shanks still thought the matter was too
good to lose, and, hoping that the old man
would forget it, he printed the report again
next day. Greeley came down to the office
in a rage, called up Shanks and said:
sHow's this, Mr.. Shanks? I thought 1
told you to leave those pool sales out OF the
paper. L want you to understand that this
is more of a Sunday school sheet than a
Police Gazette. and I:swaut them left out
"Oh," said Shanks, "Pm sorry they got
in. know you ordered them out, but my
reporter evidently did not understand it
and they slipped in"
"During these last two days, however, the
h,l raf4 4naff 4 k1tt
again hoping that Mr.. Greeley would forget |
it, put them in. He then waited in fear aud |
trembling for his editor, and it was not late |
the next day when Greeley came in, in
towering but helpless rage. He had thin, |
saueaky voice. and he shriked out as soon /
as he saw Shanks: "Blank, blank you,
Shanksl Didn't I tell you to leave those |
pool sales out of the paper? I'm going to |
punish you. I will see if can't be master |
in my own office! Blank blank you'll II |
you put those pool sales III the paper again |
/ will have you indicted by the rand jury"
By this time, however, the races were over
and the pool selling stopped"
How Greeley Treated Thad Stevens 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 whoever it |
might be. One day man came in with a |
letter from Thaddeus Stevens. He was a |
prominent man in Pennsylvania. He got |
in some way past the watchdogs at |
the door and into Greeley's sanctum, where,
in an old gray duster, with his big head |
nearly touching the paper upon his desk,
be was scratching away. He did not look |
up as the man came in, and the man stood |
awhile waiting to be noticed.
LAS Greeley did not look mp, he finally
said: Mr.. Greeley, have a letter of in