The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
Ir.-A TYPICAL AMERICAN.


Marcus Aurelius Smith Is Kentucklan.
He was born near Cyuthiana. forty years ago
last January He received common school
education. and began active life by teaching
school in bourbon cornty. With the proceeds
OF his work he entered the Kentucky Uni
versty. whore he remained three years.
Afterward he read law in the office OF Huston
Il Mulgan at Lexington. and graduated with
the first honors from the law department uf
the Kentucky University. lie began the prac-
tice Of the law in Lexington. and was made
Prosecuting Attorney Of that city
At the expiration of his term OF office he
went to California and began tho practice Of
the law in San Francisco. Hero he did not
meet with much success. He had been there
. year and a half. when he met one day a
warm friend. Frank Brennan. now we'll known
citizen OF Washington. Brennan told him that
he was going to Arizona that evening. They
were standing upon the street near the Co.'S
mopolitan Hotel. Marcus told Brennan that il
he would wait till the next day he would so
with him. His practice in San Francisco was
not satisfactory. and he thought he could do
better in u new country. Brennan replied that
he did not believe Marcus would go. The
young kentuckian invited him over to his
room to help him pack his trunk. and on the
heXt day they were on heir way to Tucson.
He arrived at Tucson and gazed at the mud
built houses. There was a Respondent look
in the Young lawyers face. No greater con-
trast to the green fields OF Kentucky could be
Imagined. He shook the dust OF Tucson from
his feet and went up to Tombstone. sixty-fve
miles away. He had hardly arrived in this
camp before he was taken sick. He had $3.50
in his pocket A doctor was summoned and
the hotel keeper took an interest in his guest
When Marcus recovered he asked for his bill.
The doctor charged him $500 and the hotel
Keeper $50. He told them they must have
taken an inventory Of his personal effects
while no was sick. for they had rounded up
every cent lie had. However. if they were sat
isiled. he was. He paid tho money and walked
out on the street without cent in the word.
The only friends he had were some sturdy
miners. who had nursed him wnilr sick.
He sauntered up the street to the Court House.
before weak Judges. This gave him conf.
dence He thought he would have as much
chance &C. Is 2 good LAWYER ne nI SUI Judges.
room with n bed and two chairs. AMI stuck his
sbingle on tho door. He found good board on
The roung kcnturkians first client was
John y: Bosnian. now resident n Washing
ton. A. thai, time Grchun wa, NllerIir y! the
county. He had n controversy with n caDitnl-
ist known as Sweet Potato Smith. The Shc!ilI
had seized s"meof Sweet Potato smith, stock.
ton. and sued the sheriff and his byndsmrn.
Marcus triei the case. Ne won it aud received
Tue lee; i Ms Sno%.h to nay hi office rent
meht ! y the Sheril was piece oi luck. The
Sheriff. lawyer, Judge. Colby. was sick. Mar
gus had an alice IN the Same, building. ana
the Judge told him togo IN and try ihc case
Tor him. ii"tre t tn" ease and got the foe.
On the next day. while cong ;ntulatins him
Atkins WAS ID Jolly, ro4Iickn: fel low from East
Tennessee. II" had sold nina for good
sum Of money and wanted TO know how lie
We'll" r"riyi Marcus. I'D stop IT, worry
would move for an Injunction"
.h S,I19ts business" replied Atkins. go
Thereunon Marcus scyyod notice on the
bank, ana they promise! not t. pay. That
Diirhp out two twenty.,oilnv gold pieces. and
,, III ~, he h@d asked 9S ny tee" Marcus ex.
but when hr asked me If that was enough.
,aa, YES if II" '"F'hc@n'ocecdin-. wsrcto be
Not long ;t'erwG@d the Unknown Fan BOYS
game int" Na.cu,a o!iire They wanted him to
OIlnE s'iIi AGAINST "A m inin- company in icf-
Srsush Tho DaYs g. t int" trouble sH. %si
and ds"drd thy claim over to the mining COM
pany, leaving MnIeus on the outside with the
had now the iitc Of Ma rus's clients In his
pocktt. Dhe man. however. who had n one
twelfth interest in tn" ella m held on 10 It. The
claim was alterward settled and Marcus ro-
ceived MS Zee TINS was IN 1850.
In 1882 the Ken, uckian was elected Prose.
outing Attorney OF the county. and served two
years. He performed his duties in n sntisinc.
tory mannrr. 1t was ewing 10 his efforts that
ave mon were hanSsl in two years in that
county by process of Law.
In 1880 he was elected 70 ConGross. young
and comparatively unknown man. he carried
the Territory by Z H"usins inA gritty. II was
the first Democratic victory tIr years.
Iu.-CAMrAIGNING l.; ARl2OSA
Congressional aspirants in tho Eastern States
have q faint idea OF "A canvas, in sU"n Terri
tory as Ari1ona. II is as lu"Ge u Ohio. In
diann, and Illinois combined. Tho political
Organization If the Territory is similar to that
in the Eastern States Each county has its
regular Democratic county committee. The
committees are selected by pira poos votes at
primary elections These primaries are DEM
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