New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-12

During the last ten years sam" has attended
nearly every important convention or great gather
ing I'm this country. and by being always conveniently
under the feet OF prominent men. noting their wants
and supplying them. far was in his power. run
Ming cr1ands little faster than any other messenger
they could send he succeeded IN attracting the attcn
lion Of many important men Of the Nation Ills col
lection OF autograph letters from these 1, val
bic only autograph collection, but b"cais"
81 the and kindly advice given to him In them.
when President Cleveland swung around the circle
In l--7. sam followed tho crowd almost throughout
IN" trip blackng boots selling newspapers. p'ddlng
badges running eriands. making ends meet in
way possible 10 a BRIGHT boy. In ~ the southern
cities some Of the newspaper correspondents made up
n purse and offered II to "Sam' n he would make n
speech 10 the crowd In opposition 10 Grover Cleveland.
sam having cy" 10 business. mounted the
platform tho regular programme had been carried
out, and mad" speech I'm behalf ~ the suffering
booblacks Of the United states saving that they
vould be found under the banner Of Protection since
thcy wanted freedom from competition with the
London boothlac,s who received only ha'pcnny for
shine. Tho speech vas loudly applaIded. and
"sam' then and there chri'tcncd The Boot
black orator"
His nov speech was mndc at Pontiac before 5000
people. Tho victoriops orchard Lake Cadets had
jus, returned from drlll contest at Washington.
whittier sam had accompanied them their mascot
AdJutnnt General Anger, closing his address OF con
graduation = the cadets. called sam and intro
duced him - the audience saving that he would make
an impromptu speech sam began with these
words: g,iOg u make mprompm speech
don't know what lmpromptI means. but General
Anger doc. and Whatever kind of speech he wants
that :, the Kind ~ speech going - make Tho
audience was In good humor and sans speech
Wus counted brilliant success
In 49, Wills Is. hawkins. then the Editor Of
TN Tol.dp Commercial" found sam asleep IN
his ofrc ou" day. and having reused him ana learned
something ~ h, shi,tory. gave him place
Office boy. Mr. lawkin- so)r nfi'rwari went 1, Wash
ingtou. and ~ about two months was surprised -
see sam wulhiu, into hi, ol.c, wearing S,di 'r
cap many sizes too lnrgc for lin. ">am" had left
T )lcdo with - IN hi, pocket. and had arrived in
Washington hy way Of New York with -.
In Washington he made himself useful 10 Frank
laiton. Congressman McComa,. senator IlauNbrOugh
and othcrs. that they secured f)r Rim position n
page the House - Representatives. Ilo had not
occupied mis- position long before h. organized and
wnS elected Speaker of the Junior II Du,c which
hecamc AN Interesting school ot eoqucnce. lie also
tried his land a. newspaper CORE pOndrnc". and
sent highly interesting gossip 70 "Thc Toledo
Commercial and other papers. Al the MINNEAPOLIS
Convention This year sam was appointed chief
Of Pages and since that time has devoted himself
almost exclusively to efforts I'm behalf ~ tie tiohrt
lie f. heartily In sympathy With the owv class from
which h. sprang and j. earnestly devoted Ia their
Interests sam will make his first appearance
an orator I'm New York this week.