Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-07


spent an evening this week with Secretary
Rusk at his home near Thomas Circle He lives
very nicely al Washington and has a big house
in the most fashionable part of the citv. He is
not however. very fond OF Washington society
and he prefers quiet chat in his parlor
70 dancing attendance on the Washington
round of receptions. lie j. very phllosophic
a 10 the results OF the election and his only
hope l. tha. live man will be chosen as Sccre-
tary Of Agriculture and that the great farming
interests Of the country viii be cared for. There
is 10 better story teller at the capital than
Cucle Jerry Rusk. He ia packed full of
interesting anecdotes about the public men he
knows and h. can tell a story almost as well as
Joe Jefferson. During NV talk with him the
subject Of the campaign IN Wisconsin came up,
and | asked him what ex-senator Spooner was
doing since his defeat candidate for gov
eruor.
lie Is doing nothing vet" was the reply.
"but he is going back TO his law practice, and
will devote himself from now on to making
money. Spooner Is one of the finest lawyers in
the United States. and he can make s25. 900 q
year at his practice. He lost great deal bv
coming to Warrington. and he is, l venture.
worth less now than he was when he was first
elected to the Senate He has not made much
money since he left the Senate. Hegot taste of
pablo life. and he hungered after its flesh pots
To- such an extent that he didn't care to do
ANYTHING else as long as he saw a chance of
getting back to them. It was for this reason
that h. wanted To be governor Of Wisconsin,
and he hoped. it i said, 70 come back 10 the
United States Senate
HOW sPooNER WAS NOMINATED.
''How did Spooner get the nomination."
asked Il have understood that one of the
other candidates had the lead up to the time of
the convention"
''it was largely through Senator Sawyer" was
the reply. Philetus SAWYER Is a great friend of
John SpOonCr. lie hashclped him in the past
and be wanted TO see him governor. Senator
SAWYER i the best friend man can
have aud he Ia the only man who
could have given Spooner the nomination.
\ very influential candidate Il think Secretary
Eusk said his name Uphaml had the win
ming cards in his hand, but Senator Sawyer
went 10 HIM and asked him TO support Spooner.
But said Upham. IL want the place myself.
/ am 20 liked now that l can take the governor
ship very nicely and | would like the position
IL would give me-"
81 think said Senator Sawyer, that your
time has not vet come and wish you would
let John Spooner have the place this time.
You are a good man and you know like you,
year than we can you and am anxious to see
him nominated
well, If you say so, Senator, will Of course
not rau.' was the reply. But have the dele
gates who would elect me and could have the
nomination if tried. However il you say no
i viii cast my votes for Spooner."
II really think you had better let Spooner
have II this time" replied Sawyer. and with
that Upham gave up his ambition and stepped
aside for Spooner.
How SENATOR SAWYER SAVED HIS FRIEND.
"Upharn must be a great friend of Senator
sawyers. said l. 'to do thing OF that kind.
Yes. he Is said Gen. Rusk. HE ia q type
OF the kird OF friends that SAWYER has in Wis
consin. AID be is under such obligations to
SAWYER that he would be the soul Of lngratitude
IL he did not obhge him. SAWYER made two for
tunes for Upham- In the first place he started
him in business and when Uphsm had grown
wealthy through savers start a spark from
q railroad engine started fire in his lumber
yards and in the space of two hours he lost il all
His mills ard lumber were worth 5000, 900 and
h. lost just 800 900 an hour at this time. AZ
he saw the smoidering ruins he concluded TO
try and get damages from the railroad. The
railroad VA, think. the Chicago. Milwaukee
and ST. Paul, one Of the rich railroad
corporations OF the United States. Upham
threatened suit against them. but they laughed
al him They knew that he was poor and that
he could not possibly stand the expense of a
prOtracted suit. They at last offered him s75,-
900 as a loan with which 20 rebuild his rolling