Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-01

whom he has counseled in a legal way to the
tune Of something like $4,000 q year. 1t is
wonderful how events produce great men,
and how the elevation to power Of one
mortal pulls up the others about
him Benjamin Harrison raised his wand and
fairy-like he created national regulations for
his old college friend. John W. Noble of st.
Louis. for Miller. his law partner, and a score
Of others. Cleveland opened his lips in 1884
and Daniel Manning and William C. Endicott
became national quantities. and now through
his second cabinet utterance we introduced
To Bissell. Hoke Smith Daniel Lamont and
other men whose names we yet hardly know
how to pronounce.
BOSOM FRIEND BIssELL-"
Mr. Bissell and Mr.. Cleveland have been
friends and councillors for years, and Grover
Cleveland has not in the world man who
stands closer to him than his new Postmaster
General He was known in the newspapers
during the campaign Of 1884 as Bosom Friend
blSsel, and the two. when they were practic-
ing law together here. We're called the Damon
AID Pythias of the Buffalo bar. He has
been associated with Cleveland dur
ing his Years OF prominence and the fact that
he has not been better known to the
people has come from his queer taste for keep
ing himself on: of sight. During nv stay in
Buffalo have chatted with close friends of
both men and find that Mr.. Bissell has in
stage
managers rather than a chief actor in the
elevation OF Cleveland to power. 1t is not
generally known that in the struggle between
Cleveland and Blaine in 1884 Wilson s. Blssell
was one of she chief directors of the Cleveland
forces and that to his sagacity the democratic
victory was quite largely due. He was Mr..
Cleveland private and personal representative
all through the camPalgn. and il fell to his lot
TO nullify the scandalous stories sent out con-
corning his partners past life. He had been
among the foremost in securing Mr.. Cleveland $
nomination for sheriff. mavOr and governor,
and ne had almost as much 20 do with his first
nomination for the presidency as Daniel Man
ming. but he was not connected with the event
In the Chicago convention of last June
Mr. Blsseil was equal IN command with
William G. Whitney. He did most OF the plan
ming and the ex-Secretary of the Navy did
most of the executing ard got al the credit
although he would have shared 1t gladly with
the Buffalo man if the latter had been willing
Mr.. Bissells name was scarcely mentioned in
the newspapers. and very few persons knew
then or know now the measure OF his political
power. He Is and has been for nearly u
decade one of the great generals in the demo-
cratic party. We when II was announced that he
had been chosen to succeed John Wanamaker
many democratic captains asked: who is VIII
son 5. Bissell?'
The new Postmaster General, according to
the statements Ot those who know him here is
one of the closest-mouthed men in public life
lie has alsays kept himself in the back ground
and even in Buffalo he has been rarely talked
about. He has not the widest of acquaintance
minded, witty and good taiker, except where
MS own affairs are concerned. Mention these
and he shuts up like a clam and either stops
talking or changes the subject.