The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-02
THE MAN UHO BEAT BLAND.
Ono of the Surprises or the Recent Political
Landslide.
From the 81. louis Republic.


who is this man who is running against
Silver Dick Bland for Congress Z" was a query
often propounded by politicians throughout the
state during the campaign.
he is nothing but IL country doctor who
craSled out of the brush somewhere down in
the hills Of Morgan county" was the usual reply.
Ana wien the suDlGct was further discussed
was of that type of country doctor who can sit
on a dry goods box and pile up shavings and
political with equal facility. ana
who was IA garrulous Toparch whose oracular
utterances passed for wisdom among only a
small following.
Like the candidacy OF Treloar. the music
teacher OF Mexico, against Champ Clark. the
candidacy of IOel D.. hubbard, the Versailles
doctor. against Richard 4. Bland was considered
alike in The Eighth district did not n dream thas
tn tne C Tsrs"is.e' P FR.H aonsi TSTld s ,Eat be b S slsGisd
humpea arHmedhry had as much show of
Hubbard had of being elected.
But after tho landslide of Nov. q had done its
SURPRISING damage 20 Democracy, and the
wOunsled and tho dying had been counted on
every hand and soothed with bandaGes OF tender
sympathy; il was learned that the man with the
had been elected ~
Instead Of the campaign idea that he Is a gar
talks politics on the street corners from sun-up
10 shutdown. | find that Dr. Joel u. Hubbard is a
grad uate OF the ~. Louis Medical College, a
member OF the American Medical Association,
a bank President, executor of the Republican,
term ss CiefS OF Morgan COUNTY (" lie i a S yoSna
man, VINO Is "a hustler all day long, and Knows
no" 70 make money ana save II. In fact, he is
one OF the leading citizens OF the town. Abov
all, he is a genial gentleman, and as another
bank President, leading Democrat. says:
The man who beat Dick Bland is a pretty
We'll, h1 is a good fellow socially. and owing
10 the Democratic stay-at-hOmes he il now right
smart Of "a fellow politician.
Dr. Joel Douglas Hubbard was born near
Longwoud, N saline county, Mo-, on the same
.lay that Abraham Lincoln was first elected
resident Of the United ,States-Nov. q. 1850.
90 ctos ever received was on his thirty fourth
bin thdsy, when he was elected a member OF
wiz a small strain u Scotch blood aod'si Il;
his veins. His ancestors, five or six gem
erat1 ons ago, came 20 this country and
fathel came west 10 Kentucky, while his grand-
iather was a pioneer in Missouri. The Young
Doctor comes from a Democratic family. and
ms ma die name MAS given In respect TO stephen
DIR. IN bbard had never made a public speech
IN ms lL'e nhtll ne made a few remarks accept
ing the IA animation for Congress Ia the CORyen-
tion az JaHersph CITY. Hut he started out over
the distriA across hills and through dells, and
soon found ont that he had a gift Of CAB. After
the buck az le had worn away he found that no
would ratha- make a political speech that 10 eat
chicken pUtne.
hustler, a good mixer" and MS Irish cxtrac-
tton afforded nm a certain amount ~ natural
W.T., which he eAnplOyed To good advantage in a
short story OF am apt anccdotc. IL seems that II
there were any plA ces where be made no friends
particularly, he a. least made no encmiys.
W hen election hy rolled by IL was learned
Gratis had stayed at home. bland had lHlled
only 1855 votes. wILlr Hubbard had passed
nm and shot, shqt under a:s wire with arecord ot
pniled 322s- This gave Hubbard a clear plu-
Perhaps tho gnnst surPTlsdl man in the distric,
was an honos he no NOR : expected 10 gain than
70 take a trip 20 Mara