The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-18

IN the sen ator nearly akin to his own.
To newspaper correspondents he has
been. according to my own experience at
least, ever courteous and ever obliging,
yet he does not End it difficult, if he
thinks the facts call for such action, to
withhold from the newspaper man
knowledge Of the circumstance the lat
ter is seeking. He has a way also Of
preventing the publication Of matters
concerning which he believes the seeker
after news has already some knowledge
by telling him frankly the whole story.
or V hat seems to be such, and then say
ing:
This is, of course, for your own ear
only. l have the utmost confidence that
you would not say anything III your pa
per that would personally embarrass
me- -
This assurance is always accompanied
by warm hand clasp and the pleasant
est Of smiles. 1t is needless to say that
sometimes this plan, which is not en-
tirely peculiar to Mr.. Smith, has fail
ed TO work
At his home in Newark Senator Smith
lives in excellent style. He has made a
good deal Of money out Of contracts Of
one kind and another. and his aristo-
cratic cut stone residence faces the most
fashionable square in the city. From
his windows the eye may wander rest
fully over the velvety green Of a we'll
kept little park, which is shaded with
giant trees that have been growing
since an early date in the history Of the
city, which is a very old one.
Inside the house seems to have been
arranged with especial reference to the
fact that its owner is a man Of position
1-,<4 I,ie-
city and state. To the right of the main
entrance there is a little anteroom,
where callers who are expected and who
will shortly be seen by the senator are
seated by the deft handel woman serv-
ant who admits them. To the left is
large room reserved for those who are
not SO welcome and who may expect
once they are shown into this apartment
to ba kept until al those in the smaller
room have been disposed Of When it is
understood in Newark that the senator
is home from Washington, both these
rooms and oftentimes the so foot din
ing room at the rear Of the house are
filed with callers all day long. During
the first part Of the day tho senator usu-
ally sends from his study on the second
floor to those who are waiting on the
ground floor, and their conferences with
him are held above stairs. Later in the
day, when the crowd has increased and
the senator has become somewhat tired,
he is apt to descend to the ground floor
5 sto.,y About Senator Can.
Some gentlemen who were sitting IN
the lobby of one Of the best known ho-
tels the other night fell into q reminis-
cent mood, and the stories told includ-
ed this about Senator Call of Florida:
It was in 1876. The returning board
was considering the question Of award
ing the electoral vote of the state. One
of che members of the board was Sam
uel B. BIacklin- The day after the de-
cision was made in favor Of the Repub-
ican presidential candidate Macklin
asked a friend Of his named Morris to
60 driving with him Macklin seemed
sTan gely excited. and Norris agreed to
go providing he should be allowed L
handle the reins. This was agreed TO
and as the two drove along they go
into al animated discussion Of the &C
ton Of the board. While this was ut it
height they passed the residence O.
Wilkinson Call. A little farther o.
they were passed by Call. who haC
started out in a buggy. Maclzlin imne-
diately stopped his defense of his action
as q member Of the board and declared
to Morris as Call passed them:
Il mean to kill that man IF there
is a man in the world hate, he Is the
one.
For a moment Norris thought moth
ing of his companion's words, bat sud
denly Macklin turned, drew his pistol
hastily from his hip pocket pointed the
weapon at Calls carriage and fred
Fortunately Morris regained his pres
ence Of mind He seized the reins tight
er with one hand, while with the other
ne struck the hand containing Macklin's
pistol, and talked to the horse, which
was frightened by the report Of the pis-