The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-13

ed. He then pushed on to Chicago,
and the situation was worse there.
Finally he thought he would settle at
Louisville, and it was just as diS-
couraging in the Kentucky metropolis.
Finally he made glad the heart of his
father by returning to Richmond. and
by the time the present chairman was
30 years of age he was governor OF
Kentucky.
In speaking oA his earlier career
Mr.. McCreary said not long since: i
doubt if I ever would have been gov.
enror of Missouri had l settled in
that state"
And yet. sir. a native Of your own
town Of Richmond was elected gov
ernor Of Missouri an acquaintance
remarked
That is So replied Mr.. McCreary.
Dave Francis, as we all know him,
has been governor Of the great state OF
Missouri, and retired from the Office,
after serving a term of four years, be-
fore he was Al years of age"
Ex-Governor Francis who is a, fire.
auent visitor 20 Washington said sew
eral weeks ago that when he left Rich
mond for St. Louis, where he received
his education his intention was to
study law, and to return to Kentucky
to practice. He got into trade. how
ever, in st. Louis, had remarkable sue
cess, was elected mayor Of the city IN
1885, and in 1888 was the successful
Democratic candidate for governor. Mr..
Francis was pushed vigorously for
place in the present cabinet of Presi-
dent Cleveland, but was fought bit
terly by a faction of his party in Mis-
souri, and was not included.
While in a most confidential mood
recently, Senator Cameron, Of Penn
Sylvania, told a fellow senator that he
thought he had about as much moral
courage as any man in public life. II
it were permissible in him to allude TO
such a matter why" he went on to
relate, Il have repeatedly voted for the
free coinage of silver when men told
me to do such a thing would retire ne
to the shades of private life; but the
very time these claims were made we
had a contest in Congress on this ques-
ton, and my constituents gave me a
reelection. Now, when it comes 10
what people call physical courage, l
haven't a bit. When / was a, boy I did
not have any of that sort of courage,
for to tell the truth 1 never wanted to
get hurt. and was always very much
opposed to hurting anyone else.
It has been limited that Senator Cam
eron could be induced to take the Peo-
pies party nomination for the Presi-
dency in 1896, and whenever the sub
5ect has been mentioned in his hearing
by his associates in the upper branch
of the national legislature the Penn
sylVanian has been careful to catch all
caSionS has he let slip a remark. Late
at night not very long ago he said TO a
Senator: Should I be nominated by a
new party backed by the dissatisfied
elements Of the two old parties there
would be a rafting campaign in this
country"
Some Queer Assignments.
Speakers of the House OF Represen-
tatives make queer assignments of
members to the committee Of that body,
ana 1t often happens that a new men,
Der lands on a Committee that puzzles
him to know why he was selected for
such work. The elections committee,
which hears and decides ali of the con-
tested cases, is usually made up en-
tirely of lawyers, for the cases are not
only legal and technical, but the briefs
are all written by lawyers and the ar
guments are made by men of the same
calling; and the committee is sup
posed to be composed of men who have
judicial minds. During several Con-
crosses past there have been only law
yers on this committee, but at present
It is just one short Of disciples of
Blackstone for DR.. Henry +.
district was selected at the beginning
Of this Congress to serve on the cleo
tons committee. It was a long time
before It was discovered that a practic-
ing physician was sitting with the ex-
Judges and lawyers who are now try
ing TO settle the disputed questions
growing out of the Congressional cleo
tons of 1892 and the genial doctors
identity would probably not have been
known had he not one day taken eX-
ception to u remark so often INDUCED
in by the member. Whenever a fine
point in law would come up some mem
berthe polished and positive Judge
Daniels, of New York, for instance, or
Chairman Brown, of Indiana-had q
habit of saying, "Wen, gentlemen, we
are all lawyers on this committee
For many weeks DR.. Thomas stood
this though he would every now ana
then wink his eye at the clerk, who
knew better; but finally he informed his
associates that he was not a lawyer.
and did not know the first principles of
law. as he had been an active practi-
toner of medicine ever since he got
his diploma, just after coming out of
the Union army.
None of the members of the elections
committee have paid closer attention,
however, to the cases that have been
heard during the present session than
the Michigan doctor. and he expects
10 take a hand in the debates when the
contests are decided on the floor of the
Reea as Humorist.
A speaker gets worn out when he has
almost finished making up his list Of
committees, and on going over the
list Of new members he is apt to stick
some Of them anywhere he can find a
place. During the fifty-first Congress
after Speaker Reed announced the
standing committees of the House,
Farmer Edmunds. of Virginia. who was
then just entering upon his first term
and belonged to the minority side Of
the House. was surprised to hear his
name read out as the last one on the
committee for the revision Of the laws.
He Immediately sought the big man
from Maine and said to him:
Mr. Speaker, may | ask why you put
a farmer who knows nthing whatever
about law on the committee to revise |
the laws?''
4 simply had to stick some men in
wherever 1 could" replied Mr.. Reed, |
and l had no time to find out whether
YOU were a lawyer or not But don't !
worry over the matter. I remember
when I was new member myself /
was put at the tail emo of the commit
tee on territories, and l pledge you my |
word of honor ! knew so little about
territories at that time that 1 would
not have known one if / had met it |
walking down Pennsylvania avenue"