The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-07
KING OF THE LOBBY.
Sam Wards Services Were Reward
ed at the Rate of $4,000 n Week.


ed at the Rate of $4,000 ~ Week.
Sam Ward entered on his career as
lobbyist in Washington long before
the war. He belonged to a New York
family of high standing. He was wei
educated, speaking fluently most OF
| the languages of continental Europe
He kept one of the finest private sta
bIes in Washington. He enjoyed the
friendship of such men as Horatio Sey'
mour. Charles Sumner, Jefferson Da-
Wis and Stephen A. Douglas. HIS din
ners were famous. Through them he
conducted most of his lobby business
rs there not a great deal of money
wasted on good dinners?" Judge Nj
black once asked Mr.. Ward, when il
had been shown that a certain person
had spent $4,000 in three months tc
help on bill.
Il do not think any money is ever
wasted on a good dinner was the
kings reply. eff a man dimes badly
he forgets to say his prayers going &c
bed: but if he dimes we'll he feels like a
saint
Dinner giving was an art with Sam
Ward. He found place where he
could have his own way about these
little feasts The place was run by g
colored man named Wormley, who car
ried into execution the theories which
Ward furnished. Thereby Wormley
became the most famous caterer in all
WASHINGTON. Ward was a great traV-
eler. He spent the sessions OF con
gress in Washington. The rest OF the
time he journeyed as fancy prompted
Europe he knew most Thoroughly
Wherever he went he left the i'm
pression that Wormleys was the place
to get something to eat in Washington
To the colored man Ward gave lavish
credit for the success of his dinners
and Wormley made a fortune by the
patronage that Ward inspired.
When the Illinois Central land grant
went through Ward was at his pest
His influence in legislative matters was
admitted. He commanded a Zee Whicn
was equal to the presidents salary al
that time. For twenty years this king
of the lobby reigned. He had hand
in most of the land grants and in many
of the big contracts of the war period.
Out of the purchase Of Alaska he got
a royal perquisite. 1t was said of him
that he could go into any house III
Washington and be welcome. There is
an incident in Wards career which IL
illustrates the position he held in public
life. His wife and daughter were
abroad for the completion of the latter's
musical education. A Russian noble
man wooed the fair American. and
they were married according to the
civil ceremony at the American con-
sulate in Nice The religious rites
eould not be performed because there
was no Greek church nearer than
Paris To that city the mother and
daughter went by one route and the
husband by another Lent caused a
postponement of the ceremony. Then
the count was summoned back to Rus
STA. and in a short time it was learned
that he repudiated the civil marriage.
The affair became an international
matter The Wards went to st. Peters
burg. The American minister called
upon the Russian authorities in their
behalf Prince Gortschakof became
interested. and then the car himself
declared that the lady's wrongs should
be righted. F'etes were given in her
honor. The count was summoned by
court mandate. Before throng of
nobility the marriage ceremony was
completed in the cathedral at Warsaw
by the archbishop. At the conclusion
of it the bride took the arm of her dis
tinguished father and with her mother
accompanied him to a travelling car
rage which stood at the cathedral
door They were conveyed out of Rus
STA by passports which directed that
every attention be shown them. The
pride of the Wards was satisfied. The
count was left behind and his wife
never saw him against Louis Globe
Democrat.