The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-22

would make his appearance one day clad
IN nothing more than a shirt collar and
pair OF stockings; the next day ne wore
nothing but a belt the next only a high
hat and pair OF shoes. the next a neck
tie and dress coat. and so on through the
list. The story ended With a description
OF the manner in which the Prime Minister
finally turned up one morning with most
detected aspect, explaining how he had
been unable to put on a pair OF trousers
over his head. He had thrust his arms into
the legs. but had not been able TO get
any farther.
Taylor had very dramatic way of telling
a story, and every minute of the half hour
taken up in this recital conveyed 10 the
President a most grotesque picture He
never got through laughing at the extrava-
CANT sketch, and when he was reelected for
a second term he FASTENED 10 reward Taylor
by appointment 10 the office he now holds
dragging him from far-of Kansas and plac-
all the federal offices in the District of CO.
lumbia. How he has stuck 10 Taylor
through all manner OF prosecutions is
country is familiar. great many persons
are unable 10 understand the reason of the
Presidents affection for this man Taylor
sort Of fellow, with nothing TO commend
him but gift of storytelling and sort of
rude eloquence in his own defense, He has
made the President believe that he is most
abused man, and has aroused all the intense
craftsmanship in the executives bosom.
One time when the President was visiting
John s Cooper. the LAWYER Cooper is
something of a talker himself and in a
minute conversation he had with the
President he told colossal nsh story. IN
which he represented himself as the hero
in an encounter with a -muskellunge OF le-
viathan proportions. The battle tosk place
in one of the northern lakes of Wisconsin,
and from all accounts the fish that the
Colonel landed would have made load for
two freight cars. The President was great
ly impressed with the yarn, and to this day
he never fails TO refer 10 Colonel Cooper
whenever anybody from Chicago regales
him with a fish story. He calls the Colonel
"Muskellunge Cooper, title by Wnlch ne
is rapidly acquiring national fame.
wash" Hesing,N of Chicago. captured the
President by the breezy, offhand manner
in which he predicted forty-thousand
Cleveland ma jority in Illinois in lSs2-
Wash was laughed at all over the United
States for his prediction, but when the
was not very far out of the way and he
received a vast amount of advertisement
consequence. The President remem-
bered the prophecy and in due course OF
time rewarded the audacious wash" with
good fat office. MIR. Hesing never comes
to Washington that he does not call on
the President and the executive always
appears glad to see him.
Senator Villas, of Wisconsin, is another
one of the Presidents prime personal fav-
orites. Villas by virtue of the fact that
he was presiding officer OF the natlohai
convention of 1884 became chairman OF
the notification committee that called upon
Governor Grover Cleveland. to inform him
that the Democrats had made him their
nominee for the presidency. He captivi-
tate Cleveland upon that OCCASION Their
friendship has never waned from that day
to this. Mr.. Cleveland. as everybody knows.
called Senator Villas into his Cabinet dur
ing his first term and has had the emf
nent Wisconsin statesman close at his
elbow thus far during his second term.
relying upon him for a great deal of help
in the Senate. Since 1884 Grover Cleveland
has become quite familiar with notification
committees, and speeches directing his at
tention to the fact that he has been made
the standard bearer of his party have
ceased to be novel. even. Hence. no chair
man after Villas made a profound impress
sion OH him.
Col. A A. Wilson, of Washington. d. c.,
was another member of the original nofi-
fication committee in 1884. Colonel Wilson is
now marshal of the District of Columbia, as
he was also during Cievelands first incum-
bency in the White House. The Colonel is
a rich man, and is the president OF bank
in this city. He was made custodian of the
campaign contributions of the loyal Demo-
Gratis Of the district in 1884. He deposited
the funds to his individual credit: and one
day he dropped into the national headauar-
tiers and in a casual. offhand sort of fash
ion handed in check for So.vo, SAYING mat aa.
the good of the cause. neglecting. however.
to remark that the amount had been made
up by the Democrats of the national capital.
Checks of that size were sufficiently rare to
give Colonel Wilson considerable notoriety.
and the incident was borne TO the ears OF
the candidate. He expressed a desire to
meet Colonel Wilson. and his hearsay I'M
pressions about the gentleman were con-
firmed. He took strong liking TO the man,
and when he reached the White House one
of the first things he did was 70 ASK Solonei
Wilson to become marshal OF the district.
an office which brings him into very close
personal and official relations with the
President and his family. Colonel wilson.
il must he said. is intensely loyal to Grover
Cleveland.