Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-19
nans op nENRY cLAY.
so,ne Interesting Incidents In the Great yrs
,er,s Life Dir. clay IN Philadelphia
visit 10 Ashland In i347.

Harry Clay was far moro ardent than
az man Since his day has inspired,
.r;,es Merton MeMichael Ia Inc Aeio
Tops Tribune. When BIO visited the
eity the place was agog, and day or
MONT crowds gathered wherever there
was 4 chance to catch glimpse 81 1
him A particularly memorable WISH 1
was made in the early part OF 1873, |
when the demonstration WAS most I'M
nosinV. Over il thousand gentlemen
IN horseback accompanied Dir, Clay /
sr,,, the station 10 his hotel, and /
wherever he passed the streets Wsl9
packed with uproarloas admirers anu
the windows filled with ladies waving
nags and handkereh and demon
stratine ia every way they could their
enthusiasm. Effort sitter eiort WAS
made IL take the horses from the ear
riage and drag IL By hand, hut 70 tbat
MIR. CLAY would not consent. a re-
eeption. under municipal direction.
Was given the following day in lnde-
pendenee hall, aud, rs ladies daFed
not venture into that crush, supse-
ouent one for women Was given AZ thh
Chinese museum. whete somr ASe
thousand III he softer ss'1 listened ~
short speech on IN oihen Atal
Rights from their fayotsie.
iii that sans Chinese Museum few
months later (Juae, ls4sl the @hig
convention gave death.btoW 70 Ms,
Cla,'s welEfounded hopes by nonln
ating Gen. Taylor % the presidency
The hall was large 1ue, very snng "a
proportion TO width, with CALLER -
| Tine seats 81 delegates tlllsd the main
| door. and the crowd Iauitned the gal,
| ieries aud shouted unanimously whoa
eyer CLAY was named. but spite .
! gallant struggle and iutmenss outside
/ pressure, eApedieurt and t,ru. TAYLOR
/ triumphea over Harry IT this Wsss.
4 There was downright grief tels in
many home that night, quite differ
ent from mere political chagrin. The
fact IL, ilrnry clay Mas not only =
born political leader. bug BIZ had that
/ sympAthelic nature wbich magaettcatt
Ii attracts friends and eau ''grnppie
them 10 your heart with HOOKS VI
steel.
i hi the autumn II lstT Sir Clay do.
tcrmiued 10 aErAlugn the admtulstFa,
tipn III MIR. Polk Tor ghc conduct 0f
kAlE y W = NFt AekN&ttt
should ii the same ttinr formulate hEs
own opinions aud eirwa lor thc coming
presidential campaign. parslg. i
NAV b.. 10 talk oser tits forthcoming
speech. MIR SIR Gay wrote warm
invitation o Mr. MeMlchasl. If rhila,
tIci .taia fmy fathhr1. IL visit Ash.
and. It VAS ms good fortune 10 40.
company him. IhrrU wrFr no such
things as through trains forty years
ago. aud the EUarncy % f.exlngt0h was
, 4 complicated one enough We took
i steamboat from Philadelphia down
the Delaware to Newcastle. there EoI
into train III old fashioned EngItsh
/ soach- cars. which ran sume slEtsp d
allies 20 Frenchtown On an arm ~ shr
! LhesapeaSr bay, " here Nv changed
. 10 steamboat for Hastimnrc. From
, Baltimore therv was ratl 10 Gumbeg,
7 land, Md. AZ that point W. took .,Cout
! cord coaches with SIX horse team,
/ across the mountains aud 90 Wheeling
! VA. The ride over the national roar
was delightful, apj the driver tasd
blood.Couting talss.-- mostly les. ~
doubt, OF accidents and robbers
= There was no dpubs. however. abou
: thu interest u meeting lines IL Cones
togA wagons with tins teams. etihr
z stretched out Indian Tile OF III pair.
but always carry tng belle which iiuglct
L mus cnily aud could BE- hsaTd afag 90
7 These Numbering vehicles weru usei
II in 1917 and earlier to transport b.
tween waterways u large part Ut IN
9 produce coming east aud tho nurehan
disc going west, and thu tpatnssnr
/, constituted quite a class 4 mitch L.
i pleasant thing To meet thoush ii va
e i pretty frequent experience. was
y drove 81 hogs. ~ Tho animals crowdp
(. the road and were anything but SAVIOR
IL a. they slowly carried their own par
Z. to market.
n. Whom va reached Wheeling we In
h, To wait sometime for good boat q,
u. ing down to Cincinnati A stcamiJU
III WIS advertised to start Mt once. N
- kent delaying from time n time
so hopes Of getting more freight NJ
II. passengers. Finally tbe last bell II
2, ring, aud we steamed down the rfy,
- very deliberately. but IN coniforiab
he quarters. At Cincinnati We took Al
:, other boat for Marysviile, kt.. Al
~ themes completed the journey a. IL,
tHgtOh ~ atagc+Waguu.
= Mr. Clay's place. Ashland nc
Lexington, was thoroughly comfo,
able homo, but by no means graz
:, residence. The house was moderate
- large aud we'll appointed. without i
- ing ut all luxurious The grove
y, shade about the house was iine. n,
Il gave ample and delightful shade, 4,
III the outbnildings and quarters were
h. excellent order. Tho largest room ,
cd the first floor was the library, whi
on had that air Of homeliness ONLY %
iIic seen in rooms lived in by family
vs. little indications Of occupancy rs mo
The women. and children. besides
gu- ample supply OF books and current
rte erature there were many interpsti
red objects. and especially some meme
ra toes from the battlefield Of Bne
ct Vista, where, only Il few months bofot
Tho Mr.. Clay's son and nampanke Il
TIC been killed, gallantiy lighting. i
I'LL. joining the library was Tho largo i
,es. ing.room. The apartments up.sta
nio were such Ms ono met with IN
~, gentleman's country house gene
~ ton ago. $50
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