The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-12-21
HE GOT 4 CL4EEIDKSUIP
The SENATOR MAD: a ElUNDER BY
WHICH, The APPLICANT PROFiTED.

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WHICH, THE APPLICANT PROFtTED.
When Senator Blank Wanted Anything
From Secretary Chandler, He Wanted
1t Ead-Eow the Young Man Was Let
Down Easy and Remained.
Back in the seventies, when Zach
Chandler was at the head Of the interior
department, young man from one Of
tie western states came to Washington
to try clerical life in one of the depart
ments. He had been quite ward poll
tlclan in hiswestern L&tne and imagined
both the senators from his state would
be glad to do him favor. He spent
several days taking in the sights of the
capital, then went up to the senate one
afternoon and sent in his card to Sena-
tor Blank The senator responded
promptly, had the visitor shown int>,
the marble room, and for some time
they sat on sofa together, talking Of
home news and the home crops. Then
the young man broke the ice by inform
ing the senator just what kind of place
he wanted-didn't care much what de
partment it was in.
SWELL, don't know" said the sena.
tor. "Such places are not to be foun<
every day, and there are hundreds Lei;
from about every state in the Un G:
looking for almost anything i'll tie sha..
Of an appointment.
"Come up to my house about
O'Clock tonight" said the senator, "an.
we'll talk the matter over"
Promptly at the appointed tire +.
pulled the doorbell and was ushcrctl i.
to the library, where he found tie {: -,
ator putting a cigar and looking o>c
The Evening Star.
"Ah, good evening, MIR. --! Va
just thinking of you," said SCI,
Blank. "I'have written strong j. /,
to Secretary Chandler, requesting b ::
to give you position in the III En-
department''-pic picking up an u; u3.;.
letter from his desk and hands,; II I,
the young Office seeker-''and Noul>.
suggest that you call at his Office ;.1t
present it about 10 o'clock t.. :.:;.
morning. have also mailed t.. *: {
tary little personal note, letting I42:1
know that when want anything ii Ii.
Office Want it bad
The young westerner was bow csl o..
Of the room with smiles and i1:,.:1,,
handshake At his hotel he sat down t.
think over his good luck. a., a J.;
thought of the senator's letter, CIV, ~.
ed it out of his pocket and read:
DEAR CHA-DLEE-Sone tine IT,: ..rr;,
morning yorog citizen Of my greet til
r1ous state will call Oh you with Il s;:v.-i
dorsement from me for clerzshir. haTc1
earthly intere>t III Kim, SO turn l.; II over
your tender mercy. Let him down e.
YOURS E!--A- -.
The young man dropped the letter, 81.
a big sigh struggled up from u.,ncr L..
watch pocket. II wonder what lie sad
in the little note he mailed to tic ecgro-
tary?' Thought the young cand date.
Then he realized that the senator Lax,
given him the Wong letter, and lie {,
once determined to call at the il;erio1
department the next morning AID SCI
what the next chapter would bring forth.
About 10 o'clock the next torenooI
the colored messenger showed youns
man into Secretary Chambers cflce.
"senator Blank told me last night he
had written you and advised 1uo to CO.!
On you this morning. said the young
gentleman.
"Ah, yes,'' smiled the secretary good
naturally, picking up from his desk an
open letter and glanclng over it. Tie
senator speaks of you in the highest
terms, and is very urgent in his requ( st
for your appointment. Wait moment. -
And touching bell he sent his nesse1l
ger for the Chief clerk. After a mo-
ment S conversation with the chief c4c.i
the secretary said:
"You are fortunate. There is q 81 &C.
clerkshlp made vacant by resignatici,
this morning, and have ordered you:
appointment to the place.
A month later Senator Blank ";
walking through the patent Office, all,
in the corridor met the new clerk in L.t
Office coat. The senator was SURPRISED.
and a trlhe disconnected, but he s1Co..
hands with his young friend and said l.,
was glad to see him there
"Well, I'm glad to be here" respond
ed the clerk. "And, senator" putin;
his hand inside his vest and lookin;
squarely in the others eye, fright il
my inside pocket I keep that little per
sonal note you thought you mailed tc
Secretary Chandler, telling him when
you wanted thing you wanted it bad. .
Explanations were unnecessary. The
senator went out of public life and died
long ago, but the clerk manages to
squeeze along through the hard times Oh
his $1,000 year.-Washington Star.
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