Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-28

speech. and he was going to make it. He
did make 1t, and that in no measured terms.
l don't know why it was, but for some
reason or other he was not disturbed. Still,
this same crowd who threatened him had
already committed a number of outrages-
among other things tarring and feather
ing a preacher named Butler. and then
putting him stark naked on a raft and
sending him. with nothing but a Bible and
his feathers, to float down the Missouri
river.
A Cowboy Encounter.
At another time ingalls, was sitting one
day, eating his dinner at hotel in Atchi-
son. 1t was the days of early Kansas.
when every one carried revoIvers. A
drunken rufflan entered the room. He saw
ingalls,. and. pointing a revolver at him,
said:
See here. my boy, they say you are the
best speaker in all Kansas. These gentle
men here are my friends, and we want
and give US a speech, or I'll shoot - out
Of you"
The future Senator looked the man
straight in the eye. and cooiiy replied that
he did not intend to make speech for any
drunkard. He continued to look as the
man hourished the pistol and jumped up
and down. threatening to kill him. He may
have been pale, and his heart must have
jumped to his throat, but he did not move
Finally the man happened to hit the pistol
against his boot as he jumped up and
down in his rage. 1t went off. and the ball
struck his leg, filling the boot with blood
This sobered him somewhat. and he left
the dining room. Ingalls, then went up
stairs, brought down his pistol, and laying
1t beside his plate, went on with his eating.
The drunken man was killed that after
ST. eet.
How Ingalls, Became Senator.
1t was not long after this that ingalls, was
sent to the United States Senate. His cleo
ton was one of the most remarkable that
has ever occurred in the history of the
country. 1t created a great sensation at
the time, and made him a national char
acter at once. He succeeded you know, s.
c. Pomeroy.
How He Refused PETERS, Plnce.
1t is not generally known that Ingalls,
threw away a chance of succeeding PETER
The story was told me by a Kan
sas Congressman last night. 1t puts
the Senator In a good light and shows how
he resisted temptation when he would
have given half Of his soul to have been
retained in the Senate IL he could have
done so honorably. Said this man:
ingalls,. you know. has plenty of friends
in Kansas and lots of rich ones The peo-
pie out there know that he is conservative
and that he Is never going to espouse any
cranky or crazy idea of socialistic or
anarchistic nature. Some of his friends
had made all arrangements for fixing the
legislature. They had the promise of four
teen of the populistsI won't say how
they got them, but they had them, and
these fourteen men had agreed to go back
on their party and vote for ingalls,. This
would have carried the election. At the
very last moment ingalls, was told hat
these men were to vote for him. He sus-
pected at once as to how they had been
gotten. and when he learned the truth he
refused to accept a reelection that way.
He said he would expose the whole plot
If the attempt was made to corrupt any OF
the legislature, and in the fifty-ninth min
ute of the last hour before the election ne
spoiled the whole game. What We should
have done was to have gone on ana nm
ished the election before telling him any
thing about it. He could not have gone
back on us after he was elected
Had he any idea that the state would go
against him." asked.
How Ingalls, Fell.
"No." was the reply. His defeat was the
surprise of his life. ingalls, had no idea OF
the change which was going on In Kansas
during his last days in the Senate Had ne
accepted our advice he might have carried
the election and killed populism. For seven
months before the election we told him That
the state was going to the dogs. and that
the populists would surely carry it if he did
not do something. He could not realize that
|
ate He knew that he was a great national
figure and he did not believe that Kansas
would go back on him. He paid but little
attention to the state, and remained in
Washington until almost the time of the
election. Then he went out home home and
found that we had been telling the truth.
But it was too late to remedy the situation.
He saw he was going to be defeated, and
the fact hung over him like a pail. For
several weeks he lived at AtchiSon, seeing
M Then
he frightened up a little and fought to the
close After the election. when he came
back to the Senate. he was still respondent,
and he did not get to be himself until some
months after ne left the United States Sem
ate. He was only seen when he was pre-
siding over the Senate, and he spent all the
remaining time either at his home or shut
up in the committee room. 1 have called
many times at his rooms when 1 knew he
was in. only to find the door locked. When
l met him he had but little to say, and he
cannot appreciate the blow his defeat was
to him. He had. you must remember, for
eighteen years been one of the leading char
acters of the United States. He had sup
future, and rather prided himself OH his
disregard for the feelings and opinions of
other men. When he was cut off in the
midst of his fame without word it stun
ned him. All the light seemed to have gone
out, and he did not know which way to
turn. He soon recovered after he left
washington, however, ard he is now brighter,
Drawer and brainier than he has been in the
past He has learned q good deal in the
last few years. and when he comes back
he will be a bigger man than ever
Has he made much out of his lectures?'
mo, l think not. Nothing like what was
expected He has gotten big prices. and
has had large number of engagements
but they have not been regular. and he
does not like the work. His sphere is not
that Of the platform entertainer. He 10 a
bigger man than that. He is an oratorical
gladiator, and he has to have opposition to
| bring him OUT
Is Not a Rich Man.
us Senator ingalls, a rich man, asked
Eyes and no." was the reply. HE is a
rich man for Atchson. but not rich man
for New York. He is worth. judge. about
$15O.OOO, and has this SO invested that it
brings him in quite a good income, He is
not a money-maker nor a Spectator.
don't think he cares much for money
though he is luxurious in his tastes, and
would not object to a new suit of clothes
for every day of the year. He has had to
spend considerable, too. He has a large
family, and his personal expenses must be
quite heavy. He lives, you know, at Atch-
ison. where he has beautiful home. COM
handing a magnificent view of the Mis-
souri, river He has 500-acre farm near
the city. which he is turning into stock
ranch, and he owns thirty acres just across