The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-01
OUR COLUMBUS LETTER
Interesting Facts Concerning the
Sons of Famous Ohioans Who
Live at the State Capital.
Hayes, Thurman, Dennison and
Galloway Among the Names
Represented.


scendants of Distinguished Fathers
One Method Of Discharging Political
Debts-Chenp Reform Policy of the
Legislature-A Big Labor Petition.
Special Correspondence.
Sons of distinguished fathers are the
objects of more or less interest in the
public eye The fact of being nobly
sired gives one an importance apart
from any personal achievement. While
an illustrious family connection is sup
posed, in some respects, TO be disad-
vantage, the members of the younger
generation suffering in comparison
with the parsonage who has brought
the name into honor or prominence, it
is safe to say that the good features of
such relationship outweigh the bad
ones.
The son of his father may receive
tardy recognition of individual merit,
but he has the advantage of beginning
active life in a measure already vouched
for. Accident of birth gives him a
good long start in the race, and spares
him obstacles and drawbacks which,
while serving TO develop the few, strew
the course with failure and disappoint-
ment
To return, without further philoso-
! phizing, to the original proposition,
that men who have filed the public
mind, either in large or small degree,
transmit to their immediate posterity
a certain prestige, the interest mani
tested in young Garfield during the re-
cent session of the Legislature fur
nishes good case in point. His cleo
tion to the body in which his father
began political career that led to the
| White House was a widely-heralded
event, and his every action from the
| time he had taken his seat until the
day of adjournment was given unusual
prominence by Legislative reporters.
Visitors to the Senate chamber passed
over at glance the grave and rever-
end seignors that go largely to make
up that august asSemblage, and asked
to have pointed out TO them the West.
ern Reserve STRIPPING whose personality
suggested, if IL did not represent, a
portion of the glorious part played by
Ohio in our national history.
The State capital numbers among her
citizens quite number of distinguish
ed mems sons. Rutherford b. Hayes
who bears the full name of his father
the late ex-president, has made this
city his home for several years past.
Mr. Hayes chose Columbus belle as
his wife. This fact probably had much
to do with his choice of residence. His
name has been sometimes seen in print
in connection with social events, but
generally speaking, Mr.. Hayes has
played no prominent part in the life OF
the capital city, and his face is familiar
to but comparatively few His recent
! appointment by Governor Bushnell as
= member of the newly-created Library
Commission gives him his first political
, prominence. AS he is still young
{ man this may prove to be the starting
l point of a public career which viii
, surround his name with something
r more than reflected lustre. Like young
: Garfield, Mr.. Hayes lacks the rugged
) physique of his father.
- Allen w. Thurman, son of the sturdy
statesman, 1.-THE Old Roman" but re
Gently passed away, enjoys some prom
inence on his own account. AS an ad
: vocate of free silver he is know
= throughout the country. He became I
champion of the white metal years ago
4 and his utterances in its behalf attract
T ed wide attention. A notable charac
i teristc of Mr.. Thurman's is his ap
parent courage of convictions. TIL,
\ rather dramatic manner in which h
called the late Michael Harter to ac
: count while the latter was delivering
y single standard argument before tn
e Thurman club of this city, severa
e years ago, and the more recent attacl
4 upon Senator Brice's financial position
4 have added considerably to his reputa
{ ton as pugnacious silverite. Mr.
n Thurman is a versatile man, and ha
!. claimed. the publics attention in othe
g capacities than that of a bi-metalist
: Some years ago he was a conspicuou
|, figure in the domain of sports. 1t wa
d here he gained his obriquet of "Whit
: Wings" This was not bestowed upol
d him by reason of his championship O
the white metal, as some have been le
to believe. During a rather chaotic er
e in base ball affairs Mr.. Thurman, VIII
= was an ardent lover of the nationa
s game, became the head of the Amer
e can Association. While in this position
h he directed his efforts toward subduin
certain warning elements into a stat
s of peace. The happy ingenuity of som
& base ball writer conferred upon him
6 as a tribute to his pacific offices, tn
title of then popular song. Th
Il questions at issu' have passed from tn
= public mind, but the olive-branch nick
!; name will probably follow its owner t
), the grave. The only son of the "Ol
Il Roman" though still referred to q
;, young AL Thurman, is himself granC
# father, He is, however, yet in tn
: prime of life. Although a lawyer, h
/, but gives his time to looking after tn
family interests here. A represents
Il tive of the third generation, in the pei
t son of Mr.. Thurman's son, is now
n member of the Columbus bar.
n Two sons of Ohio's war governo
l. William Dennison, make their home |
i the Capital city. Herman Dennison
= perhaps the best known clubman {
Columbus. A lawyer by profession, h
Is legal cares do not extend beyond til
family estate, which is one of the larl
est in Central Ohio. Mr., Dennison is
bachelor, man of striking personalit,
! and leads a life of idealic leisure. Il
is a member of the Ohio Centenni,
Commission.
Mr.. Allen Dennison is rising your
~ physician, being on the staff of IL
% Hawkes. Hospital. In making choi'
- of an occupation Dr. Dennison is pop
larly supposed to have hesitated b
tween the scalpel and the buskin,
being credited with decided talents
lie the profession which the latter stanc