The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

turn, and most of them went GRAVY before |
a. m, which was the proper and only
thing 60 do.
FIRST they stirred up their Washington
correspondents and ordered them Co scurry
the capital City In search of the members
OF Mr. Dingley's committed All the big
papers knew The Times Herald had the
Dill, ana appeals came pouring in from
north, east, south and west Among the
nrst TO put in pitiful pleas were the New
YORK papers, which claim noisy partner
ship with Providence, but sorrowfully had
To admit IL was off for the night. Others
Joined in the prayer, but The Times Her.
ala stuffed its ears full of cotton It
couidn T afford to take any chances of hav-
ing It's SCOOP spoiled by being wired back
to its contemporaries
A Few scoops"
Among other great newspaper scoops
which dangle at Mr. Wellman's belt may
be mentioned the following:
Exclusive announcement that President
Elect Cleveland had selected Walter O.
Gresham for his secretary of state.
A sensational interview with the late
Mrs. W. G. Whitney defending President
Cleveland against ISLANDERS concerning his
domestic affairs.
The supreme court decision in the ia
nous Nebraska governorship case.
The supreme court decision In the great
railway rate case.
Exclusive announcement that President
! Cleveland had sent the Monroe doctrine
| Venezuela dispatch to the British govern
ment.
Full text of the Venezuelan treaty.
Immediately after the election last fall
! Mr.. Wellman visited Canton, and on his
return to Washington announced semiotli-
cially the programme of the president
elect, the extra session of congress, prepa
/ ration of the tariff bill during the winter,
| etc.
! He also made the first announcement
! that John Sherman was to be secretary of
state and that Mark Hanna was TO succeed
| him as senator from Ohio.
Success as "a Prophet.
These are only few of Mr.. Wellman's
achievements in the scoop" line. He has
of late scored big beat by forecasting
President McKinley's Cuban policy, the
Hawaiian annexation programme, the
sensational instructions to Minister Wood
ford, the Boring sea correspondence and
1t is as political prophet, perhaps, that
| Mr.. Wellman has won greatest reputation.
| In 1884 he early predicted the nomination
of both Cleveland and Blaine. In 1892 he
was equally accurate In 1896 he was
early on record with prophecy of Mr.. Nc
Kinley's nomination, and through all the
months when only few of the political
writer's were able TO see how Mckinley
could win Mr.. Wellman repeatedly showed
how it was well nigh impossible for him u
fail.
In the campaign last year Mr.. Wellmar
visited all the debatable states east of the
Rocky mountains and analysed the situa
ton in a way which attracted wide atten
ton. His forecast of the result of the cleo
ton in these states was remarkably accu
rate. For instance he said Kentucky would
not 90 more than 1900 or 5000 one wa!
or the other, with the chances in Mckin
ley's favor. :.
Most political observers had said Indi
ana was quite as close, with large chanc
that Bryan would carry the state. Ate
five DAYS of investigation by his owl
methods Mr.. Wellman reported Indiana a
sure for Mckinley. By an analysis of tn
total vote he made the plurality 81, DOC
$4,000. The actual plurality was abou
Is. 900. Such estimates upon state ate
state are more than luck or coincidence
They indicate analytical powers of hig
order. MIR. wellman confesses that
does not know how he does it. sit is
sort of sixth sense, he says, ana al
not entitled to any credit for IL.
This correspondent is noted for his II
scenes" in Washington. Day after day IL
& readers of this paper have had evidence
) bis knowledge and skill. He deals M
onlv with large news events and politi
= and most interesting personal gossip, bl
4 he strives to give the currents OF though
4 and action in public and political life
,,oint the finger post at the future. Flo
{ mon nerform journalistic work OF sui
{ vide range. He is everywhere regarded
J.. an authority upon political and diplomat
\ ,,otters That brilliant newspaper wor
D an. Margaret Sullivan, once called M
f We,lmon "tho undersecretary of stete 4
journalism.
S MIR. welIman's Early Life.
Il Now and then Mr.. Wellman likes to
ont of the beaten track and roam tine Wor
u a bit In 1891 he made voyage TO o
. West Indies and located the spoC up
which Columbus first landed. he erect
n monument on the spot, and MS conc,
o sions have been Endorsed by Clements
J Markham. president of the Royal ue
l. oranhicol society, and other geographei
D Tn 1894 he led an expedition in search
e the north pole. He had constructed l,g
boats of aluminium in the hope OF nhui
5 5 an open polar sea and making qul
.t dash TO the pole Like other polar I.
!, plorers, he was baflled by insurmounta,
!. obstacles, but gained much iame ior
~ daring and the originality of his plans
Mr. Wellman is still young man,
y the sunny side of 40. He is a natiVe
l. the Western Reserve, but part OF MS 81, %
O. hood was spent among the forests OF Mic
=, =, igan and on the prairies of Nebraska , h. =
is left home at the age of IL and began
D. earn his living as a clerk In ooun'
store. He soon afterward weno in.o
hn