Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-28
A RINGER FOR MCKINLEY.
Presidents Double and Twisted
Cousin on IA Visit to the Capital.

Cousin on IA Visit to the Capital.
Strolers in and out of the Riggs last
night stopped and looked at little old
man who sat in one corner of the lobby
ard unconcernedly puffed large rings OF
tobacco smoke into the air above him.
What attracted their attention was his re-
markable facial resemblance to President
Mckinley.
There are excellent reasons why this lit
tie old man and President Mckinley should
look alike They are what genealoGists
would call double and twisted cousins
John Campbell lives in Warren. Ohio.
where he is the proprietor of the Campbell
House. The hotel is a good homelike place,
where the farmers of Trumbull county put
Up when they come to town to pay their
taxes or to assist i'll renominatins steve
Northway, the representative of the
nineteenth Ohio district is more familiarity
known to them.
And there are few travelling theatrical
troupes who have not the pleasure of
Uncle John Campbelrs acquaintance.
Some of them have had reason to be
thankful that there was an Uncle John,
when poor business and an attenuated ,r eSo
chequers brought them up standing. The
Campbell House adjoins the Erie depot and
is well known to the travelling public.
Uncle john is on a visit to Washington
just now, and he will be here a week or
more. OF course he has been over to the
White House to Cousin William, and
he has received a standing invitation to call
often.
Eyes. stree," said he to a Star reporter
last evening William and 1 are double
cousins. My father and Williams mother
were brother and sister, and my mother
and his father were own cousins. Oh, yes,
l do bear a resemblance to the President:
or. to be correct, he bears a resemblance
to me. for l am thirteen years older.
Williams mother said to his wife the
last time 1 visited them in Canton before
she died, that the major looked more like
me than any other relative he had. And
the majors wife assented to this, too"
added Uncle John,' with a merry twinkle
of his eye.
Il was born in Niles, too. remember as
well as can be when the major was born.
My mother was present, and | recollect of
her telling about the new baby over at I'm
Gle Williams. as we always spoke of the
majors father. When the baby was about
week old l was permitted to see him. /
was at that age that babies had very lit
tie attraction for me. 1 know 1 never for
a moment thought that he would some day
be President of the United States. But he
is, and am proud of him.
Il was at the funeral of the Presidents
mother in Canton a couple of weeks ago.
William and Abner were the first ones to
greet me at the door. There's nothing
stuck up about William. He always seems
glad to see me. And I went to Canton
again few days after to attend the funer-
al of a cousin of ours
"Uncle John Campbell has son draw
ing salary from the present administra-
ton. This is George Campbell, who is fore
man of gang of men in the street clean
ing department in this city. President Nc
kinley caused the appointment to be made.
Mrs. Campbell and son and daughter
Allen J. and Alice J.-are with "Uncle
john on this visit to Cousin William and
the national capital.