The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28

JACKSON, Miss, March 25.-Pretty
much the entire administration OF Mis-
sissippi's public affairs is in the hands
of the Clan McLaurin. The head and
founder of this remarkable family was
old Laughlin McLaurin, who was born
over in Marlborough district, S. c., in
1915. His parents came from Scotland.
When Mclaughlin was till a Dung
man he moved into Mississippi and
raised a family of eight sons. These
sons are now the Clan McLaurin, end
the Clan McLaurin made and keep the
record over any family in this coGI try
In the matter of oftice-getting and Of
fce-holding. They are, in point of fact,
the government of Mississippi.
One of them is governor of the state
and has been the states representative
In the national senate. Another is q
Judge; still another is warden of the
penitentiary; two of them have been
district attorneys; one ha been a state
senator and another a state representa-
tive: II has been railroad commission
er and receiver of public moneys and
mineral inspector; three were members
of the constitutional convention of 1890
all this outside of places as members
OF boards of supervisors, public health
DIlcerS, presidential ELECTORS. clerks to
committees in the United States senate.
clerks in the treasury department.
clerks III the United States land office.
clerks in the railroad commission, and
so on and on, which these remarkable
young men nave held and are now
holding.
MLAURIN AFTER M'LAURIN.
AS far down the vista of the office
holding future as the prophetic vision
OF man can penetrate there loom up CT
noes after offices. and everywhere Nc
Laurin after McLaurin to fill them
Talk about yOur Fighting McCooks!
Mississippi's Ofice-Holding McLaurins
can give them points. The world has
never seen the like.
Take. for instance, the state OF af-
fairs that has prevailed during the
present reign of the McLaurin DYNASTY.
One brother was district attorney-he
prosecuted and convicted the criminal
Another brother was judge-he SON.
fenced. Still another was Warden of
the Denitentiary-he kept in custody
the reprobate, one Of his brothers had
convicted and another had sentenced.
Ihen there was still the other McLaur-
IN who was n is has
the power of pardon. So there YOU are.
with the whole executive. judiciary and
penal machinery all in the hands of
-FOUR brothers.. And, speaking of The
executive. it may be said right here
that as soon as the present McI.aurin
leaves the gu~bernatorial chair in lsaea
there is another McLaurin-his bro.bar
OF course-waiting to take his seat IN II
OI course no group Of men. no D7a++er
now closely affiliated, could gain SO s,Ir-
pIlslng a hold upon any community
unless they had some remarkable oIai-
ties. As a matter OF fact each one Of
the McLaurins is a man whose s1rone
personality would be pretty sure to
place him in a conspicuous place any
where he might be placed. While mono
- of them is in any way gifted with re-
markab1e genius, they ali are possessed
of a strong, masterful personality. and
this strength, moreover, has with ii
a good deal OF suavity OF manner and
decided diplomatic skill. This, together
with great tenacity of purpose and a
ciannish sticking together. Inherited
with their Scotch blood, and especiaiiy
1nsttled into them by their father, is