Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

she frat ballot, his opponent being job n
n. Savage.
In isso J. d. C. Atkins opposed him
for the senate, and for the frss time
since the war there was caucus for the
Democratic nomination IL was neces-
sary to get two-,hirds OF the votes In
the caucus to secure the nomination.
and although Senator Harris 60, a ma
Iority on the FIRST ballot. IL was not
until the third tina. be got the two
thirds
In is95 he was elected for the fourth
time TO tho senate. and there was no
opposition 20 him that amounted to any-
thing.
Secret Of His Success
Since tho last illness Of the senator Is
Is probable that this question has been
asked thousand times among his
friends in Memphis
what was the secret Of his suecoss,.'
Tho universal answer has been truth
fulnsss. fidelity. integrity aad force OF
character lie said Of himself tha,
there was never as much as Q dog fight
that be did not take sides ia. but be Was
always sincere. and during the long time
that he was In active politics 10 could
never be said that he bad deceived a
man As . political organizer he was
magnificent and In each Of the counties
Of the State be had from two to i've
friends who were the mott Influential
in the county. II was through these
that he worked, AMI be never wen, back
on one OF them. That vas how he held
them TO him. Yet as . personal poll
tieiAn during his later years he lacked
much tha, is generally considered essen
tial- He had bad memory for names
and faces, and when hs did not remem-
Der a man he did not hesitate to tell
him so. His las. political act was to
preside over the convention In Memphis
last summer that nominated Mr.. Car
mack for congress, be being . delegate
20 that convention from the Second
ward His Lass vote vas for Bryan in
November A. the polling place in the
Second ward
In congress be was ever considered
one OF the most attentive watchers and
hardest workers lie was upon = num-
Der OF the important committees. nosa-
bly, tina, on finance and that on the Dis
triet Of Columbia, OF the latter OF which
he vas the chairman lie WAS president
pro tempore Of the senate during the
time that 10 was Democratic, and a.
parliamentari2n had eonfsssedly no
equal in the senate Il was often the
ease that be was called upon 70 unravel
tangles into which the body lad gotten.
and his word in those matters was Law
sith both sides OF the house.
Il was in the grea. flibcsterirr eight
over the Reorganization OF the senate
during the Riddleberger time that he
became the most prominent man in the
senate The resignation Of PIats and
COnkIing Of New York Left the Demo
Gratis in eontrol. bg, when the Two new
men we're returned from that state the
Republicans attempted 20 reoryanirs
that body Senate Harris led the forces
for the minority against this. and in .
eghi that lasted for long time and
which excited the greatest party Interest
all over the country won lie was
largely instrumental with Senator caI-
Ion in making the law that created the
Interstate commerce commission. and
played the most important part in franz
ing And passing the national quarantine
act Is was due to him more than any
other one man tha, the Wilson-Gormsn
tariff act Was passed. and while all Of
its provisions did not meet With hi. ap-
prOval, be did the best that could have
been done under the eircgustanssA