The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28
Eight Office Holding Brothers
The Clan M'Laurin, of Mississippi.

the secret of really great combined
power in the state.
Further than this, they are all men
OF uniformly fine physique and i'm
rressive presence. Two Of them are
six feet one inch in stature; two more
are even SiX%-foOters; three are five feet
eleven, and the smallest is five feet
ten, with a weight of 1870 pounds. The
weights of the others range from 165
to 215 pounds, with four who are over
~2O0-pounders each. They are all big,
braWny, deep-chested men; in other
words, all gifted with the impetus of
tremendous Scotch energy and all in
ured in early manhood to hard out
door work on the farm. furthermore
they are all young for men Of their
sound physique, even the oldest. the
present governor Of Mississippi, being
not yet quite fOrty-eight year of age.
The youngest is only thirty-three.
"ANSE" CLAN CHIEF.
1t is Anselm Joseph McLaurin-height
six feet, weight 1856 pounds-who is
the oldest and who has attained the
highest political distinction. In Feb
ruary, 1894, he was elected by the legiS-
lature to fill the ~uneXpired term in
the United States senate of Senator
Walthall, who had resigned. A year
later, in 1885, he was nominated n
elected governor of the state on the
free silver 16 to l ticket. Mississippi be-
ing then thoroughly inOculated and in
a raging fever from the silver craze.
which reached its climax in Chicago.
where, by the way, Gov. McLaurin was
a delegate.
The governors of Mississippi hold Of
flee for four years. so Gov. McLaurin's
term does not expire until 1899, when
his brother Walter-height s feet l..
weight 206 pounds-will put himself in
the hands of his friends and ALLOW
his name to be used" in connection
with the nomination for the office.
which is the political way Of saying
that he and the rtst of the McLaurins
will work like steam engines to have a
McLaurin- succeed a McLaurin as gov
erEor Of the state.
In addition to the United States sen,
atorship and the -governorship, Gov.
has been district attorney, d
member of the Mississippi legislature,
presidential eiectGr and a member OF
the constitutional convention. It was
he who, to a certain extent. laid the
foundations of his family's fortune, for
he educated his brothers out of his
earnings from a country law practice
and gave them ever more advantages
in the way of aCademical training than
he himself had.
Next in age to A. j. McLaurin. whom
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named the long horse" is DIR. A. G.
McLaurin-height 6 feet l, weight 21o
pounds-who has a good medical prac-
tice in Brandon. He was a member OF
the constitutional convention in 1890
and is a candidate for the place of
superintendent Of the state lunatic asy-
lum. 1t is pretty safe to say that ne
Will get it, for. with the McLaurins.
being a candidate for something and
getting it are much the same thing.
He is fo1ty-six years DID.
WOULD SUCCEED CATCHTNGS.
Horace Jehu McLaurin, the pigany
OF the family-being only five feet
eleven inches tail and weighing 165
pounds-is a lawyer in Sharkay coun-
~ He is the only one with dark hair.
ali the rest leaning towards the red
headed style Of beauty. He was a
member Of the Constitutional Conyen-
tlon, where two of his brothers also
sat; a member of the board Of saper-
F1sorS, and is now a state senator.
With a ~yearning MeLaurin eye on the
seat IN congress TOW occupied by Gen
Catchiags. which he ultimately viii
get. in all human probability.
The fourth brother, Robert Sylvester
Mcfsarrin-height six feet weight 2l5