The Saint Paul globe., 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
nlessiVe 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
200-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 years of age.
The youngest is only thirty-three.
"ANSE" CLAN CHIEF.
1t is Anselm Joseph McLaurin-height
six feet, weight 185 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 and
free silver 16 to l ticket, Mississippi be-
ing then thoroughly inCculated and in
a raging fever from the silver craze.
which reached it's climax in Chicago
where, by the way, Gov. McLaurin was
a delegate.
The governors of Mississippi hold Of
flee for four years. so Gov. McLauTin's 8
term does not expire until 1899, when
his brother Walter-height 6 feet l,
weight 206 pOunds-will put himself in
the hands Of his friends" and "aIlOw
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 81
McLaurin succeed McLaurin as gov
error Of the state.
In addition to the United States sen,
atorship and the governorship, Gov
McLaurin has been district attorney. a
member Of the Mississippi legislature.
I presidential electOr and a member OF
! the constitutional convention. 1t 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 even more advantages
in the way of aCademical training than
he himself had.
Next in age to A. J. McLaurin, whom
named the long horse" is DR. A. G..
McLaurin-heigh 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 candidate for the place of
superintendent of the state lunatic asy-
| lum. 1t is pretty safe to say that ne
viii get it, for. with the McLaurins,
being candidate for something ard
getting it are much the same thing
| He is folty-siX years Old.
WOULD SUCCEED CATCHINGs.
Horace Jehu McLaurin, the pigny
OF the family-being only five feet
! eleven inches tail and weighing 165
| pounds-is a lawyer in Sharkay coun-
| y. lie is the only one with dark hair.
| all the rest leaning towards the red
! headed style of beauty. He was a
/ member Of the Constitutional Conven-
| tlon, where two OF his brotners also
| sat; a member. Of the board of super
| F1sors, and is now a state senator.
| with yearning MeLaurin eye on the
| seat N congress ROW occupied by Gen.
| Catchings. which he ultimately will
| set, in all human probability.
| The fourth brother Robert Sylvester
| Mcf4aErinz--height six feet. weight "a