The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-25
HALLOWELL IS DEAD.
Gave Jerry Simpson the Name of
"Sockless Socra les"

Charlottesville, Ind, June 25.-Colonel
James r. HaIloweIl died at his home
here yesterday, after a lingering ill
ness which finally resulted in quick con-
sumption.
In May, 1861, he came to Kansas and
settled at Fort Scott. He only remain
ed there a few months and finally Ioca-
ted permanently at Columbus. He aid
ed in the organization of that place into
city He was married in II to Sa-
mantha H Montgomery, of Montgom-
cry county, Ind.
He was also an important factor in
Republican politics in Kansas. He was
a member of the legislature in rs ard
state senate in -.
In 1873 the people of Kansas claimed
that the state was entitled to an extra
congressman. and so, without the war
rant of law, they proceeded to elect one
at large in the person of Col. HallOweII.
In making up the roll for a new con-
gress previous to its organization it is
the custom of the clerk, either from
memory or by asking some membe
from the different states to prepare a
list of those entitled to seats. OF course
1t is his duty to consult the records.
but he seldom does so. Just before the
assembling of congress in 1879, the
clerk OF the house asked Dudley Hask-
ell, member from the Second district,
who the members from Kansas were
that year. Haskell ratified them off in
Guiding Col. HallowelI in the list more
as a joke than because he believed the
COIum bus man to be entitled to a seat
and in due time his name was called
on the floor of the house and he an
Swered present
1t is needless to say that the colonePs
participation in the deliberations of
congress did not proceed any further,
for vigorous protest was at once filed
by some member better informed than
the clerk
In 1879 he was appointed United States
In hl el,I, -
the Republican national convention. He
moved to Wichita. after leaving the
United States attorneys office and in
80 was the Republ can nominee for con-
gress in the big Seventh and was de-
feated by jerry Simpson. 1t was in
that campaign that Simpson became
famous by showing his bare shins to
the audience and declaring that while
Prince Hal wore silk hose he wore
none at all He at once ACQUIRED the
title THE Sockless Socrates of the
EOuthwest''
The name prince Hail. which he had
won in the heat of battle. was used
by Simpson in a derfsive way and the
people were told that he was not of the
plain people. and had always shared
in the good fortune and villainy of pIu-
tocrats- Many of the old soldiers who
had been led to vote against Col. Hal
lowell soon regretted their action MANY
of them openly expressing themselves
in Grand Army meetings
There was a general demand that he
should accept the nomination for con-
gress again in 1892, but he refused to
again enter the race. In the former
campaign he had broken his health He
had made 14S speeches in that contest
which stands in the political history of
the states as being one of the most
active battles in the state He had
come out of it with good spirits despite
defeat, but it was the turning point in
his physical possibilities.
In 1898 he moved to Chicago and soon
gained a lucrative law business He at
once commenced to apply himself in
such way as to give disease a chance
TO make inroads. He gave little atten-
tion to the matter until forced to aban-
don his office He had been at the
home of his sister, Mrs. T. NJ Ander-
son at Kansas City, Kan. but recently
returned to his old home, so when death
came. burial could take place in the
family lot at Linden. Ind.