Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02

IN Henderson VIII DE olec''u
Ne will attain the position
~ he has been longing many
II, vas an active candidate IN
a. lime Reed was elected. This
Y, years ago. and the contest has
-, forgotten. There were ave
,,.,., The leader was Thomas u.
M as cynical. lrascIblc and die
..l.,h, Ia now. but a man OF such
,,re that he carried all before
g., IN the race stood William
~. already something Of a pres
is,nlldatc. After him was Julius
Z, pufrows. who, NJ congress-
"A, something Of a bulldozer and
81. bu, who has done better since
Il, come to the Senate. Ben But
N o, Ohio had aspirations In the
section. but he finally withdrew
v,glsleys favor ! heard the story
~ II was only a short time
- me- House had been called to
,sa al Just about the close OF
,,.,.dlne Congress. II was known
a, Republicans would have tho
.,s,y and the Fpeakcrship candl-
r,r being selected. II was
4, ,ha, Mckinley had ambitions
uas also supposed that Butter
[ :, would be In the race. AZ this
I, u,i,r Mckinley went to Butter
:. and asked him point blank
~, he was going to be a candi-
!, The question was n leading one
pa,,crworth hemmcd and hawed.
all he dld not know that he
r,ln A. he did 80 Major Mcl<in-
81
"a Ben. n you don't want tho
e.. 1 DO am going to be n can
N ui I suppose l can count on
rug.oft as well as on that OF the
4 he Ohio delcgation?"
n. isaul, was such surprise that
-esdlh In his good-naturcd way
lua~aled to support Mckinley be-
M actually realized what his prom
-aat and as a result he was out
ean ee
l,sAsr candidate was Joseph q.
l;.,a Q. Illinois. and. last Of all was
!. D D Henderson Of Iowa. The
~, ,nicd In the selection Of Reed.
b Ia controlled the office. rs far ~
} Rsstliein party has been con-
nj irom then until now.
q. Henderson, at the time OF that
rs, WAS foriy-ninc years OF age.
. f,iy.nine now. and II n stronger
b han no was then. His hair has
ri from black TO gray. but his face
..g "a rosy and his blue eyes Just
NfAt He Is handsome man. tall.
agil and fne looking. with u chest
b eafnmlth's bellows and u heart
su the dome Of the Capitol. He
rifs a strong man In the Speak
sailt lie Is man OF character.
sands BY his convictions, and IL
sd he few public men l know who
Hi enylcilons. lie In ready TO iigh,
: That he believes to be right. and
tsAi In the Speakers chair as
AItI - he did In the northern army
- he late Civil War. The most
~ iseis Are not always those OF
aIleield, Henderson was a good
~ lie entered the army as n prl-
fh Tie age " twcnty-onc. lost his
~ bullet IN 1865, but went back to
~ is colonel In 1864 and served
Ne var closed. His career out
~rny Is 10 me more heroic than
H'lse In the field.
,lao'1 continuous pain from hls
-'A he has ken, smiles In his eyes
'"snse In his heart. He has gone
= 'ha done his work without COM
ais' the jolllest OF the Jolly. and to.
~ Eould Imagine that his life for
'as teh such as would have con-
w ordinary man to the sick bed.
1 ss.hd vas In the ankle. A bullet
En- 'usHy had shivered the bones.
doctors told him that his leg
!. nave 10 be- taken on. lie would
| uasht and for several months
~, ssalhst hmputntion. saying he
! ,,i M ny was Young and could stand
y, Z. ptihaps save his leg. As time
Nm ~ srew worse. aud soon saw
IN, ~ must come of. Since then
~ soeh amputntcd seven different
'lnall section being taken of
uhtl " was finally cut on
|..,N KNEE, The most OF these
|,s'N nave been made without IN
NJ. Nllh the regular work. All
u ~ ~ mem have been made with
n y, o. gaH or anesthctlcs. and
~, which was perhaps the most
al, caused him TO neglect his
n, 'psaaenoe for less than two weeks
b. t,,sira pay after the nmputatinn he
! =, XXI WHIST. lio may have more
hf ~, KY while In the Speakers chnlr.
h Il, NM, Mnlll not be shown In his face
|,l,, wv NE spenkcrshlp IL by no
b,.sas n,nn NJ. Tom Reed has a Con-
~ A ~, ~, mat of a Percheron horse.
NJ. snNsll stand the strain. The Ut
H;h,ls taheis who preceded him have
~, n1,llth undermined by the ar
4, R,stan' 9i the position. | knew
b, naall when he was snenltsr IIc
h n, v,auhual pain from the govt.
~ a cloni ovcrwork In the end,
sat u,,a',l.lt came near breaking
\ IN Ing MS srcnkcrshlp. lilo grew
snif thl and as snllow as sole
/ ,tsrel'se pa,d no attention to physl-
" "a M ,i rue To ana from the Ca
n ins alleet car and worked every
NJ q M, Ssnnuay' His only recreation
usl 81 llinirc and now and then
a. ,yanie OF poker with his friends
p q slmhinsA' ! don't mean that he
r ~, ,slr but he Is KentuckIan
nj Ab,s excitement OF cards, The
'e,anes ni MS game was five cents.
tsi IAN, was only a penny. Car
= Hehss Phylng solitaire IL cur
Y, b. h ny ~, y deck OF cards before him
h 4, Nh lglallng 10 his stenograph-
10 IA ,sariy on u game the same
'ttg ,neaN,eFins his letters or COM
!. " ra,Ss wv, Ills mind seeme 10 be
!, hat ho out the words he utters