Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-23
TO HEAD THE LIBRARY
Candidates Who Desire to Succeed John
Russell Young.
Nurat Halstead Has the support of
the Ohio Detegation-EarIy
Action Expected.

1t is expected at the White House that
the coming week will be a lively one in the
fight for librarian of the Congressional
Library, made vacant by the death Of John
Russell Young. Nearly every senator has
a candidate and will place him in the field
this week. 1t is thought the President will
quickly settle the matter If he can find
time, as he will thus escape the importuni-
ties which will continue until a man is
nominated
Harry A Garfield. son of the ex-Presi-
dent, announces from Cleveland Ohio. that
ne Is not candidate, and would not accent
the position if offered to him. He intends
10 continue in politics. Secretary John Ad-
olson Porter has similar reasons for not
wanting the place.
Murat HaIstead n Candidate.
"A new candidate has entered the field for
the position of librarian of Congress. and
ms Hiends claim easy victory 1t is
-hufat Halstead the prominent Ohio poll
,iclan and Journalist. 1t is claimed that
MI Hr: h2lstead has the support of the entire
70 tbe r sdtioh' and that his nomination
D. tie poslllon Is a foregone conclusion.
both Senator Hanna and Judge Day have
seen the President in behalf of Mr.. Hal
stead. "a i' AA"i-
Murat Halstead was born AT paddr.s pm
IN Butter county, Ohio, September y ls9o
After teaching school for several terms he
entered Farmers College near CINCINNATI
ana was graduated from there in 1S5I
After varied neWspaDer caraar no r.
came connected with the Cincinnati Com
merclal as reporter III 1Sa3 He was shortly
made news editor. The following year the
commercial was reorganized and younp
Halstead purchased an interest in tbe
paper. In 1867 the control of the Daper
passed completely into his hands For
,line the paper was an Independent organ.
OUT soon cast its lot with republicanism
which party 1t has since steadily supported
In 1875 the Cincinnati Gazette was CONSOLE
dated with his paper, and he became presi-
ueHl Oh the combined journal, under the
name Of the Cincinnati Commercial-Ga-
zette.
Mr.. Halstead is one of the best-known
newspaper men in the country. He has
filled every position from reporter I'M 10
editOr-in-chief. During the war of tho ra
bellion he was noted as a war correspond-
ent. and his criticisms Of some of the move
mehts OF the Union generals gained for him
the title OF field marshal. He is a clear and
lnclslve writer, fearless in the expression
OF his views and convictions
Inc late Dom Piatt used to tell a Story
or the instructions he received from Hal
stead when he was sent by that editor 10
washington as the correspondent of the
Commercial-Gazette. He told Piatt that he
must keep abreast of all the news and nre-
sent 1t in the most attractive form; must
make mis- correspondence chatty and inter-
esting, emhelishing it by the wit and humor
Tor which he had already become famous.
ana see that he was never beaten But -
saio Halstead, IF there comes a time when
thefe Is an absolute dearth of news when
you can't think of anything to make an in
teTesting letter, there is always one thing
you can do, and that is pitch into Ben
Butler
EDITORS who supported Greedy for the presi-
dency in 1872, and formed what was then
known as the great quadrilateral 1t was
not that they liked Greedy, but that they
I1lc
done Grant justice. After he left Cincin-
natl he went to Brooklyn, n Y and he
came editor of the Citizen. He has tray
cleo extensively and has written great
deal for magazines.
Another Aspfrant
Another Of the late candidates to enter
the field for the position of librarian of
Congress is Orville ]. Victor, a prominent
lterateur, who has contributed some i'm
portant works to the world of letters. Mr..
victor started out as lawyer, but soon
after took an interest in the Sandusky,
ONO, Register, and was co-editor with
Henry d. Cook in 1852. He left the Regis
ter in 1853 to edit the Cosmopolitan Art
Journal, and removed to New York city.
He also edited the United States Journal
ana wrote considerable for the New York
Press. He wrote The History of Ameri-
can Conspiracies" in 1850, and later wrote
The History of the Southern Rebellion"
He wrote the well-known pamphlet Some
FactS and Reflections of the English Peo-
pie. in 1862, and circulated 10000 copies
In England at his own expense Mr. Victor
also wrote THE Life of Lincoln" in 1864
for the series Lives of Great Americans"
He also wrote for the same series the biog-
raphies of Anthony Wayne, John Paul
Jones. Winfield Scott and Garibaldi He
was the editor of The Western World in
1872 and from 1873 TO 1888 was the editor
of the New York Saturday Journal For
years Mr.. Victor has been publishers read
er and frequent contributor to current
literature. He is also writer on political
and economical topics and for years has
contributed papers for state and national
committees for circulation as campaign
documents. Mr.. Victor has acquired a fine
library in Americana" and has been life
long student of American history public
men and policies and interna tional affairs