The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-09-22

hilarious efforts 10 speed the hours
between sunset and sunrise. llis
enemies said that the bfuiaers we're
hired by the Cincinnati editor IA pio-
tect him from the efforts II Cinein-
atiant u nvenEe themeeiecs for war;
Gus and sundry 'roasts' In Me
Leans paper.
A time came when Mclean wanted
90 get sway from his reputation. lie
was then well on towards forty
possibly had reached that age. "det
married ana fettle down. old Wash
lneton Mclean. ths young mans
father. had often advised him. John
tried 60 do that. but his reputation
he found an unexpected handicap.
Although a millionaire. with a large
income. the doors Of society did not
hwins IN for him except to a limited
extent although u 10 asserted that
marriage into we'll known famlly
~ what the millionaire good fellow
desired. The rebuff 10 the Pendlrton
home occurred within "A year after
MeLnan'H determination 60 have no
more TO do with Wild oats sowing.
The failure Of this effort 10 marry
into thn family 81 the most promin-
ent ohio Democrat resulted In tn.
greatest political nsht and scandal
that state has ever known In order
that dctean might be avenged for
the soornfui way In which he was
treated ms . sutton fof the hand ~
AiaH Fendleton, Henry u. Payne was
brought from his political oblivion
and sent 10 the senate IN place Of
rcndlcton. who. OF course. expected
q be reelected In the event 81 Dem.
ocratic nucoesn In iks1. The Demo-
Gratis elected the legislature az we'll
~ tho governor Hoadley.
now a lawyer In New York city. that
Mecca for politicians who have pass
- the zenith Of their political car
GERS
Mclean and Get oliver Payne
planned the campaign for the man
u no In the Charleston convention Of
so. had dcfed the Southern Demo-
Gratis by bringing IN a minority re-
port from the committee on rcaoiu.
tions. and who thereby made lin
self national hsure. Ohio Demo
Gratis who were In that nsht. aver
that u was . Pendistnn Legislature.
but that AeLssn's piaus on account
Of being rejected BY Miss Pendieion
and tho Htsndsra Oh millions COM
manded bs Col. Oliver Payne turned
a into . oosi oil srair
senator Psndlston. according 10 tho
stsisment Of o member of the ohio
legislature. Democrat who fid not
80 10 the zansnsille convention. died
believing that II he and HE daughter
had smiled on John u. Mclean when
fs came ACQUIRING. Henry II Payne
would never have been thought Of as
candidate - succeed him This
Democrats aver that the Payuvs did
not know why they w~re So signAliy
favored b. Mclean and ais news
pa PER. They believed. though u APP
peared incredible. that Mclean was
aciuaied only by the puFest motive
Ia get rid Of the man who had put a
milestone about the neck ~ pemoe-
rscy In the form Of the civil service
las
Dispatches from Ohio say that the
presidency 10 McLssn's aim, HIS
NEST Intimate friends in this city
know that the senate IL the ambition
he rh.rish.s II h. could get there
he would be as high In political
sense. Is the father Of the SRI who
scernfuiiy refused 20 receive his at
ieuiians That would be immsn
for Mclean. In whom the
desire tn set even Il as strong as
in the hreas, Of any other human be-
ms With her husband in the SEN
ate. Mrs Mrfsoanim tsHtfr fur social
recognition IN all circles Of capital
society would be rrntined. 4 ssn.
aiar r. In a social sense. just a, good
IA the president. and much better
than many members n the cabinet.