The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-01-21
Senator B%everidge.
st. Paul Pioneer Press.

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The nomination of Albert T.
Beveridgc to succeed Mr..
Turpie in the Uuited States:
senate by the Republican ma
jority in the Indiana legislature,
is one calculated to stir the
enthusiasm of young Republic
ans everywhere. He is only a.
little over thirty-six years old
has no property to speak of, or
moncyed backing; and his!
nomination plainly comes to-
him as a tribute to Individual,
merit alone. Only twelve years
ago he went to Indianapolis a
pennieless youth seeking an.
opportunity to study law, which!
he found in the office of Nc
Donald, Bntler & Mason. It is
told of him that there he was
often without income and
sometimes compelled even to
go without a meal for lack of a
dime. Now, with the certain
ratification Of his nomination
by the legislature next week he
will leave the Indiana capital,
with the plaudits of the whole
state, to take his seat in the
highest Legislative body in the
world. This, top. WITHOUT ever
before having filled a political
office or been a seeker after
political preferrn>nt.
He was-is still--a typical
american boy" Born on a
farm while his father was serv-
ing as a private i'll the Union
army. he early learned to hold
the pillow on his fathers rented
land, and on occasion would
earn a trifle more by working
out" for his neighbors, some
times at farming, sometimes in
a logging camp. Such time as
he could, in winter, he put in at
tliligent study in the district
schools. At sixteen he COM
peted with twenty-five others
for an appointment to West
Point, and wns beaten in the
examination by only one-fiftil
of one per cent. by the aid of
a friend vino loaned him $50, he
was soon after enabled to enter
college. He was not, on enter
ing. up to the requirements of
slle freshman class. But he
very quickly distinguished
himself by taking a $25 prize;
aud it is recorded that there
after he practically paid his
way through college by vim
ing aprizes! But in vacations
he showed himself an adept
in farm work also; making, OH
one occasion, the record of
cutting more wheat, driving a
self binder, than had ever be-
fore been cut by any one in his
county.
But the usual result of over:
application to study and over
exertion in "oratorical con-
tests" followed in his case, and
he went West to recuperate by
an open-air life among the
Colorado cowboys. Thence in
1886, he returned to Indiana, as
mentioned above, to study law;
first Hanging out a single"
for himself in 1859. He had.
previously made some effective
speeches for the Republican
ticket in-the Blaine campaign,
and as Junior counsel in some
important cases where Senator
or McDonald's firm was
employed seems to have won.
the esteem of the lawyers and
local statesmen gathered at the|
capital. This led to|
employment on Goy.I
side in the farnousI
state officers cases." Involving
the power of appointment oil
state officers, of which,
the legislature had soughtstO
deprive the. governor. Mr.[
Beveridge's handling 81 those.
eases was 30 able that hence
his professional advancel
ment was ssuved. MesnwhileI
the ability he had Developed
y an orator causSd him III be
sought for in gradually wide
ling circles. -Four years aROl
made a speech before The
union League clnb Chicagos
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