The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-22

any private person. In addition to 9th,
er things, he has been an Indian fighter
and was Major of a battalion that pur-
sued Chief Joseph and his band of Ne7
Perces in the invasion of 1877.
Chandler's Successor.
Brilliant as he may be as an orator
and accomplished as lawyer, HenryS S.
Burnham will find it difficult to fill the
place In the senate from which he sue
ceeded in evicting William S. Chandler.
senator Chandler was master of par
liamentary tactics, i merciless satir-
list, whose blade. ever keen, cue with
growing physical pain when another's
rapier clashed upon his in a duel of re-
partee. The New Hampshire man al.
most invariably showed his superior
skill. His successor was chosen after
hard fight, too recent to need re.
counting here. He obtained in the eau
Gus l9S votes, against Al for Mr. Chand-
ler and Is for others. and Of the joint
legislative votes he received 301 out of
a total of SS. Now a resident of Man.
chester, he was born in November, 1874,
in Dartmouth. N. H., his ancestors be-
ing of sturdy colonial stock Gradu-
ated from Dartmouth in 1865 he stud
led law, and was admitted to the bar
three .ears later.
The new senator from North Caro-
Senator Marion Butler, was the leading
spirit in the passage of the North Car
DINA election law, by means Of which
the colored men of the state will be
largely disfranchised. He was born
in North Carolina about forty-five
years ago, and enjoys an exter-ive law
practice.
Carmack Is IN Editor.
Edward w. Carmack Of Tennessee
will simply walk across from the south
to the north end of the capitol to be
sworn In as successor to Senator Turley
as he is just finishing his second
term in the house of representatives
A lawyer by profession. he has gained
wider prominence as a newspaper ed
1tor and proprietor. He was an edi-
torial writer on the Nashville Demo-
crat and became editor-in-chief Of the
American. He moved to Memphis in
1892 and became editor of the Memphis
Commercially He was born in
Sumner county, Tennessee, in Novem-
ber, 1858, and after receiving an acad-
emic education studied and practiced
law at Columbus, Tenn. He was elect
ed to the legislature in 1884 and in 1896
was delegate at-large to the democrat
ic national convention.
The successor of Senator Sullivan of
Mississippi Anselm Joseph McLaurin,
mas served III the senate DeIOre, DelIlS
a member in 1S94-5, when he was
chosen to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Senator Walthall.
He was elected governor Of Mississippi
for four year term in 1885,
he was born at Brandon, Miss, in
1S48 and reared on farm in Smith
county. After receiving his education
at Summerville institute, he studied
law and began practice. He was elect
ed district attorney in 1871 and be-
came a member of the legislature In
1879.
Robert Jackson Gamble, who sue
ceeds Pettigrew as senator from South
Dakota, will transfer his services from
the house of representatives. He is a
native of New York, having been born
near Akron in 1851. His family went
to Fox Lake, Wis. in 1862, and he was
reared there on a farm. He completed
his education at Lawrence university.
He went to Yankton, S. D., in 1875,
where he has since lived.
Louisiana's New Senator.
Murphy J. Foster of Louisiana owes
his election to his determined fight
against the Louisiana Lottery com
pany, being the leader of the forces
in 1890, when the state legislature re-
fused to renew the charter Of the con-
cern. AS an immediate reward for his
services, Mr.. Foster was nominated for
governor and defeated McEnery, who
will be his colleague in the senate, and
who was the gubernatorial nominee of
the regular democratic forces. He
served two terms as governor and now
succeeds Senator Caffery.
Dogged persistence in politics charac
terizes Joseph Ralph Burton, who sue
ceeds Senator Baker of Kansas. He is
a man Of force as an orator, lawyer
and man Of affairs generally. De-
feats-and he has had mamy-have
never disenchanted him with politics.
Gated at Franklin College and Depauw
university. He was candidate for the
senate in 1884 and again to succeed
Inge!ls in 1896, when Harris beat him.
The last time he was successful. He
is 4S years old.
Thomas NJ. Patterson Of Colorado has
been a conspicuous figure at national
conventions and other democratic
gatherings for several years. He is the
leading commercial lawyer of Colorado,
and Is the owner and director of the
Rocky Mountain News. He was born
lin Ireland, coming here as child
with his parents, who settled in Indi-
ana. He moved to Colorado when a
young man. He is a fighter Of pro-
torial toga after warm. three-cor-
nered contest, in which former Gov
ernor Alva Adams and Governor
Alva Adams and Governor Thomas
We're his opponents. finally causing
them to withdraw and receiving seven
ty-four votes to nine scattering.
The Late Bishop Creighton.
st. James Gazette: Lord Salisbury
once spoke of the bishop OF London as
the busiest man in the world, but, in
spite of this, DR.. Creighton found time
to enjoy quiet hour now and then with
children than he, and he had a budget
of stories of little ones and their ways.
One of them, which he was telling iils;