Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-09


with President Cleveland. Pat Sheedy,
my manager, was along, and when we
were introduced noticed that Mr..
cleveland was hog fat.
Mr. President" says I, you're too
fat. Why don't you come out and take
a run on the road with me and then put
on the gloves? That would reduce you
good
But Grover said he was too busy,
though he agreed with what said. I
met Vice President Hendricks several
tines. There was an alright old
gentleman. and don't you forget it.
Every time we met, no matter where it
was. Mr.. Hendricks used to say:
" John are you still champion?'
That's what l am l replied.
~ hope you will never be whipped
was the usual remark, as he grasped
my hand warmly. He was a good fellow
and when he died no one mourned his
! loss more than old John L.
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i've been introduced to Mckinley
several times. Once he and John Sher-
| man, then secretary of state, were on
the same train with my theatrical
combination. When we got to Spring
| field. Ohio. there was big crowd at
the station all rubber-necking.
Where's John?
sherman and Mckinley were OH the
platform, their hats i'll their hands.
They're calling for met said the
venerable secretary of state to the presi
dent of the nation.
"'Are yvu sure?' asked Mckinley.
John. l think they're looking for Sulli-
van!
Just then I stuck my head out of the
window, and there was no longer and
doubt as to who was it. 'Hooray for
John. John l.. Sullivan! That shov
| what a good line Mckinley had on the
| situation.
Roscoe Conklin was one Of my par
| ticular friends He was a lover Of the
| manly art and quite handy himself with
! the mits. Whenever l had a match in
| the old Madison Square Garden, the
! senator always had front seat He
was great man to know and always
had good word for a fellow in trouble.
Then there was James G.. Blaine, one
! of Americas most famous statesmen.
| met him one at the Arlington hotel in
Washington. We had a chat about poll
! ties up in Maine and found that he
| was Wen posted.
| Il met Richard Croker a good many
years ago. He's a self-nade man and
deserves a lot of credit. 1 see where
there's lot of guys knockin him, but
what does he care? He owns the town
and that's plenty to have! Amt it?
49,
The nearest l ever got to Admiral
! Dewey was his picture, but know Buff
| is.io Bill Well. Colonel Cody is the real
article and white old P. T. Barnum was
q conservative chap, but Adam Fore
raush was my friend all the time. When
| Teddy Roosevelt was a police commits
sioner here, l called on him. He said:
! John, I've heard of you but I've
never seen YOU with your hands up.'
! II told him that | was sorry that he
| hadnt seen Inc when l was in my prime,
and he said that he was. too. We talked
| about fighting and | found that he was
| away up in the art OF self-defenst. He
is a strong, powerful fellow, and I'll bet
tn drinks he can take care of himself
with any man of his weght>tn the world.
| think Teddy is on the level, and that
| some day he will be sittin' in the White
| House.
Il never knew Jay Could but know
| Ibis son George very we'll. Billy Madden
| used to give George boxing lessons and
4 frequently looked on. He's a fine, big
| hearted man and deserves all the coin
| hes got.
Il mustn't forget old Governor Lowrie,
of Mississippi. He was the duck who
r,ade me come back and stand trial for
fighting Illrain. While he looked fierce
enough to eat you while he was on tbs
throne, he was not so bad when it came
time to take drink. l always said that
il the old fellow hadn't been governor of
The state he'd a been at the ringside at
RichLurg hollerin for John L. But of
course, he had to do his duty, and that
maze it unpleasant for me.
| Old General Joe Hooker was friend
Of mine, also John D. Long, secretary OF
the rary. When Mr.. Long was gov
elnor of Ma sachusetts he had several
chats via me-. So dill the late William
T.. Russell when he was governor of the
Hay State.
When we get around to the theater
70 orle l ain right at home. When Ed
win Booth and Lawrence Barrett We're
Going double stunt I met 'em frequent
~ Booth was conservative and quiet,
while Barrett was just the opposite l
often got the idea into my head after
htarin' EN- do the trick that I could
haze made corking good tragedan.
I've got the right kind OF voice, that's a
cinch, and I'm a success as a melodra-
matte actor, that's as sure as you re
alive. Eut I should have tried the heavy
parts that made Booth famous
And there's the ladies of the stage.
God bless EN-! Mary Anderson, a charm
ing woman l met once, and she said;
why. Mr. Sullivan, I'd never take
you to be a prizefighter.'
THAT was because she was dead in
Eocent and wouldn't have known u real
prizeighter from a faklr.
When l was in Sydney, New South
| Wa.es, l had a suite of rooms direct,
over Sarah Barnhardt. 1 never met the
lady, and didn't much care. She was
jabbering French all the time, and was
r5hearsing constantly in her room.
heard so much of it that / pretty near
had the Wilies.