The courier., 1902-03-01
TIL f COU RE r

Dt DeCduSe tnt pefsoHdi fudiities VI
the man who resigned from the posi-
ton of Comptroller OF the Currency I'm
order to enter the Senatorial fight are
not sufficiently known. Personally she
thinks he should be made President.
Her reasons for this belief are involved
in an accident which an old resident
of Lincoln relates as follows:
Not very long ago Mr.. Dawes came
out here, where he has large financial
interests in the shape Of farm securi-
ties. One farm mortgage. long over
due, happened to come under his per-
sonal attention. He saw that the
MORTGAGE was a woman, and at once
gave instructions to have the matter
investigated before he left the city.
This was done. and the woman came
for an interview with him and pro-
posed Il settlement. This brought out
the fact that in order to meet this
obligation she would have to make a
great sacrifice and dispose of almost
all her property. She was an entire
stranger to Mr.. Dawes. but he quickly
Cancelled the mortgage and declined the
payment she offered"
The Comptrollership of the Cur
rency is the first political office ever
held by Mr.. Dawes, who is only thirty
seven years of age. He is the son of
General Rufus r. Dawes, of the
famous Iron Brigade who was a
Representative in Congress from the
Marietta. Ohio. district. The friend
ship which existed between General
Dawes and Major Mckinley accounts
for the personal interest which the
formers son took in securing a Nc
Kinley delegation from Illinois in 1896.
To Mr.. Dawes, indeed, is given more
credit than to any other individual
for getting "A Mckinley delegation from
that state. That was his first lesson
strated an aptitude as a campaign
manager which brought him instantly
into prominence and influence. His
methods are those of a fair fighter,
who scorns an underhand advantage
over an Oponent.
College in 1884 and from the Cincinnati
Law School in 1886. During vacations
he worked as a civil engineer, and after
graduating from the law school he be-
came engineer, for time. Of a small
Ohio railroad, since merged in a larger
corporation. From 1887 to 1894 he prac
ticed law in Nebraska, and after that,
for time. he interested himself in the
gas business in various cities. His
home is at Evanston. Illinois. and be
was appointed Comptroller of the Cur
rency in 1897.
Mr.. Dawes is given to furnishing just
such surprises in politics as this resig
nation from office. In the campaign of
1896 his originality and boldness i'm
pressed the members of the Republican
National Committee, Notwithstanding
he was the youngest man on the COM
mittee. Although modest almost to the
point of diffidence, he occasionally con-
ceives and carries out moves that are
almost startling when suggested.
When Senator CullOm was candi-
date for reelection last year his
friends were interested in organizing
the Republican State Convention. Mr..
Dawes was one of the Senator's firm
supporters. At a critical time the Cul-
lOm men decided that Mr.. Dawes must
consent to make the race for tempo
rary chairman. His personal popular
ity among the delegates was the fea-
ture of the gathering. 1t was clear
that if any Cullom man could win
against the recommendation of the
State Committee for temporary chair
man, Mr.. Dawes was the man. He
was solicited to make the fight. The