New-York tribune., 1902-09-11
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nooga that President Roosevelt is the only Chlef
Magistrate ever elected a member Of a labor or
ganlzaton that it is interesting TO recaL similar
compliment paid President Mckinney IN Chlctgo
ABOUT three years ago. The BrickIayers Union OF
that city elected Mr.. Mckinley member ana
when he received a handsomely embossed notice of
MS election he wrote letter Of graceful! acknoWi-
eSrnent, which. il is said, is now one ol liis must
conspicuous. il is undoubtedly the most cher-
isked. decoration of the unions clubrooms. Mr.
mckinley however. not present When the COM
plirnent was paid him, Mr. Roosevelt was at
Chattanooga. Another difference between the two
occurrences is that the compliment TO MI. MehIh-
ley was from a strictly local union "hlle MI
hooseTets came from national oTsaillzd'ioi II
Is understood that Frank P Sargent, VINO was Sc
lected by President Roosevelt 10 succeed ference
y Powderly Chief of the Bureau OF l1nInisra-
uoh, and who for many years was pFesiueH' VI
the Brotherhood of Firemen. suggested 'ne elec-
ton of the nations Chief Magistrate as member
OF the order Chattanooga. 1t is believed Inat
PRESIDENTS Mckinley and Roosevelt are the only
ohef Magistrates ever elected TO T d ~! ~.
reported to have been proposed and rejected fer
membership in labor union in Chlcago soqi h ai tb
Western metropolis Il is also said that President
rts;.rrlson was once similarly treafeo oH 'd'''
union in Chicago.
WHEN SENATOR GALL1NGER WAS
FFiNTER--Captain Meredith. superintendent Oh
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing WORKED ak
the case with Senator Jacob H. Gallnger' OF New
hampshire. when they both young men III
the West several years before the Civil W ar lhey
HrSi met at Nashville Tenn, and traNelieu 'o
gether to Louisville. since which day they nave
oeen warm friends. From Louisville they went 10
Cincinnati where the man who now super1nteIlds
me printing of all the money issued by the gov
eriment was employed newspaper ana ''3
man \ no now is chairman Of the Senate DoInI'l''
tee on Pensions worked for book PUBLISHING HTf
II was while working his trade IN 'lhclLl'i'
Ca
medicine and in few years was ao1e ~ lay
aside his stick for the sCaIpei NheIhei VI
not he went directly to NewHampshlre 10 p'71
tise his profession as a physician does not aPieaI
on the record. and Captain Meredith iost slE''
of his old printer friend soon after the latter Wa
graduated in medicine. the Superintendent y lHe
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing IS unable 10 say
Before entering political career senator ''ai-
lnger was accounted physician Of the hrst RAM
and enjoyed a large practice. He is the only grad
uate of medicine in the Senate and of the few
in Congress. In the House there are three or IouF
members who practised medicine successfully ot-
fore deserving their profession for politics. thf
most conspicuous being Representative wilson OF
Brooklyn and Representative Norton OF ono both
Democrats. Il Is interesting note that when a
physician comes 10 the House he does not lose MS
professional title. all the members OF that body as
well as his other acquaintanc"s IN HaSat3g,on, Gt
robs members Of all past titles of distinction or
ION ever addresses the senior Senator from New
Hampshire Dr. CialIinger. although II Is ~tlL
known here that be once was regular Practls.EEs E
physician. IN point Of fact no member of me the
Senate is ever addressed other"lse tu.il a. -,
tor although several members of that body won
distinction as soldiers before they were elected TO
once @Ha were ses HnG~ o q tbs are frnshed by
Senators Hawley. of Connection; GocKre.L S o, OF
the rank OF general ny hard tghtlng IN the C1Vat @
War the latter two on the Confederate sde. bC-s
former ttIe by its owner entering the Senate Is
found IN the case Of Senator Burrows Of Michigan.
IL ma Z
war and in his mary years o. service IN ILle go
as President Mckinley known in that body as
MAJOR" The Michigan salesman mas IG~ 9ato ,.Sr
HIS military title. and Is known ony aS senator
Burrows.
4 SETBACK FOR TILLMAN--south Caro-
,inana in washington agree that the result OF the
second primary election in their State yesterday
for Democrats candidates for Senator and Gov
ernor is setback for Senator I1iHaH' His
nepbew Big jim" was Overwhelmingly defeated
E, rha first primary for the nomination Tor Gov
4rnor which. Of course. was Disappointing 10 the
Senator and the successful candidate IN yeSteF-
DAYS contest Mr. Hayward, does not belong 70
tho Tur7an crowd. Il is true that Mr.. LatiIner.
who won the nomination for Senator. has for years
been Identified with the Tilman wing of the De-
raocrac IN South Carolina, but ar the recent ses-
sion or Congress he incurred the Ill will OF Senator
Tnlman by declining to sign paper absolving the
Senator from all responsibility for precpitatng
the ascracefgl on the floor OF the Senate
with Senator McLaurin. Nj. Latmer was mem
Der OF the House, and asked 10 join his col
waT to blame for his sensational assault on Mr.:
McLaurn. This Mr. Laumer declined TO 90, ana
when Senator Tillman heard OF II ne sWore
vengeance against Laumer. II IS oeheveq ti thaI
started to the fioor Of the Senate just he did
in the case Of McLaurin. who. IKE I%suIner, began
it is thought Mr.. Tillman VIII not have have SO smooth
sailing as he has had with NJ. McI~aurln, MT
and has shown a physical courage that IS calcu-
lated deter his buriy opponent Loi i pC4!s
10
the House has not been characterized by any IN
usual performance his standing IN that pody Is
good and il is generally believed that ne VIII
make acceptable Senator
COLONEL VAN HORN MAY COME BACK
II is not improbable that Missouri may send to
the next House of Representatives man who
has been conspicuous In the development OF the
West for many years. The Republicans OF the
Kansas City district have nominated Colohel II l.
Van Horn, who served two or three terms III OoH-
gress when the leadership Of the Reed-Mch1nley
group of Republicans just developing IN that
hodv He was then able TO overcome big Demo-
cratic na1orties so great MS popularity ana
it is believed that he will again be able TO redeem
district, although his opponent MI Co"-
herd is one of the most popular Democrats IN
Missouri. Colonel Van Horn founded Inc haiisas
City Journal now of the foremost fepuOh-
can newspa apers of the West, and for many years
editor. His editorials on p.tt}a 1
made him one of the best known eXpohents OF Ine
higher ideals in poites t ana IA fbe close Of the Cfv
War as commander of that mintdIy Irt+ bib 81,
a IN a tnat enra mare pTeta9ed Colonel Horn is
now nearly eighty years OLD 2ua ?,,L9 - ta 49,
bimetalist when that InohedaIy @ reoy
was the subject OF political GspuSe 80 eeT+ia3 h,
the prosperity that has followed KepnndHc@ Kpd tb i'd bi
cial legislation he is in entire '
party.
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