The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
KENTUcKY's NEW SENATOR.
For Forty Years James McCreary Has
Been Prominent.
81. Louis Post-Dispateh-)


Kentucky's newly elected United States
senator. Hon. James Bennett MeCreary.
mas the distinction OF having lived the
fullness or his wears in high public ser
vice. as he viii have passed three score
and ten when his term expires in March,
lse having been born in july, ISIS. His
lie has been one Of almost continuous
official service
For forty wears Alr. McCreary has been
prominent in kentucky's history. I'm the
Sos he served as lieutenant of conteder-
ate regiment. with which he surrendered
at AppomattOX. Three times he represent
ed his native county On the Kentucky leg
I isiaturc. being speaker during the last
two terms. Ia 1910 be was elected gov
ernor OF kentucky by "A ma Jority of 5t,upo.
For twelve years he represented the
Eighth district OF Kentucky IN congress.
In 1922 President Cleveland appointed
him ore of the commissioners in the IN
ternatiOnal monetary conference.
Mr.. MeCreary Is recognized as one of
the best party organizers in the country,
MS principal tactics being 10 convince his
followers that there Is great danger of
defeat. He possesses a remarkable tact
for enlisting followers, even from the
ranks of the opposition. A few amusing
incidents in his life viii verify this as
seFtlon.
During Governor McCreary's first race
tor congress when Judge Milton J. Dur
nam. afterWard comptroller OF the treas
urv. and the Hon. Phil 3. Thompson. il
now prominent lawyer Of New York
city. were his opponents. he went 10 a
country school house. where protracted
religious services were being held. Tht
minister announced q familiar hymn, and
invited everybody te take part in the
singing. The governor accepted the invi-
tatlOn. The disc0rd was shocking. The
audience became restless and nervous
The preachers face was ashen as he
arose. and. looking over his spectacles IN
the direction of the discard. with falteTiug
iiDs exclaimed. Those whose voices are
not suitable. need not sing. The gov
ernor ceased articulating and the meet
ing progressed nicely 10 the end. after
which Mr.. McCreaTy convinced the crowd
that he was not required TO sing in con-
gress and they all supported him at the
election.
IT was i'm the same campaign that Mt
McCrearv visited Lancaster. the county
seat of Garrard. I'm his district He traced
a relationship with the editor Of the paper
and thus enlisted it under his banner He
convinced prominent citizens that sacred
ties existed between his family and their
families and between his county and their
county. A friend told him to lay his
claims before Deputy Sheriff J. I. Palmer,
a prominent young man, VINO was IN
clined to support Durham. He APP
preached Palmer on the streets, tapped
him on the shoulder. shook his hand and
Familiarity said: Tom. you are an aspir-
ing Young man. You viii likely run for
sheriff Of Garrard county. and If you
do ! viii be found coming 70 Lancaster.
Some friend will inquire. 'McCreary,
where are You going% and my answer
viii be. 4 am going down TO Garrard 20
fight the battles for my friend Palmer
Instantly Mr. Palmer was converted, be-
coming enc of MeCreary's most enthus-
isstic supporters and rendering valuable
aid during the campaign.
His fine sense OF proprIety and his aver
sion 10 becoming the object Of special at
tentlon were manifested by an amusing
incident in a later canvass He made a
speech in a mountain county. where he
met an old friend. MIR. Brown. who in
listed that he should 20 and spend the
night with him. and they arrived at his
friends home after the regular supper /
had been served Mrs. Brown informed Z
them that she would soon prepare a
lunch when AIR. McCTeaTy kindly bUt
earnestly declared that he would not eat
at all If she wenf 30 that trouble where
upon she remarked that she had cold /
ham and bread and thar she would 90
and heat the coffee. The governor in /
sisted that he preferred cold coffee, so
they ate heartily without further cere-
monv. On the following morning at the
breakfast table Mrs. Brown informed the
guest that she had saved some cold coffee
for him since he had s2id that he had
preferred II. The governor smiled ana
thanked her for this act of kindness, az
the same time slipping the cold drink as II
he really relished It,