New-York tribune., 1902-08-02
PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

c,rsr,o- Robert NJ La Toilette whose triurn-
Dhant denomination IN Wisconsin has caused MN
to be looked upon as a youns LochlnVar "eS' %
the Mississippi. came to Congress at t"enty-nlne
wears of age in 1854 and swept out by the
tidal wave Of 1890. -Four years later ne began %
fight the magnificent political machine controlea
by Sawyer, Payne and Spooner- Defeated lnen
and in 1896 and 1s9S. he by acclamatlon IN 4s'
and now he has pledged his following to reform in
taxation in the primaries and in the tariff ms
is the way his admirers describe him; Flcturs
10 Yourself man about as tall as the DOCKS say
NAPOLEON was-a little man measured in feet ana
inches-with body perfectly pro3ortioned and VI
brant with life and energy His head, neltnsr
large nor small for the body. is set squarey ereel
on his shoulders. pair Of flashing eyes. under under
straight brows, looking out of a countenance thal
is frank and engaging and ready TO break INTO
Smiling Accompaniment to touch and TO raillery,
but withal an agune stTng ;n % Ssakes hands
with grip with mere grasp; he t ta,hs'
as IF he meant every word. He binds men to hiTn
with affection personal ana SO unaIJC.e1;1 ~
calling him BOB and that afrection. matter
how distant or how personally faniiiaE lis Is aSs Se
That is Governor La Toilette"
Last September I was IN Paris with General
Francis Waters and my SON. said State Senator
Moore. OF Snow Hill. Md THE boy was 'aAH
with tvphoid fever. and I cabled his mother !"
sail from New-York on Saturday ON saturuay
nv boy had made some slight Improvement anu anu
knowing how distressed his mother vas Uet1-
mined II DC ssibie to get some word 10 her OF M
tu,proyeuent So / called for the manager OF ths
cable company and explained TO him how ANXIOUS
7 was to get the message through He snooh Is
head and said he afraid il could not oe SEM
in time While I talking l noticed nan
sitting on a box in the office. He had cigar 4.
his hand and seemed to be waiting for me 10 emu
my interview AS soon as the manager had M
ished speaking he walked over TO me ana 1@.1a
vonr message If that mothers boy is III VII VII
get her word that he is better know wna1 =, Ts ne
make mothers heart glad He turned 20 ~ ~
manager and said; Stop all business CLed, CLsed,,,sr'
MR. Tsor ana cod collect myself ne had left the Oe
You well in agrne my surprise When the +ar in
the day received from Mr.. Mackay note te!n77 tesa7
me that Mrs Moore had got the message ana -St trS
ofe Of the Rt' tSy the mother felt to see
Mr. Mackay although mace haTd sever of 5is death
cabed my sympathy 10 his wife
Francis f. Hamilton. who has just been appoint
ed as legal adviser the Collector of the Port o.
Nevv-York is a first cousin Of Colonel EmersoH
Hamilton Iiscum. the gallant commander OF ~.
Fighting Ninth Infantry. who fell while leaans
his troops before Tien-Tsin two years ago VI.
Hamlton's father the late Professor Emerson =
Hamilton. was for almost half n century promi
nent figure in the educational world. and hed ''
office of Superintendent Of Schools OF Os"es go
The M ne st chief ahs n o the 81 law Department at Gus
tom House, despite his twenty-siX years eNpsnx
man. possessed of activity and vgor that VII. W.
stand him in good stead under the strain s OK TO 10
him. however. for seven years he has been nee.d as
C0mnsst OF Of hs c SGa fS Board Of Health
oswego has recently adopted the experliISrt Sstsua
which has so far proved great success. na consI
ton largely due to Mr. Hamiltons care in sTLs Io ss
the chief workers In revising the the,Sr ely
seeing the ' INSTRUMENT used by other cities as
model for changes In their own controlling avs