Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-29

ing from an interview with Brough.
She was excited and furious. She in
sisted that the Governor had treated
her without consideration and almost
insolenuy. Her grievance was that all
through the interview the Governor
had chewed tobacco and had used the
cuspidor as freely as if he had been
liz barroom or saloon She had been
Brough's friend all through his stormy
administration. and she wished heart
lily she had never seen what she called
his barroom manners.
Il knew the Governor was free
user of tobacco, but | had never no
ticed anything offensive in his way of
using 1t. IN fact. / didn't care any
thing about his tobacco or his way of
using ii. When | went To his office
he always talked of big things. and his
strength was SO apparent in handling
the great questions of the day that /
had no place in my mind for tritles |
told the lady this and ASSN ed her that
She must he mistaken as to any slight
on the Governors part. | went into
Brcugh's office, however. aud there sat
the Governor of Ohio with a huge Gus
piGo" at his side, suffering and spit
ting like a gunboat under fire.
There was trouble of the gravcSt
import, and Brough had forgotten him
self and the amenities of his office in
rounding out Il plan TO help the nation
al administration. He did help Prasi-
dent Lincoln then and on other occa-
sionS. and without thought Of himself
or his political prospects. When tn"
Governor had cooled down l told him
of my conversation with the lady who
Lad been disappointed In him. and in
NY hearing he dictated note of apol.
ICY as graceful as 1t was sincere He
said he did not want TO be miSundpr-
stood by one who had done so much
to help him and the soldiers in the
field, and asked her for suggestions
as to the controversy with the sanitary
and Christian commissions in which
he had become Involved through the
desire Of the Ohio soldiers aid socie-
ties TO send their contributions direct
10 Ohio soldiers in the field
In this controversy the women Of
the aid societies We're with the Gov
ernor, although he was misunderstood
III other States and was represented
as seeking a quarrel with the Chris.
tan commission. l happen TO know
that the lady who was so disappointed
over Br0ugh using tobacco did much
70 clear up the misunderstanding and
to show that in his intructions TO the
state agents the Governor insisted the
agents should avoid controversy and
strife and yet do their full duty In
looking after the sick. wounded and
other soldiers of the State.
Trough. it is true was harsh i'm Ian
guage and judgment. ana his quarrels
with officers were fought to the end
with the bitterness of the time But
often he got as good ms he sent. In
several cases the officers under critI-
cism wrote the Governor warning him
to mind his own business. and I'm other
cases his letters were returned with
dlgnited but severe comment. Colonel
Dan McCook wrote Brough a letter
which the Governor regarded rs in
solent, and he wrote in reply sting
ing rebuke. which Colonel Dan was
snarting under when he led the as.
sauit at kcnesaw mountain. Brough
probably regretted the letter. but Me
Cooks friends never forgot II.
"Brough was master In war af-
fairs. II was on his suggestion that
the Governors Of Illinois. Indiana.
Ohio and Iowa offered the government
the 100-days men in 1864 And Brough.
IT must be remembered. had 10000
National Guards, as he called them,
In the field IN sixteen days His plan
was that these short-teTm men should
take the places Of older troops guard.
Ing cities and railways. and that a
veteran army ct full strength should
be hurled against Lee, and 50 end The
war In hundred days"
II knew several of the war COVER
nors," said the Major, "and they all
were fighters. Tod went into the Gov
ernor's office IN Ohio In 1862. when the
clouds OF war were very dark and he
was naturally impatient. At the time
Of the Kirby Smith raid toward Gin
cinnati he hurried raw troops pell-mell
into Kentucky, and after asking for
tents for them three times telegraphed
Stanton at Washington to the effect
that he didn't know who was to blame
for not sending the tents. but he could
whip the fellow whoever he was.
Again he telegraphed Washington.
For Gods sake furnish Ohio troops
now in Kentucky with canteens' All
these things were irregular. but they
made friends for Tod among soldiers
everywhere.
He was wonderful mobilizer Of
troops When Cincinnati was I'm dan
ger in 1862 he ordered the farmers Of
certain counties to provide themselves
with quilts or blankets. squirrel rifles
and ammunition. and, after organiza.
ton into companies. take the trains
for Cincinnati The farmers. old and
young. did as requested. and in less
than week 1900 men who knew