The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

politics, and the result was the Demo-
cratic leaders took him up, despite his
youth. Later senator, then Gov, Hill
put him on his staff, and young McCle1-
Ian became Col. Mcclellan. The lead
ers in New York city had no honors
that they were not willing to confer up
on this young man. a,a
He stood the test. He is as unspoiled
today as when he played in the fresh
mans football eleven at Princeton,
and though he must know that the fu
ture holds much for him he is entirely
without conceit. Indeed, he is
wholesome young man in these times. of
some very unWholeSome young men.
1t may interest some of those who
served with the older George B. Nc
Clellan or who admired him that the
young man is a very chip of the old
block in look and manner. The writer
was struck by his likeness the other
day, and though he does not affect the
little tuft of hair on his under lip that
was worn by his father and his friend
"PhiP' Sheridan, he is wonderfully like
the old army leader whose name he
bears. He has the same frank face his
father had, but not marked with the
same lines Of care and heavy RESPONSE
bilities. The world has gone very well
with the younger Mcclellan. Like his
father he is not big man so far as
height is concerned. He could walk
under a string stretched five feet seven
inches above the ground without Sc
riously disturbing his well-combed
hair. But, like his father, he has a
fine muscular development. Gen. Nc
Clellan was singularly strong man,
so far as the upper muscles of his body
were concerned. He could take strong
wrought iron nails and twist them in
his fingers as ordinary men twist wires.
Like Phil Sheridan he looked a large
man on horseback, for, like him, he had
a large body set on short legs.
The Mcclellan of today is also a
sturdy man as to body, and he has
longer legs than his father had.
1t may surprise some persons to
know that this young man was not
born in the United States, and some of
them may say that for this reason
alone he cannot be president, even
though he in years to come be nonin-
ated for that Office. But this is mis-
take. George B. Mcclellan Jr. was
born in Germany, just after the close
of the war in 1865. But his father was
in the employ of the American govern
ment, and so the younger Mcclellan
was born under the American flag, and
can be president if he gets enough
votes.
Wanted to Be Soldier.
Young Mcclellan at the age Of four
teen entered the military school at
Sing Sing. 1t was the height of his
ambition to go to West Point, but for
reasons still unknown, his father OBJ
jected so strongly that young -McClel-
Ian was compelled to give up the idea,
though with great reluctance. After
finishing three years course, at the
Sing Sing academy he entered Prince
ton and was graduated with high hon.
ors with the class of '86, in which he
made numerous friends and aequaint-
anees. After being graduated he ac-
companied his mother and sister on an
extended tour through Europe, spend
ing the winter in Italy, and ON the
coast of the Mediterranean. During
this time the question that most agi-
tated the family was, what should be
the career Of the already promising
son?
1t was the fathers. desire that he
should become an engineer, but as is
usual in the case of a young man with
ideas of his own, young MsCleIlan Sc
lected his own calling, the one for
which he considered himself best fitted
or to which he believed his capabilities
best adapted. Mathematics were al
ways distasteful to him, while litera-
ture had for him peculiar. charm and
enlisted his deepest interest. thus IT
was that he ayailed himself of the first