The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06

causing distress TO the misef.
Last year he was the head Of the NationaA
Bankers Association and made a remark
liable address at the New Orleans meet"
ing.
In Cleveland I've ia closely associated
with J. j. Sullivan. the head OF the Iehtrai
National Bank, who is also very adroit
man. with a propensity for getting great
deal OF money around him.
Here il another characteristic Herrick
story. sWhen ~ went into our new oank.
which was very fine Office, - you know.
one OF the older members OF the board OF
directors and very austere old banker,
said: This is a very fine building; very
hnc building. There il only one thing
] do not like about It. It is the only defect
I see, You have too many paying tellers'
windows, which will prove decidedly to
your disadvantage In time OF any mis-
understanding with the depositors.'
Il think it Is often far better to use COM
mon sense and a reasonable knowledge OF
men In relieving distressed financial situa-
tons than to place the most complete re-
lance in the most carefully prepared legis-
lation that ono could possibly devise
FOND OF SOCIETY AND SFOkT.
Mr.. Herrick ID . leader In society. He
loves good music, good books, good paint
ings He Ia poetic OF disposition. He
not only has the best books. but his reading
editions are daintily bound.
You could never imagine Herriok In .
den. There is nothing topey turvy In
his disposition. and disorderly comfort
would shock him.
He plays golf and has . mania for auto
mobiling He owns al sorts Of autos and
runs them himself.
When George Gould was here . short
time ago he, Col. Herrick. Tom johnson
Club. johnson 10 . soorcher with his
machine. and the city knows It. Herrick
is . quiet scorcher. On the way to tho
train which Gould was TO take Herrick
threw things wide open and ran away
from the crowd.
But Herrick's passion II money making.
These other things come In only Incl
dentaly.
THE POLITICIAN.
When William Mckinley was Governor
Of Ohio and met financial disaster Mr..
Herriok headed the list to make good tho
Governors losses. The strong friendship
which sprang up between the two mon
at that time lasted throughout the life
OF the President.
In 1892 Mr.. Herrick was invited to join
the staff Of the Governor. and that's how
he became a Colonel, though he was an
enthusiastic member for number OF years
OF the aristocratic Cleveland Grays.
He was one Of the delegates at large to
the convention in Philadelphia which
nominated Mckinley for the Presidency, and
was for long time a member OF the Ma
tional Executive Committee Of the Re-
publican party.
He has served as a member OF the City
Council Of Cleveland and last spring was
importuned to take the nomination for
Mayor against Tom johnson. But he had
another ambition in mind and turned over
that honor to Harvey d. Goulder, who was
slaughtered at the polls.
In the campaign for the Mayoralty Col.
Herrick made a few speeches. His pre-
vious appearances in Cleveland as a speaker
had been in connection with the Salvation
Army movement, in which he Is q firm be-
lever and supporter. He welcomed Gen.
Booth here in pleasing little speech.
He Is the antithesis Of Roosevelt-he
would rather cajole an audience than
browbeat it. That statement is character
istic also Of his political career.
In the fierce factional fight in Cleveland
between the followers Of Mark Hanna and
Mayor McKisson, Herrick steered neutral
| course and remained friendly to both sides
| His way Of doing Ghings makes this possible.
| He never gets in water where he cannot
swim gracefully.
TOM JOHNSON.
II there could be two men Numerically
opposite TO each other In all things, except
their wealth, these two men are now before
| the people Of Ohio n, candidates for the
same Office.
Tom Johnson-who can describe the in
tricacies Of thai character? II he knows
himself he has met different individual In
his own clothes every day Of his life and
has rapidly made acquaintance vii h each
one Of them.
| johnson il az variable as nature itself
and a. compiler. He is like a rolling coun-
try When you are ascending a hill you
never know whether there ia to be adecline
| WHOM UlS aSCeDt uds Decu tuAdc VI WLcLuci
It il to be a dead level for a while.
He is an actor to his hearts core. and his
acting is melodramatic.
To begin with, johnson was poor. He
was born in little town In Kentucky and
then moved to Indiana, where he went to
school. He had no college course, but at
the age Of Is went back to Louisville and
began work as clerk in q street railwa J
| office.
| HIS FIRST RAILROAD.
From there he went over to 1ndianapOl liz
and began his career as a f1nancier. He
bought out little street car line and made
money out OF 1t.
He was next heard OF in connection with
the Johnstown Steel Company, in which
he enjoyed for number Of years practical
monopoly Of the manufacture OF strap rails
for street car companies He brought into
existence one of the peculiar forms Of heavy
steel rails used by street car lines, and by
virtue Of his patents had control Of that in
| dustry.
Meanwhile the street railway business OF
the country was steadily progressing and
the use Of the heavier steel rails was becOm-
ing more general. Those were fat years for
johnson.
When he no longer had monopoly OF the
manufacture Of that particular brand OF
steel rails, the other big mills having in.
yaded his territory, johnson WAS shrew,