The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-03
Coming Democratic Convention

a perhaps more influential member of
the delegation from that state is Rob-
ert Davis the boss of Jersey City.
Colonel James NJ Guffey and Former
Governor Pattison are delegates at
large, and David T. Watson a district
delegate from Pennsylvania Watson,
who has been for a dozen years or
more the recognized leader OF the
Pittsburg bar, is one Of the ablest as
he is also one of the most successful of
living lawyers. He began with no 9TH
er backing than brains ana hard work,
and delights to tell how at the end of
his first years practice he found be
had made just So. Now he is counted
q rich man. even for Pittsburg, and
the bulk of his wealth has come direct
~ from the large fees paid him. His
specially is corporation law, and he
will not take hopeless case and sci
dom loses one. He is strongest in the
hard labor of preparation, and seldom
argues a case in court Instead. ne
prepares the winning arguments and
lets others execute them
John Mcmahon heads the Ohio dele
CATION and Daniel J Campau that from
Michigan One Of the veterans of the
Indiana contingent Is Congressman.
Shively of South Bend The presence
Of General James B. Weaver among the
more than one stirring chapter of pO-
IiticaI history. Weaver is an Ohio man.
born in Dayton in 1888. and during the
Civil war fought his way up from the
ranks to brevet major general. Re
turning from the war. he was. in DC
tober, 1866. elected district attorney in
Iowa. A few months later he was an
pointed assessor of internal revenue for
the First district of Iowa. and held the
office for six years. He was sent 10
congress as a member of the Greenback
party in 1873. and in 1880 was its candi-
date for president. polling coo, 600 votes.
From 1885 To 1889 he was again in con-
gress- In 1890 he was one Of the organ
iders of the POpulist party, and as its
candidate for president in 1892 polIed a
million votes and carried four states.
In 1896 he became an ardent supporter
of Bryan, whom he nominated at the
POpulist national convention. In 1900
he again supported Bryan, and this
year appears at St. Louis. still faithful
TO and ready to fight for his leader
continued reverses having failed to
subdue his spirit or impair his energy.
It was Weaver who prompted one of
John Aliens best stories. When in
congress he was. as an Obstructionist.
the peer of the lamented Holman, and
during his last term. after he had
failed of reelection. he was more than
usually active in doing nothing As the
last days Of the session which would
end his congressional career were rap
idly slipping away and he was ambush
ing legislation he was the cause of
much anxiety and grief on the part Of
members who wanted to get certain
bills through before the noon hour Of
March 4. 1883. In the midst of the ex-
element he stood there, in their way.
watching the congress die calm and
undiSturbed- Allen went up 10 him
DO you know" said Allen. you re-
mind me of that man on the sinking
ship All the crew and the captain
were worn out working the pumps
night and day. All the passengers had
taken a hand at the pump-all but one
man-and they, too, We're exhausted.
This one man, however, would not do
a stroke of wcrk: would not lift his
hand to save his life and the lives of
his fellow passengers fHe was utterly
Indifferent The captain became inn
patient beyond endurance. and de-
manded that he take a turn at the