Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-27
" AS CLERK HERE
JAMES A. HEMENWAY, WHO WILL
SUCCEED FAIRBANKS, AT ONE
TIME LIVED IN oTTuMwA.
Prominent Indiana Politician Is SEIZED.
uled to Succeed Vice President Elect
Charles w. Fairbanks In January -
Resided Here When is Years Old.

This city is in part responsible for
the success attained by James A. Hem
enway, of Boonville, Ind. who will be
elected United States senator to sue
next January. James A. Hemenway,
came to this city and secured employ
ment in dry goods store, according to
an interview he has given out in
Boonville, where he now resides and
where he was born.
HemenWay was a government en-
ploye as far back as 1872. When his
then ten years old and 1t was his duty
| Office before business opened.
He also acted as newsboy of the
town, having had monopoly, but he
earned every cent he made, as every
Saturday night he would ride to Evans
Vile, eighteen miles away, to get pa
pers to supply his Sunday trade.
| After his father left the postoffice
"Jim" returned to school. But his in
come was SO scant that he did not I'm
| ish.
\
He quit at the age OF 16 years, a few
days before the death Of his father.
Soon after he was seized with de.
sire to go west and get rich.
81 landed in O.lumwa, Ia" he said
IN reviewing this event Of his career,
IAN overgrown boy. After numerous
ups and downs in that town and at a
time when all my money was gone
| q fv1 a<,
store, and for about year and half
sold dry goods.
my employer was in the habit of
giving prizes to the fellow who sold
the most goods. The prizes were dis.
tributed at the end of each week, and
I was fortunate in receiving them about
nine-tenths of the time.
From there, not being satisfied with
the life Of clerk, went to Kansas in
the employ of Press Atterbury, with
headquarters at Wichita. spent about
two years altogether in Kansas and
made up my mind that the west was
! not the proper place and went to work
in tobacco factory"
j However. he did not agree with the
tobacco stemming occupation and re
solved to go into business for himself
i Establishes Livery Barn.
i He went to Rockport southeast O
Z! Boonville and with another man en-
gagged in the livery business.
: But the revenues Of this wer,
meager and to argument his pay h,
!, became sewing machine agent.
} Later he began the study of law ur
4 der the Hon. John L. Taylor OF Boon
vile and while thus engaged wa
elected town clerk.
Soon Mr.. Taylor took Hemenway Ii
as law partner.
He soon made the race for prosecut
ing attorney. He was merely put OF
the ticket to fill 1t out. The distric
, was democratic and although the re
: publicans thought they had no chanc
; In electing any candidates they wen
!. through the formality Of nominating
them.
Il Hemenway secured an old bugg,
) and made a house to house canvass
: To his own surprise. Hemenway wa
: elected by 600 majority, while his feI
low candidate for Judge was defeated
He was reelected prosecuting attorne
, and from this time on "Jim" Hemer
, ways rise in the political world wa
phenomenal
Reelected Five Times.
t The district was democratic and tn
: republican leaders. thinking LAND
slide was due. clashed in most dc
termined contest for congress be
I tween Hemenway, Posey of Evans
vile and Twynham Of Gibson county
The convention lasted two days an
part Of two nights at Evansville, bu
adjourned in a deadlock to meet at M,
Vernon.
After a days balloting Hemenwa
received the nomination and wa
) elected, defeating Arthur H. Taylor Q
e Petersburg.
8 Five times since Hemenday has bee
! elected and at present stands at tn
. head of the national appropriation
! committee.
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