The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-08

had been eager and Industrious The next
day Cox returned to Cincinnati Before
he said: Governor Herrick will not be
a candidate for senator. Dick will be
elected. l can control from twenty-five
10 thirty votes in the legislature. They
shall ali go to Dick" Mr.. Cox was snug
in the bandwagon.
No one man, no group of men. no coal
ition or circumstance could have beaten
Dick. With him it was only matter OF
majority. He is never wrong in his anal
ys3s of a political situation. he has re-
peatedly told how many Republican votes
would be cast at state election. He has
the eye Of a prophet and the nerves of an
iron man
Six years ago this winter. in Columbus.
on memorable night, terrifying night
in the politics Of this state, there was
a konck on Dicks door at the hotel where
he was staying. 1t was O'Clock in the
morning, and Dick had gone to his room
70 think, as he said. The next day the
general assembly was TO elect a senator.
y number OF Republicans, under the lead
ership OF Charles /. Kurtz and Robert
+. McKisson, had joined the Democrats
in a vicious effort TO beat Mark Hanna.
Dick was the master mind of the Hanna
campaign. He wa severywhere; he con-
trolled everything.
on this desperate night at three in the
morning, he sat in his room with his head
in his hands, trying, as he said, TO think.
after the most strenuous and exciting day
of his life. He answered the knock, and
Mr. Hanna vuallxad into ba roo,,,
Mr.. Hannas face was pincher and his
skin the. color of leather. Il guess it is
all over" he said. Nash has gone home.
Grosvenor has disappeared. 1 can't find
Judge Thompson. / can't find anyone but
you, and you have your head in your
hands. l know we are beaten"
There@is no change in the situation,
Mr.. Hanna" said Dick
well" Mr. Hanna replied. 1 like your
courage, your nerve, but I want to know
the TRUTH
You had seventy-three votes yester-
day." Dick said; you have seventy-three
votes now, you will have seventy-three
votes tomorrow, and you will be elected.
There has been no change, and there
viii be no change"
Can / depend upon what you say?" Mr.
Hanna asked.
ABSOLUTELY" Dick Answered. You
Will be elected senator tomorrow"
Il certainly admire your nerve" Mr..
Hanna replied, and shall go TO bed re-
assured. 1 am glad l came TO see you
The next night Mr.. Hanna had gone TO
bed long before 3 o'clock in the morning,
and he was senator-elect from the state
OF Ohio in the congress of America.
So when Dick saw Cox last week, when
he talked with Governor Herrick. and
when he had his interview with Mr. Bur
ton, he knew who would be elected TO
Mr.. Hanna place But he couldn't fore
see at that time that every Republican
in the general assembly would vote for
him and no candidate would be against
him. He didn't think that all precedents
in Ohio would be broken, and that he
would be elected senator without any
labor whatsoever on his part. In any
event" he said afterward, AZ couldn't
have bought the Office. to quote from a
newspaper in Boston. even if votes had
cost but dollar and a half apiece"
Therefore it can be said. and said in
the full weight of the truth that Charles
Dick will go into the senate a free man,
in debt to no one. under bond only to
his own conscience and the Republican
party of Ohio. But he is a politician,
He is. Mckinley was politician. Han
ma was politician. These three men,
Nc Kinley, Hanna and Dick. wrought to-
gether. And in the history of their party
they cannot be separated. In the return
of good times they cannot be separated.
In the honor and distinction which they
brought to Ohio they canont be separated
They stand together in work done and in
the respect and affection of all Republic
ans Partisan malignity went with Nc
Kinley into the White House. Then it
turned upon Hanna, but he lived and
fought it down. Now he finds in Dick
shining mark, and ne is described as be-
ing little man in a large place. How
ever, he is big enough to beat the Demo-
cratic party year after year and nearly
always by an increased majority
In this city Charles Dick was born and
here he has always lived. l found him
rounded by craving trees and shrubs His
wife was Carrie NJ. Peterson. and her
father was a much respected citizen Of
Akron. a physician, and a man Of books
and culture. Mr. and Mrs. Disk have
been married for twenty-three years and
have had seven children. Two Of the chill
dren died-the eldest and the youngest.
The Dick home is fun OF pictures and
books. There is piano in the sitting
room and music box in the hall Grow
ing plants are in several Of the windows
\ short-tailed cat and 4 busy-tailed dog
viii rub up against your legs and jump
in your lap if you let them. The Dick
children are robust and well-bred young
sters.
Charles Dick is six feet in height. He
moves rapidly, nervously. and with a full.
smooth stride. He is slender and erect.
His face is pale his eyes are gray, his
hair is long and black and combed
away from his forehead. His
mouth is large His chin is the chin OF
decision. His nose is the nose of action.
His faced is shaved all over His manner
is CONTIGUOUS and concerned. His smile is
interesting He loks you directly in the
eye and you are attracted by his cheer
and You have confidence in his candor
and sincerity. You are sure he is a square
man ard YOU feel that he will do exact
~ what he has agreed 70 do. II you don't
know his name you could readily believe
that he was a poet or philosopher. a COM
poser Of music. or a professor in a Ger
man university. His father and mother
came from Wuerttemherg hfty-two- years
ago.
The father of Charles Dick is dead. He
worked for many years in Ferdinand
oatmeal mill He was an
frugal man. ard is remem-
bered by the older citizens Of Akron with
genuine respect The Dick family were
Lutherans and the children were reared
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