The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-10
"THE HONORABLE TIM"
(New York Tribune).

(NeW 1Ork
a With the death Of Timothy j. Camp
BILL, sometim S known among his con-
stituents as ''Tbe Honorabl Tim, many
a story has been told to illustrate his
chaCacter. There is hardly a sad strain
in any of the anecdotes concerning him..
for. above all things, The Honorable
Tim was an optomist.
Timothy ]. Campbell took to politcis
naturally When he first went TO the
Assembly in 1868 ne often startled Michael
c. Murphy. then the representative of the
First District. because of his political
precociousness. -Yhef uture Police Com
missioner had already served one term in
the lower house and boasted more than
once that he had cut his eyeteeth and
could tell q nail before he bit. The young
Assemblyman from de Sicks" seemed
to appreciate the superior wisdom OF his
colleague in matters OF statesmanship
and consulted with him always before in
Producing bill or voting on a meas
ure. One day he approached Murphy with
more caution than usual. and, drawing
him away from a crowd Of Tammany
men with whom ne was chatting, he
said:
I've got a bill here I want you to look
at. l think myself it's all right. The
man who gave it to me said it would
practically assure me of reelection. Tho
bill provides that every immigrant be
given for every year he stays in this
country. and that the money should be
given MIN in large lump sum, at the
end OF five years
oil rr,f a
hold of the bill Then after hurriedly
looking it pver he said WITH panied
smile:
L suppose you didn't notice that the
bill provides for 4 new office, with a sal
airy of 5000 a year. and that this new
officer should have the job of paying out
the money"
Yes | saw that
But you didn't mention that"
The novice statesman hes:tated a mo-
mert. then replied
well. you see. that part of the bill
doesn't worry me-
1t was his ability always to answer a
question which enabled Campbell to win
victory where ore of slower wit would
have met defeat 4 few days after he had
" had time TO learn which was the
White. House and which the Army Build
ing. some Of his East SIDE constituents
made him visit. OF course. they all
wanted to see Washington. and expected
that their representative would explain
every object OF interest. In order. how
ever. not to go utterly adrift~ Campbell
took along guide. whom he bade keep
his mouth shut until he winked at him
The party had gone a little way when
ore New Yorker pointed to the etiigy OF
Robert Fulton contemplating the model
Of Americas first steamboat.
What's that fellow up there?' he
asked
The congressman looked around 70 wink
at the guide. hut, alas, the stupid path
finder had turned his back on him and
was gazing ahstractedly in another direc-
ton But The Honorable Tim" was
equal TO the emergency
I've iust now forgotten that dumps
name, hut he's the inventor of roller
skates. He's got one OF EN- in II hand
orc of Campben's dearest friends was
or Of Poverty Hollow. Pats saloon used
to stand at Delaney and Sheriff streets
and when worknen first came % tear
down houses for the Manhattan approach
OF the williamsburg Bridge Connolly
sought the advice of Campbell
VIII get cut?'' he asked II be the
best lrishman in the deestrict- All the