The Washington times., 1904-04-08
HONORABLE TIM
CAMPBELL DEAD
Noted Wit, Politician, and
Lawyer Gone.
POPULARITY HAD NO BOUNDS
Funny Incidents in Which the Former
Representative From New
York Figured.
POPULARITY HAD NO BOUNDS

Timothy J. Campbell. formerly Rem
resentative in Congress from New YORK.
whose death from pneumonia occurred
yesterday, was for many years a prOmi-
nent figure in the life of the East Side.
The Honorable Tim" as Mr. Camp
bell was called by his friends. was
noted wit. and enjoyed great popular
ity, not only among his East Side con-
sutuents, but elsewhere in New York
city. in Albany. and Washington.
Downed by Croker.
After he entered politics. early in life,
ne believed IN allowing nothing to balK
hiS ambitions. and he had his way until
1888. when Richard Croker ordered his
humiliation The late Henry c. Miner
was nominated as Representative, and
Campbell took a Fusion nomination and
was defeated. In 1896 he was again
nominated and defeated, and after that
ne retired fro.a active participation in
rChtics.
Many stories told about Tim" may be
imaginative. but here Is one which he
admitted was true: 1t was toward the
end OF ms term in Congress, IN FEB
ruary, 1853. ana q select party OF con-
sJituentS visited Campbell In Washing
ton. lie sOok them 10 see Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland, gracefully remarnng, Me
and Grover go out together, and eX-
planned TO them the remarkable objects
OF art in the CAPITOL
Fuiton's Statue.
In Statuary Hall they arrived at a
statue Of Fulton, contributed by the
State OF New York. Fulton Is repre-
sented sitting in a chair, contemplating
a model Of his steamboat. the paddle
wheels standing out conspicuously.
Who's thar. Tim. and what's he do
ing2" inquired member of the party.
Campbell was puzzled. but ne felt that
his reputation depended on his answer.
IN moment his Irish wit came 10 his
rescue
sure, I've forgotten his name for the
moment. but 1 can tell you what II IS
IL is the statue of the man who invented
roller skates. and that's one OF them he
has in his hand. %
Everyone was satisfied and the pro
cessiOn passed on
While he was active he didn't believe
in letting anything balk him, not even
the Constitution OF the United States.
One OF the many stories gold about HIM
is that while Mr.. Cleveland was Priest
Gent. Campbell went 10 him and asked
him 10 sign certain bill.
But, said Mr.. Cleveland, the bill is
unconstitutional"
oh Mr.. President" replied Tim. in
q tone of injury, what's a little matter
like the Constitution between friendsZ'
Led to Study Law.
One day while engaged in his duties
at Albany Il political worker was ar
rested in New York city for stealing an
anchor and chain from a ship on the
river front. After his arrest he tele-
sl-phed u Campbell, asking what de
Tense to make Campbell wired back:
swear You saw the chain and anchor
floating Ia the East River and that you
swan out and picked them up.
Campbeu's friends said yesterday that
while the plea WIS not successful,
Tim" declared this appeal mace him
first think of studying Law. While ia
the assembly he read law and in 1859
was admitted 70 the bar At the time
OF his death he was associated with
former Judge Ahomas W. Pittman, at
Il Broadway.