The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-09

To let day after day and weel, alter
week pass without irrigating the arid
country with the fountains OF his speech
is very trying to him. Like Hobson
sympathizinS with the people of Ala
pame Tor not electing him. the Presi-
/ uent suffers keenIy IN behalf Of those
! VINO connot hear him. But the cam
| paiSn is on and he remembers that for
| saying five words too much Zacharias
! was condemed TO forty weeks silence.
Inc Democratic National Committee
under Senator Jones and Repn sent
tative Cowherd. is now completely
organized IN its headquarters at the
Riggs House, which o, cupies seven
hne rooms on the first floor up Your
| correspondent asCertainud tins morning
| 'hat considerable work will be done
even before the nominating conyen-
tion of July u MIR Cowherd will 90 to
81. LOUIS IN two or three weeks 10 get
renuy Tor that important function.
Mr. Cortelyou has tackled the bust
ness OF managing the Republican cam
paiSn and the Presiueut gives him full
supp0st. 1t - said that fortuighU
ago Sena,sr Qnay from his sick bed
seat tG the President kindly remon-
STANCE against callsng in MIR. Cortcl-
You n campaign manager. He stated
that his warming was has IA not mere
~ on the youth and ineXpcrIence of
The new Incumbent, but on the fact
that this was to be the most impo,-
tant difficult, and trying campaign for
'ilany Years. and that its direction
required the services OF t he most sa-
gacious and discreet politician,
a.
Augustus G. Buell. is dcad-the |
last of the brilliant trio who from 1870 |
nm la l,..f ~. 4.
one OF the best known American week |
lIts---his associates beirg Dom Piatt |
and George Butler. They were Bohe-
mlan bon vivantS, and Butler and |
Piaft have been dead for years Wash |
ington is full OF "reminiscences and |
nmesdotfs telNfie Mild capers, espec-
- !. ,''.- utler, the moSr@iciS9s var l.,I o'
he three. One day after navlmg D0 =,
iowed all that fri Niids wOult lend him
ana spend 1T id the usual way and
: having pawned his clothes Tin he
looked like tramp, he tiptoed into
Chamblains and in II wheedling voice
struck HIM for "a quarter. > The
prince OF gourmets replied "No, not ii
%tt1Tf}Sr' %t1f}gr,' yBararf :. driserble loaftr; get
Oui of here. Butler side-stepped to the
open door, grabbed a beautiful CrmolI
clock from the mantel, and made oil
shouting trh; nd him "All right, John:
Tim, is money"
Perhaps the gentle reader will not
be glad Io know that your gentle cCr-
Respondent was slightly mixed up in
, has mess. In 1865 | was Il reporter on
| I lie New York Tribune. Amos Cum
mingS WAS city editor and John Rus
sci! Young managing editor. One Sat
nrday ! was greatly surprised py
f, OunS's inviting me To dine with him
e, next day at his hotel. While at dinner
hc offered me the position ut night
editor, and | eagerly accepted the pro.
. motion. Next day | found Il stranger
sitting at the night rdIto'', desk.
When Young came III he said TO him
~ onng man, ] shall have TO have his
desk, | guess How this Mr. Gree
! ley, sand the manager looking through
tn; open door at the big editor sprawl
! ir:s on his desk in II cUekedup chair.
! MIR. Greeley came in ana SAID Mr..
Young, this is Mr., Butler's nephew of
/ the General TIE General vas IN
here last ms lit ard | agreed To try hun
Give Mr.---Some other place" |
was angry, diSguSted and left the pa
J per that dag. Butler shortly followed
init, for The TribGur came out one
morning III alarming condition, and
! when Young searched for the cause,
Ie found IL = -eat handfu! OF the tissue
/ paper news OF the Associated Press
crumblrd up and lying under IN emty
! bottle In the wai>te basket Young
tod me afterwards that Benjamin
appealed To Horace humane impulses
and represented To him that ii would
ne the means OF reforming George. y
< cd many tried a haud At that bh>l-
ness, even 50 generous and talented Il
woman as Rose Etynsc marry ing hrm
in the VAIN hopk OF making hun res
lcct bile. She went with butler VIXEN
he WAS appointed consul gcneal To
Egypt, ana her suiferirgs we're always
pathetic