The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-02-18
SENSATION IN THE HOUSE.

SLNSn tAVN AlN lux AVOSEs
True to his character and the char
acter of the papers of which he is the
publisher. w. II. Hearst. Oh the floor
of the House of Representatives, last
week created IL sensation by charging
his fellow member. Mr.. Sullivan of
Boston. with having committed muir
der. The outburst on the part of the
originator of yellow journalism gave
the House an inkling of Mr.. Hearst's
character of business. lie attempted
to appeal to the passions and preju-
uicrs CT the House of Representatives
by sensational charges in the same
way that lie does daily through his
newspapers appeal to the lower pas
sionS and prcjudiceS of his readers
The instance referred to by Mr.. Hearst
tooll place twenty years ago and the
records of the courts of Boston show
the following facts:
ION May 81. 1881. Eugene J. Sull-
van owned and conducted Il saloon in
Cambridge His son. John a.. then II
years old, was in the saloon OH the
evening of that day. when the two
elected John II. Driscoll from the
premises. On June = Driscoll died and
the two Sullivans were arrested, the
grand jury finding an Indictment
against them. charging felonious as
Sault. They We're tried together and
convicted Nov. ~. 1885. Eugene j.
Sullivan was sentenced to three years
in the house of correction and the case
of John A. Sullivan was placed OH file.
On May 25. 1887. the governor and his
council partoned both the Sullivans,
it having been proved to them that
Driscolrs death was due wholly to n
fall he received after leaving the sa-
loon and not to any act Of the Sulli-
vans
John n. Sullivan. whom Mr.. Hearst
assailed, is one of the most honore(l
and respected congressman Of the
House. as his colleague. \. p. Gardner.
Il son-in-law of Senator Lodge. testified
Oh the floor. Mr.. Sullivan without any
previous training jumped into con-
greSs when he was elected to the State
Senate from Il strong Republican dis
trict. Since then he has continued his
successful career by defeating Repub-
licAn candidates in Republican strong
holds every time he has run for office
Mr.. Sullivan was born i'm Boston
thirty-seven years ago. His father,
keeper in Cambridge until the incident
recalled by Mr.. Hearst compelled him
to abandon that calling. The elder
Sullivan never drank Il drop Of liquor
nor does his sun use it. After the CON
victiOn of the elder Sullivan in 1889.
John A., then II years old. entered the
employ of man who sold beer in
eases from Il wagon. The hoy was of II
St,ltlious. ambitious nature and at
telItNu SSiioul tNciiiSS. '>''NSN HIS
money. and when he could entered
upon the study of law. abandoning the
liquor business. with which lie has no
sympathy. forever.
When lie was admitted to the bar
he began to practice in Boston. In
1900 there was Republican fractional
fight in the fifth Suffolk senatorial dis
trict. and the Democrats. seeing Il
chance to win. cast about for man
who could get all the possible votes.
Sullivan was decided upon. and he
won. His reelection the following
year was almost Il walkover. although
the Republicans had in the meantime
reunited to defeat him.
In 1901 Massachusetts ives redis-
tricted, leaving the eleventh district
Republican by about $500. The Re-
publican nomination for congress was
captured by Eugene N. Foss, brother
Of Congressman Foss of Chicago.
There was so much talk about the
way he got the nomination that he
went into the campaign handicapped.
The Democrats again saw chance to
win, nominated Sullivan, and he won
by 1900 votes. Last year Foss and
Sullivan were again the opposing can
didates and Sullivan's plurality was