Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-10

n oholtcr uulll he WnH able 10 secure
foolhod IN hlH adopted country
II was % struggle No inst Mr Weaver
admitted that I'm un address 10 the
Young Mems Christian association IN
Philadelphia hst winter lie said that
ono of the most dllllcull lhings he had
over done was la abstain from The luA.
ury Of putting W ~ before every
word beginning win vowel and 10 rcs
fHm from docupilutlug cyory word
that ought ~ have u lie Know lhal he
could mover bay absolute claim Ia Amcrs
lean citizenship, hc declared smilIngly
until ho should accomplish tho feat aud
he set about II with such cnnrgy that nt
the end NJ his nrHl year IN Philadelphia
ho had Invested himself ~ his Dcyon'
shire marks VI identification
'fhon ho Obtained u altlu,llon w n de-
pnrtmonl store NJ 81 q week AZ mayor
NJ Philadelphia ne receives u salary ~
si2 900 year, bat he assured The young
men NJ his lecture that the latter sum
soomod pnlry ond audly inadequate
when ho remembered the pplril Of limmn'
clal independence which animated him
when he first realized that ho was
worth a dollar u day IN the intervals
he applied himself diligently TO tho
study " shorthand that stepping stone
I'm the upward careers Of 30 many sue
possful men Ne soon became go rNs
pert nj recording dlcmtluu That hc Vn4
able Ia nnd "A position w AN attorneys
onlcc This change enabled him to
grnlify a long cherished ambition h.
might now begin the Ftndi of law
which hc had always inlcndcd 10 do
Iicforo being admitted lo the bar MI
Weaver vas lN steuoRlHphol ANA ro'
oordor of the philadelphia Law acndo.
my. Of which he Yubfouurnlly became
aucccssiycly treasurer vice president
nnd president When he was admitted
~ the bar lp became attached ~ the
onice of the corporation counsel ANA AZ
once entered upon NE Of yoomnn
service, Ne roon secured "A reputation
az an unllrlng party worker and his
diligence aud devotion ~ party lutor'
osip had ~ speedy reward, once moro
opportunity raped al his door when
the Republican leaders Of the quaker
Cily, almost In despair over the aim
cults of securing n candidate acceptable
To al wings Of the party were search
Ing IN the political market place for n
man whom they could trust implicitly !
IN the Office of district attorney At
such a time the personality OF the rus
god aud fearless young Engllshman who |
had toilod IN the law Office every week
day aud taken volumes OF dlclatlon |
without bolrnying slgn Of fatigue or
demanding word of explanation came |
into prominence, "Why not nominate |
John Weaver somebody yonlurcd
why not, lndeod2 The yoiors Of all |
political oroeda were demanding "A |
change Affairs IN the district attor.
ncy's once were being conducted Ia |
suit no man, but opposition 10 reform |
was well htrcnchod, and lts honchmon |,
began 10 ask salirlcally "Who IL John |
Weaver" The moment had arrived for |
John Weaver 10 show them who he was, |
and he did H. IN one of the most fierce |
~ contested campaigns ever fought In |
the city Of Drotherly Love John Weu'
yer lriumphod II IL n fact, however |
TINT NJ the time ~ HIS nomination he |
was practically unknown IN the city of
his adoption, Ills life had been 10 de-
voted to securing fooihold that he had
not found time 10 cultivate political nc
quulnlancos when his nomination was
announced In the papers lhoro were no
accompanying sketches throwing light
upon his personality IN q day all the
journalistic slculhs IN the city were IN
search ~ John weaver when they
found him they were not made much
the Wiser, he was exceedingly agree
able IN his manner bui ho had little 10
communicate beyond the fact that no
had u toombly oSacllng law practice |
ana on Sundays taught a Bible class In |
the rioga Baptist church
The nrst donnlo personal charge |
against Mr., Weaver TO be made public |
was the fact that he was a naturali2od |
EnglshmHn. THIS had been overlooked |
at the time Of Ms nomination, and us |
discovery throw his political supporters |