The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-27
Swayed bY Girps Letter.

Swsyed by Girls Letter.
The simple fact was that as they left
the White House "CyF Leland, OF much
fame as a political leader in Kansas,
came IN. He talked in a general way
OF the judgeship fight, and told the presi-
dent how distressed Pollock's family
was over the charges which had been
filed against him. lae president said
he didn't think much Of the charges.
well they are distressed about them
an the same, said Leland Just look
at this letter which the Judge GOT today
from bis little fifteen-year-old daughter,
Lucille, who IS i'll school in Topeka. The
indge, you know. is ii Washington, and
here Is what she writes to him.
. sDeu Papa Why don't you 20 to
the president and tell him about it #
be secs your face he viii never believe
those nasty charges.
The president took rose from the
flowers on his table, banded it to Lee
land and said;
You send that flower to Miss Lucille
and tell her / like a little girl who has
that kind Of faith in her father, and
have lot Of faith in a father who has
that Kind Of a little gul.
Then he caled up the department OF
Justice and learned that an inyestiga
tion showed that the charges against
Pollock were untrue, and IN Leland's
presence he wrote ont poilocl's nomina
ton and despatched the messenger 10
the Senate. Lucille landed her father
on tie federal bench within ten minutes
after her letter was read.
Ut il on such occurrences as this that
politicians found their belief IN Roose
velt's insincerity. The nansans thought
lie had buncocd them. As a matter OF
fact, there was no insneerity about It.
He knew well enough that they would
never agree, and l4ucile's letter, coming
at time when he was tired of the whole
thing, decided him. 1t was iIapulsige-
ness, not insincerity.
How Gen. Duke Boosted Himself.
one evening Gen. Basil ". Duke Of
sIoTgan's Rough Riders in Civil war
times, came here from Kentucky aud
made a speech at an alumni dinner He
eulagized Roosevelt and his policy. Duke
Nas Gold Democrat who lett his party
III 1896, He had never become Re-
publican, and was pretty independent.
at that time there was hot con-
test on for federal judgeshipa cir
cult court appointment, including Ken
lucky, Senator Foraker had candi-
date, and so had several other Ohio and
kentucky Republicans, and the pfesi-
dent could not make up his mind whom
to appoint. The next morning. Gen.
Dukes speech having been printed in
the papers, the general went to the
White House to pay his respects. Tho
president was delighted to see him and
offered him the circuit court appoint
ment on the spot.
Gen. Duke was astonished He told
The president lie didn't want 1t ard
couldn't take it, Tho president insisted,
and Duke had the hardest time OF his
lite in getting away from the iudgeship.
He finally succeeded III getting back To-
Louisville without an appointment, but
Il was q hard lob The president sub
seqacntly and reluctantly appointed one
Of the men suggested BIZ congressman.
II Is on such occurrences as these
chat men base the belief on Rooseyelts
vanity, which is as currently insisted
upon as the belief in his insineefitY.
Men will argue to this day that Mr..
Roosevelt offered the place to Duke
because his vanity was tiekled by the
speech. The fact was that none Of the
andidates suggested pleased the presi-
dent. When he saw Dukes speech it
Immediately suggested to his mind a
lew name and the name Of man who
eemed to fiji the bill The speech
ihoVed that Duke was not enough of
Democrat to hurt, and ON the spot
Che president made up his mind II
was another case Of impulsiyeness, not
If vanity.
Once Representative Hunter Of Ken-
lucky went to the White House to urge
the appointment Of candidate for an
Office in his district, The president told
him that he had not vet decided the
case. Dr, Hunter strolled down to the
Capitol in q leisurely way, and when
be arrived the correspondent Of Ken.
lucky paper rushed up and said
Cdr. Hunter, what do you think of
Blanks appointment
"0h, Blank hasn't been appointed.
replied Hunter. i have just left the
White House, and the president told me
lie had come to no decision in that mat
ter."
But he has, responded the reporter.
The name has just been sent il to
the Senate
Hunter, when at last convinced, turned
al colors and refused To discuss i'll.
Blank was not his candidate but the
candidate Of persons opposed to Hunter