The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-14
A GOOD CAMPAIGN STORY
Rival Candidates for Governor Of Ken
lucky Slept In Same Bed.

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The appointment of James s. Harlan
to the Interstate Commerce commission
and the renewal of the gossip that his
father, Associate Justice john M. Har-
Ian of the United States Supreme court,
will retire from his position and be-
come the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor of Kentucky, position which he
sought as an opponent of James b. Nc
Crenry thirty years ago, has revived
many of the stories connected with
Judge Harlan. James B. McCreary
and John M. Harlan canvassed Ken
lucky together, beng, respectively. the
candidates of the Democratic and Re
publican parties for Governor. They
had agreed to argue the questions be.
fore the people in Joint debate, and
il was understood between them that
they should alternate, one speaking first
one day and the other the next. In
travelling over the State they came TO
many hotels in the smaller county seats,
especially in the mountain counties,
where they were compelled to share
the same bed. The two rival candi-
dates had always been warm personal
friends, and their ambitions to fill the
same high Office placed no detriment in
the way of that friendship. They had
the same agreement in their bed part
nership as in speaking; they alternated
in sleeping in the front part of the
bed
Upon the night in question it was
Justice Harlan s time to occupy the
side Of the bed nearest the wall, and
he dof1ed his clothing first and got in
bed, Senator McCreary was not far
behind, and just as he entered the bed
Judge Harlan raised his bulky form
he is a large mau-and said in his stem
torian voice; McCrearv, there is one
thing certain; the next Governor of
Kentucky is IN this bed. AS he spoke
the bed Stats broke, and Judge Harlan
rolled to the floor. Senator McCreary
caught and held himself in bed, and as
Judge Harlan reached the floor. said:
"John, you are right. the next Gov
ernor Of Kentucky is still in this bed. -
Recently Senator McCreary was
asked If the story was true, and he
said that it was. The Senator became
reminiscent and told story connected
with the appointment of Judge Harlan
10 the Supreme bench that has never
before found its way into print. 4
dinner party had gathered at the pala
tlal home of the late W. B. BelknRp,
father of Morris Belknap. late Repub.
lican nominee for Governor of Ken
lucky, among those present being Pres
ident Rutherford p. Hayes. several
members Of his Cabinet, and Gov. Nc.
Creary- il was in 1877, shortly prior
to the appointment of Mr. Harlan TO
the Supreme bench.
During the progress of the dinner
President Hayes told the Senator, then
Gov. McCreary. that he wished to APP
point a Kentuckian to the Supreme
bench of the United States, and said he
wanted to select one who would be sat,
isfactory both TO Republicans and Dem
ocrats, and asked whom the Governor
would recommend. 81 told the Pres
ident," said Senator McCreary, that
| had in mind a man of ability, who
ranked high as a lawyer and was
pure Christian gentleman. ] was asked
to name the man, but said ] would do
so later At the conclusion of the
dinner President Hayes Informed Mr..
Belknap that he wished to speak pri-
vately with Gov McCreary. and the
two retired to the library. the other
members of the party entering the
smoking room.
'fAs soon as we were comfortably
seated ~ said Senator McCrearv,
''President Hayes again asked me for
my recommendation, and ! replied:
Mr.. President. [, of course. want YOU
TO appoint a Democrat, The Presi-
dent told me that was impossible. and
then | said: If you won't appoint
Democrat, / will name to you a man
a noble and true Kentuckiau-one with
whom ! have canvassed the State. He
is honorable and upright and is a Re
publican of the purest type. ] refer
TO John M, Harlan, my late opponent.
He was brigadier general in the Fed
eral army and has made two races for
Governor of Kentucky on the Repubi-
can ticket, neither Of which he knew
could result victorionsly for him, His
Republicanism is of the purest type and
his manhood is unsullied. - The Pres
ident seemed pleased with the recon-
mendation and distinguished Republi-
cans over the country indorsed Gen.
Harlan and he was appointed to the
position which he has filed for twenty
nine years with credit to himself and
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