Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
OWANS FOR SENATE
MARTIN AND BROWN, cANDl-
DATES IN TWO STATES, BOTH
FROM MAQUokETA.
Martin is a Congressman From South
Dakota and Brown is Attorney Gen
eral in Nebraska-They Desire
Places in the United States Senate.

eral in Nebraska-They Desire
Places in the United States Senate.
Washington, d. c.. March 3.-(Spe-
ciaD The candidates of Congressman
p. w. Martin of South Dakota and
Norris Brown, attorney general of
Nebraska. to succeed Senator's Gamble
and Willard in the United States SEN
ate, presents some phases that are
probably unparalleled the politics of
the west.
We're born at Maquoketa, Jackson
county. Iowa the county in which
Congressman Dawson. of the, second
district district was born. At the time
when Messrs. Martin and Brown We're
boys in Maquoketa Senator Willard,
whom Mr. Brown seeks to supersede
In the senate. was business man in
that town
Senator Willard moved to Omaha
and engaged in the banking business
where he became very successful Mr..
Brown canc to Jefferson. Greene
county, Iowa, with his parents and
while there was admitted to practice
law, later going to Perry, Iowa. thence
to Kearney Nebraska He is a brothe:
OF Leon Brown who does" politics for
the Courier at Des N1oines.
Congressman Martins father. Cap
tain James w. Martin, recruited a
company of volunteers near Maquo-
keta at the outbreak of the civil war
and was elected captain of the COM
pany, designated as company |, Oath
Iowa infantry, and served throughout
the war After the war he moved to
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. where the family
resided for some years Here Con-
gresham Martin obtained his common
school education, going to St. Louis at
the age of is, after graduating from,
the local high school. There he re-
NAMED about five years, and having
made UP his mind to make the law his
profession returned to Iowa and enter
ed Cornell college at Mount Vernon.
Here he was a fellow student with
Leslie M. Shaw. the secretary of the
United States treasury At that time
Secretary Shaw was the captain of the
company of college cadets of which
Mr.. Martin was an humble. though
enthusiastic private. strong at
tachment was formed here between
Mr.. Shaw and Mr.. Martin, which has
continued uninterruptedly until the
present time, and Secretary Shaw en-
tertains very high regard for the
South Dakota congressman. During
the visit of the South Dakota editors
III Washington early in December a
call was made on Secretary Shaw who
welcomed the public opinion mould
ers' and in the course of his remarks
mentioned the fact that Congressman
Martin and himself had burned mid
night ioil together at Cornell college.
In this connection it may be re-
marked that Cornell college numbers
among its alumni man occupying posi-
| ton of distinction, politically and COM
| rnercially, among them the secretary
OF the treasury, Congressman Judges,
and professional men of renown, but
up to this time no graduate of Cor
nell has entered the United States
that the college faculty and the
alumni scattered throughout the
country feels an interest somewhat
personal in the candidacy of Mr. Mar
tin for the senate. and this interest ha:
found expression in the form of scores
Of letters from Comedians residing
from Maine to California voicing the
hope that Mr.. Martin may be success
full and that Cornell college may lay
claim to the distinction of repre-
sentative in the United States senate
Mr.. Martin moved to Deadwood
South Dakota, in 1880 and since that
time has been engaged in the practice
of law, although since his election to
congress he has not given much per-
sonal attention to his profession
OF course the acquaintance between
Mr.. Willard and Mr.. Martin then a
boy at Maquoketa, was such as might
be expected. They knew each other
as men and boys usually do in small
towns. After Mr.. Martin graduated
from Cornell he took a law course at
Ann Arbor and then went to the
frontier at Deadwood. Enroute he
| stopped at Omaha and called upon Mr..
Willard, then in business there and the
Friendship between boy and man in
Maquoketa. Iowa. ripened into cor
dial friendship between the two men
In Omaha. Some years later Mr.. Mar
tin, who owned some stock in the
Merchants National bank of Dead
wood, was for reasons of expediency
temporarily made president of the in
stitution. 1t happened that about this
time bank at Central City, not far
from Deadwood failed. Although at
the time of the failure no connection
between the Merchants National and
| the defunct bank existed, such con-
nection had at one time existed and
many people believed it still existed.
Naturally the failure of the Central
City bank and the supposed connec-
| ton of the Merchants National with
1t, would have precipitated run on
the latter. The failure occurred Sat
|urday afternoon, and the officers of the
Merchants National We're apprehen-
sive of what might happen Monday
In those days banks did not carry i,
surplus Of cash beyond the legal re-
| quirements and had there been a SER
ious run MONDAY the Merchants Ma
tional without ai.l would have been
compelled to close it's doors.
|
In this emergency Mr.. Martin wired
Mr. Willard, who was in the ,bankins
business in Omaha, asking for a ship
ment of currency, briefly stating the
case. Mr.. Willard promptly forwarded
the cash and advised Mr.. Martin thai
he would stand by him for any
amount 1t happened that the rur
Monday mornin~ was not serious anc
the Merchants National was prepared