The Washington times., 1906-08-17
COLONEL LOWDEN
TO SUCCEED HIT
Man Who Controls the Pull
man Millions viii Soon
Be in Congress.
RESULT OF HIS NOMINATION
Ex-Farmer Who Captured Noted Heir
ess Is Now Aiming for the Senate
by Way OF House.

One of the most interesting political
items Of the week is the nomination yes
terday at FreepOrt. Ill. OF Col Frank
o. LoWden. sOn-in-laW Of the late George
Pullman, founder of the Pullman
Palace Car Company, lti-millionaire.
society man and gentleman Of the pOlit-
ical profession, for succession to Rob
ert r. Hit, many years representative
Of the Freeport district who had de-
cllned on account OF I'll health 10 be q
candidate.
The coming Of Colonel Lowden to
WashingtOn-fOr his nomination is
equivalent TO eIectiOn-Will be an event
of interest in many ways. In the first
place he represents one Of the big bust
ness interests that would like 20 see
Speaker Cannon made President He
was a candidate for governor OF Illinois
two years ago in the never-tO-be-for-
gotten Springfield convention that lasted
most Of q month, including recesses and
ddjournmcnts. II was Lowden. Deneen
and Yates, with about equal strength.
and two or three minor candidates be-
hind the bunch. Lowden represented
big business and The Federal crowd ;
Deneen represented the reform move
was governor and demanding renOmiua-
ton. represented an effective State ma
chine he had built up. In the end
Yates threw his strength 10 Deneen,
who was nominated. IL was anything
to beat Lowden. and they beat him.
BY the Congress Route.
Colonel Lowden's ambflon is the SEN
ate. and his advent in the Congressional
field indicates that he has decided to
take this route instead OF that by way
of the governors mansion at Spring
field. That he will be a significant fac
tor In Illinois matters here. and larger
figure In state politics in Illinois. is not
to be questioned.
Less than twenty years ago Frank o.
Lowden went TO Chicago from the Iowa
State University a brIefess and un-
known lawyer. He had gone to the uni
versity from a north Iowa farm. with no
money hut willingness to cav wood for
his board He took the academic and
law courses. went TO Chicago. and pres
entity was established as the junior mem
Der of "a good law firm.
Broke Into the Family.
Social circles of Chicago received n
telling shock on the day when IL was
announced that Miss Florence Pullman,
only daughter and favorite child OF
George NJ Pullman. was engaged 10
the unknown young lawyer. Who was
he? How did he come even TO have been
admitted 10 the Pullman circle OF SO
ciety? Why should a youth from an
Iowa farm thus capture the most eligi-
BILE heiress in Chicago, and none to say
him nay?
II turned out that Miss Pullman and
Mr.. LOwden had become acquainted
casually through a mutual friend who
had taken Mr.. Lowden 10 the Pullman
home. They became better acquainted
Miss Pullman was not of the kind OF
heiTess who wants a title. She was will
ing to marry a robust young American,
and she Ike the young lawyer who
evidenced a liking for her.
Papa Pullman was likewise aCquies-
cent He has two sons, neither of them
worth his salt. He expected 20 leave his
great fortune mainly 10 his daughter,
and he wanted her welded To a man
IS no would know how 10 care for II. He
found 10 very easy 20 accept the suit
of Mr.. LOwden. and so they We're hap
py.