The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-17
MYER WAS IN
WARD POLITICS
az oiLsos GARDINER.
Special Correspondent 20 The Star,

WASHINGTON. D. G. Nov. L.
II IL surmiHea Ia Washington that
Pfssiaent Roosevelt has summoned
q Won l. Meyer 90 hts cabinet In
order that he may ride with him on
bis daily plnnsea about the cap
ttafs suburbs.
Mr. Msfer e horNag That IL the
common boha that draws him TO
the prss.aent. Following the hqpnds
of The NyopiA hani. ap In EGseK
oounty. Massachusetts,. George IL
true pattern az country Eeutle-
Iaen--one whoae legs are a trifls
bowed. and who wtll come 20 cabi.
net maesiREs carrying q crop.
II has been apparent for some
sins that the cablnst Was shy Of
good horsssnanship. Secretaries
Hitchcock and Wilson are past 70.
aBd therefore claim the exemption
of their age. shaw never ssarned
20 Bi0ani anything more fsery than
sn Iowa buggy. Taft II too hard
on hofaefiash. and needs q hanas.
cap IA the matter Of fences and
bitches.
Root "a 3 John Drew horseman.
looking lovely IN his toes. but never
Ventufins out of a tfOt Cortsiyou
learned 10 mount y piano stool
shen quite young Bonaparse. since
he became secretary Of tho navy,
will not look a horse in the face.
MOODY and Metcalt. .it vas sup.
posed. could be taught Hteepiechas.
ms. but MafcaM baked AT q nine
bar gate. and Moody. in training Tor
the supreme court. has cut out rid
taR.
Geo. Won f.eugorke Meyer rides
beautifully. He ats bis mount like
= Cossach. and cares no more for
broken rib or dialocaied collar bone
than bird cares for rain.
The president aud Meyer were In
college together. 10th are Har.
ward men. but Meyer was a year
or 80 in advance Of Roosevelt. II
was there that Roosevelt formed
his high estimate of Meyer.
Tho things most readily learned
about G.. v l. Meyer are that he
il very rich. but democratic Ia his
tastes and manners. Further than
this he r. a gentleman in politics.
Just as Senator Lodge IL a scholar
ia politics" In fact. Lodge Is
Meyers sponsor and inspiration,
He suggested TO Meyer that he quit
ioafing aud do his duty in Boston
a. Roosevelt was doing his in New
York that he get out and become
ward politician and get elected 20
the common council.
SO Meyer did. and served from
1883 to 1880. going from there TO
the board Of aldermen, and so up 20
the state legislature, where he
served four years. two Of them rs
speaker Then. IN 1899. Lodge re.
warded him by making him his per
acnai representative on the repuh-
lican national committee. The FOL.
lowing year President Mckinley APP
pointed him ambassador Co italy.
Later on Roosevelt sent him 10 st.
Petersburg
Geo. Won l.. Meyer does not go IN
for philanthropy. libraries. spelling
reform. Celtic poetry, simple life,
civil service, soldering, marksman.
ship. preaching chasing big game.
nor busting truetA On the con.
trary. ha Is controlling financial
factor IN the Ames Piow company.
the Amoakeag Manufacturing com
pauy. the Old Colony Trust COM
pany. the National Bank Of Com.
mercc. the Electric Corporation. the
United States Electric Security
company. the Armory company,
and the Walter Baker Chocolate
company. Hts father was a pioneer
merchant Of Boston-ono Of the old
traders with ships In every port.
So when the son came upon the
scene all ho had 20 do was to find
good safe Investments for the pa.
ternal millions.