The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-30

During his various official experiences
Mr., Chandler has been a Woodworking,
faithful public servant and however
placed, and whatever the duties and re-
sponsibIlties. has been very influential.
and to-day occupies a position hardly
second TO that of any other Republican
leader,
For years. he boldly antagonized the
methods and schemes of the railroad cor
porations of New Hampshire, severely ar
raigning Democratic leaders and others
for alleged stock watering and other
things. When members of his own par
" attempted 10 ascribe bribery to him,
he turned on them with the famous
Book of Bargains one Of the most
sensational political publications this
country ever saw. He issued various 9th
er strongly personal brochures, and spoke
his mind very frankly concerning the
former Supreme Court of the State, the
railroad commissioners, and the bank
commissioners. It has been aptly por-
trayed as a very DOnnybrOok fair; heads
were cracked right and left. and Mr..
Chambers political future seemed as
dead as the traditional door nail With
in the short space Of a year all this
changed, and Senator Chandler, as for
merly, was hailed at banquets and politi-
cal gatherings as the universal harmon
izer"
His busy political career began earlier,
but in 1864, during the civil war. when
he was the brilliant young speaker Of
the local House Of Representatives. only
about twenty-eight YEARS Of age. general
attention was sharply focused on him.
and the revolutionary occasion in which
he signally figured as the central ard
controlling force was one of widespread
interest.
The legislative measure TO enable the
citizens Of New Hampshire engaged in
the military service of their country to
vote, in the field, for electors of Presi-
dents and Vice Presidents. and for mem
bers Of Congress, was passed By both
branches of the Legislature having sur
vived the current Of the most boisterous
and persisten opposition practicable, Par
tisanship ran high in those days. The
governor Of the State was the late Jo-
seph 4. Gilmore, the father-in-law of the
speaker William E. Chandler Gilmore
had been elected as a Republican. and
was reasonably expected 10 interpose no
objection. and 10 sign the bill without
hesitation. However, he was mysterious
ly absent, and. upon his return, il was
found that he had admitted 10 his conf
dence prominent Democratic leaders. and
had actually prepared a veto. which he
had pledged himself to submit TO the
house Of representatives. But the secre-
tary OF state was either unavailable or
not instructed by the governor 10 present
the veto message in the regular and pre-
scribed manner. and the late John G.
Sinclair, Democratic leader. obtained pos
session of the important document. and
repeatedly attempted 10 present II. and
having failed in that, to read il himself.
Speaker Chandler refused to recognize
Sinclair. or TO receive the message and
then occurred such a scene as defies de-
scriptiOn There were cries of "Revolu-
tom" Revolution" and personal VIC
lence was threatened the speaker, who.
although a small, somewhat frai man,
never faltered or WINGED In the least
The bill became law, and although Mr.
Chandler suffered the hostile prejudice Of
his fatheT-in-law he drew 10 himself
strong friends and also aroused lasting
enmities.
Critical and crucial occasions seem to
have been the order Of Mr.. Chambers