The Washington herald., 1907-02-28
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/ Moore, Il was appointed page I'm the
/ United States Senate through the innu-
ence Of Senator'S Clay and Fitzpatrick.
/ Of Alabama. At that time the South had
giants IN both branches Of Congress. bvt
/ the most fascinating Of all the statesmen
! from Dixie TO my juvenile mind was
4 Senator Bob ToOmbs, Of Georgia. His
oratory was Of an imDassioned kind that
/ carried everything before it. A little
/ later also served as a page in the
4 United States Supreme Court. Judge
/ fancy WAS then Chief Justice but only
1 in name during my service. as his health
/ was very poor. In 1854 great excitement
broke out over the discovery Of gold in
/ Montana. and I gave up my pageship to
/ join the rush.
There was gold galore. but only a few
! got the precious stuff, and my share was
very small But ! fell in love with the
West. and concluded To make it my per
manent home. Il delights me 10 come
back here occasionally. though II is bit
/ puzzling 10 try TO locate the places /
knew so well when boy Where I used
to hunt rabbits and birds In the COS is
now a thickly settled part Of the city.
/ In fact in that day there were scarcely
/ any residences TO the north Of ? street,
Judge Adam Byrd, the fue-IookiHg and
efficient Mississippi Congressman. was
/ telling some friends at the METROPOLITAN
last evening d few "reminiscences Of his
boyhood days on an Alabama farm. right
! at the close Of the civil war
ever turned by a negro. said Judge
Byrd, was perpetrated by one who be-
/ longed 70 nay family. The place owned
/ by my mother was IN the path OF tie
Federal army as 1t swept Northward from
Mobile, and IN passing our farm some OF
the Union troops conhscated a splendid
mule that was pretty nearly our sole
| dependence fer working crop IN those
adverse times. They left behind a couple
of WORKOUT old horses that were worth
less for farming purposes.
My mother was IN despair on missing
the mule, and sent this negro with a note
after the Federal officer in command
urging him 20 turn over the animal 70
/ the bearer, explaining that she was
widow and needed the beast for her live
/ hhoOd. Owing to the meauness Of some
subordinate, the negro was kept from de-
( iivering the letter 10 the officer % whom
/ it was addressed. and yet this did not
/ prevent him from following the soldiers
in blue always with an eye on that mule
How he managed 70 get hold Of ths
| beast / do not know, but certain II is
| that at the end OF three days he re-
turned, bringing back with him the mule
We had given up as permanently lost
A1r hot nf
he brought another. as fine and as service
able mule as could be found, ! presume.
in the whole Yankee army. His reason
ing was that he had only given The
Yankees the same treatment they had
melted out 20 his white folks, and lis
( logic was hard TO controvert.'
Mr.. b. NJ AUsherman, who yesterday
I received the appointment Of United States
district attorney for the State Of Wyom-
ing, is at the Raleigh. He is an able
young lawyer Of Evanston, and was ap-
pointed on the recommendation Of Sena-
tor Clark, who resides in the same town.
Mr.. AushermaD is a Marylander by birth,
and was born and reared in the neighbor-
hood Of Frederick.
Speaking Of woman suffrage in his State,
Mr. Ausherman said: The women have
voted in Wyoming as Territory and
State for over thirty years. and nobody
thinks of taking the ballot from them.
We call Wyoming the Equality State be
cause of having woman suffrage. Al
though our women do not care 70 run for
public Office. except occasionally for
school superintendent, they exercise a
constant, unremitting scrutiny on public
affairs. and their Influence as voters has
been altogether benedceut, since il is i'm
possible for any party to nominate a man
of bad character fer Office. How viii the
women regard him is one Of the first
things to be considered in our nominating
conventions. II the belief is held that
some aspirant would be cut by the female
voters, he is quickly relegated 10 the
rear
The Democrats Of Indiana have a
warm spot in their hearts for John Sharp
Williams" said former Congressman
John Z. Lamb. Of Terre Haute. Ind, at
the New Willard
Il think I can safely say that no other
name has been discussed in our State
with reference 20 the minority leadership
Of the Sixtieth Congress. His wide learn
1 ing. sterling character. and fealty 10
| Democratic principles have endeared him
10 the Democracy of the West and while
I nave no authority 10 speak for the
| Democratic epTesentatiyes-eiect from
/ Indiana. I am satisfied they Will heed pub
/ lie sentiment by casting their votes in
party caucus for Mr.. Williams The
| only regret viii be that there will not
/ be enough votes in the caucus 10 make
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with great credit TO himself and the good
OF the party"
You can say that the people OF Indiana
are not only in favor Of Mr. Fairbanks
for President. but that the Republicans
Of our state are supporting his candidacy
with the greatest enthusiasm, remarked
Mr.. J. Z. Iglehart, a well-known lawyer
of Evansville, Ind, at the Raleigh The
Vice President has been a greatly misrep-
resented and misunderstood man. He has
been pictured as a human iCiCIe with no
warmth Of feeling and devoid of senti-
ment Nothing could be further from the
truth. I believe that he is as good Presi-
Dental material as his party possesses,
and that the country viii, ere long, be
fully cognizant Of his splendid equip
ment"
Judge Melville c. Brown. one Of the
leading lawyers Of Seattle. is at the New
Willard. Judge Brown was president Of
the convention that framed the constitu-
ton for Wyoming on its admission TO the
Union. and he has also been on the bench
in Alaska.
The city of Butte is no longer plagued
as it was some years ago by the fumes
Of sulphur that arose from the copper
plants. destructive alike to all forms Of