New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-16

ton winning Dollars have decided |
many elections in America, but not I
exactly in that way.
Gained a National Reputation.
In Clark's case there was no heads |
Twin tails-you-los proposition, how
ever, but two good, hard fights. In the I
first convention there was contest, I
with two sets of delegates from one
county, the rest Of the counties break
ing even. The case was appealed to
the state central committee, which
ordered new primary IN the contest
ed county. Both candidates, therefore,
went into that unfortunate county and
canvassed every man, woman, child,
mule and jack rabbit In 1t, making as
many speeches day as people would
stand for Champ won and was elect
ed. This was in 1892. In the ensuing
congress he made his maiden speech
and gained a national reputation, OF
course. He also spoke before Tam
many and gave it's members new kind
Of oratory which made them wake up
and cheer like real live men. In 1894
the Democratic party, after its great
victory Of two years previous, went
back to sackcloth, ashes and crow.
Champ went along. He was beaten
1872 votes by a music teacher. The
music teacher was the fifth man the
Republicans had offered the nomina-
ton and accepted It only because he
thought it would give him the control
Of the district patronage. When he
was elected he was surprised, and
Clark was surprised more. He said
eight years in the presidency would
not reconcile him to that reverse. He
| was doubtless thinking Of it when he
answered query as to how it felt to
be defeated: "The first sensation is
that produced by an ice water bath,
then one of anger, then determine
ton to pick your flint and try 1t again"
! Clark did try it again in 1896, won
out and has been elected to every con-
gress since. In the house he has stead
lily gained in influence, being Leader
Bailey's right hand man, then contest
ing for the leadership with John Sharp
Williams but being defeated, serving
OIL EluC ways dlu lucdIS dl1i OlAcl LII
/ portant committees and finally going
to the head Of the minority when Will
Hams relinquished the reins. Mr.
Clark was the permanent chairman Of
the Democratic national convention of
1904, notifying Judge Parker of his
nomination He was also an unsuC-
cessful candidate for the senate. This
| no al " aon6i.
date for governor, but declined to run
on the ground that he wanted to stay
in congress- Had he been nominated
the result in Missouri probably would
have been different.
AS minority leader 1t is thought that
Clark will give more responsibility to
his lieutenants than did Williams, who
was accused of wanting to be the
whole thing and doing all the talking.
Mr. Clark's real name is Beauchamp
from his mothers people. He behead
ed it with his own hand. It was a for
tunate thing. Think Of the irrepressi
bic Champ Clark masquerading under
the name of Beauchamp or the dimin
utive Beau! The man who asked
'eWhat's in a name?" has his answer
right here.
) Aided to Fame by His Wife.
, Mrs. Clark is also a Kentuckian, be
r ing related to ex-senator McCreary
!. She is a superior woman, excelling es
] pecially as an elocutionist Clark him
g self admits that she has pushed hin
: up the hill Of fame.
s AS a story teller the new minorit,
3 leader is without a peer in either body
: In fact, his sscloakroom stories,' whicl
t were published throughout the Ameri
! can press, did not little toward es
!, tablishing his fame. One Of the bes
u Of these is old, but characteristic. ]
I is on himself During one Of his Mis-
: souri, campaigns he struck an especia
$ " hostile neighborhood and was fre
a quently interrupted. Finally one bi
! chap strobe down to the front Of til
platform and blurted out:
y "Say, you're a - fool, and every
e body here knows II"
b Clarks face grew radiant Leanin
I over, he grasped the hand Of the be
= ligerent one before that bewildered Il
a dipidual could stop him and wrung
warmly. Then, turning to the a
dience, Champ cried:
1.-THE remark Of my friend here hs
: given me renewed encouragement.
poll the full fool vote Of th
:. !, precinct will be elected by a rousir
= majority.
: Evidently be did poll It, for he ca
:, = ried the precinct.