Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-16
WILLIAM HAYWARD SECRETARY REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE

WILLIAM HAY v
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-RoMt the cradle to the second highest position in the manage
mans Of a great political party IN t1irtyone years.
mat liz the unparalleled record Of a home grown Ne
4 braska boy. born here; educated hers; discovered here. As
prtvats citizen soldier, lawyer county Official n nlnaseE
Of a political party be has made good
M. hayward attended his first political convention as a deIegats
IN 1898 1t the age OF - years, and since that time be has been a
dsIsgats aO every republican state convention ned IN eOra.AA nA
splendid success and rapid rise to position is due primarily to MS
ability. a broad mind, a genial disposition and his faculty for making
friends, rather than to anysVulL He has been IN the public eye since
a boy Is a college foot ball player, a college, base ball manager, ira
tsrnty man. official soldier and lawyer. and with his years mere a
come TO him more friends and more power Not once IN MS snort
but very public life has he failed to measure up to that very nisn
standard set for him By a critical people.
When the news OF his appointment al secretary OF the national
republican committee was received a Nebraska City, the universal
comment OF his home folks a this:
IT'S a big Job. but Bill VIII make good"
And that line about tells the whole story Of VIII Haywart-hs
can make good At anything be undertakes He 8 Just a true son OF
Nebraska. broadened by experiences, but as eurnuHiastic vel things
he rs interested in al a school boy He ID ambitious to make ts
most OF the position he Ellis.
He the second and youngest o Of the late United States Senator
Monroe Leland Hayward Senator HayW2ru anne 70 eoraS IN
1856 from Wisconsin. though he vas originally rom e YORK n
hts ability soon placed him among the prominent figures Of the state.
He served In a New York regiment during the civil war In 1888 he
a elected United States senator. hut died the following December
without having attended a session az congress. VIII hayward was
his fathers secretary and his very close and confidential friend dur
ing the last few years Of the Iatrers nfs' and possibly from him the
young man inherited his love tor politics and political contestA
Married a NeighbOr's Daughter
Mr.. hayward married to Miss cs Louisa Ireland, March
z6, 1901. Mrs. Hayward was the daughter OF the late Frank P
ireland. one Of the leading citizens Of the state and a vsry prominent
democrat She resided L Nebraska City, where she a born and
grew up a neighbor To VIII hayward. They have one child, a
4-ysaroId 10y, named for hts grandfather. Monroe Leland Hayward
Mrs.. Hayward and ths o II now travelling in Europe. turing ths
temporary absence from home CT Mr. Hayward. whose duties a
chairman Of the republican state committee require his presence in
LincoIn- The Haywards have a magnificent home in Nebraska City,
built O the ground which the elder Hayward selected for his own
home. The house ovsriooks the Missouri river and commands a
view for forty miles up and down this stream and twenty miles acruHa
into tho bluffs In Iowa Surrounding the house s a park Of nine
acres.
Mr.. Hayward Is a great lover Of all kinds Of outdoor sports. and
he A the owner of a motor boat. which, owing to his good nature and
generous disposition. he has not been on for more than two years
In fact, IL has been tn constant % by a bunch Of fishermen. hunters
and tr1ppsrs svsr since the q SECRETARY made 4 memorable trip
to st. Louis in IL A dispute arose In Nebraska City over the speed
that could be obtained by VIII EayVards boat o An automobile.
Hayward was willing to admit for the sake OF argument that or a
short run and a down hill pull the automobile could beat him. but
on a long trip he maintained the motor boat would maGs the auto
mohIIe look Ike a mud hole. It was finally arranged to make a
race from Omaha 70 St Louis The affair widely advertised.
and OF the day Of the start hundreds OF people were gathered II the
river front 70 see the racers off. Hayward was there with his little
motor boat. about the size Of a soap bubble, bob6ng up ana down
Of the miniature waves. But n automobile showed up. Finally a
message came that the auto lovers had given up the fight Not 50
with HAYWARD lie wanted to satisfy himself that he was right
an go anyhow" he said
And he did. 1t took him something Ike a month to make thu
trip. Frequently three postal cards would be received By his friends
mailed tn the same town c different days. where the valiant sailor
man had been tied up for repairs. These postAIs re still kept in
Nebraska City as souvenirs and a wonderful history of a great stunt
Hayward returned To Nebraska City In a paror a and his boat rode
quietly o. top az a nat car.
It 5 Just n illustration Of what HAyward's friends say at him.
He never starts anything he doesn't finish"
The day berors election In 1907, Hayward a called up over
the ueephone from Nebraska City
We ar going To lose the county and IL 8 your fault" said the
voice at the other end OF the wire. That from home a pretty bad
news for the state chairman.
Then came the explanation
About half the voters in your ward r OF that darn motor
boat Of yours fishing and hunting twenty niles up the river. How
ire . going 70 get them back here?'
The rest OF the talk a condemnation Of motor boats in gem
szI and VIII Hayvards IN particular
Hayward sent a good friend on horseback and overhauIaf the
boat Though the fishing and hunting were good. every man aboard
that boat zane home and asst hts vote for Hayvarfs tavurus caudi-
dates They did IL for VIII hayward
Service in the Army
As a soldier in the Spaniah-Amer-can war, VIII hayward Is -
msmbered BY the members OF the Second Nebraska regiment and
rricuLa nv n memberz NJ ornan q al whfrhh a ua ra,r,f,