Evening journal., 1910-12-10
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Time Vim. NJ. EvartS
Vas Just rlain Man
BY "HOIIand.-

Two famous men of yesterday who
were mulually iepeiiant, anu ior no
/ good reason tnaL was appal ent TO
tneu lIiends, were william M. Eyarts
ana Roscoe COnkiing; ana the intense
/ anupatny, often bordering on down.
rignt natled, tnat tney bore Tor eacn
| otnel was productive Oh at least one
/ incident illustlaus of now small
some great men can be at times.
Wnen in 1872, Mr.. Evarts acted as
I CHIEF counsel Tor the United states be-
! fore the celebrated Geneva Court of
! Arbitration, he made the acquaintance
/ of Sir Richard t. Webster, who, i'm
1900, was raised to the peerage and the
same year became Lord Chief Justice
/ of England. The friendship then es-
/ lablished was continued by CORES
| pondence after Mr.. Evarts had re-
turned home, and when the latter
| learned that Sir Richard was planning
to make trip to America he gave the
| British jurist a cordial invitation to
I visit him at his home I'm Washington.
/ Mr. Evarts was then Secretary of
/ State.
IN due course the Bnglishman ar
! rived at the Evarts mansion and was
/ taken by his host to meet President
/ Hayes. Now, It so happened that the
next day Roscoe Conkling was TO make
an important speech in the Senate
! chamber. The President knew this; he
( also knew of his Secretary of States
dislike of Conkling, and, half I'm the
spirit Of mischief and half because he
wanted the visitor from abroad to
hear American oratory at its best, he
/ volunteered the information that Sir
Richard ought surely TO visit the Sen
| ate chamber the next. afternoon. The
Englishman replying that he would be
| pleased to do so, there remained moth
ing for his host to do but to exercise
his prerogative as head Of the State
! Department and secure his guest
good seat in that section of the gallery
reserved for the use of foreign diplo-
mats.
The evening following the great
afternoon of speechmaking in the Sen
ate, the Secretary of State gave for
NAL dinner at his home. Nearly all of
the leading members of the admintra-
ton were present. OF course, Sir
hlchard Webster was also present, and
when one of his fellow diners asked
MN what his experience had been at
the capitol a few lfours before he at
once began TO voice his intense ad-
miratlon for one of the speeches he
nad heard Then, turning to Mr..
Eyarts, he continued:
THE speech / have in mind was
made by Senator Conkling. I believe
ne represents your own state, Mr..
Evarts."
The Secretary OF State nodded his
head slightly, while the other mem
bers OF the administration struggled
TO suppress smiles; for the antipathy
that existed between Evarts and Conk-
ling was well known to one and all
Il have never heard an ADLER speech
IN our House of Commons" pursued Sir
Richard, innocently. "Nor have | ever
witnessed more impressive delivery.
The main is magnificent. AS an orator
ne Is without superior"
again Mr. Evarts nodded his head.
this time ever so slightly.
And, I should say" persisted the
bngilshman, he should be your fore
most orator. / presume he Is a very
able advocate. He must have many
clients IN your courts. 1t is not so.
Mr.. Secretary"
Ihis time there was not even an al
most lmpercepuble nodding Of the
secretary Of States head. Instead. in
words precisely spoken, aud with a
manner that was not lost upon Sir
Richard, his host replied:
DO not know whether it is or not
| never saw him in court. and I never
heard Of his being there"
for moment there was silence
then Sir Richard, with commendabIe
tact, changed the subject, and few
minutes later Mr. Evarts was once
again the charming and entertaining
host. But the other members of the
administration still shyly smiled.
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All rights reserved)
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