The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
DOWN AND OUT
Former Republican Idol Arrested for
Misuse Of Mails
FALL OF ]. N. HUSTON

He Made Ben Harrison President,
and for His Work He Hoped to
Be Cabinet Officer. but Els
Protege's Insrat!tudc in Dismiss
ing Him Broke His Heart
The indictment returned against
James y. Huston. OF Indianapolis.
Ind. for fraudulent use Of the
United States mails. means that this
once great power IN Indiana and
national politics has struck the bot
tom. There are thousands who SYM
! pathIze with him n the present un-
fortunate affair. thousands who have
sympatIized with him ever since he
| started on the decline. shortly after
the election Of Benjamin Harrison as
| president OF the United States.
Il was James Huston who elected
Harrison, practically an unknown
man. to the highest honor in the
gift OF the people. and who worked
as 20 man has ever worked to elec;
q president. only 20 have the ing!at-
Itude OF Harrison break his heart
The president told Huston. who wish
ed to be secretary Of the treasury.
that be vas not big enough man
for the Job, and made him merely
treasurer Yet Huston was big
enough to accomplish tho election Of
Harrison. what no othe: man il tho
country could have done.
Huston was elected state senator
IN Indiana in 1854. though /: was
Democratic year. When Turpie
was elected TO the United States
senate over Benjamin Harrison. after
| a long and exciting contest. Huston
was the manager OF the Harrison
forces and regarded as the future
presidents conhdaate and persona!
friend Going to the home OF Ar.
Harrison on the day OF Harrison s
defeat for the senate. he met Mrs.
Harrison with the predictions:
Mrs Harrison. they've beaten Us
for the senate. but we'll nominate
and elec: him presiden: next year.
Early IN the sp.!cE o, 1888 Hug
ton was elected chairman OF the Re-
publican State Central committee and
at once he set about redeem!ns his
promise 70 Mrs. Harrison. His ars;
move was 10 call the Indiana Re-
publicans into party loVe.teast
which was faireiy buoyaGt with Ear.
.!son sentiment. and be then per
: fected an organization for work IL
other States. Delegations were sen;
East. West. North and South to con.
fer with leading Republicans in the
larger cities. and bureau was es
J tablished at Washington
Il Harrison was comparatively poor
man at that time. and ii Is said thai
Huston took upon himsel: all til:
expense. left his business 70 be look
. ed after by others. and seemed tc
have but one anb!t!on-to max
good his word TO Mrs. Harrison
e Harrison was nominated. mainl,
through these efforts. and then Hus
: ton planned his campaign. II II
| estimated that this campaign toi
Harrison IN Indiana cost s400.o0(
l no: including what was spent a
. the elec:.on-and that 100000 o.
! the money came out o: Huston:
pocket
AS soon as Harrison's election be
:. came known Huston consulted hi:
;. friends and became an applicant 70.
the position Of secretary OF tn.
, treasury. He called the State com
mittee together for It's Endorsement
but other Republicans argued agains
! the committee making any recon-
mendations TO the prcsident-elect
saying that he should be left free
20 selct his own family OF advisors
and that the action OF the committee
might embarrass him.
Huston was specially hurt By the
reports that Harrison did not con
slider him big enough for the place
and when Mr.. Window was called
: and II became certain that be was
! TO receive the secreta-yship. Eus'
, tons friends made 40 further ef
forts. More because BE wanted tr
prove that he could gee recognition
than because he wanted the of.cs
Huston accepted the treasu-ship. bu;
: be remained in Washington oaly a
short time. From this time on his
decline was rapid and in a short time
he had lost al Ibis money AID nearly
all his friends.