Evening journal., 1910-11-14
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
A Story Of a Trio Of
Celebrities
By "HOlland."
By "HOlland."

In the informal political history OF
the country the late Timothy ID.
Campbell, State Senator and Con-
gressman from New York's East Side,
gained fame when he naively asked
President Cleveland, Whats the Con-
stitution between friends?" In the
realm Of telegraphy the late William
Orton has n niche as one of the great
presidents of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. Long after his other
deeds have been forgotten Roscoe
! lConkling will be remembered as the
man whose hatred of James G. Blaine
caused the "Plumed Knight" to be de-
feated for the presidency by Grover
Cleveland.
AT the time when Tim Campbell
was chairman of the committee on
civics at Albany" said MIR Orton, "a
piece of strike legislation affecting
the telegraph interests was introduced
In the legislature and had the support
of q certain lobby. We had oppor-
tunities enough to hire another lobby
10 defeat the measure. but we would
not do IT, Instead we appeared before
the ciyics committee and made argu-
ments against the proposed legisla-
tion but the outcome of our efforts
seemed pretty dubious to us.
"At last / saw Senator Campbell
and asked him if he could give US
aid in any way, provided be could
do so conscientiously. He told me in
reply that he considered the measure
an outrageous one, and that he would
do his best, as chairman of the COM
mittee, to kill It; and he did.
after the legislature had adjourned
/ sent for Senator Campbell, and
when he had come to me ! said: Sen
ator, I want to express my thanks for
what you have done for my company.
You have done us a very great SER
vice, and / should like to acknowledge
it in some way
Mr.. Orton, Tim replied, there
isn't any way in which you can ac-
knowledge the service except by such
thanks as you have Just spoken. ]
did what l thought was my duty as a
| Senator.
But I persisted, wouldn't you
/ like TO take a trip to Europe Some
thing along that line is the least VIZ
can do.
"'Oh. no. Tim replied. Then h,
hesltated, as though a sudden though
had come to him; and pretty soon n
went on:
"Mr. Orton. now that I come t
think of IL, there is something tina
possibly you can do. My dear oil
father is a good man. He goes q
church every Sunday; and that i
more than / do. He has voted the Re
publican ticket occasionally; and tina
is more than / have DONE And h
has one quee- ambition-he would b
the happiest man on earth If he coul
be appointed messenger in the cute
Office of the postmaster of New Yor
city That would make him a yer
proud man. If you can persuade tn
postmaster to appoint him to tha
office, | shall be deeply grateful
"A few hours later" continued Nj
Ortop, Il took up the matter with tn
postmaster. / knew that l had II
right to ask for the political favol
and the postmaster knew It, but afto
l had told him OF my conversatio
with Tim Campbell, he declared tha
it would give him great pleasure I
appoint the Senator's father a mes
senger In his outer Office. But,
added, it Will get me into hot wate
with the organization Nevertheless
the old man was given the post he ha
so long coveted, and It was almoi
pathetic to see the Joy with which h
accepted that humble appointment.
Then I took It upon myself to ca
upon Senator Roscoe Conkling and la
before him all the circumstances cor
nected with the appointment TIE
the postmaster for me, said Conklin
when I had finished, that II the o.
ganization makes any trouble over II
appointment he is to send the leadel
to me-.
"A few days later the organizatiC
leaders marched into the Senator
room in the Fifth Avenue Hotel. I
received them In a stately name
and as soon as the manner of the
reception would permit they declar'
in almost horror-strioken tones tn
the postmaster Of New York had &C
ually committed the unforgivable D
litical crime of appointing a Dem
crat a messenger at his door, al
with one voice they Indignantly 1
sisted that the old man be removed.
Senator Conkling heard the
through, then drew himself up in /
imperious manner Gentlemen,
said-and HIS voice was as cold
steel-1 have listened to the inform
ton you have brought to me. l ha
to say IN reply that, had ] been POI