The evening world., 1911-04-01
SENATOR 0GORMAN
AS WALKER, GOLFER
AND HOME LOVER
Chief Characteristics , of the
Jurist Who viii Represent
New York.
HIKES 51.2 MILES DAILY.
Has Always Kept Political
Affairs Out of His Life
at Home.
51.2 MILES DAILY.

The chief end OF man. % far %
James A. O0orman. the new Senator
from New York. IL cnrcC ned, and aftsr
the ohlcial titles ave been for the
time forgotten. 10 the maintenance OF
. happy home. For nearly . quarter
OF . century this most important part
OF his existence has been that which
found him as a part OF a family circle
that has been the one thing for which
he has worked, and to which he has
brought whatever honors and smo1u.
ments fate had in store for him.
The o'Gorman home ia at No. sis
West Ono Hundred and Eighth street.
II 10 n three-story brick house, and II
takes every inch OF II TO hold the fam
lily. The house IL half a block from
Riverside Drive and some five and a
half miles from the Court House
wherein he sat on the bsnoh.
His Daily Walk.
The distance II an interesting part Of
this story because Il u tho custom. or
Inns been the custom. OF the judge to
walk the entire distance from Chambers
street TO the red-fronted home. Tho
minute tho judicial robes went TO tho
discard for the day. Che man who had
oeen a real father of the judges. started
on his long tramp uptown. Few Of mis-
associates know that no IL perhaps the
champion honG -distancs pedestrian Of the
omo1 ~. Walka that made tho army
omcsrs raits their voices In protest have
bssn undertaken by him for tho sheer
lovs Of the thing.
"o mat by h - long route Of the eve
h'ns hike this narrative gets to the
nome life OF the Jur1st and newly elect.
a Senator. Perhaps II might a. we'll
os explained that v In the oflo!al
WORK OF the day there WAS b MAJ cd
inesoAuon OF the trsnd toward family
Anairs. Among the Judges there Ia a
sert OF o understanding that one of
the numbsr shalI act a. the father of
the judicial family. To him the other
Juages como with personal m~attsrs-for
advcs about the thnGs tina, daily ar,s.-
which are TO the stAid what the school.
10y srovoles Of earlier days are 70 the
ps0prietors OF tops n marbles. BY
common consent that post belonged 10
C0ormon. and many a Judicia, case
has been connded TO him by his fellow.
members Of the bench.
HE Home Life.
The constructor Of tho home ,t,e,f
supplies the keynote to its character
The reception hall Is a part OF the from,
door-not a part OF the household. Tn,
family lives in " life In the priyAc,
mat has always insisted upon the ex.
bnguishiny Of the spot light and IN,
banishmsnt Of outward display. What
sver bright thinss tho family life held
n they have been many-have bee,
reserved for the enjoyment OF ~ con.
stituent members IN an Atmosphere tina
Is entirely shut away from pryins eye,
ana strange ears.
Mrs. O'0orman wa. MIA. ANN A,
Leslie. She IL distincuvcly q. IN,
mo,her typo. Whether or not the tariff
shonid or ohonld not he revised upwar re
or DOWNWARD Ii q Snbservient matte
with her to the Issue concerning the sp
pearance and lasting qualities of III,
school clothing Of young James A
O'Gorman jr. The Monroe Doctrine Il
completely relocated before the problem
OF seeing that the six girls Of the house
hold are started toward the proprietor
snip OF happy homes nj their own.
In this latter respect two Of the hous.
hold have made a goodly start. Dude
Field Malone. now an assistant to tb
Corporation Counsel Of New York, mar
Tied the elder; daughter. William L. /
Duny WA the next son-in-law To TAX
q piacs IN the growing family circl,
The aSe@ Of Ire children range fror
Mrs.. Malone, who 10 wv envy three. dow
TO James A. r., who v fourteen. 4
between there comes Missss Dole
rite. Alice. Agnes and Anna.
Resemble che Father.
., The daughters are striking In %
and and have inherited much OF IN
strong. athletic rgure that INST maa
Richard Croker. over In the moar
club, ask questions concerning a youn
man with blondc vhskers who Iats
come TO be the Grand sschsm OF Tan
many-A dig tiger with q purr wh,r
others had ~elaws-and TO give the ma
senator his nrst start toward polite,
SUCCESS,
outside OF the church society worl
" "''NA ''Nh ~ bNlStpI dnQ MI
O'Gorman nave given much time. III
social life OF Tho family has Dee
, marked by the most democratic sin
plici,y. Thors Is no false pretenss an
no sham In the household. The lauxi
ter rings with \ true ring. 1t hag q
ways been the idea OF the Judge this
his family should not be drawn Into h
official publicity, and. whether 1t can
as the result OF making money for II
county by business methods on Il
bench-as he did In the tax franchi,
cases. when he proved himself an ass,
= that paid dividends instead OF a judicii
9 liability--or his election to the senat
his attitude has been that the famiI
ought not 10 have the pot light turns
upon IL. and that the exclusive atmo
phere OF his home-the one thing he hs
worked TO keep unto itseif--ousht n,
to be permea led by the cross winds
publicity.
Home Beautifully Furnished.
The furnishing Of the home Is sinpl
There IL the elegance that the adva'
:. tssss Of success have made posstbl
: touched here and there with the mag
u OF woman's hand. But II Is not yia
ing; there 10 nothing 10 sugges, owe
AnVo~ n wnoA thing and eh> hor~> IA