The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-14
SYDNEY ANDERSON,
Michigan.

aoie In the junior year and when a
senior became colonel of his rcEi-
ment. which never before had been
commanded by q real soldier with a
war record. He was also made man
ager of The schools baseball team and
wee president of the HUBS Interscho-
lastic Baseball Association. And when
he was graduated in June, 1901, he
was eighteen. Then he went right into
Harvard.
Candidate While Junior.
perhaps Harvard, 50 accustomed TO
pfodigies. showed little surprise when
TINS precocious youth, just become a
junior. received the Democratic nominal
tion for the City Countil But IL was
an event that would have made any
other OF the great varsities sit up and
take notice. The spark OF political
ambition which William Murray the
elder had implanted in his sons breast
mad been famed to a fame by Captain
CiarS and had continued to blaze during
these four years. Young Murray was
barely past his majority when nomi-
mated. and Father Murray was hitting
IS proud. though doomed to disap-
potntment. for the youngster that au-
tumn suffered his first political defeat
MS only one UP to present writing
But William Murray, ST.. was thrilled
With pride again two years later when
his namesake did three things within
the stretch OF single season-re-
ceived the stamp OF Harvard B. A.. en-
tered Harvard Law School and sue
ceeded this time to the coveted cleo
ton TO the City Countil
SO this phenomenon of precocIty sat
In the law school and the City Council
1t the same time for a two-year stretch.
but his proud father died the year OF
his becoming a full- fedged attorney.
n
pathos in the fact that this paternni
pride was denied the exultation OF
seeing the son win a nomina ton 10
congress within four years and three
months after finishing his education.
school TO ConErens In -Four Years.
That is going some, you must agree
from schoolroom 90 congressional
nomination In four years and one brief
summer! But what young Murray did
within these four years makes the Won
der of II grow the bigger From the
city Council he went 10 the Legisla
ture at twenty-six, and after leaving
the Legislature he jumped to the Gov
errors council when twenty eight.
The knees of only eight select men
sit at the council board of the Cover
| dor of Massachusetts, and aslute poll
ticians declared that kid" like Muir
ray could never make 1t. But he won.
and he was the only one Of the eight
belonging to his political faith
at that time N1urray's district was
represented in Congress by John a
keliher. Democrat who had been
elected to eight years service In the
national House of Representatives, lie
was tried politician, fifteen years
| Murray's senior, and when he heard
that youngster In his twenties would
try to filch his party's nomina ton from
| him he went home and slept as usual.
Last fall Boston awoke in astonish
nent TO read that the South Boston
prodigy had mace good his boast and
lifted" the nomination from Keliher
After he had recovered from the shock
that veteran decided to run as an indie
pendent. thus starting three-rornered
| fight.
1t WAS n bitter struggle. and on tho
| morn following tho balloting the Huh
got up early to soc what had happened
| In the Ninth District. !,4 III
| That the "hoy candidate" had beaten
| Representative Kellher by oyer 1902
votes was a rare morse1 for old Boston
to digest with his breakfast beans and
crullers.
| But Murray had quite a close shave
In the contest for tho honor OF being
the baby OF the House" Only nine
days behind him In the running was
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