The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
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 President was being told in Washing ton.
 Some of the bulletins from the bed side of the wounded President were signed by pr. Joel Pomerine Pomerine was an uncle of the present senator of the same name from Ohio.
 The story of the meeting and suose- quent warm friendship of the doctor and the President is very interesting.
 Garfield and Pomerine were thrown close together in some manner during the civil war. Pomerine was from county in Ohio that was famous for its democratic adherants. Under some cir cumstance that is not now known even to the relatives of either family. Gar field and Dr. Pomerine vowed with each other that if one should need the serv- ives of the other in any crisis he should call the other and he would respond.
 Twenty years after, Garfield then President of the United States, was mortally wounded. During one of the short moments of his consciousness he one day called for Pomerine. The at tendants did not at first understand him. He managed to give them to un- derstand that he wanted a Doctor Pomerine. He gave an address syllable by syllable and pr. Pomerine was wired for.
 It so happened that Dr. Pomerine was on a sick bed, and his attendants had concealed from him the condition of his friend. the President. But when this call came from the President the at tendants decided finally that they should communicate the call to him.
 When he heard of the condition of the President and that he was wanted, pr. Pomerine with masterful fortitude and loyalty to his pact. dragged him. self from bed and to the bedside of his distinguished friend.
 There he remained attending him day and night until he was forced to re- turn home on account of the condition of his health. He died before the Presi- dent and the latter never knew that the doctor had sacrificed his life in his loyalty to the pact of friendship that had been made between them 20 years before.
 Senator Maritime, the new democrati | member of the Upper House from New Jersey. loves to discuss his own political fortunes and misfortunes. He declared a few night ago in the | lobby of one of the leading hotels of Washington that no one should be sur prised that he had figured so promi- nently at times in his party in the state.
 l very OlleH III county ana ulSITlCI | conventions I was the whole conven- tion," he said. "and could not avoid the alternative of electing myself as dele gate to higher councils of the party. I began to dabble in politics when I was IS years of age because I liked the sport. It has been my religion. l liked it. l am as much surprised as anybody that I am in the United States Senate. When Champ Clark was a boy he worked for a farmer who was harsh and cruel. He used to beat young Champ until he was bruised, sore and miserable Clark resented this cruel treatment with all his soul and cher ished a determination in his heart that if he ever grew to be a man he would retaliate by seeking out his master and beating him as he had been beaten.
 After 10 years when Clark was a man, a veritable giant in strength as well as stature, he found his way back to the old farm. Entering the house he found the old man alone, bowed in body and spirit His children and his wife were dead and the old man was a human wreck.
 A wave of pity took possession of Champs soul and dropping a s5 bill in the old mans trembling hand he turned sadly from the place with every spark of resentment gone.