The Washington herald., 1912-03-31
CHAMP CLARK'S MANAGER, FRED T. DUBOIS,
Is EX-BALL PLAYER AND COW PUNCHER
Vigorous Director of the Missourian's Cam
paign Is Splendid Type of Young Poll
tician from the West.


Yankees cuss the South" and made his
way to Louisiana, In Missouri. and
bought weekly newspaper.
VIII They BE shockedf
Preoccupied as he looks, Champ Clark
has iostled the world and the world has
jostled him. II Gov. Wilson or Judge
Harmon believes him to be an easy-going
man, estimating him by the languor of
his walk and the haze in his eyes, they
may expect to get shock on or about
the third ballot at Baltimore. 1t will
hardly come sooner, in the opinion OF
the potato rancher Of Blackfoot. Clark
is the leading candidate at this time, he
is sure. Wilson is second, and HIS sup
port once so impressive. is slowly crum-
bling away. so Dubois AYERS.
Dubois was chosen not alone for his
dash as a fighter and his strategy as a
campaigner, but also for his history
Abraham Lincoln was the friend of his
father; they were members of the Iegis-
latu:e together. Lincoln was twenty-five
and Dubois a year younger. They helped
to organize the Republican party. and
Lincoln made the speech that nominated
Dubois for auditor Of state at the first
Republican convention TO be held in
Illinois. Capt. Dubois going back TO
Of scouts at the battle of Tippecanoe.
Dubois County, in Indiana, was named
in his honor
The whole family had been Wings and
Republicans up to the time Fred 7. Du-
bois bolted the st. Louis convention in
1886. became a Silver Republican and
voted for William J. Bryan. But had
been what is now called a progressive"
he said TO me. Free silver gave me an
easy road out of the Republican party.
We would have gone any way. sooner
or later" Speaker Clark, doubtless. be-
lieves that Dubois has the personal
friendship and sympathy of Mr.. Bryan
many OF the Republicans who are now
trying TO defeat President Taft's renom-
ination.
FiEEle Rs n Clerk.
''on my return from Yale. I sought
business connection" Mr.. Dubois said
to me. Charley Farwell, afterward
z United States Senator, was a per-
sonal friend Of my father. Through
his influence / obtained a clerkship in
the Chicago dry goods house of John V.
FRrwell * Co. in which he was a part
ner. l remained in the store for a year
and then went back to Springfield. Char
ley Farwell was in the Senate when 1
took my seat from the new State of
Idaho in 1891. Holding me by the arm.
he led me into the Republican cloakroom
and introduced me to large group OF
Senators. Fred was in our store for a
year out IN Chicago he said. putting his
hand on my shoulder. Then he resigned
&c our manager. That's right, young
man." the manager replied. You will
do better any place, no matter where you
go. than you ever can do in the dry
good business"
But how" l was asked. did you come
to settle down at Blackfoot?'' !
When l got there l had So. That's
the only reason stopped. My father had
been a wealthy man. Acquaintance per-
suaded him 20 sign their promissory
notes, which acts of weakness on his
part were followed by the usual results
We had lived well and poverty kind of
threw me out so that I couldn't fit in
with the community as before. 1 didn't
feel free to do as liked, there among
the people whom 1 had always known,
and l preferred to begin my life all over
again somewhere else. 1 wore pretty |
good clothes when l struck Blackfoot and
the inhabitants smiled when l began |
looking for a job. |
THE second day hired out 20 a cattle |
man for 80 a week and my board: also |
my lodgings. which were on the ground |
| was gone for three and a half months, |
driving cattle from BlackfoOt to Chey-
enne. 100 miles. counting the crooks and |
turns. The professional cowboys were |
amused at my tenderfoot ways at the |
start. but on the fourth night the fore |
man took me under his blanket. which |
was visible and silencing proof that had |
made good. ! got him a soldiers pension |
after l was elected to the Senate.
How He Captured BInckfoot.
In the meanwhile they'd been watch
ing me at Blackfoot. Word had trlckIed |
back that I could cinch saddle and |
throw rope. At Cheyenne three letters |
were waiting for me and in each there
was an offer of place TO work | could |
clerk in store. weigh ore at q mine, or 4
take care OF the cattle on an Indian reser-
walton near by, Just as l chose. 1 accepted
the cattle proposition. Inside Of a year /
was appointed assistant Indian agent
having been the reservation butcher and
miller, and having filled several other
jobs. Then John 4. Logan, David Davis,
Senator Cullom. and Robert T. Lincoln
got me the office Of United States mar