The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-12
BIG TINS BRAIN
HAS GIVEN AWAY
Continued from page IL

man 8 9Oi0 rci9LlVoS, Ills nalI DTOtneT,
Larry Mulligan, and his half sister.
Big Tim" who went to Bonds sani-
tarium in Yonkers at the time of his
wife's death three months ago, now
becomes prisoner there until such
time as his increasing tendency to be-
come violent will necessitate his re-
moval to one OF the state institutions.
AS big of frame and clear eyed and
rudy OF skin as ever, the big TEL
lows" mind is gone. The disease that
brought on the death Of his nephew,
Little Tim Sullivan, and killed still
another Of the Tammany Sullivans,
Florence, has gripped him for good.
He knew of its approach long before
any OF his associates were aware OF
It, and he fought 1t off with fine spirit
until, at the funeral OF his wife, he
could bear the strain no longer and
in the breakdown that followed, his
closest friends learned for the first
time the nature of the thing that had
worried him so long.
big Tim" Sullivan was one OF the
most picturesque as well as powerful
men ever developed in the schools or
allegiance, the streets of the lower
east side. AS a newsboy he had lit
tie time to acquire even the rudi-
ments of an education, a handicap
that many Of his friends have often
said was the only thing that kept him
from being one of the giants of bust
ness, finance or craftsmanship.
From newsboy, he became one of
the delivery wagon drivers for
newspaper. From this he forced his
way by sheer strength of character
and executive ability to the manage
ment Of the delivery system OF the
paper. A chain of news-stands was
the next step toward power and
from there to politics was an easy
stride. His open handed good fell
lowship, KINDLY heart, personal mag
netism and love of hard work soon
won him secognition among the Tam
many leaders and his rise to political
power in his district was rapid.
He perhaps came nearer to being
an absolute dictator of the daily lives
of thousands that swarm the tene-
ments of his district than any other
| this city has ever known. His people
looked to him for guidance, comfort,
! financial aid, social entertainment and
political guardianship, nor We're they
ever disappointed. 1t was often said
| that "Big Tim could comand 5000
men to vote for any proposition ne
nut forth or could raise an army OF
10000 willing to follow his leadership
Into the jaws of hades itself.
1 The "big fellow" was never one TO
4 talk much about himself but there
were a few favorite observations ne
4 often set forth when some one began
Iattributing to him mysterious powers
/ of leadership or special gifts that
set him apart from his political EEL
lows and made him the power he was
"All this talk about personal mag
netism over men is fine business for
pretty writing" he once said, but
when you get down to brass tacks, II
work that does the business and It's
to hard work alone that owe any
of the friends may have.
IN man who wants to be Leader
lin the political world has to forege
i any idea of living to do anything eX
4 cent what the people around him
i want. No fellow who is leading PEG
Iple by any trick will go very far witt
Y the crowd behind him. If he isn't OF
the level he'll soon be water car
fIrier. or chopping fodder for lame
horses.
every community must have sons
man who can take the trouble to looi
out for their public interests while
they are earning their living and i
doesn't make any difference whether
he's short, fat, lean, OF hump-backee
and with only half his teeth. If he:
willing to work harder than anyone
else, he's the fellow who will hold thu
job as leader.
In business, Sullivan was more
j than ordinarily successful He formed
. among other enterprises. chain o
thirty theatres, know i as the SUN
! van Considine circuit, and was one
1.-THE first men to see the possibilitie
.lof the motion picture business and z
iopen chain or FIVE and ten cen
: houses in the city. His widespread
charity reduced his income by NOR
! than half but even now he is est
!. mated to be worth about sl,0o0,ooo,
No better proof of Big Tins
: standing on the east side could b
cited than the election last NoyeH
Der, when, although known to be i
! a sanitarium, he swept his distrlc
for his seat in congress without ral'
! ling hand. Governor Sulzer wi
! have to order a new election in du
: time, but there are no more Sullivan
: to choose from. "Big Tim is the las
of his clan.
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